Bill Shane
Michigan State University (MSU) AgBio Research recently announced Bill Shane has agreed to be interim center coordinator of the MSU Southwest Michigan Research and Extension Center (SWMREC) in Benton Harbor, MI, effective April 1.
Shane is an MSU researcher and Extension tree fruit specialist with primary emphasis on peaches, apples, pears, plums, and cherries. He has been conducting fruit research at SWMREC since 2002. He also is a contributor to American Fruit Grower® magazine, focusing on his work in peaches. He replaces Tom Zabadal, who will devote himself full time to grape research and Extension.
Shane received a bachelor’s degree in botany and plant pathology from MSU, a master’s in plant pathology from North Carolina State University and a Ph.D. in plant pathology from the University of Minnesota.
After starting his career as an assistant professor at Ohio State University, he came to work as an MSU Extension district educator in 1992.