Background
Foster, Edwin Michael was born on January 1, 1917 in Alba, Texas, United States. Son of Edward Lee and Katherine (Ryan) Foster.
Foster, Edwin Michael was born on January 1, 1917 in Alba, Texas, United States. Son of Edward Lee and Katherine (Ryan) Foster.
Bachelor, North Texas State Teachers College, Denton, 1936. Master of Arts, North Texas State Teachers College, Denton, 1937. Doctor of Philosophy, University Wisconsin, 1940.
Instructor microbiology University Wisconsin, Madison, 1940-1941, assistant professor, 1945-1946, associate professor, 1946-1952, professor, since 1952. Instructor University Texas, Austin, 1941-1942. W.O. Atwater lecturer United States Department of Agriculture, 1982.
Consultant in field.
Served to captain Chemical corpus, United States army, 1942-1945. Fellow American Academy Microbiology (president 1965-1966), Institute Food Technologists (Nicholas Appert award 1969). Member American Society Microbiology (president 1969-1970), International Association Milk and Food Sanitation, Toxicology Forum (board directors 1980-1986) Clubs: Cosmos.
Married Winona Lively, April 25, 1941. 1 child, Michael Stewart.