Background
III, Charles Sandford Levings, was born on December 1, 1930 in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Charles Sandford Junior and Catherine Jewel (Whiteside) L.
III, Charles Sandford Levings, was born on December 1, 1930 in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Son of Charles Sandford Junior and Catherine Jewel (Whiteside) L.
Student, DePauw University, 1948-1950; Bachelor of Science, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1953; Master of Science, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1956; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois, Urbana, 1963.
Postdoctoral fellow, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1962-1964; assistant professor, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1964-1967; associate professor, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1967-1972; professor, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, since 1972; William Neal Reynolds professor genetics, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1983; Distinguished university professor, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, 1988.
Corporal United States Army, 1953-1955, Korea. Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member National Academy of Sciences, American Society Plant Physiologists, American Genetic Association, Genetics Society of America, Crop Science Society of America, International Society Plant Molecular Biology.
Married Mary Catherine Carroll, April 20, 1954. Children: Karin Ann, Carol Jane, John Michael, Lisa Kay.