Background
Phillips, Ronald Lewis was born on January 1, 1940 in Huntington County, Indiana, United States. Son of Philemon Lewis and Louise Alpha (Walker) Phillips.
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Dna Based Markers in Plants
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Ronald Lewis Phillips
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Ronald Lewis Phillips, American Plant geneticist, educator. Recipient Purdue Agricultural Alumni Achievement award, 1961, Purdue Distinguished Agricultural Alumni award, 1993; National Science Foundation fellow, 1961; National Institutes of Health fellow, 1966-1967; recipient Northrup King Oustanding Faculty Performance award, 1985, Crop Science Research award, 1988, DeKalb Genetics Crop Science Distinguished Career award, 1997.
Education
Bachelor of Science in Crop Science, Purdue University, 1961; Master of Science in Plant Breeding and Genetics, Purdue University, 1963; Doctor of Philosophy in Genetics, University of Minnesota, 1966; postgraduate, Cornell Univercity, 1966-1967.
Career
Research and teaching assistant, Purdue University, 1961-1962;
research and teaching assistant, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, 1962-1966;
research associate, University of Minnesota, 1967-1968;
assistant professor, University of Minnesota, 1968-1972;
associate professor, University of Minnesota, 1972-1976;
professor genetics and plant breeding, University of Minnesota, 1976-1993;
Regents professor, University of Minnesota, since 1993. Program director Competitive Research Grants Office, USDA, Washington, 1979;member of advisory grant panels National Science Foundation, USDA, Agency for International Development. Chairman Gordon Conference on Plant Cell and Tissue Culture, 1985.
Member science advisory county University of California Plant Gene Expression Center, Berkeley, 1986-1993, chair, 1992-1993. Visiting professor, Italy, 1981, Canada, 1983, China, 1986, Japan, 1990, Morocco, 1996. Director Plant Molecular Genetics Institute, 1991-1994.
Chief scientist USDA, 1996-1998. Trustee Biological Stain Commission. Member National Plant Genetic Resources Board;member editorial board Proceedings National Academy Science, United States, 1996-1998.
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Member chairman county on ministries, lay leader United Methodist Church, 1968, director Project AgGrad, since 1983. Cub Scout Pack co-chairman Boy Scouts American, 1976-1977. Judge Minnesota Regional and State Science Fair, 1970-1980.
Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Society Agronomy, Crop Science Society American (awards committee, division chairman, board representative 1988-1991, president-elect since 1998). Member NAS, Genetics Society American, American Society Agronomy (award student section, Caleb-Dorr award), Sigma Xi, Gamma Alpha (national treasurer), Gamma Sigma Delta (award of merit 1994), Alpha Zeta.
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Married Judith Lee Lind, August 19, 1962. Children: Brett, Angela.
