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{{Infobox person
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| name=Perry Lee Atkisson
| 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)
(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)
|nationality=[[United States|American]]
|nationality=[[United States|American]]
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
| party=[[Republican Party|Republican]]
|battles=[[Korean War]]}}
|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>
'''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>
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
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>
TAMU Chancellor John Sharp, a [[Democratic Party|Democrat]] who formerly served as state senator, railroad commissioner, and comptroller of public accounts praised the [[Republican Party|Republican]] Adkisson as "a giant in the Aggie family." Sharp added: "As a legislator I watched him work in the capital for Texas A&M … He presided over the addition of new schools, was a key driver of the Bush School of Government and Public Service, and garnered profound respect for himself and the A&M System. And he did it all by being a truly nice guy. ..."<ref name=services/>
==Family and death==
From his first marriage of thirty-nine years to Frances R. Perry (1928-1995), he had a daughter, Amanda Adkisson Crockford of College Station. He then married the former Gloria Ray c. 1998, by whom he acquired two stepchildren, Melissa Ray and Michael Ray. He had four grandchildren,all of whom reside in Benton, Arkansas, and four nephews and two nieces.<ref name=services/>
His memorial service was streamlined from Memorial Funeral Home in Bryan on July 3, 2020. There is no mention of a burial location.<ref name=services/>
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