Dr. Charles W. Stuber Sr. is considered a pioneer of quantitative genetic mapping and marker-assisted selection in maize.
RALEIGH, NC, November 16, 2018 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Marquis Who's Who, the world's premier publisher of biographical profiles, is proud to present Charles W. Stuber Sr., Ph.D., with the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement Award. An accomplished listee, Dr. Stuber celebrates many years' experience in his professional network, and has been noted for achievements, leadership qualities, and the credentials and successes he has accrued in his field. As in all Marquis Who's Who biographical volumes, individuals profiled are selected on the basis of current reference value. Factors such as position, noteworthy accomplishments, visibility, and prominence in a field are all taken into account during the selection process.
Dr. Stuber was born and raised on a farm in central Nebraska. He received the B.S. degree in Technical Science in Agriculture at the University of Nebraska in 1952. He then enlisted in the U.S. Navy where he served as a lieutenant for four years. He returned to the farm in Nebraska where he planned to spend his career. After three years (with the encouragement of his wife and advice of friends) he decided to return to the University of Nebraska where he obtained an M.S. degree in plant breeding and genetics in 1961. He went on to receive a Ph.D. degree in genetics and experimental statistics at North Carolina State University in 1965. He was employed by the Agricultural Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA-ARS) as a research geneticist in 1962 and worked his way up through the ranks to the Senior Executive Service. He was also given a joint appointment as a professor in the NC State University Department of Genetics. During his career, he was very active in several professional societies and continued to remain active after he "retired" in 1998. In 2006, he was encouraged to return to NC State University to develop a Center for Plant Breeding and Applied Genomics (now NC State Plant Breeding Consortium) and currently is director of the Consortium.
Dr. Stuber is considered a pioneer of quantitative genetic mapping and marker-assisted selection in maize. The achievements of his four-decade career in research include the development of genetic marker systems used in maize and adapted in numerous other crops, the first methods to identify quantitative trait loci (QTL), and creation of new breeding methods that integrated molecular markers into applied breeding. His work was instrumental in creating the foundation for modern plant breeding (both in private industry and in public institutions) that relies heavily on combining genetic marker information with field evaluations of quantitative traits.
He has been awarded a number of accolades for his scientific and professional contributions. In the USDA-ARS, he was honored with an Outstanding Scientist of the Year Award in 1989 and was inducted into the USDA Agricultural Research Service Science Hall of Fame in 1999. He was named a Fellow in the Crop Science Society of America (CSSA) and in the American Society of Agronomy (ASA). In 1993, he was elected to the office of President of CSSA and to the office of President of ASA in 2002. He received the Crop Science Distinguished Career Award from CSSA and the Genetics and Plant Breeding Award from the National Council of Commercial Plant Breeders. He was the recipient of the Award of Merit form the University of Nebraska CASNR Alumni Association and in 2012, he received the NCSU College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Distinguished Alumnus Award. Also, in 2012, he was honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the National Association of Plant Breeders. He is listed in several versions of Who's Who publications.
In recognition of outstanding contributions to his profession and the Marquis Who's Who community, Dr. Stuber has been featured on the Albert Nelson Marquis Lifetime Achievement website. Please visit www.ltachievers.com for more information about this honor.
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