Porter, R. Howard (Rupert Howard), 1892-

R. Howard Porter received his B.S. (1918), M.S. (1929), and Ph. D (1930) in plant pathology from Iowa State College (University). Porter served in the U.S. Army (1918-1919) and worked for the Christian University in Nanking, China as a plant pathologist and agricultural missionary on a famine prevention program (1923-1927). Upon earning his Ph. D, Porter was appointed head of the Iowa State College Seed Laboratory (Seed Science Center) (1931-1946). After leaving Iowa State, Porter spent some years in South America and returned as a professor of botany and plant pathology at Colorado State College (University) (1950-1955).

From the description of Papers, 1923-1983. (Iowa State University). WorldCat record id: 50335331