Background
Shaver, Donald LaVergne was born on August 23, 1927 in North Henderson, Illinois, United States.
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Donald LaVergne Shaver
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Bachelor of Science, University of Illinois, 1949; Master of Science, University of Illinois, 1957; Doctor of Philosophy, University of Illinois, 1960.
Career
Production manager, Newcomer Hybrid Corn Company, North Henderson, 1949-1951; research associate, Pfister Associated Growers, Inc., Aurora, Illinois, 1951-1955; posdoctoral fellow, Indiana U., Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, 1960-1965; associate professor plant science, Texas Agricultural and Mechanical U., College Station, 1965-1966; vice president, Cornnuts, Inc., Salinas, California, since 1966; also board directors, Cornnuts, Inc., Salinas, California.
Achievements
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With United States Navy, 1945-1946. Fellow American Society Agronomy. Member Crop Science Society American, Sigma Xi.
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Son of Archie Harold and Melvina Lucinda (Edgar) s. M. Evelyn Esters, September 12, 1948. Children: Michael Orba, Jerry Paul, Robert James.
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Republican