Education
Doctor of Philosophy, University of Minnesota, 1982
Master of Science, University of Illinois, 1980
Bachelor of Science, Michigan State University, 1977
Awards/Special Recognition
2012, Esri, Inc. Special Achievement in GIS Award
2011, Gail H. Dahlquist Special Achievement Award from the Association for the Advancement of Industrial Crops
2011-2011, USDA Certificates of Merit
1999, USDA Outstanding Service Award
1999, Richard & Minnie Windler Award from the Southern Appalachian Botanical Society