William Francis Pickett

Background

Pickett, William Francis was born on November 25, 1894 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. Son of Clarkson Cook and Evalena (Jenkins) Pickett.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Kansas State University, 1917; Master of Science, Kansas State University, 1923; Doctor of Philosophy., Michigan State University, 1935.

Career

Assistant in horticulture, Kansas State College, 1917; assistant professor, Tarlton (Texas) Agriculture College, 1917-1918; member of faculty, Kansas State University, Manhattan, from 1918; professor, Kansas State University, Manhattan, from 1936. Head department horticulture, horticulturist Kansas Agricultural Experiment Station, 1938-1960, acting director, 1956. State forester State of Kansas, 1932-1955.

Liaison officer foreign agricultural affairs, 1952-1960. Campus coordinator International Cooperation Administration-India-Kansas State University team, 1956-1962, chief party, from 1962.

Achievements

• William Francis Pickett has been listed as a noteworthy horticulture educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member Kansas Horticultural Society (president 1938-1940), American Society for Horticultural Science, American Pomological Society, Kiwanis, Sigma Xi, Kappa Sigma, Gamma Sigma Delta, Phi Sigma, Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Zeta.

Connections

Married Alva Lee Cooper, July 31, 1918. 1 child, Robert Cooper.

Father:

Clarkson Cook Pickett

Mother:

Evalena (Jenkins) Pickett

Spouse:

Alva Lee Cooper

child:

Robert Cooper Pickett