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HONORED
The Potato Association of America has selected Dr. William J. Hooker for the award of Honorary Life Member. I am pleased to present him to the President and membership at this time.
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ISLEIB" WILLIAM J. IIOOKER tlONORED
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Dr. Hooker was born and raised in Sycamore, Illinois. He received a bachelor's degree from Northern Illinois State Teacher's College, an M.S. degree at Purdue, and the Ph.D. degree in Plant Pathology from the University of Wisconsin. After brief service on the staff at Wisconsin and with the California Packing Co., Dr. Hooker was appointed to the Plant Pathology staff at Iowa State College. It was at Iowa State that Dr. Hooker's research focused on fungal and bacterial diseases of potato. In 1955, Dr. Hooker moved to East Lansing to join the staff in Plant Pathology at Michigan State University, where he is now professor and member of the graduate faculty. His research for the past decade has centered on viruses and virus diseases. He is widely recognized for his achievements in this field, and was a participant in the 4th International Conference on Potato Virus Diseases at Braunschweig, Germany, in 1959. In 1964, Dr. Hooker participated in The International Symposium on Host Parasite Relations at Budapest, Hungary; and this year he served as consultant to the government of Argentina on virus problems of potatoes, working at Balcarce and Buenos Aires. During these years of academic achievement. Dr. Hooker has given counsel and guidance to numerous students, and has cooperated in both fundamental and applied programs with his many colleagues. He has served as secretary, vice-president, and president of the Potato Association of America, and is an active participant in the meetings and business of the Association. Bill's wife, Frances, and their three children are well known to the members of the Association through their frequent attendance at annual meetings. They are unable to attend tonight, but I am sure they share my pleasure in presenting Dr. William J. Hooker for Honorary Life Membership in the Potato Association of America.
--D. R. Isleib
