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Scholthof named 2009 American Phytopathological Society Fellow
July 7, 2009
Writer: Kathleen Phillips, 979-845-2872, ka-phillips@tamu.edu
Contact: Dr. Herman Scholthof , 979-862-1495, herscho@tamu.edu
COLLEGE STATION - Dr. Herman Scholthof, professor of plant pathology and microbiology at Texas A&M University, has been named a 2009 American Phytopathological Society Fellow.
Scholthof, who also has an appointment with Texas AgriLife Research, will receive the honor during the society's annual meeting Aug. 4 in Portland, Ore.
Fellows are recognized for "distinguished contributions to plant pathology" or to the society.
The Netherlands native earned bachelor's and master's degrees from Wageningen University. He earned his doctoral degree from the University of Kentucky.
Scholthof held a post-doctoral position at the University of California-Berkeley, then joined the faculty at Texas A&M in 1994. He has been a visiting professor at Harvard Medical School and The Boyce Thompson Institute-Cornell University.
He also is a founding member of the Texas A&M Intercollegiate Faculty of Virology, and his work has been published in numerous journals, including the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
About the college:
With an enrollment of almost 6,700 students in 14 academic departments, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University offers more than 80 undergraduate and graduate degrees and has a faculty of nearly 400 members, including two Nobel laureates. Research programs include food sustainability and safety, human and animal health, genetics, renewable natural resources and bioenergy. Mark Hussey is Vice Chancellor and Dean.
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