William Hardy Patrick

Background

Patrick, William Hardy was born on November 9, 1925 in Johns, Mississippi, United States. Son of William Hardy and Alma (Webb) Patrick.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Louisiana State University, 1950; Master of Science, Louisiana State University, 1951; Doctor of Philosophy, La State University, 1954; D.Honoris Causa, U. Ghent (Belgium), 1979.

Career

Assistant professor agronomy department, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1953-1956; associate professor, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1956-1961; professor, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1961-1976; professor marine science, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1977-1978; Boyd professor marine science, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, since 1978; director, Wetland Biogeochemistry Institute, Baton Rouge. Moore lecturer in ecology University of Virginia, 1985, York lecturer U. Florida, 1989. Consultant numerous government, industrial organizations.

Politics

God seeks to transform relationship with and between people. If politics is about how we choose to live together and to treat one another, there is surely a place for discerning the activity of God in politics.

Views

All Christians need to be familiar with the Bible, that contains a wide variety of literature, including history, law, poetry, gospels, letters, polemic, stories and apocalyptic visions, and try to immerse themselves in it.

Membership

Organizer, director Louisiana Methodist World Hunger Scholarship Program, BatonRouge, since 1979. Served with Army of the United States, 1944-1946. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Agronomy, Soil Science Society American (International award 1992, Research award 1993).

Member Sigma Xi, Phi Kappa Phi.

Connections

Married Ruth Martin, December 21, 1951. Children: Terry Lynn, William Hardy, Carol Ann, Henry Carr.

Father:

William Hardy Patrick

Mother:

Alma (Webb) Patrick

Spouse:

Ruth Martin

child:

Henry Carr Patrick

child:

William Hardy Patrick

child:

Carol Ann Patrick

child:

Terry Lynn Patrick