Helene Dillard
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Thesis | Population dynamics of Sclerotinia minor and disease incidence of lettuce drop in naturally infested fields (1984) |
Helene Roberts Dillard is an American plant pathologist, and academic. She is a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.[1]
Education and career
Dillard is originally from California,[2] and graduated from University of California, Berkeley with her bachelor's degree in 1977, and then moved to the University of California, Davis where she earned her master's degree (1979) and Ph.D. (1984).[3][4] From 1984 to 2014, she was a professor of plant pathology, at Cornell University,[3] where she was promoted to professor in 1998.[4] In 2013, she moved from Cornell to the University of California, Davis where she was named the dean of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.[2][5] As of November 2023, Dillard has announced her retirement from her position as dean of UC Davis's College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences in 2024. [6]
Research
Dillard's research centers on agriculture and diseases that impact plants.[7]
Awards and honors
Dillard is a fellow of American Phytopathological Society,[8] and was elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2021.[9]
References
- ^ "2021 AAAS Fellows | American Association for the Advancement of Science". www.aaas.org. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
- ^ a b "Helene Dillard Named Dean at the University of California, Davis". Journal of Blacks in Higher Education. December 2, 2013 – via ProQuest.
- ^ a b Doval, Calvin (2018-09-11). "Helene Dillard". College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
- ^ a b "Helene R. Dillard". Helene R. Dillard. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
- ^ Peery, Tristan (2017-11-28). "Helene Dillard". UC Davis Leadership. Retrieved 2022-03-11.
- ^ Doval, Calvin Y. (2018-09-11). "Helene Dillard | College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences". caes.ucdavis.edu. Retrieved 2024-05-02.
- ^ Monaghan, Peter (March 17, 2014). "Agriculture Dean Back in a Good, if Drought-Stricken, Place". The Chronicle of Higher Education; Washington – via ProQuest.
- ^ "Helene R. Dillard". Helene R. Dillard. Retrieved 2022-08-27.
- ^ "2021 AAAS Fellows | American Association for the Advancement of Science". www.aaas.org. Retrieved 2022-08-16.
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