Background
Jackson, Raymond Carl was born on May 7, 1928 in Medora, Indiana, United States. Son of Thornton Comadore and Flossie Oliva (Booker) Jackson.
Jackson, Raymond Carl was born on May 7, 1928 in Medora, Indiana, United States. Son of Thornton Comadore and Flossie Oliva (Booker) Jackson.
AB, Indiana University, 1952. AM, Indiana University, 1953. Doctor of Philosophy, Purdue University, 1955.
Instructor to assistant professor, U. New Mexico, Albuquerque, 1955-1958; assistant professor of Botany, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1958-1960; associate professor of Botany, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1961-1964; professor of Botany, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1964-1971; professor and chairman Botany, U. Kansas, Lawrence, 1969-1971; professor and chairman biological science, Texas Tech U., Lubbock, 1971-1978; Horn professor of Biological Sciences, Texas Tech U., Lubbock, since 1990. Chairman interdepartmental Doctor of Philosophy Program in Genetics, U. Kansas, department chairman Botany, U. Kansas, 1969-1971. Speaker and presenter in field.
Staff sergeant United States Air Force, 1946-1949. Member Genetics Society of America, Genetics Society of Canada, Society for the Study of Evolution, Botanical Society of America (Bachelor of Scientific Agriculture Merit award 1992), American Society Plant Taxonomists, International Organization of Plant Biosystematists, Delta Phi Alpha, Sigma Xi, Phi Sigma.
Married T. June Snyder, October 24, 1947. Children: Jeffrey Wayne, Rebecca June.