Appendix II
Soil Science Faculty, including soil scientists affiliated with former Agronomy Department
Soil Science Faculty, including soil scientists affiliated with former
Agronomy Department
Period of Service Name Field of activity or position held
1877-80 A. R. Ledoux fertilizer analysis & soil fertility; state
chemist
1880-87 C. W. Dabney fertilizers, plant nutrient needs, Director
NCAES
1886-90 M.S. Whitney soil-plant relations; Supt. Research Farm
1887-97 H.B. Battle fertilizer analysis; Director NCAES
1897-99 W.A. Withers agricultural chemistry; Dir. NCAES
1900-07 B.W. Kilgore lecturer on soils & fertilizers; Director
NCAES
1902-06 C.K. McClelland general soils; Asst. Prof. Agric.
1903-04 B.F. Walton soil-plant field experiments
1907-40 C.B. Williams agronomy, Dir. & Vice-Dir. NCAES; Head
Agronomy Department
1908-09 C.M. Conner Prof. Agric taught lst soils course
1908-10 C.L. Newman Prof. Agric.general soils
1909-10 W.M. Lunn instructor in soils
1909-24 M.E. Sherwin soils teaching - lst designated professorial
position in soils
1913-15 J.K. Plummer soil chemist -first designated soil chemist
1913-20 L.L. Brinkley soil survey
1913-20 R.C. Jurney soil survey
1913-20 S.O. Perkins soil survey
1913-20 W.F. Pate "agronomist in soils"
1913-14 F.N. McDowell "agronomist in soils"
1914-15 H.L. Joslyn Instructor in soils
1914-15 E.C. Blair Agronomist in soils
1921-25 R.W. Green Agronomist in soils
1921-25 S.K. Jackson Agronomist in soils
1921-55 W.D. Lee soil survey leader; extension
1921-25 S.F. Davidson soil survey
1921-25 W.A. Davis soil survey
1921-25 R.B. Etheridge Instructor in soils
1924-25 W.F. Pate soils teaching
1925-34 W.B. Cobb teaching, soil survey, geology
1925-45 L.G. Willis soil chemist, micronutrients
1925-33 H.B. Mann soil fertility, fertilizers
1926-30 S.R. Bacon soil survey
1928-30 F. Davis soils teaching
1929-75 E.F. Goldston soil survey
1929-68 J.R. Piland soil analysis
1931-75 J.F. Lutz soil physics, soil conservation
1931-75 W.H. Rankin soil fertility - small grain
1934-42 C.B. Clevenger general soils teaching
1936-65 E.R. Collins Extension soil fertility and Agron.
specialist-in-charge
1936-38 R.L. Lovvorn soil fertility & mgmt. - Pastures later
Director NCAES
1936-75 W.W. Woodhouse soil fertility-pastures & forage
1938-70 A. Mehlich soil chemistry
1940-42 L.D. Baver soil physics, Head of Agron.; later Dir. NCAES &
Dean Agric.
1941-45 G.A. Herring soil chemistry - analyst
1945-46 L. Burkhart soil chemistry, soil fertility
1946-50 J.F. Reed soil chemistry
1941-54 W.L. Nelson soil fertility, soil testing
1942-56 R.W. Cummings soil fertility, Agronomy Head, Director
NCAES
1943-49 B.A. Krantz soil fertility - corn
1945-75 J.F. Doggett Extension - soil conservation
1945-52 W.L Lott soil fertility & chem., fruit
1946-56 W.E. Colwell soil fertility & soil mgmt., Head,
Agronomy
1946-56 N.S. Hall soil chemistry - radioisotopes
1948-60 M. Gilbert soil management - wastesheds
1949-52 W.V. Chandler soil fertility - corn (USDA)
1949-60 N.T. Coleman soil chemistry
1949-55 H.E. Evans soil-plant relations
1949-55 C.D. McAuliffe soil chemistry - stable isotopes
1949-56 S.B. McCaleb genesis & classification; mineralogy
1949-57 S.L. Tisdale soil chemistry, soil testing
1949-55 E.T. York, Jr. soil fertility, in charge teaching, Agronomy
Head
1951-55 T.J. Mann tobacco-mgmt. & fertility
1951-55 E.V. Miller soil management
1952-55 A.C. McClung soil fertility - small fruits
1952-60 C.H.M.Van Bavel soil physics (USDA)
1954-55 M.E. Harward soil fertility, chemistry
1954-76 J.W. Fitts soil testing; Head, Soil Science
1954-present R.J. Volk soil plant relations
1955-present W.A. Jackson soil plant relations
1955-68 P.H. Reid soil fertility, soil testing
1955-present E.J. Kamprath soil fertility, soil testing
1956-64 H.C. Folks in charge teaching, soil genesis, later Asst. Dir.
lnstr. SALS
1956-76 W.V. Bartholomew soil microbiology
1956-89 C.B. McCants soil fertility-tobacco; Head Soil Science; Dir.
Tropsoils
1956-73 R.J. McCracken soil genesis; Head, Soil Science; Assoc. Dir.
Assoc. Dir. NCAES
1956-present S.B. Weed soil chemistry, clay mineralogy
1957-70 B. Baird soil mgmt. & soil fertility
1958-60 J.M. Brown Extension soil management
1958-76 A.H. Hunter soil fertility, soil testing
1958-62 E.O. Skogley soil chemistry, teaching
1958-70 D. Craig Williams soil chemistry
1959-64 W.C. White Extension soil fertility
1959-89 R.E. McCollum soil fertility
1959-present J.E. Shelton soil fertility
1961-66 C.B. England soil management - watersheds
1961-65 R.J. Miller soil chemistry
1961-64 S.E. Younts in charge teaching, soil fertility evaln.
1962-present F.R. Cox soil fertility
1962-present G.A. Cummings soil fertility
1962-66 R.A. Leonard soil chemistry
1962-89 C.K. Martin soil management
1962-65 J.M. Spain soil management
1963-present C.B. Davey forest soils, joint Forestry- Soil
Science
1963-present J.B. Weber herbicides-soil chemistry, joint Crop
Science-Soil Science
1964-present J.V. Baird Extension soil fertility;
specialist-in-charge
1964-66 J.S. Barnes soil fertility
1964-66 R.E. Hanes coastal studies
1964-71 D.L. Terry tobacco soil fertility
1964-74 J.L. Walker soil fertility evaluation
1964-66 J.R. Woodruff soil fertility
1965-72 R.B. Cate soil fertility evaluation
1965-present M.G. Cook in charge soils teaching; Extension soil
management
1965-present J.W. Gilliam soil chemistry, soil analysis
1965-75 C.D. Sopher soil management
1965-74 D.L. Waugh soil fertility evaluation
1966-present S.W. Buol soil genesis & classification
1966-75 G.L. Jones Agronomy Extension specialist-in-charge
1966-76 M. Watson soil analysis
1968-76 L.E. Aull Extension soil interpretations
1968-71 C. Mulchi tobacco soil fertility
1968-89 J. Phillips soil interpretations on site systems (Asst.
Director, cooperative extension, NCSU)
1968-present P.A. Sanchez tropical soils
1969-present C.D. Raper plant-environmental relationships
1969-71 T.R. Tonkinson soil-plant relations
1970-present J.P. Lilly soil-fertility
1970-present E.D. Seneca coastal studies, joint Botany-Soil Science,
Head Botany
1970-present R.W. Skaggs soil water, joint Bio. & Agr, Engr.- Soil
Science
1970-77 E.E. Gamble soil geomorphology (USDA)
1972-84 B. Carlisle waste disposal - soils
1972-present A.G. Wollum soil microbiology
1973-present S.W. Broome coastal studies
1973-present G.S. Miner tobacco fertility
1974-present D.K. Cassel soil physics, waste mgmt.
1974-85 J. Nicholaides tropical soils
1975-present L.D. King waste mgmt., alternative agric.
1975-present H.J. Kleiss soil genesis & Classif.: teaching
coordinator, soil science
1975-present G.C. Naderman soil management extension
1976-present D.A. Bandy tropical soils research & chief of
party(REE)
1977-present D.W. Israel soil plant relations, joint USDA
1978-81 G.F. Peedin tobacco soil fertility & mgmt.
1978-present W.P. Robarge soil & plant analyses, acid deposition
impacts.
1979-84 C.G. Cogger on-site waste management
1981-84 F.W. Simmons soil management
1981-present M.J. Vepraskas soil physical properties
1982-present H.L. Allen forest soils; joint Forestry- Soil
Science
1982-87 J.R. Benites tropical soils
1982-present R.B. Daniels soil genesis & geomorphology (also
1958-74 soil geomorphology USDA)
1982-present G.D. Hoyt soil management
1982-present R.H. Miller Head, Soil Science
1982-present T.J. Smyth tropical soils
1983-88 H.P. Denton soil management
1983-present M.T.Hoover extension waste management
1984-88 D.T.delCastillo soil management (Peru)
1984-87 P. McDaniel lecturer: teaching, soil genesis
1985-present J.C. Alegre soil physics, tropical soils (Peru)
1985-present A. Amoozagar waste management
1985-87 W.B.Couto tropical soil genesis & classif.
1985-present M.D. Openshaw soil management, tropics
1988-present C.A. Palm tropical ecology, agriforestry
1987-present L.T. Szott soil ecology, agriforestory
1988-present J.P. Zublena soil fertility, extension
specialist-in-Charge
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