Background
Meyers, William Henry was born on November 24, 1941 in Souderton, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Isaac Claude and Mary Meyers.
Meyers, William Henry was born on November 24, 1941 in Souderton, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Isaac Claude and Mary Meyers.
Bachelor in Mathematics and Physics, Goshen (Indiana) College, 1963; Master of Science in Agricultural Economics, University of The Philippines, Los Banos, 1972; Doctor of Philosophy in Agricultural Economics, University of Minnesota, 1977.
Team leader International Volunteer Service, Can Tho, Vietnam, 1966-1967. VEP coordinator United Methodist Church, Washington, 1968. Research fellow International Rice Research Institute, Los Banos, 1971-1972.
Graduate assistant University Minnesota, St. Paul, 1972-1977. Agricultural economist United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, 1977-1979. Professor economics Iowa State University, Ames, since 1979.
Co-director Food and Agriculture Policy Research Institute, 1984-1999. Associate director Center for Agricultural and Rural Development, 1985-1996, interim director, 1996-1999. Executive director MATRIC, 1987-1999.
Agriculture policy consultant World Bank, Washington, 1992-1999. Chief ESAE service Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations, since 1999. Ad hoc group of experts East/West, Organization of European Cooperation and Development, Paris, since 1993.
Visiting professor Institute Agricultural Economics, Christian-Albrechts University, Kiel, Germany, 1991. Agricultural economist Forecast Support Group and Food and Agricultural Policy Branch, Economic Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture, Washington, 1977-1979. Research fellow International Rice Research Institute, 1971-1972.
Lecturer in field; consultant in field.
Member council of founders Baltic Management Foundation, Vilnius, Lithuania, since 1991. Member Ames Chamber of Commerce, American Agricultural Economics Association (Distinguished Policy Contribution award 1991, Quality of Communications award 1991), Association for Advancement of Baltic Studies, American Economics Association, American Association for Advancement of Slavic Studies, European Association Agricultural Economists, International Agricultural Trade Research Consortium, International Association Agricultural Economists, International Agribusiness Management Association, Western Agricultural Economics Association (1994 Published Research award), Gamma Sigma Delta, Phi Kappa Phi, Phi Beta Delta.
Married Dalisay Honorata Cuento, January 1, 1972. Children: Naila-Jean, Celina-Beth.