Trio receive award for breakthrough in cotton genetics research

13 Jan '09

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Dr. Robinson earned his B.S. at Sul Ross State University and his M.S. and Ph.D. at Texas Tech University. He has worked for USDA-ARS since 1975. He received the Distinguished Service Award from the Organization of Nematologists of Tropical America in 1994 and the Bayer CropScience Award in 2005 for outstanding contributions to nematology in Latin America.

Dr. Stelly earned his B.S. and Ph.D. at the University of Wisconsin and his M.S. from Iowa State University. He began teaching at Texas A&M in 1983 and moved into his current position in 2000. Recipient of the 1995 Cotton Genetics Award, he served as chair of the International Cotton Genome Workgroup from 2002-05 and has been chair of the Comparative & Evolutionary Workgroup since 2005.

U.S. commercial cotton breeders have presented the Cotton Genetics Research Award for more than 40 years to a scientist for outstanding basic research in cotton genetics. The Joint Cotton Breeding Committee, comprised of representatives from state experiment stations, USDA, private breeders and the National Cotton Council, establishes award criteria.

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