Richard Hammerle Garber

Background

Garber, Richard Hammerle was born on June 22, 1921 in Beaver Falls, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Francis Marion and Sara Jane (Hammerle) Garber.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Geneva College, 1947; Master of Science, Colorado State University, 1950; Doctor of Philosophy, University of California, Davis, 1960; Associate of Arts in Plant Pathology, University of California, 1991.

Career

Researcher, teacher, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, 1948-1950; superintendent research station, Colorado State University, Monte Vista, Colorado, 1950-1952; research agent, USDA, Davis, California, 1954-1959; research plant pathologist, USDA, Shafter, California, 1959-1986; consultant plant pathologist, USDA, Shafter, 1986-1991; consultant plant pathologist, San Joaquin Valley, Shafter, 1986-1993; consultant, California Planting Cotton Seed Distbrs., Shafter, since 1993. Consultant in field; advisor Cotton Disease Council, 1968-1975. Collaborator United States Department of Agriculture - Agricultural Research Service United States Cotton Research Station, 1986-1991.

Achievements

• Richard Hammerle Garber has been listed as a noteworthy Plant pathologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

President Shafter High School Parent-Teachers Association, 1974, Richland School Board Trustees, Shafter, 1970-1976, board directors Kern High School District Academic Decathlon, 1987-1993. Sergeant United States Air Force, 1942-1945. Member Cotton Disease Council (chairman), Biological Control Plant Pathogens, Kiwanis International (president 1979, division chairman).

Connections

Married Elizabeth Jeanne Gilchirst, September 28, 1945. Children: Thomas Jay, Steven S., Douglas Lee, James Allen.

Father:

Francis Marion Garber

Mother:

Sara Jane (Hammerle) Garber

Spouse:

Elizabeth Jeanne Gilchirst

child:

Douglas Lee Garber

child:

Thomas Jay Garber

child:

James Allen Garber

child:

Steven S. Garber