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Born in Cresco, Iowa
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He was excepted into the University of Minnesota
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Took off College to make some money in the Civilian Conservation Corps
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Received a Bachelors of Science in Forestry
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Earned his Masters and Ph.D in Plant Pathology and Genetics
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Employed as a Microbiologist at DuPont in Delaware
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Went to Mexico to head the Cooperative Wheat Research and Production Program
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Made the director of the International Wheat Improvement Program at El Batán
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Began teaching and researching at Texas A&M
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Died of lymphoma