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AGROCHEMICALS FELLOW AWARD
PRESENTED TO TERRY SPITTLER
FOR OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS
TO THE ENDEAVORS OF THE DIVISION
&
TO THE SCIENCE OF PESTICIDE CHEMISTRY

 

 

Dr. Terry Spittler received the Agrochemicals Division Fellow Award at the 231st National Meeting & Exposition held in Atlanta, Georgia last spring. Dr. Spittler has been active in the Division since 1980, has been on numerous panels, and has organized several symposia. Over the years, he has served in capacity of each of the officer positions for the Division and is currently Treasurer.

Prior to joining Cornell University, Dr. Spittler received a BA in Chemistry and English from Bowling Green University, an MS in Biochemistry from SUNY Buffalo, and his Ph.D. in Physical-Organic
Chemistry from SUNY Albany. He held post-doctoral positions at Syracuse University and Montana State University. In 1977, he joined New York Agricultural Experiment Station in Geneva in 1977 as Chief Chemist of the FS&T Analytical Division (the IR-4 and New York State Agriculture and Marketing Labs).

He became Senior Research Associate in 1984, held several positions in the National IR-4 Program, and then joined the Cornell Center for the Environment in 2000. In 2002, he was appointed Senior Research Associate in the Department of Horticultural Sciences and in 2005 he retired from this position and became a Visiting Fellow. He is a cooperator in research programs for microencapsulation/controlled release of nematicides and the identification of small peptides in plant vascular systems by anionic ion chromatography with pulsed amperometric quantitation. Dr. Spittler is also a cofounder of Terrenew, LLC which will be located at the Cornell Agricultural and Food Technology Park. His interests are in organically-derived fibers for oil spill recovery and plant based heavy-metal exchange media for ground water/brown field
remediation. In addition, he is a consultant for production of soil amendments from agricultural processing and municipal solid wastes. Dr. Spittler lives in Geneva with his wife Mary, a retired art teacher. They have three grown children, Elizabeth, Max, and Gretehen. Terry’s other interests include skiing, youth hockey, Geneva Classical Concerts, Inc., and hunting. He is also considered a gourmet gardener by the local deer.