13 Facts About Richard Rominger

Richard Rominger was an American politician who served as the eighth deputy secretary of agriculture from 1993 to 2001 during the administration of Bill Clinton.

Richard Rominger then attended the University of California, Davis and graduated in 1949 with degrees in agronomy and plant sciences.

Richard Rominger was confirmed by the California State Senate and served in the position until 1982.

In 1993, Richard Rominger was appointed by President of the United States Bill Clinton to serve as chief operating officer and Deputy Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture.

Richard Rominger served in the position until 2001, and returned to their 6,000-acre family farm in California.

Richard Rominger was appointed to the Board of Regents of the University of California in 2004.

Richard Rominger has served on the California Roundtable on Agriculture and the Environment and as president of the board of the American Farmland Trust.

Richard Rominger was the chairman and shareholder at Marrone Bio Innovations, Inc.

Richard E Rominger died at the age of 93 in Winters, California.

In 1978, Rominger received the Jerry W Fielder Memorial Award in recognition of his service to UCD.

In 1989, he and his wife Evelyne Rowe Richard Rominger jointly received the Award of Distinction from the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.

Richard Rominger received the Distinguished Service Award from the California Farm Bureau Federation in 1991 and was named Agriculturalist of Year and the 1992 California State Fair.

In 2016, Richard Rominger was selected to receive the UC Davis Medal, the highest honor the university presents to an individual.