and food safety.Lester R. Brown M.S. 1959, LL.D. (Hon.) 1976Founded the Worldwatch Institute in 1974 and the Earth Policy Institute in 2001. In his lifetime he has authored or co-authored some 50 books, in more than 40 languages. Brown holds 24 honorary degrees, and is a MacArthur Fellow. A few of the awards Brown has received are the United Nations Environment Prize in 1987, Japan's Blue Planet Prize and the 2009 Lindbergh Award.Robert F. Chandler Jr. Ph.D. 1934, D.Sc. (Hon.) 1957In the Philippines, Chandler helped to establish the International Rice Research Institute in 1959. Chandler lead scientist in developing new varieties of rice, tripling the harvests. He also received the 1988 World Food Prize.Mylo S. Downey B.S. 1927, M.S. 1940Downey was the national director of 4-H, and developer of 4-H-style programs in countries around the world. He also served as consultant for the Peace Corps and co-founder of the International Farm Youth Exchange. At Maryland he established the University of Maryland Agricultural Scholarship Fund.Geary Francis “Swede” Eppley B.S. 1920, M.S. 1926After serving in World War I, Eppley finished his undergraduate work and accepted the position of assistant professor of agronomy in 1922. He later went on the coach Maryland's track team to two national championships. Eppley held the position of both director and faculty chairman of athletics. He was the first president of the Atlantic Coast Conference, as well as a co-founder of the conference. In World War II Eppley received the Legion of Merit. He retired from Maryland in 1964, after serving as the dean of men and director of student activities. The Campus Recreation Center is named in his honor.Albin Owings Kuhn B.S. 1938, Ph. D. 1948In 1965 Albin Kuhn served as vice president, and eventually chancellor for both Baltimore City and County University of Maryland campuses. During this time he constructed new buildings for teaching and research. Kuhn later became executive vice president of the University System of Maryland in 1979. He retired in 1982, and that year UMBC named the Albin O. Kuhn Library and Gallery in his honor.William Woolford Skinner B.S. 1895, D.Sc. (Hon.) 1917''' William Woolford Skinner worked for the U.S. Department of Agriculture for 40 years. He started his career in 1904, investigating the mineral makeup of underground and surface waters at the Arizona Experiment Station. Skinner chaired a committee studying the effects of pollution on the Potomac River's and Chesapeake Bay's oyster