Terry McGuire:  

In a very real sense I have never left school. After Cloverleaf I got a BA in Genetics from OSU and then a Ph.D in Behavioral Genetics from the University of Illinois. I had a one-year postdoc at the University of Rochester NY working on race horse genetics. I have been at Rutgers University of 30 years. I was a Professor of Genetics and Vice Chair of the Department of Genetics. Since retirement I have lived in a restored barn in PA, a house in the foothills above Santa Fe NM and now in a CCRC in Maryland. Since 2 2104 I became a Master Gardener and Master Composter. I now run the Woodshop at my CCRC In addition to my responsibilities at Rutgers and elsewhere (replace DOT with . to get my webpage) wwwDOTlifesciDOTrutgersDOTedu/~mcguire). I have numerous hobbies and interests that I can talk about (or bore you with) at length. These include woodworking, stained glass manufacture, reading, singing, elderberry wine and beer making, genealogy, toy making and even needlepoint. This summer I completed a three-day cheese- making course in Vermont. I also grow 12 different varieties of garlic, pawpaws, and some incredibly beautiful Dahlias. Flowers, after all, make you very happy I can proudly say that I am one of the very few people in the world who has built a coracle, erected a yurt and assembled a composting toilet. (I am probably one the few people who would ever want to!!). My most rece...Expand for more