Editor’s note: This story is part of a series of profiles of notable fall 2024 graduates.Growing up in the “farm-to-fork capital” of Sacramento, California, Jacob DeFant developed an early passion for food and agriculture. This led him to pursue a bachelor’s degree in agricultural… ...
Curtiss received his undergraduate degree in agriculture from Cornell University, Ithaca, N.Y., in 1956. There, he was a member of Quill and Dagger, a legendary collegiate senior honor society reserved for outstanding student leaders. The early experience of attending the Cold Spring Harbor symposi...