Background
Yerk, Georgia Leah was born on February 16, 1962 in West Allis, Wisconsin, United States. Daughter of George Charles and Virgil Mae Yerk.
Yerk, Georgia Leah was born on February 16, 1962 in West Allis, Wisconsin, United States. Daughter of George Charles and Virgil Mae Yerk.
Bachelor of Science in Genetics, University of Wisconsin, 1984; Master of Science in Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Wisconsin, 1987; Doctor of Philosophy in Plant Breeding and Genetics, University of Wisconsin, 1989.
Research assistant, University of Wisconsin, Madison, 1984-1989; postdoctoral associate, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, since 1989.
Member American Society Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, Maize Genetics Cooperative, Potato Association American.
Married Douglas Wayne Davis, June 15, 1991.