| Educational background and experience: |
| 1968 |
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B.A. Washington University, St. Louis, MO |
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History |
| 1972 |
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B.S. Oregon State University |
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General Archetecture |
| 1975 |
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M.S. North Dakota State University |
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Agronomy |
| 1977 |
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Ph.D. North Dakota State University |
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Agronomy |
| 1969 |
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United States Peace Corps, Nicaragua, Central America |
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Agricultural Extension Agent |
| 1971 |
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USDA-Forest Service, Corvallis, Oregon |
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Laboratory Technician |
| 1972 |
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Agronomy Dept., North Dakota St. Univ. |
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Graduate Research Assistant |
| 1977 |
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Soybean and Alfalfa Research Laboratory, Plant Sciences Institute
USDA-ARS, Beltsville, MD |
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Research Geneticist |
| 2001 |
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Soybean Genomics and Improvement Laboratory, Plant Sciences
Institute
USDA-ARS, Beltsville, MD |
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Reseach Leader |
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| Editing and Reviewing Activities: |
| Serves as an ad hoc reviewer of research grant
proposals for the |
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USDA National Research Initiative, Competitive Research
Grants Program Plant Genome and Nitrogen Metabolism Programs |
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U.S.-Israel Binational Agricultural Research and Development
(BARD) |
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United Soybean Board |
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United Soybean Board/DuPont Consortium Review Panel |
| Associate Editor of Crop Science (1995-2000) |
| Reviews manuscripts for |
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Agronomy Journal, Applied and Environmental Microbiology,
Biotechniques, Genetics, Genome, Journal of the American Society for
Horticultural Science, Journal of Heredity, Molecular Breeding, Molecular
Plant Microbe Interactions, Plant Physiology, and Theoretical and
Applied Genetics. |
| Served as a member of the 1987 and 1991 USDA CSRS Competitive
Grants Panel in the area of Nitrogen Fixation/Metabolism. |
| Served as a member of the 1994 and 1995 USDA NRI Competitive
Grants Program, Plant Genome Panel. |
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| Awards and Honors: |
| 1991 |
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Recipient of funding for USDA-ARS Postdoctoral
Fellow Position |
| 1995 |
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Recipient of funding for USDA-ARS Postdoctoral
Fellow Position |
| 1998 |
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Elected Fellow of the Crop Science
Society of America |
| 1998 |
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Elected Fellow of the American Society
of Agronomy |
| 2000 |
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Beltsville Area Technology Transfer
Award |
| 2000 |
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USDA, ARS Award for Outstanding Technology
Transfer |
| 2001 |
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Recipient of funding for USDA-ARS Postdoctoral
Fellow Position |
| 2001 |
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Federal Laboratory Consortium Technology
Transfer Award |
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