Background
Bergquist, Richard Robert was born on July 31, 1939 in Turtle Lake, North Dakota, United States. Son of Ernest Oscar and Florence Josephine (Backman) Bergquist.
Bergquist, Richard Robert was born on July 31, 1939 in Turtle Lake, North Dakota, United States. Son of Ernest Oscar and Florence Josephine (Backman) Bergquist.
Bachelor of Science in Agronomy, North Dakota State University, 1961; Master of Science in Plant Pathology, North Dakota State University, 1966; Doctor of Philosophy in Plant Pathology, Cornell Univercity, 1969.
Plant pathologist, Hawaii Agricultural Experimental Station, U. Hawaii, Honolulu, 1969-1974; plant pathologist, Pfister Hybrid Corn Company, El Paso, Illinois, 1974-1997; research director, Pfister Hybrid Corn Company, El Paso, Illinois, 1985-1997; senior biologist, DuPont TopCross International-DuPont Quality Grains, El Paso, since 1997. Agricultural consultant on tropical diseases of corn, El Paso, 1974-1997.
First lieutenant United States Army, 1962-1964. Member American Society Crop Science, American Phytopathol.
Married Patricia Ann Cassidy, August 8, 1964. Children: Mara Lyn, Shawn Michael, Kami Mari, Ian Paul, Ty Richard, Inga Annual.
