Stanley D. Jensen

Education:

B.S. in Agronomy, South Dakota State College, 1951
M.S. in Agronomy, South Dakota State College, 1954
Ph.D. in Plant Breeding, Iowa State University, 1959

Pioneer History:
1954-1957	Corn Breeding Assistant, Johnston, Iowa
1957	Founded the York, Neb., Corn Research Station
1957-1968	Station Manager and Corn Breeder, York, Neb.
1968-1974	Western Corn Research Coordinator and Station Manager, York, Neb.
1974-1994	Regional Director, Western Corn Belt Region, York, Neb.

Although Dr. Stanley D. Jensen is best known as a corn breeder, he has also made many significant contributions in other areas of agronomy, such as the development of field plot techniques; the design of machinery for planting and harvesting experimental plots; and the use of statistics in administration and education. He is recognized by public and private corn breeders alike as the No. 1 authority in breeding for drought and heat tolerance.

Throughout his career, Dr. Jensen developed 161 useful inbred lines of corn. At least one of his lines has been used in 39 successful single-cross hybrids marketed in the United States by Pioneer.

One of his most valuable contributions is the development of young scientists with a similar sense of the importance of breeding, not only for drought and heat tolerance in corn, but also for instilling in them the dedication, perseverance and hard work required to follow through and complete the job, no matter what their objectives might be.

Dr. Jensen retired from Pioneer in 1994.

Last Modified:October 31, 2007