Dr. Charles E. Simpson - Professor Emeritus, located at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center, Stephenville Texas



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	Dr. Charles E. Simpson, Professor Emeritus B.S. - Texas A&M University, Agricultural Education, 1963 M.S. - Texas A&M University, Plant Breeding & Cytogenetics, 1966 Ph.D.- Texas A&M University, Plant Breeding & Cytogenetics, 1967		Email: c-simpson@tamu.edu Phone: 254.968.4144 Fax: 254.965.3759

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Texas A&M Dept. of Soil & Crop Sciences

Holder of the Meyer Medal
for
Plant Germplasm Collection,
Preservation and Utilization Meyer Medal Front Image Meyer Medal Back Image
Medal Front Medal Reverse

Meyer Medal History

The Frank N. Meyer Medal for Plant Genetic Resources is for distinctive service to the National Plant Germplasm System. The award is made as a tribute to Frank N. Meyer who served for 13 years as Agricultural Explorer of the Office of Foreign Seed and Plant Introduction and lost his life in the waters of the Yangtze River.

This award is presented in recognition of his contributions to the plant germplasm collection and use in the U.S. and his dedication and service to humanity through collecting, evaluating, or conserving earth's genetic resources. The award will be to a person who has had an outstanding record of service over a long period of time.

Employment History

2007-Present: Professor Emeritus, Texas AgriLife Research, Texas A&M University
2003-2007: Professor Emeritus, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
1979-Present: Graduate Faculty, Texas A&M University
1984-2003: Professor, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
1975-1984: Associate Professor, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
1967-1975: Assistant Professor, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station

Current Research Activities

Peanut variety development and release; peanut germplasm collection and preservation; peanut germplasm evaluation, enhancement, and utilization. Co-leader on international efforts to collect, preserve and utilize wild peanut species.

Major Research Interests

My primary research interest is the collection, preservation, evaluation, and utilization of Arachis germplasm-both wild and cultivated. I have (with collaborators) released cultivars which have genes from landrace PI's as well as from wild species of Arachis. Construction of the tetraploid molecular map (RFLP) from my crosses is a major milestone in peanut breeding, in my opinion. (Burrow, Simpson, Starr, Paterson 2001).

Awards

Crop Science Society 2007. Award for "Outstanding Paper on Plant Genetic Resources" in C8 Division of Crop Science for 2006 Publication year. One of four co-authors.

Coyt T. Wilson Distinguished Service Award. American Peanut Research and Education Society. July 14, 2006.

Award for Lifetime of Service to Arachis. Award Presented at Fifth Biannual International Conference of Workers in Arachis in Latin America and the Caribbean. April 8, 2006. Rio Quarto, Argentina.

Crop Science Society 2004. Award for "Outstanding Paper on Plant Genetic Resources" in C8 Division of Crop Science for 2003 Publication year. One of several co-authors.

National Peanut Council Award for Outstanding Research. co-winner with Dr. James L. Starr for our transfer of root-knot nematode resistance from a wild peanut to a cultivated variety. June 27, 2001.

Bailey Award for best paper presented at annual meeting of American Peanut Research and Education Society - Co-author to J.L. Starr and others. 2000.

Bailey Award for best paper presented at annual meeting of American Peanut Research and Education Society - Co-author to J.L. Starr and others. 1998.

Elected as Fellow of the American Peanut Research and Education Society. July 1995 Charlotte, NC. Annual Meetings of APRES.

Special Achievement Award for Research. Soil & Crop Sciences Department, Texas A&M University -- January 1995.

Frank N. Meyer Medal for plant genetic resources. Presented November 9, 1993 by the Crop Science Society of America at the annual meetings in Cincinnati, Ohio.

Past Presidents Award. American Peanut Research and Education Society. Huntsville, AL. July 1993.