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Central National Technology Support Center Staff
Dr. Norman C. Melvin III
Leader, Wetland Team
Updated 04/06/2005
Central National Technology Support Center USDA NRCS
Shipping Address: 501 W. Felix St., FWFC, Bldg. 23 Fort Worth, TX 76115
Mailing Address: P.O. Box 6567, Fort Worth, TX 76115
Fax: 817-509-3337
Phone: 817-509-3572
VoiceCom: 9043-3572
Email: Norman.Melvin@ftw.usda.gov
Background
Norman C. Melvin, III, Ph.D. is Team Leader for the USDA-NRCS-National
Wetland Team located in Fort Worth, Texas. Prior to his current position, Norman
was a founding member and Botanist/Plant Ecologist for the NRCS National Wetland
Science Institute, Laurel Maryland (1995-2004), State Plant Ecologist for NRCS,
Maryland (1990-1995), and Associate Professor of Biology and Chairman of the
Biology Department, St. Andrews College, North Carolina (1980-1990). In addition
to currently serving as Leader for the National Wetland Team, he serves as NRCS'
national representative on botanical and ecological issues related to wetlands.
He is responsible for the agency’s Wetland Restoration training, involved in
Wetland Plant Identification training, and serves on the National Plant Panel &
the Invasive Species Panel. While attached to the National Wetland Science
Institute, Norman was appointed Adjunct Professor at both the University of
Maryland and Johns Hopkins University where here served on several graduate
committees for students involved in wetland research. He is a member
of the Society of Wetland Scientists, Association of Southeastern Biologists,
and the Southern Appalachian Botanical Society and has presented papers at
society meetings and symposia, authored publications in professional journals,
and written technical articles for the NRCS.
Education
- BS Degree in Biology from Presbyterian College, South Carolina (1973)
- MS Degree in Botany from Clemson University, South Carolina (1976)
- Ph. D. in Botany from Miami University, Ohio (1980).
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