William Summers

Professional Background

William L. Summers described himself as retired in his April 10, 2026 Parker Road board application. His résumé reports five elected three-year terms on the Ames, Iowa school board, including president and vice president, and earlier association leadership at Rosewood Court and The Cove in Vero Beach. It lists an awarded Michigan State doctorate in horticultural plant breeding and genetics and Maryland master’s and bachelor’s degrees. The résumé explicitly identifies a separate Michigan State doctoral program in plant pathology/statistics as not awarded; it is not counted as another earned doctorate.

Experience

• Ames Community Schools, Iowa — five elected three-year school-board terms; president/vice president and assessor-board service, per2026 résumé
• Rosewood Court HOA, Vero Beach — vice president/treasurer roles, 2004–2016
• The Cove HOA, Vero Beach — vice president/secretary, 2017–2021

Education

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  Michigan State University — Ph.D., Horticultural Plant Breeding and Genetics; résumé explicitly says awarded

• University of Maryland — M.S., Horticultural Plant Breeding and Genetics

• University of Maryland — B.S., Horticulture–Olericulture

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  Michigan State University — additional Ph.D. studies in Plant Pathology/Statistics, explicitly NOT AWARDED

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