[FHB] Marty Carson

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I am very sad to inform everyone that Marty Carson died May 9, at his home
in Roseville MN.
 
James Kolmer
USDA-ARS Cereal Disease Laboratory
1551 Lindig St. 
St. Paul MN 55108 USA
 
Below is a brief biography of Marty.
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Marty Carson, formerly of the USDA-ARS Cereal Disease Laboratory in St Paul
MN,  died May 9, 2019, at his home in Roseville MN, with his wife Deb by his
side.  
 
Marty was born in Arcola IL, and attended Eastern Illinois University as an
undergraduate and did his graduate studies (M.S. and Ph.D.) in Plant
Pathology at the University of Illinois.  Marty was a faculty member at
South Dakota State University for eight years and then joined the USDA-ARS
Plant Science Unit in Raleigh NC staring in 1989. With the USDA-ARS in
Raleigh, Marty became well known for his work on maize diseases and maize
germplasm improvement.  In 2002 Marty accepted the Research Leader position
at the USDA-ARS Cereal Disease Laboratory in Minnesota. In St Paul he
identified sources of durable resistance in cultivated oat to the crown rust
fungus, Puccinia coronata.  He used these oat selections to develop  a
number of recombinant inbred line populations of oat in that are still being
studied today. He also characterized populations of Puccinia coronata in the
USA for virulence to crown rust resistance genes and for molecular genetic
polymorphism.
 
Marty was active in the Crop Science Society of America and American
Phytopathological Society (APS),and served as associate editor and senior
editor for Phytopathology, and was recognized as a Fellow of APS for his
research and leadership accomplishments. 
 
During his time as Research Leader at the USDA-ARS Cereal Disease
Laboratory, Marty oversaw a major expansion of the research facilities, with
new labs, conference room, plant pathogen containment facility, and an
additional seed storage unit.  He also oversaw a major retrofit of the CDL
laboratory and greenhouse facilities.  He also was instrumental in hiring
new scientific and support staff during this time.  During his time as
Research Leader, the CDL gained worldwide stature in the global efforts to
mitigate losses due to the cereal rust diseases and Fusarium head blight. He
was highly supportive of the scientists and support staff at the CDL.
 
He was an avid gardener, as seen by his beautifully landscaped backyard.  He
also tried his hand at breeding azaleas.  He was a dedicated athlete, having
competed  (and finishing!!) in the Iron Man competition in Hawaii. He could
often be seen biking on the Gateway trail in St Paul, and in the pool at the
St. Paul Gym.   
 
 
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