Background
Tesar, Milo Benjamin was born on April 7, 1920 in Tobias, Nebraska, United States. Son of Frank and Frances (Cihal) Tesar.
Tesar, Milo Benjamin was born on April 7, 1920 in Tobias, Nebraska, United States. Son of Frank and Frances (Cihal) Tesar.
Bachelor of Science with distinction, University Nebraska, 1941. Master of Science, University Wisconsin, 1947. Doctor of Philosophy, University Wisconsin, 1949.
Doctor of Science (honorary), University Nebraska, 1989.
Assistant professor crop-soil science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1949-1953; associate professor, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1953-1958; professor, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1958-1988; professor emeritus, Michigan State University, East Lansing, since 1988; department chairman crop and soli science, Michigan State University, East Lansing, 1964-1967. Agricultural advisor China (Inner Mongolia), Australia, New Zealand, Scotland, Union of the Soviet Socialist Republics, Okinawa, Japan, England, Brazil, Somalia, Egypt, Finland, Uzbekistan, Nepal, Bangladesh, Philippines, Sweden, Ireland.
Chairman board elders People's Church, East Lansing, 1966. Member East Lansing School Board, 1966-1970. Major United States Army, 1942-1946, PTO, Hiroshima, Japan.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Agronomy (certified agronomist, crop scientist, Agronomic Achievement award 1984), Crop Science Society of America (DeKalb-Prizer Distinguished Crop Science Career award 1988). Member Michigan State University President's Club, Farm House Fraternity, Sigma Xi, Gamma Sigma Delta.
Married Marian Olive Hunt, September 3, 1944. Children: Robert, Ann, Joyce, Janet.