Speciality
Burley and Dark Tobacco Breeding

Education
Berea College 1974 BA in Chemistry and Biology

University of Kentucky 1980 PhD in Crop Science

Develoment of new disease resistant varieties of burley and dark tobacco

Developed Burley Varieties TN 86, TN 90, TN 97, KT 200, TN 86LC, TN 90LC, TN 97LC, KT 200LC, KT 204LC

Developed Dark Varieties DF 485, TN D94, TN D950, KT D4LC, and KT D6LC

Project Leader for the Kentucky-Tennessee Tobacco Improvement Initiative, 1999-Present

University of Kentucky: Asst. Prof of Agronomy 1979-1982; Professor of Plant and Soil Sciences 1999-Present

University of Tennessee: Asst. Prof 1982-1986; Assoc. Prof 1986-1993; Prof 1993-1999;
Research Professor 1999-Present