Dr. Donald L. Craig

Nova Scotia

Dr. Donald L. Craig, Kentville, King's County, has made a lifetime commitment to the horticulture and ornamental crop production industries in Eastern Canada.

As a Research Scientist with Agriculture Canada and in private industry, his development of eight strawberry, two raspberry, nine rhododendron, three azalea varieties and tissue culture technology, earned him recognition locally and amongst the scientific communities.

Dr. Craig's development of virus free strawberry plants led to the establishment of a certified strawberry plant nursery program which became a local industry producing some sixteen million plants each year for domestic and export markets.

In addition, Dr. Craig has tested several cultivars of elderberry, highbush blueberry and grapes providing strong Leadership for the development and culture of these crops in Atlantic Canada.

He has been an active member of many scientific associations including the Rhododendron Society of Canada, the Canadian Society of Horticultural Science and the North American Pomoiogical Society.

During Dr. Craig's thirty-five years with Agriculture Canada he published fourty eight scientific papers, numerous popular papers and is the author of several eastern berry crop production publications.

Dr. Craig has received the Leslie Hancock Memorial Award of the Rhododendron Society of Canada, an Honorary Life Membership and an Award of Merit for the release of the strawberry variety Bounty, from the Canadian Society for Horticultural Science.

Nominated by the Strawberry Growers' Association of N. S., the Atlantic Agricultural Hall of Fame is pleased to recognize the contribution of Dr. Donald L. Craig.