ASAS Foundation Appreciation Charter Club

H. Allen Tucker

H. Allen Tucker was born on October 25, 1936, and grew up on a small dairy farm in Uxbridge, MA. He received a B.S. degree in Animal Husbandry from the University of Massachusetts in 1958 and he was awarded M.S. and Ph.D. degrees from Rutgers-The State University of New Jersey in 1960 and 1963, respectively. He was appointed Assistant Professor in 1962 and achieved the rank of Professor in 1975 in the Department of Animal Science at Michigan State University. After 38 years, Dr. Tucker recently retired from Michigan State University.

Dr. Tucker is a leading authority in mammary gland physiology, photoperiodism, and secretion of prolactin and growth hormone-releasing hormone in cattle. He and his students have published more than 350 articles, of which over 230 are full peer-reviewed scientific papers. Dr. Tucker’s ability to train graduate students was recognized with the prestigious Casida Award in 1987 from the American Society of Animal Science. His graduate students are located throughout the world at universities, research institutes, and pharmaceutical companies.

Dr. Tucker received the Morrison Award (1997) and the Physiology and Endocrinology Award (1983) from the American Society of Animal Science. In addition, Dr. Tucker received the Borden Award (1979) and the Upjohn Physiology Award (1983) from the American Dairy Science Association. For his research and teaching excellence Dr. Tucker was awarded the Michigan State University Distinguished Faculty Award in 1988, and in 1996 Dr. Tucker was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Dr. Tucker served on the editorial board and was Physiology and Endocrinology section editor for the Journal of Animal Science from 1986 to 1989.