[3] He started his post secondary education at the University of Utah but joined the U.S World War II efforts, initially as a machinist and then as a Navy airman.
[2] it is because of this work that he was recognized as one of the first scientists to discover and further map out organic materials within our soil which has been implemented and substantially benefited agricultural settings.
[4] It is with his work along with fellow scientist Morris Schnitzer that aided in the understanding of the impacts of chemicals and nutrients within the earth soil.
[4] With their work being fundamentally important with regards to understanding soil and environmental functions, Schnitzer and Stevenson were both awarded the Wolf Prize in Agriculture in 1995.
[4] He was also made an honorary member of the International Humic Substances Society (IHSS) along with Schnitzer as their work was seen to be groundbreaking to the research community.