Wyman Ellsworth Nyquist

Background

Nyquist, Wyman Ellsworth was born on June 13, 1928 in Scobey, Montana, United States. Son of Rudolph Ephraim and Alyce Maria (Nordberg) Nyquist.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Montana State University, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, U California, Davis, 1953.

Career

Instructor, University of California, Davis, 1953-1957; assistant professor, University of California, Davis, 1957-1963; associate professor, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, 1963-1968; professor department agronomy, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, since 1968. Special research fellow National Institutes of Health, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1969-1970.

Achievements

• Wyman Ellsworth Nyquist has been listed as a noteworthy Biometry educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

First lieutenant United States Air Force, 1954-1956. Fellow American Society Agronomy, Crop Science Society American. Member International Biometric Society, Council Agriculture, Science and Technology, Genetics Society American, Sigma Xi.

Interests

• Avocations include research on methods in biometry, experimental design, statistical genetics and quantitative genetics.

Connections

Married Ruth Malene Suneson, June 15, 1952. Children: Elaine Annette, Craig Evan.

Father:

Rudolph Ephraim Nyquist

Mother:

Alyce Maria (Nordberg) Nyquist

Spouse:

Ruth Malene Suneson

child:

Craig Evan Nyquist

child:

Elaine Annette Nyquist