Professional Affiliations:
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American Phytopathological Society (since 1969)
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APS Press (1984-1991): senior editor (1984-1987), editor-in-chief (1987-1991)
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APS Council (1987-1991, 1994-1997)
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APS Financial Advisory Board (1987-1991, 1995-1997)
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APS representative to International Society of Plant Pathology (1982-1993)
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APS representative to Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (1996-1998)
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APS representative to CAST Leadership Workshop for Professional Societies (1995)
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APS representative to CROPS '99 (Crops and Plant Systems Research National Priorities for the 21st Century) (1997)
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APS Pacific Division: Councilor (1994-1997)
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Invited Editor & Author for Compendium of Turf Grass Diseases, 1st ed. (1983); 2nd ed. (1992), 3rd ed (2005)
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Invited Editor & Author for Compendium of Wheat Diseases, 3rd ed. (2010)
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Invited Author for chapters in Compendium of Barley Diseases, 2nd ed. (1997)
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International Society for Plant Pathology (since 1982): Board of Directors (1982-1993)
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Council for Agricultural Science and Technology (1984-2000): Board of Directors (1995-1998); Crop Protection Work Group Chair (1997-1998); National Concerns Committee; Nominating Committee (1996-1997)
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American Society of Agronomy (since 1966)
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Western Soil Fungus Conferences (since 1969): Steering Committee (1986-1989, 2000- present); Program Coordinator (2001); Local Arrangements (2005)
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Soil Science Society of America (1976-1985)
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Crop Science Society of America (since 1975)
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Australasian Plant Pathology Society (1986-1989, 1997-present)
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Australasian Society of Nematologists (2004-present)
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International Turfgrass Society (1980-1990)
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Society of Nematologists (2003-present)
Employment:
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Assistant Research Soil Scientist at USDA-ARS, Pullman, WA (1966-1969)
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Research Assistant in Plant Pathology at Washington State University (1969-1972)
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NATO Post Doctoral Fellow at CSIRO, Adelaide, Australia (1972)
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Research Officer in Soil Microbiology at CSIRO, Adelaide, Australia (1973)
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Research Associate in Plant Pathology at Cornell Univ., Farmingdale, NY (1973-1974)
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Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (1975-1980)
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Associate Professor of Plant Pathology at Cornell University, Ithaca, NY (1980-1985)
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Visiting Senior Scientist (Australia) at Victoria Dept. of Agric., Melbourne (1982-1983)
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Professor of Plant Pathology and Branch Station Director at Oregon State University's Columbia Basin Agr. Res. Center, Pendleton (1985-2000)
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Professor of Plant Pathology at Oregon State University, CBARC, Pendleton (2000-2015)
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Emeritus Professor, Oregon State University, Pendleton (since 2015)
Education:
California State Polytechnic Univ., San Luis Obispo; 1965, B.S. (Soil Science)
Washington State Univ., Pullman; 1969, M.S. (Soils major; Plant Pathology minor)
Washington State Univ., Pullman; 1972, Ph.D. (Plant Pathology major; Soils minor)
Columbia Basin Agricultural Research Center