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Dioscoro Lopez Umali (November 17, 1917 – July 1, 1992) was a Filipino agriculturalist and National Scientist of the Philippines awardee, known as "the Father of Philippine Plant Breeding." [ 3 ] [ 4 ] [ 5 ] He was awarded several international honors and distinctions for his outstanding achievements and improvements of rice , corn and other ...
The Department of Agricultural Information and Communication building (now College of Development Communication) was built under Umali's Five-Year Development Program. [19] On July 1, 1952, UPCA signed a contract with Cornell University regarding assistance for post-war development. Cornell sent 51 professors, 35 of which were from Cornell, to ...
Professor of Literature and Social Sciences; poet; founder of the Communist Party of the Philippines: Jessica Soho: broadcast journalist Auraeus Solito: film director Shamcey Supsup: Miss Universe 2011 3rd runner-up Jerrold Tarog: film director Mel Tiangco: broadcast journalist, anchor and host, GMA Kapuso Foundation chair Jeeca Uy
Dioscoro L. Umali: Agricultural Sciences Agriculture and Rural Development 1987 Jose Encarnacion, Jr. Social Sciences Economics Luz Oliveros-Belardo: Mathematical and Physical Sciences Phytochemistry 1988 Alfredo Lagmay: Social Sciences Experimental Psychology 1989 Paulo Campos: Health Sciences Nuclear Medicine Fidel V. Ramos 1994 Pedro Escuro
During his study there, he was taught by Dr. Dioscoro Umali. [4] In 1954, he received his master's degree from Cornell University and received his doctoral degree (Ph.D.) in Genetics and Plant Breeding from the University of Minnesota in 1959. [2]
Academicians are distinguished members of the National Academy of Science and Technology (abbreviated as NAST), the highest recognition and scientific advisory body of the Philippines.
The 1,098 ha (2,710-acre) Los Baños campus houses UPLB's academic facilities, as well as experimental farms for agriculture and biotechnology research. [5] The more prominent buildings in the Los Baños campus, such as the Dioscoro L. Umali Hall, Main Library, and Student Union were designed by National Artist for Architecture Leandro Locsin. [40]
Ph.D. in Literature Cultural historian, food columnist, writer [11] Candy Gourlay: 1984 SAS A.B. Communication Journalist, author [12] Fernando María Guerrero: MDM A.B. Lawyer, journalist, polyglot, writer during the Philippines' golden period of Spanish literature [13] Luisa Igloria: 1988 SAS M.A. Literature Palanca Award-winning writer, poet ...