Goodman, Major M.

Major M. Goodman was born September 13, 1938 and began working with maize as a 14-year old detasseler at Pioneer Hi-Bred International in his hometown of Johnston, Iowa.

He earned a Bachelor's Degree in Math with a Minor in Chemistry in 1960 from Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. He continued his education at North Carolina State University, graduating in 1963 with a Master's Degree in Genetics with a Minor in Statistics. In 1965, he received his Ph.D. in Genetics and Statistics from N.C. State. His thesis was directed by S.G. Stephens and focused on the classification, correlation, and structure of populations. While earning his degrees at N.C. State, he served as a Research Assistant from 1960 to 1961 and a National Science Foundation Co-op Fellow from 1961 to 1965.

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