ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON RALPH R. WOOD
Ralph R. Wood, newly appointed manager of The Great Western Sugar Company's agricultural experiment station, is widely recognized for his broad experience in various phases of beet and seed production.
He was born in Hill City, Kansas, attended Colorado country schools at Kit Carson and Burlington and was graduated from Colorado State Uni-versity in
1941.
He also did graduate work at Colorado State.Mr. Wood served with the Sugar Plants Division, USDA, from
1936
to
1941
and entered Great Western service at Billings, Mont., in1942.
He came to the Longmont station in
1948.
Several papers by
Mr.
Wood have been published by the American Society of Sugar Beet Technologists and he is presently serving on the advisory connnittee of that organization.He is a member of Sigma Chi and Sigma Xi fraternities.
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Dear Tom:
There's not much of a glamorous background connection with R. Wood but for what it's worth, here it is:
Born February 17, 1909, Hill City, Kansas Parents, Henry H. Wood
Racheal Wood
Elementary School - Country School - Kit Carson County, Colo. High School - Burlington, Colorado, Graduated 1926.
College - Colo. State University
Bachealor of Science Degree in
1941.
Some graduate study at same institution.Married - July 3, 1933.
Wife's maiden name - Beulah A. Williams of Univ. of Iowa.
Children - 1 boy, age 24 - currently a junior in Electrical Engineering at Colo. State Univ. Served 4-year enlistment in Naval Air Corps as electronics technician.
U.S. Dept. of Agric. - Sugar Plants Div. from 1936 to 1941. Weldon Springs Ordinance Works - 1942 - 6 months.
Great Western Sugar Co. at Billings 1942-1948. Moved to Longmont Experimental headquarters Dec. 1948.
Sigma Chi Social Fraternity. Sigma Xi Scientific Fraternity.
American Soc. of Sugar Beet Technologists.
A number of papers published in the Proceedings and Journal of the American Society of Sugar Beet Technologists and presently serving on the Advisory Committee of that organization.
