Detroy Edward Green (1930-2010)
GREEN, RHODES, WARD, PORTER, MORAN
Posted By: Ames Tribune
Date: 11/15/2010 at 07:58:20
THE AMES TRIBUNE, Ames, Story County, Iowa, Thursday, November 11, 2010.
Detroy Edward Green, Professor Emeritus, Iowa State University, passed away Monday, Nov. 8, 2010, surrounded by his loving wife and children in Heartwood House at Northcrest Retirement Community. A celebration of life will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 15, at Collegiate United Methodist Church, 2622 Lincoln Way in Ames, with the Rev. Scott Grotewold officiating.
Detroy was born March 26, 1930, to Charlie and Cora (Rhodes) Green at home near Zelma, Mo. In 1948, He graduated from Matthews High School in Matthews, Mo. During the Korean Conflict, Detroy served in the U.S. military from 1951 to 1953. He obtained a bachelor’s degree in ag education from the University of Missouri in June 1954 and taught vocational agriculture in Parma, Mo., from 1954 to 1959. In 1959, he returned to the University of Missouri to obtain a master’s degree and doctorate in plant breeding and genetics.
His greatest joy was his family. On Aug. 3, 1951, Detroy married his high school sweetheart, Marilyn Jereleen Ward, in Sikeston, Mo., whom he leaves behind along with his five children, Angela Green, Mona (Rick) Porter, Detroy (Cindi) Green II, Alan (Judy) Green and Lori (Cam) Moran; 15 grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; one brother; one sister; and many other relatives, friends and former students.
His hobbies included pheasant and quail hunting, fishing, and teaching others to fish, especially for “hippo-muskie.”
He spent 1964 to 1995 teaching and doing soybean research at the College of Agriculture at Iowa State University, where he thoroughly enjoyed interacting with colleagues and students. Throughout his career, he made numerous contributions to teaching and crop science, belonged to various professional organizations, and received many awards. One of his most important contributions was the introduction in 1967 of an audio-tutorial approach that changed the way of teaching crop sciences. He would say that his most important contribution was the legacy of so many former students from around the world who have and are improving agriculture. In 1995, he retired as Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Professor of Agronomy.
From 1975 to 1977, he was hired by World Bank to direct the development of a National Soybean Research Program in Spain.
A scholarship in Detroy’s memory has been established to support undergraduate students at Iowa State University who plan to teach agronomy. In lieu of flowers, donations may be sent to Iowa State University Foundation, in care of Detroy E. Green Memorial Scholarship, 2505 University Blvd., Ames, IA, 50010-2230.
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