Milton E McgiffenSPECIALIST COOP EXT Vegetable Crops, Invasive Species, Weed Science, Sustainable Agriculture, and Alternatives to Methyl Bromide UCR CE BOTANY & PLANT SCIENCES AboutB.S. The Pennsylvania State University M.S. North Carolina State University PhD: University of Illinois Postdoctoral Research Associate: USDA North Central Soil Conservation Research Laboratory.