Background
Allison, William Hugh was born on November 25, 1934 in Harrison Township, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Wesley Leroy and Elizabeth Martha (Hazlett) Allison.
Allison, William Hugh was born on November 25, 1934 in Harrison Township, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Wesley Leroy and Elizabeth Martha (Hazlett) Allison.
Bachelor of Science, Pennsylvania State University, 1956. Master of Science, Pennsylvania State University, 1957. Doctor of Philosophy, Pennsylvania State University, 1963.
Graduate assistant, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania, 1956-1960; plant pathologist, United States Army Biological laboratories, Frederick, Maryland., 1960-1963; director research, Brandywine Mushroom Company, West Chester, Pennsylvania, 1963-1966; manager, Great Lakes Spawn Company, Utica, New York, 1966-1968; professor biology, Delaware Valley College, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, since 1968; chair biology department, Delaware Valley College, Doylestown, Pennsylvania, since 1990.
Committee member pack 170, troop 175 Boy Scouts American, Danboro, Pennsylvania, since 1972, scoutmaster troop 175, 1976-1980. Lay worker Deer Creek United Presbyterian Church, Gibsonia, Pennsylvania, 1946-1963, 1st Presbyterian Church, West Chester, Pennsylvania, 1963-1966. Elder Doylestown (Pennsylvania) Presbyterian Church, since 1974.
Captain United States Army, 1960-1963. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Institute Biological Science, American Phytopathological Society, Botanical Society of America, American Society Plant Taxonomists, Mycological Society of America, Mid Atlantic Association College Biologists, Sigma Xi, Phi Epsilon Phi, Phi Sigma, Gamma Sigma Delta.
Married Evelyn Frear, August 31, 1958 (deceased September 1993). Children: Patricia Ruth, Timothy Daniel, James David.
