Background
Knight, William Eric was born on July 24, 1920 in Lacon, Alabama, United States. Son of William Edwin and Annie Virginia (Patterson) Knight.
Knight, William Eric was born on July 24, 1920 in Lacon, Alabama, United States. Son of William Edwin and Annie Virginia (Patterson) Knight.
Bachelor of Science, Alabama Polytechnic Institute, 1942. Master of Science, Auburn University, 1948. Doctor of Philosophy, Pennsylvania State University, 1951.
Vo-ag teacher, Florida Department Education, Marianna, Florida, 1946-1947;
graduate assistant, Auburn (Alabama) U., 1947-1948;
research fellow, Pennsylvania State University, State College, Pennsylvania, 1949-1951;
research agronomist, United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service, Mississippi State, 1951-1982;
supervisory research agronomist, United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service, Mississippi State, 1982-1986. Retired;
principal investigator United States-Spanish Cooperative Program, Spain, 1978-1983. Cooperating scientist Agricultural Research Institute, Lyallpur, Pakistan, 1974.
Deacon First Baptist Church, Starkville, Mississippi, 1968-2007. Colonel United States Army Field Artillery, 1942-1946, United States Army Reserve, 1946-1980. Fellow American Society Agronomy.
Member Organization of Professional Employees Department Agriculture, Gamma Sigma Delta (Merit Award for Research 1976).
Married Margaret Nell Liles, July 9, 1944. 1 child, Kathryn Teresa Knight Miller.