Background
Troyer, Alvah Forrest was born on May 30, 1929 in LaFontaine, Indiana, United States. Son of Alvah Forrest and Lottie (Waggoner) Troyer.
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Alvah Forrest Troyer
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Alvah Forrest Troyer, American agricultural products executive, horticulturist. Recipient National Council Commercial Plant Breeders Genetics and Plant Breeding award, 1992, Outstanding Achievement award University Minnesota, 1998, national award for agricultural excellence National Agricultural Marketing Association, 1999, Siehl prize University Minnesota, 2009.
Education
Bachelor of Science, Purdue University, 1954; Master of Sciences, University Illinois, 1956; Doctor of Philosophy, University Minnesota, 1964.
Career
Research associate, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1955-1956; research fellow, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, 1956-1958; research station manager, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., Mankato, Minnesota, 1958-1965; research coordinator, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., Mankato, Minnesota, 1965-1977; director research and development, Pfizer Genetics, St. Louis, 1977-1981; vice-president and director research and development, Pfizer Genetics, St. Louis, 1981-1982; vice president research and development, DEKALB Plant Genetics, Illinois, 1982-1993; consultant Hybrid Seed division, Cargill, Minneapolis, 1993-1998; Adjunct Professor crop science Department, University Illinois, since 1998. Researcher corn breeding, economics botany, crop physiology, increasing genetic diversity, recent corn evolution.
Achievements
Membership
Master sergeant United States Army, 1951-1953, Korea. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America. Member American Genetic Association, Genetic Society of America, New York Academy of Sciences, CAST, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Masons, Sigma Xi, Gamma Sigma Delta (Award of Merit 1996), Alpha Zeta, Lambda Chi Alpha, Gamma Alpha.
Connections
Married Joyce Ann Wigner, September 22, 1950. Children: Anne, Barbara, Catherine, Daniel (deceased).
Awards
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Recipient National Council Commercial Plant Breeders Genetics and Plant Breeding award, 1992, Outstanding Achievement award University Minnesota, 1998, national award for agricultural excellence National Agricultural Marketing Association, 1999, Siehl prize University Minnesota, 2009.Recipient National Council Commercial Plant Breeders Genetics and Plant Breeding award, 1992, Outstanding Achievement award University Minnesota, 1998, national award for agricultural excellence National Agricultural Marketing Association, 1999, Siehl prize University Minnesota, 2009.