| Abstract |
Dr. Amel A. Hallauer is a retired distinguished professor from Iowa State University, a member of the National Academy of Science, and a member of the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service's Science Hall of Fame. Hallauer has influenced plant breeders around the world through his teachings, publications. and breeding accomplishments. His book. Quantitative Generics in Maize Breeding, is considered a standard textbook for maize breeders. He also discovered the key role of additive genetic effects and established full-sib reciprocal recurrent selection as the most effective breeding method tor maize. Born in 1932, Hallauer graduated from high school in 1950 and majored in plant science at Kansas State University, where he graduated with honors four years later. He spent two years in the military and then went to Iowa State University to begin graduate work in plant breeding with George Sprague. Hallauer received his MSc in 1950 and, after Sprague was transferred to Maryland. his PhD in 1960 under the guidance of W.A. Russell. After graduating from Iowa State. Hallauer went to North Carolina State University in 1961 as a research geneticist for the US Department of Agriculture (USDA). In 1962. he transferred back to Iowa State. where he continued to work for USDA. In 1989. having completed over 30 years of federal service. Hallauer retired from USDA and accepted a full-time faculty position at Iowa State. He was named a Charles F. Cuniss Distinguished Professor in Agriculture in 1991. One his most memorable moments was being elected to the National Academy of Sciences in April 1989. A major product of Hallauer's research has been the free release of more than 30 inbred lines from the cooperative US Department of Agriculture-Iowa State University breeding program. In 1990. it was found that Hallauer's lines were used in most of the commercial maize produced in the North American Cornbett. These lines produce an estimated USO 1 billion per year for the American farmer. and they are also used in all major temperate areas where maize is grown, including Europe and China. |
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