Background
Sagawa, Yoneo was born on October 11, 1926 in Olaa, Hawaii, United States. Son of Chikatada and Mume (Kuno) Sagawa.
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Yoneo Sagawa, American Horticulturist, educator. E-mail: [email protected]. Fax: (808) 956-3894.
Education
AB, Washington University, St. Louis, 1950; Master of Science, Washington University, St. Louis, 1952; Doctor of Philosophy, U. Connecticut, 1956.
Career
Postdoctoral research associate biology, Brookhaven National Laboratory, Upton, New York, 1955-1957;
guest in biology, Brookhaven National Laboratory, 1958;
assistant professor, then associate professor, U. Florida, 1957-1964;
director undergraduate science educational research participation program, National Science Foundation, 1964;
consultant biosatellite project, National Aeronautics and Space Administration, 1966-1967;
professor horticulture, U. Hawaii, since 1964;
director, Lyon Arboretum, 1967-1991;
associate director, Hawaiian Science Fair, 1966-1967;
director, Hawaiian Science Fair, 1967-1968;
research associate in biology, University of California, Berkeley, 1970-1971;
research associate, Bishop Museum, Honolulu, since 1992;
research associate, Botanical Research Institute of Texas, since 1993;
research associate, Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden, since 1995;
external assessor, U. Pertanian, Malaysia, since 1994. Member International Orchid Commision on Classification, Nomenclature and Registration. Fellow Institute voor Toepassing van Atoomengerie in de Landbouw, U. Agriculture, Wageningen, The Netherlands, 1979-1980.
Member science advisory board National Tropical Botanical Garden, Kauai, Hawaii. Councilor Las Cruces Botanical Garden, Costa Rica. Consultant Food and Agriculture Organization (of the United Nations), Singapore, 1971, United States Agency for International Development-Agribusiness Assistance Program, Volunteers in Overseas Cooperative Assistance, United Nations Development Program-United Nations International Short Term Advisory Resources.
Director Hawaii Tropical Botanical Garden. Honorary scientist Rural Development Administration, Republic of Korea, since 1998. Consultant Fiji-New Zealand Business Council, 1996, 97, 98.
Consultant IRETA, Western Samoa, 1997, 98. Consultant National Horticultural Research Institute, Suwon, Republic of Korea, 1998.
Achievements
Membership
Trustee Friends of Honolulu Botanical Gardens, since 1973. Fellow American Orchid Society (honorary life). Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, International Association Horticultural Science, American Association Horticultural Science, American Institute for Biological Sciences, Botanical School American, Hawn Botanical Society (past vice president), International Association Plant Tissue Culture, International Palm Society, American Anthurium Society (honorary life), Pacific Orchid Society (trustee 1994), Kaimuki Orchid Society (honorary life), Honolulu Orchid Society (honorary, life), Lyon Arboretum Association (trustee 1974-1991), Garden Club Honolulu (honorary, life), Aloha Bonsai Club, Sigma Xi, Gamma Sigma Delta, Phi Kappa Phi (past president, vice president, councillor U. Hawaii chapter).
Connections
Married Masayo Yamamoto, May 24, 1962 (deceased April 1988). Children: Penelope Toshiko, Irene Teruko.
Awards
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Recipient Distinguished Svc. award South Florida Orchid Society, 1968, Certified of Achievement Garden Club American, 1995, Gold award Hawaii Orchid Growers Association, 1996. Grantee American Orchid Society, Atomic Energy Commission, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Institute Museum Superior vena cava syndrome, Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust, Honolulu Orchid Society.Recipient Distinguished Svc. award South Florida Orchid Society, 1968, Certified of Achievement Garden Club American, 1995, Gold award Hawaii Orchid Growers Association, 1996. Grantee American Orchid Society, Atomic Energy Commission, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, Institute Museum Superior vena cava syndrome, Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust, Honolulu Orchid Society.