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2007 Distinguished Service Award
2009 Distinguished Alumni Award


Hector F. DeLuca

Hector earned his M.S. and Ph.D. in Biochemistry from CALS and since that time has become a pioneer in his field, with over 150 active U.S. patents.  In his career spanning almost five decades, he has contributed in a highly significant way to our understanding of vitamin D, its mechanisms of action and the vitamin D endocrine system.