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Academic Degrees
Doctor of Philosophy
(Agronomy), University of Missouri-Columbia, 1975
Master of Science
(Agronomy), University of Missouri-Columbia, 1973
Bachelor of Science
(Farm Crops), Oregon State University, 1970
Professional and Academic
Experience
1983 - Present Associate
Professor/Professor/Regents Fellow, Texas A&M Univ., TAES-Beeville
1975-1983 - Assistant Research Scientist/Assistant
Professor/Associate Professor of Agronomy,University of Florida
1970-1975 Graduate Research Assistant,
University of Missouri-Columbia
Research Activities
Developing management strategies for the
enhancement of switchgrass as a biofuel.
Determining the physiological mechanisms for
legume tolerance to high pH soils.
Developing strategies to introduce and
maintain legumes in perennial grass swards.
Developing alternate forage-based enterprises
for forage-livestock producers in South Texas.
Developing forage species for wildlife food
and cover.
Recent Honors
1992, "Merit
Award" from American Forage and Grassland Council
1993, "Special
Achievement Award for Research" from Soil and Crop Sciences Department
of Texas A&M University
1996, Vice Chancellor's
Awards in Excellence, Research Team
1996-97, Selected for ESCOP Leadership Development Program. Spent one year (1996-97) working
with the Associate Directors of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station on
a project to evaluate their internal Grants program.
1998, Awarded a Fellow in the American Society
of Agronomy
1998, Awarded a Fellow in the Crop Science
Society of America
1999,
Regents Fellow, Texas A&M
University, Board of Regents
2000, Vice Chancellor's
Awards in Excellence for Off-Campus Research
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