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{{Infobox person
| name=Perry Lee Atkisson
| name=Perry Lee Adkisson
(The first person to be honored with all three of the world's major prizes in Agriculture—Alexander von Humboldt Award, the Wolf Prize, and the World Food Prize)
(Texas entomologist: The first person to receive all three of the world's major prizes in Agriculture:<br>Alexander von Humboldt Award,<br> Wolf Prize, and World Food Prize)
|nationality=[[United States|American]]
| image=Perry Adkisson of TX.jpg
| nationality=[[United States|American]]
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| birth_date=March 11, 1929
| birth_date=March 11, 1929
| birth_place=Blytheville, Mississippi County, [[Arkansas]], USA
| birth_place=Blytheville<br>Mississippi County<br>[[Arkansas]], USA
| death_date=June 25, 2020 (aged 91)
| death_date=June 25, 2020 (aged 91)
| death_place=Bryan, Brazos County, [[Texas]]
| death_place=Bryan, Brazos County, [[Texas]]
[[University of Arkansas]]<br>
[[University of Arkansas]]<br>
[[Kansas State University]]<br>
[[Kansas State University]]<br>
[[Harvard University]] (postdoctoral fellow)
[[Harvard University]]<br>(postdoctoral fellow)
|spouse=(1) Frances R. Adkisson (married c. 1956-1995, her death)
|spouse=(1) Frances R. Adkisson (married c. 1956-1995, her death)
(2) Gloria Ray Adkisson (married c. 1998-2020, his death)
(2) Gloria Ray Adkisson (married c. 1998-2020, his death)
'''Children'.':<br>
'''Children''' :<br>
Amanda Adkisson Crockford<br>
Amanda Adkisson Crockford<br>
'''Stepchildren'''<br>
'''Stepchildren'''<br>
Michael Ray<br>
Michael Ray<br>
'''Parents''':<br>
'''Parents''':<br>
Robert "Luby" and Imogene P. Adkisson}}
Robert "Luby" and Imogene P. Adkisson
|branch=[[United States Army]]
|branch=[[United States Army]]
|serviceyears=1951-1953
|serviceyears=1951-1953
|battles=[[Korean War]]}}
|battles=[[Korean War]]
}}
'''Perry Lee Adkisson''' (March 11, 1929 – June 25, 2020) was an entomologist at [[Texas A&M University]] 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>
'''Perry Lee Adkisson''' (March 11, 1929 – June 25, 2020) was an entomologist at [[Texas A&M University]] 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==
==Background==
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/>
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 1990.Adkisson was instrumental in developing what is now known as integrated pest management. Adkisson was a past president and fellow of the Entomological Society of America and an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences. After retirement as chancellor, he served as Executive Director of the George H. W. Bush Library Foundation. During his career, Perry received twenty-seven honors and gave seventy-five lectures. He received a congressional appointment to the National Science Board of the National Sciences Foundation. He authored or coauthored 201 scholarly articles.<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 1990.Adkisson was instrumental in developing what is now known as integrated pest management. Adkisson was a past president and fellow of the Entomological Society of America and an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences. After retirement as chancellor, he served as Executive Director of the [[George H. W. Bush]] Library Foundation. During his career, Perry received twenty-seven honors and gave seventy-five lectures. He received a congressional appointment to the National Science Board of the National Sciences Foundation. He authored or coauthored 201 scholarly articles.<ref name=obit/>
He worked with both state and congressional members to increase funding for the Texas A&M System’s research and extension programs. He also established several centers, including the Institute of Biosciences and Technology in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]]. Adkisson was a leader in bringing the formerly named Corpus Christi State University, Texas A&I University, Laredo State University and West Texas State University into the Texas A&M System.<ref name=services>{{cite web|url=https://theeagle.com/news/local/services-for-former-texas-a-m-system-chancellor-perry-adkisson-set-for-friday/article_b8757a00-bc72-11ea-9a05-eb2c77630782.html|title=Services for former Texas A&M system chancellor Perry Adkisson set for Friday|publisher=''The Bryan-College Station Eagle''|date=July 3, 2020|author=Rebecca Fiedler|accessdate=August 3, 2020}}</ref>
He worked with both state and congressional members to increase funding for the Texas A&M System’s research and extension programs. He also established several centers, including the Institute of Biosciences and Technology in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]]. Adkisson was a leader in bringing the formerly named Corpus Christi State University, Texas A&I University, Laredo State University and West Texas State University into the Texas A&M System.<ref name=services>{{cite web|url=https://theeagle.com/news/local/services-for-former-texas-a-m-system-chancellor-perry-adkisson-set-for-friday/article_b8757a00-bc72-11ea-9a05-eb2c77630782.html|title=Services for former Texas A&M system chancellor Perry Adkisson set for Friday|publisher=''The Bryan-College Station Eagle''|date=July 3, 2020|author=Rebecca Fiedler|accessdate=August 3, 2020}}</ref>