Named Professors in the

College of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Crawford H. Greenewalt Endowed Chair in Plant Molecular Biology
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
Research: The genetics, biochemistry and molecular biology of plants.
This chair honors the late Crawford H. Greenwalt, who served as president and chief executive officer of the DuPont Co. from 1948-62, as DuPont chairman for five years until 1967 and as head of its finance committee until 1972. Active in community affairs, he served on several boards of directors in the region. Mr. Greenwalt was married to Margaretta du Pont, who died in 1991.

T.A. Baker Professor of Plant and Soil Sciences
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
Research: Environmental soil chemistry.
The professorship honors Thomas A. Baker, who was a professor of animal husbandry and on the faculty of the then College of Agricultural Sciences for 39 years. He and his wife, Ruth, made a bequest to the college, which established the named professorship.

S. Hallock du Pont Chair of Agriculture and Natural Resources
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
Research: The chemistry of soil reactions.
The chair is named in honor of S. Hallock du Pont, a generous benefactor who supported a professorship and research in animal husbandry at UD for many years.