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Dr. Fred Angell
retires
Dr. Fred Angell
retired January 31 from United Genetics Seeds Company, after a long and
productive career in the vegetable seed industry.
Fred grew up on a
vegetable and fruit farm in southern Illinois, where he acquired his
interest in plants. After earning a B.S.and M.S. degree from Southern
Illinois University, he went to the University of Wisconsin in 1961 to
enter the PhD program in the Plant Pathology and Horticulture
Departments, under the direction of Drs. Pound, Williams, and Gabelman.
It was during his time at UW that he met his wife Bonnie.
After graduating
with a PhD from UW in 1965, Fred took a position in the Horticulture
Department at the University of Maryland. His interest in private
industry led to a position as Research Director at the A.L.Castle Seed
Company in Morgan Hill, California, in 1974. He moved to Asgrow Seed
Company in 1985, to head the processing tomato program. For the last 6
years he has been with United Genetics Seeds in Hollister, California.
At Asgrow Seed
Company, Fred was the leader of a team that developed the "Brigade" and
"APT 410" varieties, which were among the leading varieties in the
processing industry during the 1990s. Both of these varieties are still
being grown today.
Fred mentions "the
contacts and associations I had with colleagues, growers, shippers,
processors and other industry and university people" as the things he
will miss most. "I especially enjoyed the international aspects of the
business during my years at Asgrow and United Genetics".
Fred and Bonnie
will now have more time to spend with their family, which includes six
grandchildren. |
