Education
Bachelor of Surgery Michigan State University 1973, Master of Surgery Michigan State University 1974, Doctor of Philosophy Harvard University 1978.
Bachelor of Surgery Michigan State University 1973, Master of Surgery Michigan State University 1974, Doctor of Philosophy Harvard University 1978.
He became an Assistant professor in the Department of Botany at the University of Florida 1978-1983, Associate professor 1983-1991 and Professor in 1991. He was President of the American Society of Plant Taxonomists 2000-2001.