Show Former resident nam named d professor Dr Grant Vest Jr formerly Associate Professor of Horticulture Hor Ilor- at Michigan State University has been named professor and head of the Department of Horticulture at Oklahoma State University The new department head received his BS and MS degrees from Utah State University in 1960 and 1964 respectively and the Ph D. D degree from the Ul University of Minnesota in 1967 PRIOR TO joining the staff at Michigan State University Dr Vest was Research Plant Pathologist Soybean Investigations In Investigations USDA ARS AnS Beltsville Maryland He lie is the theauthor theauthor theauthor author or co-author co of over 30 publications and chapters in two books A member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints Grant has served as Bishop of the Fort Meade- Meade Laurel Maryland Ward and andIs andIs andis is a member of f the Lansing Michigan State Presidency lIe He and hi his wife Gayle are the parents of five children Dr Vest is also a former resident of Vernal |