Clemson Plant Pathology, Department of Entomology, Soils, & Plant Sciences
Agronomy Entomology Plant Pathology Soil Science

Recent Graduates in Plant Pathology at Clemson

December 2007  
Diana Marini Ph.D. Plant and Environmental Science
Inga McLaughlin M.S. Plant and Environmental Science
   
December 2006  
Alejandro Canegallo M.S. Plant and Environmental Science
   
August 2006  

Jonathan Croft

M.S. Plant and Environmental Science – Clemson University, Dorchester County Extension Service
Katherine Ellingson M.S. Plant and Environmental Science – Clemson University, Plant Industries
Karen Hall Ph.D. Plant Physiology – Clemson University, Biological Sciences and Forest & Natural Resources
Samuel Njoroge Ph.D. Plant Pathology
   
May 2006
Karen Bussey M.S. Plant and Environmental Science – Roseville Minnesota
Christine C. Murphy Ph.D. Plant Physiology – Clemson University
   
December 2005
Lynn A. Luszcz B.S. Plant Pathology – Research Associate, ESPS Dept., Clemson University
   
December 2004
Joe-Ann Lawrence McCoy Ph.D. Plant Physiology – USDA-ARS Germplasm Lab, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Sara Tennison Murdock M.S. Plant & Environmental Sciences
Shane Parker M.S. Plant & Environmental Sciences – Ph.D. graduate UC-Davis
Drew Zwart M.S. Plant & Environmental Sciences – Charlotte, NC
   
December 2003
Alison Robertson Ph.D. Plant Pathology – Assistant Professor and Extension Specialist, Dept. of Plant Pathology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Jessie Eisenmann M.S. Plant and Environmental Sciences – High School Teacher, Greenville, SC
   
August 2003
Sandra Gray Ph.D. Plant Physiology – Research Specialist, Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Clemson University
   
May 2003
Joshua Samuel Ash B.S. Plant Pathology – Ph.D. graduate student, Cornell University
   
August 2002
Jeremy Lloyd McCracken M.S. Plant Pathology – Ph.D. graduate student, Applied Economics and Statistics
John Kenneth Royals II M.S. Plant Pathology – Instructor, Turfgrass Management Technology, Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte, NC
   
May 2002
Chung-hang Duan Ph.D. Plant Pathology – Postdoctoral Scientist, Taiwan
Pamela Sewell Coker Ph.D. Plant Physiology – Micro Air Inc., Indianapolis, IN
   
December 2001
Pamela L. Hughes Ph.D. Plant Pathology – St. Louis School System Following completion of a post doc with USDA
Kevin L. Ong Ph.D. Plant Pathology – Extension Urban Pathologist/Assistant Professor, Texas A&M University
   
August 2001
Tharathorn Boonkaew Ph.D. Plant Physiology – Faculty, University in Thailand
   
May 2001
Christian Bernard Dellis M.S. Plant Pathology – USDA/APHIS Negotiating Team in Western Europe and South America
   
December 2000
Choi Woobong Ph.D. Plant Pathology – Postdoctoral scientist, Rice blast functional genomics, NC State University
Aranya T. Pmmongkol Ph.D. Plant Pathology – Resumed faculty position at Ratchathani University, Thailand
   
August 2000
William P. Wechter Ph.D. Plant Pathology – Research Plant Pathologist, USDA-ARS, Charleston, SC
Ron Kothera Ph.D. Plant Pathology – Research Associate, ArborGen, Summerville, SC
Jianfeng Li M.S. Plant Pathology – Research Associate, Dept. of Forestry, NC State University, Raleigh, NC
   
May 2000
Supramana Ph.D. Plant Pathology – Faculty of Agriculture, Bogor Agricultural University, Bogor
   
December 1999
Yilmaz Suat Ph.D. Plant Pathology – Faculty position in Turkey
Rauyaree Payungsak M.S. Plant Pathology – Ph.D. Candidate, Pennsylvania State University
Leonard F. Yourman Ph.D. Plant Pathology – Research Plant Pathologist, USDA-ARS, Foreign Disease-Weed Science Research Unit in Fort Detrick, MD
   
May 1999
Heng Zhu Ph.D. Genetics – Postdoctoral Scientist, Yale University
Pamela Coker M.S. Plant Pathology – Micro Air Inc., Indianapolis, IN
Diane Ducharme M.S. Plant Pathology – County Extension Service, Asheville, NC
Cissy Elliot M.S. Plant Pathology – Cotton breeder, Delta and Pine Land Co., Hartsville, SC
   
December 1998
Benesh Somai Ph.D. Plant Pathology – Assistant Professor of Microbiology, University of Port Elizabeth, Republic of South Africa
JoeAnn Helen McCoy M.S. Plant Pathology – USDA-ARS, Germplasm Lab, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Mario Ravi Costa M.S. Microbiology
Seema Gurpur Ph.D. Microbiology – Beckman Instruments, San Diego, CA
   
August 1998
Joseph Philip Albano Ph.D. Plant Physiology – Communicable Disease Center (CDC) Fellow, Atlanta, GA
   
May 1998
Jae-Jung Kim Ph.D. Microbiology – Postdoctoral Scientists, Texas A & M University
Britta Leverentz Ph.D. Plant Pathology – USDA Research Associate, Beltsville, MD
Andrew Rollins M.S. Plant Pathology – Clemson University Extension Service, Extension Agent, Kershaw County
   
December 1997
Diane Jurkonie M.S. Plant Pathology – Ph.D. Candidate, Cornell University
   
August 1997
Jung-Ho Kim Ph.D. Microbiology – Postdoctoral Scientist, Clemson University
Victoria W. Ngumi Ph.D. Plant Physiology – Faculty, Kenyata University, Kenya
Julius C. Brooks, IV M.S. Genetics
   
December 1996
Merrilee W. Anderson M.S. Plant Pathology – Ph.D. Candidate, Pennsylvania State University
   
August 1996
Ling Zhang M.S. Plant Pathology/Nematology – Computer programming and software design, Equifax Corp., Atlanta, GA
   
May 1996
Neeraj Ahuja Ph.D. Plant Pathology – Computer programming, Champaign, IL
Robin Ross (Mason) M.S. Plant Pathology – Field Development Scientist, Eden Bioscience Corp., Santa Maria, CA
Nathan Walker M.S. Plant Pathology, CU; Ph.D. University of Arkansas – Faculty, University of Oklahoma
   
December 1995
Beryl Bernstein Ph.D. Plant Pathology – Dept. Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Canada
Tonya C. McKinley Ph.D. Plant Physiology – Assoc. Professor, Concord College, West Virginia
   
May 1995
Gary Richard Kinard Ph.D. Plant Pathology – Research Plant Pathologist, USDA-ARS, Fruit Lab, Beltsville, MD
William Anthony Watson M.S. Plant Pathology – Edgefield County Extension Director, Clemson University Extension Service, Edgefield, SC

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