Texas
Inducted: 2025
Dr. Jane Dever is recognized for her leadership in cotton breeding and fiber quality research, and for her career spanning more than four decades across both public and private sectors of the cotton industry.
Prior to joining Clemson University in April 2024 as the director of the Pee Dee Research and Education Center and professor in the Department of Plant and Environmental Sciences, she served as assistant director of the Texas A&M AgriLife Lubbock Research and Extension Center and professor of plant breeding in the Department of Soil and Crop Sciences.
Dr. Dever is an American Society of Agronomy Fellow, a Texas A&M Regents Service Fellow, and a recipient of the Cotton Genetics Research Award. She has also served on federal advisory councils for both the National Genetic Resources and the Foundation for Food and Agricultural Research.
Her prior appointments include global cotton breeding manager for Bayer CropScience; senior research scientist at the cotton-biotechnology firm Biotex; textile engineer at the Plains Cotton Cooperative Association; and head of materials evaluation for the Fiber and Biopolymer Research Institute at Texas Tech University.
A native of Lubbock County, Texas, Dr. Dever grew up on a cotton, wheat, and grain sorghum farm. She holds a B.S. in Textile Engineering, an M.S. in Crop Science, and a Ph.D. in Agronomy from Texas Tech University.