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{{Infobox person
| name=Perry Lee Atkisson
(The first person to be honored with all three of the world's major prizes in Agriculture—Alexander von Humboldt Award, Wolf Prize, and World Food Prize)
|nationality=[[United States|American]]
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| birth_date=March 11, 1929
| birth_place=Blytheville, Mississippi County, [[Arkansas]], USA
| death_date=June 25, 2020 (aged 91)
| death_place=Bryan, Brazos County, [[Texas]]
'''Alma mater''':<br>
Armorel High School<br> (Mississippi County, Arkansas)<br>
[[Universitiy of Arkansas]]<br>
[[Kansas State University]]<br>
[[Harvard University]] (postdoctoral fellow)
|spouse=(1) Frances R. Adkisson (married c. 1956-1995, her death)
(2) Gloria Ray Adkisson (married c. 1998-2020, his death)
'''Children'':<br>
Amanda Adkisson Crockford<br>
Stepchildren: Melissa and Michael Ray<br>
'''Parents''':<br>
Robert "Luby" and Imogene P. Adkisson}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|branch=[[United States Army]]
|serviceyears=1951-1953
|battles=[[Korean War]]}}
'''Perry Lee Adkisson''' (March 11, 1929 – June 25, 2020) was an entomologist at [[Texas A&M Universityi]] in [[College Station, Texas|College Station]], [[Texas]], who was the first person to be honored with all three of the world's major prizes in Agriculture—the Alexander von Humboldt Award, the Wolf Prize, and the World Food Prize.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=https://theeagle.com/obituaries/adkisson-dr-perry-lee/article_bccf6e68-2fb6-5e51-b2d6-da95d91f5fc5.html|title=Adkisson, Dr. Perry Lee obituary|publisher=''Bryan-College Station Eagle''|date=June 28, 2020|accessdate=August 3, 2020}}</ref>
==Background==
The younger of two sons of Robert "Luby" Adkisson and Imogene P. Adkisson (1903-1992),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135564664/imogene-p-adkisson|title=Imogene P. Adkisson|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=August 3, 2020}}</ref> he was born on the family [[cotton]] and [[soybean]] farm near n Blytheville, [[Arkansas]]. He graduated c. 1946 first in a class of six from the still-standing rural Armorel High School in the unincorporated community of Armorel in Mississippi County, Arkansas.<ref name=obit/>
In 1950, he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture from the [[University of Arkansas]] in Fayetteville.He was drafted into the [[United States Army]] in 1951 during the [[Korean War]] and was discharged in 1953. He immediately enrolled in the University of Arkansas again earned in 1954 a [[Master of Science]] in Agronomy in 1954. <ref name=obit/>
==Career==
In 1956, Adkisson received a [[Ph.D.]] in entomology from [[Kansas State University]] in Manhattan, [[Kansas]]. He was a postdoctoral fellow at [[Harvard University]] in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]], [[Massachusetts]]. In 2001, he received Doctor of Letters from Texas A&M for his work in integrated pest management. He was (IPM). He held the faculty rank of Chancellor Emeritus and Distinguished Professor-Emeritus.<ref name=obit/>
After a short stint at the [[University of Missouri]] at Columbia, [[Missouri]], he joined the faculty of the entomology department at Texas A&M University's entomology department in 1958, later serving as department head, deputy chancellor, and vice president for agriculture and renewable resources before being named chancellor of the Texas A&M University System, a post he filled from 1986 to
| name=Perry Lee Atkisson
(The first person to be honored with all three of the world's major prizes in Agriculture—Alexander von Humboldt Award, Wolf Prize, and World Food Prize)
|nationality=[[United States|American]]
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| birth_date=March 11, 1929
| birth_place=Blytheville, Mississippi County, [[Arkansas]], USA
| death_date=June 25, 2020 (aged 91)
| death_place=Bryan, Brazos County, [[Texas]]
'''Alma mater''':<br>
Armorel High School<br> (Mississippi County, Arkansas)<br>
[[Universitiy of Arkansas]]<br>
[[Kansas State University]]<br>
[[Harvard University]] (postdoctoral fellow)
|spouse=(1) Frances R. Adkisson (married c. 1956-1995, her death)
(2) Gloria Ray Adkisson (married c. 1998-2020, his death)
'''Children'':<br>
Amanda Adkisson Crockford<br>
Stepchildren: Melissa and Michael Ray<br>
'''Parents''':<br>
Robert "Luby" and Imogene P. Adkisson}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|branch=[[United States Army]]
|serviceyears=1951-1953
|battles=[[Korean War]]}}
'''Perry Lee Adkisson''' (March 11, 1929 – June 25, 2020) was an entomologist at [[Texas A&M Universityi]] in [[College Station, Texas|College Station]], [[Texas]], who was the first person to be honored with all three of the world's major prizes in Agriculture—the Alexander von Humboldt Award, the Wolf Prize, and the World Food Prize.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=https://theeagle.com/obituaries/adkisson-dr-perry-lee/article_bccf6e68-2fb6-5e51-b2d6-da95d91f5fc5.html|title=Adkisson, Dr. Perry Lee obituary|publisher=''Bryan-College Station Eagle''|date=June 28, 2020|accessdate=August 3, 2020}}</ref>
==Background==
The younger of two sons of Robert "Luby" Adkisson and Imogene P. Adkisson (1903-1992),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/135564664/imogene-p-adkisson|title=Imogene P. Adkisson|publisher=Findagrave.com|accessdate=August 3, 2020}}</ref> he was born on the family [[cotton]] and [[soybean]] farm near n Blytheville, [[Arkansas]]. He graduated c. 1946 first in a class of six from the still-standing rural Armorel High School in the unincorporated community of Armorel in Mississippi County, Arkansas.<ref name=obit/>
In 1950, he received his Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture from the [[University of Arkansas]] in Fayetteville.He was drafted into the [[United States Army]] in 1951 during the [[Korean War]] and was discharged in 1953. He immediately enrolled in the University of Arkansas again earned in 1954 a [[Master of Science]] in Agronomy in 1954. <ref name=obit/>
==Career==
In 1956, Adkisson received a [[Ph.D.]] in entomology from [[Kansas State University]] in Manhattan, [[Kansas]]. He was a postdoctoral fellow at [[Harvard University]] in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]], [[Massachusetts]]. In 2001, he received Doctor of Letters from Texas A&M for his work in integrated pest management. He was (IPM). He held the faculty rank of Chancellor Emeritus and Distinguished Professor-Emeritus.<ref name=obit/>
After a short stint at the [[University of Missouri]] at Columbia, [[Missouri]], he joined the faculty of the entomology department at Texas A&M University's entomology department in 1958, later serving as department head, deputy chancellor, and vice president for agriculture and renewable resources before being named chancellor of the Texas A&M University System, a post he filled from 1986 to