Darrell G. Watts, age 80, of Lincoln, Nebraska, passed away on Tuesday, January 10, 2017. He was born October 12, 1936 near Martha, Oklahoma to Herman B. and Lou Whilden (Williams) Watts.
Darrell received his B.S. in Agricultural Engineering from Oklahoma State in 1960, his Masters Degree in Irrigation Engineering from the University of California-Davis in 1962, and his Ph.D. in Agricultural Engineering from Utah State in 1975. He was a professor in teaching, research and extension at Oregon State University, Haile Sellassie University in Ethiopia, University of Nebraska. MIAC Morocco project P.I. Nebraska MSEA water quality project.
Darrell led numerous short term consulting trips on water management in Colombia, Chile, Russia, Morocco, Niger, Zaire, Brazil and Argentina. He received the Distinguished Service Award from UNL in 1988, honorary professor from the University of Concepcion in Chile in 1997, USDA group honor award for excellence, MSEA project in 1997, ASAE Nebraska Section, Engineer of the Year in 1997, research team award from UNL in 1998 and was inducted into the Biological Systems Engineering Hall of Fame in 2009.
Survivors include: his wife Lois Watts; daughter and son-in-law, Sylvia and Danny Kelly; son, Joel Watts; brother and sister-in-law, Robert B. and Alva Watts.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Private family burial at Wyuka Cemetery. Celebration of life service at a later date.
Obituary information from Wyuka Funeral Home and Cemetery of Lincoln, Nebraska.
Darrell received his B.S. in Agricultural Engineering from Oklahoma State in 1960, his Masters Degree in Irrigation Engineering from the University of California-Davis in 1962, and his Ph.D. in Agricultural Engineering from Utah State in 1975. He was a professor in teaching, research and extension at Oregon State University, Haile Sellassie University in Ethiopia, University of Nebraska. MIAC Morocco project P.I. Nebraska MSEA water quality project.
Darrell led numerous short term consulting trips on water management in Colombia, Chile, Russia, Morocco, Niger, Zaire, Brazil and Argentina. He received the Distinguished Service Award from UNL in 1988, honorary professor from the University of Concepcion in Chile in 1997, USDA group honor award for excellence, MSEA project in 1997, ASAE Nebraska Section, Engineer of the Year in 1997, research team award from UNL in 1998 and was inducted into the Biological Systems Engineering Hall of Fame in 2009.
Survivors include: his wife Lois Watts; daughter and son-in-law, Sylvia and Danny Kelly; son, Joel Watts; brother and sister-in-law, Robert B. and Alva Watts.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Private family burial at Wyuka Cemetery. Celebration of life service at a later date.
Obituary information from Wyuka Funeral Home and Cemetery of Lincoln, Nebraska.
Darrell G. Watts, age 80, of Lincoln, Nebraska, passed away on Tuesday, January 10, 2017. He was born October 12, 1936 near Martha, Oklahoma to Herman B. and Lou Whilden (Williams) Watts.
Darrell received his B.S. in Agricultural Engineering from Oklahoma State in 1960, his Masters Degree in Irrigation Engineering from the University of California-Davis in 1962, and his Ph.D. in Agricultural Engineering from Utah State in 1975. He was a professor in teaching, research and extension at Oregon State University, Haile Sellassie University in Ethiopia, University of Nebraska. MIAC Morocco project P.I. Nebraska MSEA water quality project.
Darrell led numerous short term consulting trips on water management in Colombia, Chile, Russia, Morocco, Niger, Zaire, Brazil and Argentina. He received the Distinguished Service Award from UNL in 1988, honorary professor from the University of Concepcion in Chile in 1997, USDA group honor award for excellence, MSEA project in 1997, ASAE Nebraska Section, Engineer of the Year in 1997, research team award from UNL in 1998 and was inducted into the Biological Systems Engineering Hall of Fame in 2009.
Survivors include: his wife Lois Watts; daughter and son-in-law, Sylvia and Danny Kelly; son, Joel Watts; brother and sister-in-law, Robert B. and Alva Watts.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Private family burial at Wyuka Cemetery. Celebration of life service at a later date.
Obituary information from Wyuka Funeral Home and Cemetery of Lincoln, Nebraska.
Darrell received his B.S. in Agricultural Engineering from Oklahoma State in 1960, his Masters Degree in Irrigation Engineering from the University of California-Davis in 1962, and his Ph.D. in Agricultural Engineering from Utah State in 1975. He was a professor in teaching, research and extension at Oregon State University, Haile Sellassie University in Ethiopia, University of Nebraska. MIAC Morocco project P.I. Nebraska MSEA water quality project.
Darrell led numerous short term consulting trips on water management in Colombia, Chile, Russia, Morocco, Niger, Zaire, Brazil and Argentina. He received the Distinguished Service Award from UNL in 1988, honorary professor from the University of Concepcion in Chile in 1997, USDA group honor award for excellence, MSEA project in 1997, ASAE Nebraska Section, Engineer of the Year in 1997, research team award from UNL in 1998 and was inducted into the Biological Systems Engineering Hall of Fame in 2009.
Survivors include: his wife Lois Watts; daughter and son-in-law, Sylvia and Danny Kelly; son, Joel Watts; brother and sister-in-law, Robert B. and Alva Watts.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Private family burial at Wyuka Cemetery. Celebration of life service at a later date.
Obituary information from Wyuka Funeral Home and Cemetery of Lincoln, Nebraska.
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