People

G. David Miller was a lecturer and global development leader whose five-decade career advanced international agricultural development, student training, and community economic empowerment worldwide.

Leonard Morris was a professor of vegetable crops whose research in postharvest physiology shaped produce storage, chilling practices, and international agricultural science.

Donald Nevins was a professor and Department Chair whose research on plant cell walls and leadership in vegetable crop science advanced both fundamental plant physiology and agricultural practice.

Vito Polito was a professor whose research in fruit tree reproductive biology and leadership in departmental unification and olive research shaped both science and California agriculture.

Carlos Quirós was a professor of plant sciences whose research in Brassica genomics, celery, and Andean crops advanced vegetable breeding while mentoring generations of plant geneticists.

Agronomist Charles Raguse advanced rangeland and pasture management, mentored future leaders, and chronicled the history of California’s Sierra Foothill Research and Extension Center.

D. William Rains was a professor whose research in plant physiology, nutrition, and stress tolerance advanced crop science, while his teaching and leadership shaped generations of students.

Lawrence “Larry” Rappaport was a UC Davis professor and department chair whose pioneering work in plant physiology, biotechnology, and community leadership left a lasting impact on science and the Davis community.

Charles M. Rick, Jr. was a UC Davis professor and world authority on tomato genetics whose pioneering research, teaching, and germplasm preservation transformed plant breeding worldwide.

Roger J. Romani was a pomology professor whose research focused on plant cell physiology and commitment to teaching, program development, and community preservation.