Background
Eberhart, Steve A. was born on November 11, 1931 in South Dakota, United States.
federal agency administrator research geneticist
Eberhart, Steve A. was born on November 11, 1931 in South Dakota, United States.
Bachelor of Science, University Nebraska, 1952. Master of Science, University Nebraska, 1958. Doctor of Science (honorary), University Nebraska, 1988.
Doctor of Philosophy, North Carolina State University, 1961.
Research geneticist United States Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service Iowa State University, Ames, 1961-1964, 69-75, United States Agency for International Development/USDA, Agricultural Research Service, Kitale, Kenya, 1964-1968. Associate director research Funk Seeds International, Bloomington, Illinois, 1975-1978, vice president research, 1978-1983, vice president international technical, 1984-1987. Director National Seed Storage Laboratory United States Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service, Fort Collins, Colorado, since 1987.
1st lieutenant United States Air Force, 1952-1956. Fellow American Society Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America (president 1990), National Council Commercial Plant Breeders (1st vice president 1986). Member Sigma Xi.
Married Laurel Lee Hammond, July 19, 1953. Children: Lyndl Schuster, Paul Eberhart, Sally Cooley, Sue May.