Shaffner, Clyne S., 1914-1984.

Clyne S. Shaffner was a researcher and professor of poultry science, focusing primarily on fowl reproduction, at the University of Maryland.

He was born April 18, 1914, in Freeland, Michigan. Shaffner was active in the Michigan Junior Farm Bureau and went on to earn his B.S. degree at Michigan State College in 1938, his M.S. in 1940, and his Ph. D. from Purdue University in 1947. In 1947 he accepted a position as Associate Professor of Physiology and Genetics in the Department of Poultry Science at the University of Maryland. He served as department head until 1971 and remained at Maryland until his retirement in 1977. In his professional life, Shaffner was interested in fowl reproduction, and he made advances in the emerging field of semen preservation through freezing. A fellow of the Poultry Science Association and of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, he also served as president of the Poultry Science Association from 1961 to 1962. Shaffner died in West Laurel, Maryland, on May 19, 1984, at the age of seventy.

From the description of Clyne S. Shaffner papers, 1938-1947. (University of Maryland Libraries). WorldCat record id: 51579054

Clyne S. Shaffner was born April 18, 1914, in Freeland, Michigan. As a young man, Shaffner helped operate the family farm and was active in the Michigan Junior Farm Bureau. Shaffner earned his B. S. degree at Michigan State College in 1938. He stayed at Michigan for an additional two years, graduating with an M. S. in 1940 before going on to Purdue University to study for a Ph. D.

Shaffner's doctoral studies were interrupted by a stint in the U. S. Navy from 1944 to 1946. Upon his return, however, he picked up his academic work immediately and graduated in 1947. In the same year he accepted a position as Associate Professor of Physiology and Genetics in the Department of Poultry Science at the University of Maryland. By the time Shaffner became department head in 1955, he had met and married his wife Nancy and had become a father. The Shaffners eventually had two children, Neil and Catherine. He served as department head until 1971 and remained at Maryland until his retirement in 1977.

From his doctoral studies on, Shaffner was interested in fowl reproduction, particularly in the emerging field of semen preservation through freezing. A fellow of the Poultry Science Association and of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, he also served as president of the Poultry Science Association from 1961 to 1962.

Shaffner died in West Laurel, Maryland, on May 19, 1984, at the age of seventy.

From the guide to the Clyne S. Shaffner papers, 1938-1947, 1938-1947, (University of Maryland)