Background
Compton, Michael E. was born on May 13, 1961 in Danville, Illinois, United States. Son of James Paul and Carol Jean (Cooper) Compton.
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Michael E. Compton
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Michael E. Compton, American Horticulturist. Achievements include the first reports of somatic embryogenesis in watermelon, regeneration of tetraploid plants from cotyledons of diploid watermelon, genetic transformation of watermelon; first to regenerate plants from dehydrated somatic embryos of maize.
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Education
Associate of Applied Science, Danville Area Community College, 1981; Bachelor of Science, Southern Illinois U., 1983; Master of Science, Southern Illinois U., 1986; Doctor of Philosophy, Virginia Polytechnic Institute/State University, 1990.
Career
Graduate teaching assistant, greenhouse manager, Southern Illinois U., Carbondale, 1984-1985, 85-86; laboratory technical, Virginia Polytechnic Institute/State University, Blacksburg, 1986-1987; graduate teaching assistant, Virginia Polytechnic Institute/State University, Blacksburg, 1987-1989; postdoctoral research associate, U. Florida, Leesburg, 1990-1995; assistant professor agriculture, horticultural and plant biotechnology, University of Wisconsin, Platteville, since 1995. Presenter in field.
Achievements
Membership
Lead musician Danville Community Band, 1980-1986. Lead musician/chartermem. Blacksburg Community Band, 1988-1990.
Member American Society Horticultural Science (travel grantee 1989), Sigma Xi, Pi Alpha Xi, Alpha Zeta.
Connections
Married Margaret Susan Damann, November 28, 1992.
