[4] He received his PhD from the University of Pennsylvania in 1913 under the direction of J. W. Harshberger with his dissertation titled, "The Diseases of the Sweet Pea (1914).
[3] He started his position of Chief of the Division of Plant Pathology and Physiology at the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station in 1916.
[1] In Texas, he worked on diseases of a multitude of crops, including sweet potatoes, corn, onions, melons and tomatoes.
[5] Much of his research focused on the etiology and control of cotton root rot, caused by the fungus, Phymatotrichopsis omnivora.
[3] He maintained his position as head of the plant pathology and physiology division of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station until his death in 1937.