Tomek, William G. 1932-
Tomek, William G. 1932-
PERSONAL:
Born September 20, 1932, in NE.Education: University of Nebraska, B.Sc., 1956, M.A., 1957; University of Minnesota, Ph.D., 1961.Politics: Democrat. Religion: United Methodist. Hobbies and other interests: Classical music.
ADDRESSES:
Home—190 Pleasant Grove Rd., Apt. M-4, Ithaca, NY 14850. Office—Department of Applied Economics and Management, Warren Hall, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853-7801.E-mail—wgt1@cornell.edu.
CAREER:
Writer. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, assistant professor, 1961-66, associate professor, 1966-70, professor of applied economics and management, 1970-2000, professor emeritus and graduate school professor, 2000—, department chair, 1988-93. Visiting faculty at Stanford University, 1968-69, and University of New England, 1988. U.S. Department of Agriculture, visitor, 1978-79. Forest Home Chapel, lay leader, 1995-2004; North Central Conference of the United Methodist Church, chair of team on higher education. Foodnet of Ithaca, board member, 2003—.Military service: U.S. Army, Armored Division Band, 1953-55.
MEMBER:
American Agricultural Economics Association (fellow; president, 1985-86; chair of senior section, 2002-04).
AWARDS, HONORS:
Awards for journal article and other publications, American Agricultural EconomicsAssociation.
WRITINGS:
(With K.L. Robinson) Agricultural Product Prices,Cornell University Press (Ithaca, NY), 1972, 4th edition, 2003.
Contributor to academic journals. Editor, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, 1975-77.