Background
Coggins, Charles William was born on November 17, 1930 in Cherryville, North Carolina, United States. Son of Charles W. and Lillie Isadore (Shuford) Coggins.
Coggins, Charles William was born on November 17, 1930 in Cherryville, North Carolina, United States. Son of Charles W. and Lillie Isadore (Shuford) Coggins.
Bachelor of Science in Agronomy, North Carolina State College, 1952; Master of Science in Agronomy, North Carolina State College, 1954; Doctor of Philosophy in Plant Physiology, University of California, Davis, 1958.
Research and teaching assistant department agronomy, North Carolina State College, Raleigh, 1952-1954; research assistant department botany, University of California, Davis, 1954-1955; National Science Foundation predoctoral fellow, University of California, Davis, 1955-1957; junior plant physiologist, University of California, Riverside, 1957-1958; assistant plant physiologist, University of California, Riverside, 1958-1964; associate plant physiologist, University of California, Riverside, 1964-1970; plant physiologist, University of California, Riverside, since 1970; professor, University of California, Riverside, since 1975; department chairman botany and plant science, University of California, Riverside, 1975-1982. Chairman, board directors California Citrus Quality Council, Diamond Bar, since 1993.
Fellow American Society for Horticultural Science (award for research on prolongation of life of harvested fruit 1966, Wilson Popenoe award 1984). Member American Institute Biological Science, American Society Plant Physiologists, Association for Advancement Industrial Crops, International Science Citriculture (secretary-treasurer since 1985), International Society for Horticultural Science, Plant Growth Regulator Society American, University Club, Sigma Xi, Gamma Sigma Delta, Alpha Zeta, Phi Kappa Phi.
Married Sarah Irene Jones, March 17, 1951. Children: Charles Stephen, Bruce Alan, Roger William.