Charles Schaller pioneered disease-resistant barley breeding, developing varieties that shaped global agriculture and added millions to California’s economy.
Professor Emeritus, Dean of the College of Agriculture
1896-1965
Fred N. Briggs, UC Davis agronomist and college dean, pioneered plant breeding, advanced disease-resistant grains, and shaped agricultural education through research, leadership, and collaboration.
Lecturer, founder and director Global Fellowships in Agricultural Development
d. 2022
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.
Professor Emeritus of Environmental Horticulture, Department Chair
1919-1996
Harry Kohl was the founding chair of Environmental Horticulture, a floriculture pioneer, educator, and post-retirement leader whose research and outreach shaped greenhouse production and ornamental breeding.
Professor of Horticulture, Director of the College of Agriculture
1892-1990
Knowles Ryerson was a UC horticulturist and academic leader whose research, plant introductions, and administrative vision significantly shaped subtropical agriculture and contributed to the growth of UC Davis and UC Berkeley.
Horticulturist Henry A. Jones, the “father of hybrid onions,” revolutionized agriculture with his 1925 discovery of male sterility, enabling hybrid seed production worldwide.
Seed physiologist James Harrington pioneered global seed storage practices, best known for “Harrington’s Rule,” a principle still guiding seed science and agriculture today.
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.
Robert Kasmire was a UC Extension specialist in postharvest vegetable handling and a global consultant whose work advanced produce quality, safety, and industry training across California and beyond.
