Robert Douglas Lumsden

Background

Lumsden, Robert Douglas was born on June 21, 1938 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of George Napier and Mary Louise (Shropshire) Lumsden.

Education

Bachelor of Science, North Carolina State University, 1961; Master of Science, North Carolina State University, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy, Cornell Univercity, 1966.

Career

Research leader Biocontrol Plant Diseases Laboratory, USDA/ARS, Beltsville, Maryland., since 1966.

Achievements

• Robert Douglas Lumsden has been listed as a noteworthy Plant pathologist by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Phytopathol. Society; member Phi Kappa Phi, Sigma Xi.

Interests

• Avocations: genealogist, photography.

Connections

Married Valerie Theresa Brook, June 11, 1960. Children: Douglas Robert, Thomas Brook.

Father:

George Napier Lumsden

Mother:

Mary Louise (Shropshire) Lumsden

Spouse:

Valerie Theresa Brook

child:

Douglas Robert Lumsden

child:

Thomas Brook Lumsden