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Biographical Sketches 1891-19301891 APPOINTMENTSB. 1868, Elkhart, Indiana. B.S. 1891, M.A.C.*; M.S., 1896 and Ph.D., 1909, University of Michigan. Instructor in English, 1891-93. Asst. Prof. in History and Political Science, 1393-1906. Head, Dept. of History and Economics, 1906-1916. Head, Dept. of Economics, 1917-30. Retired June 30, 1938. Died June 10, 1954. Prof. Hedrick taught first course in agricultural economics-Econ. 2, "Agricultural Economics" 2 credits, to college degree students at M.A.C. in 1911. In 1913, he taught the first course in farmer cooperatives, Econ. 3a, 3 credits, at M.A.C. and probably the second such course taught in the United States. Dr. Hedrick also taught the first course in agricultural marketing, Econ. 12, Marketing of Farm Products, in 1916. He was a humorous and effective teacher. The Hedrick Cooperative House at Michigan State was named in his honor in 1933. *Known as Michigan Agricultural College (M.A.C.) 1855 to May 13, 1925; Known as Michigan State College (M.S.C.) May 13, 1925 to June 30, 1955; Known as Known as Michigan State University (M.S.U.) July 1, 1955 to present. 1893 APPOINTMENTSB. 1854, Trumansburg, New York. B.S., 1873, Cornell University. Farmer, 1873-1880 on home dairy farm, New York; practiced law, 1383-90; Assistant Agriculturalist, Cornell University 1890; Director of Experiment Station and Professor of Dairy Husbandry, Univ. of Minn., 1391-93; Agriculturalist of the Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station 1893-1900; and Director of the Experiment Station 1900-08. He wrote the first bulletin in the area of farm management at M.A.C. in Nov., 1898, Mich. Agr. Exp. Sta. Spec. Bul. 9, "Suggestions on Farm Accounts." Taught course in "Farm Business Methods" to short course students in agriculture, beginning in 1906. Resigned 3/18/09 to become president of Brazil's first college of agriculture at Escola Agricola, Piraciaba, Sao Paulo where he presided for four years. 1902 APPOINTMENTB. on a farm near Woodburn, Ontario, Canada, July 24, 1871. B.S.A., 1393, Ontario Agricultural College, Guelph. Farmer on home farm in Ontario, Canada, 1893-98. Appointed Professor of Agriculture, 9/l/02; Dean of Agriculture, 9/6/03 and also Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station 1909; Acting President of Michigan State, 1921; and again in 1923-24; President from 1928-41. Taught the first courses in farm management to degree students in 1914 and continued to 1920; and then again in 1925 and 1926. Retired June 30, 1941. 1910 APPOINTMENTB. on a farm near Brown City, Michigan (Sanilac County) Oct. 31, 1333. B.S., 1904, M.A.C.; 1 year graduate work, University of Michigan; I summer at Iowa State College. First Director of the Cooperative Extension Service at Michigan State, a position he held from July 1, 1914 to June 30, 1949, a period of 34 years. Asst. to Dean of Agriculture Jan. 1, 1911-July 15, 1913. Superintendent, Agricultural Extension, July 16, 1913-June 30, 1914. Taught "Business Arithmetic" and "Bookkeeping" to short course students in agriculture in 1910 and 1911. Currently, 1967, retired and living in East Lansing, Michigan. 1912 APPOINTMENTSB. Michigan. Field Agent, Farm Management field studies, northwestern Michigan. Major activity, farm records and farm business analysis. Thompson was the first man to be appointed to do farm management extension work in Michigan. B. Wisconsin. B.S., University of Wisconsin, about 1912. Field Agent, Farm management field studies, northeastern Michigan. Major activity, farm records and farm business analysis. Became in 1912, the first county agricultural agent in Michigan and assigned to Alpena, Montmorency and Presque Isle counties in northeastern Michigan. Was Kent County Agr. Agent, I/l/16-12/31/18. Currently, 1967, operating small farm in Wisconsin. B. Michigan. Field Agent, Farm Management Field studies, south central Michigan. Major activity, farm records and farm business analysis. Williams was assistant to L. H. Goddard who had charge of farm management extension work from the U.S.D.A. when federal-state cooperation first started in that area. Later went with Equitable Life Assurance Co. in their field appraisal work. B. Miami County, Ohio. B.S., Bechtel (now Akron) College; Ph.D., in Sociology 1906, University of Chicago. Also a year of graduate study at Clark University and later studied at the New York School of Civics and Philanthropy. Organizer and Leader of Farm Management Field Studies and Demonstrations, later known as the County Agricultural Extension Service. State leader of County Agricultural Agents in Michigan,, 1912-18. As state leader of County Agricultural Agents from 1912-21, he addressed over 1,000 groups without the aid of the modern public address facilities, with a total attendance of some 140,000. He was a powerful, effective speaker. He taught two subjects in agricultural economics during 1922-23. Owned and operated a fruit farm in southwestern M:Lchigan for ten years. Was active in the formation of the Michigan State Farm Bureau and was one of twelve men who met in Ithaca, New York, in 1919 to form the American Farm Bureau Federation. Organized the Dept. of Sociology at Michigan State in 1924 and was appointed Professor and Head of Department. He also organized the Michigan Country Life Association, Ministers' Short Courses and the Michigan Conference of Social Workers. Retired September 1, 1938. Died October 17, 1942. B. Howell, Michigan. B.S., 1901, M.A.C. Supervisor, Farm Management Field Studies. Major activity, farm records and farm business analysis. The first full-time extension leader in farm management at Michigan State. Resigned 5/15/17 to become the first secretary-manager of the newly organized Michigan Milk Producers' Association. 1913 APPOINTMENTSB. Michigan. Field Agent, Farm Management Field Studies, northwestern Michigan. Major activity, farm records and farm business analysis. B. Michigan. B.S., 1913, M.A.C. Appointed as a field investigator in the Dairy Department, Sept. 1, 1913, to devote full time to cost of milk production studies. Transferred from Dairy Department to Farm Management Department, March 1, 1921. Appointed extension specialist in Farm Management 12/1/22. Asst. Prof. of Farm Management, teaching and research 7/l/23-7/l/213. Research assistant in Farm Management, 7/l/28.Resigned as of 3/1/31. 1915 APPOINTMENTSB. in Pennsylvania and at age 16 moved with his parents to a farm near Owosso which is still (1967) in the same family. B.S., 1391, from University of Michigan. First man appointed to do marketing work in Michigan. Taught economics in and was head of the Department of History and Political Economy at M.A.C. in 1892-93. Editor of the Owosso Argus Press with Tom, Dewey's father, 1893-98. Formerly County Superintendent of Schools, Shiawassee County. Very active in farm organizations, particularly the Michigan State Grange. He was an effective speaker to farm audiences. State Market Director, 11/l/15-2/29/19, with headquarters at the Michigan Agricultural College and under the direction of the M.A.C. governing board. He was instrumental in organizing many farmer cooperative marketing organizations. 1916 APPOINTMENTSB. Ludington, Michigan. B.S., 1902, M.S., 1904, University of Michigan. Assistant to Director of Markets, James 14. McBride, and assisted in organizing many farmer cooperatives. He resigned 12/31/17 to accept a position with the USDA Bureau of Markets. Later he went with the Cooperative Division of the USDA and became Chief of the Historical and Statistical Division of the Farmer Cooperative Services, USDA. The Elsworth Cooperative Rouse at Michigan State was named in his honor in 1939. B. Paw Paw, Michigan, B.S., 1915, M.A.C. Field accountant, dairy cost studies. Resigned 4/l/18 to enter military service, World War I. B* St. Charles, Michigan. B.S., 1916, M.S., 1922, M.A.C. Field accountant, Dairy Cost Studies, In military service World War I, 8/l/17-1/31/19. Reappointed 2/l/19 to study milk marketing in Detroit area. Resigned to go with Animal Husbandry Department, Dairy section, Cornell University as a dairy specialist. Later he became extension leader and Professor of Dairy Husbandry, 1934-65. He received the Superior Service Award from USDA for his excellent work with the dairy industry. 1917 APPOINTMENTSB. Greenville, Michigan. B.S., 1912, M.A.C. Farmed on home farm at Greenville many years. Director of Short Courses, part-time basis, 1917-22. Author of Coop. Ext. Ser. Bul. 12, "Suggestions to Boys Who Wish to Prepare for Work on a Farm" 1917, issue of 30,000 copies. Taught farm management to short course students during 1917-20. B. 1893 on a farm in Delta Township in Eaton County, Michigan. B.S., 1916; M.S., 1931, M.A.C. Farm Management Extension Specialist, 10/1/166/31/17. Superintendent of Extension Schools, 7/l/17-6/30/20. Assistant to Director of Coop. Ext. Services, 7/l/20-10/14/27. Assistant Extension Director, 10/15/27-6/30/41. Secretary of the Board of Trustees and of Michigan State University 7/l/41-6/30/61.Retired July 1, 1961. B. New fork. Farm management extension specialist. Major interest -farm records, enterprise cost studies and farm business analysis. 1918 APPOINTMENTSB. Berrien County, Michigan. B.A., probably from University of Michigan. Director of Agricultural Marketing, 5/l/18-9/29/21. Assistant Director of the Coop. Ext. Service and in charge of county agricultural agents and marketing. Hale Tenant was very active and effective in farm organization leadership. He was a forceful, dynamic speaker. He was in the nature of a "king maker" in many ways. His appointment and power came more or less directly from influential members of the State Board of Agriculture, the governing board of M.A.C. He was a controversial character and had a somewhat turbulent career at M.A.C., especially during his last two or three years. He was often in conflict with the Dean and Director of Agriculture and with other administrative personnel. The terminal date of his dismissal was May 21, 1924. B. Oxford, Michigan. Studied two terms at M.A.C. Appointed as a farm management extension specialist. Major activity -- farm records and farm business analysis. 1919 APPOINTMENTSAppointed as extension field agent in agricultural marketing to assist cooperatives. B. near Flint, Michigan. B.S., 1919, M.A.C. Assistant in dairy cost research. Transferred 3/1/21 to the Farm Management Department as route man, dairy cost studies (26 farmers). B. Bainbridge, Michigan. Education: Bryant and Straton Business College. Chicago, Sept. 1894 - June 1895; Benton Harbor College, Sept. 1895 - June 1897. Known to his friends and associates as "Bull Clover" Cribbs. Fruit farmer, Berrien County, 1903-18. County agricultural agent, Antrim and Ionia Counties. Appointed as Extension Specialist in Marketing, 10/1/19. Organized Michigan Potato Growers Exchange, Cadillac, 1919. Reassigned as District Extension Agent, 7/l/26-7/15/34. 1920 APPOINTMENTSB. Breckenridge, Michigan. April 29, 1892. B.S., 1925, M.A.C. Research assistant, Dairy Department, dairy cost studies, 7/l/20-6/30/21. Transferred to Farm Management Department, 7/l/21-9/30/21 as a dairy cost route man. Resigned 9/30/21 to enroll as a student at M.A.C. Marketing extension specialist, Economics Department, 1/l/27-6/30/57. Major interest in the latter position was in helping organize and reorganize farm cooperatives, assisting in legal questions, setting up accounting systems and helping in business analysis of farmer cooperative organizations. Retired June 30, 1957. B. Terre Haute, Indiana (Vigo County). Appointed as a Research Asst. Major interest was in the area of rural taxation with particular reference to school taxes. Resigned 10/31/29 with the rank of Research Associate. Later an employee of the Michigan Farm Bureau. Later went with the National Association of Cooperatives to counteract the activities of the National Tax Equality League with reference to additional taxing of agricultural co-ops. Newton was the first man appointed in the Economics Department to do research in agricultural economics at Michigan State* B. Texas. Education at Texas A & M and at Univ. of Wisconsin. Appointed as extension specialist in Farm Management, June 24, 1920. On January 1, 1921 he was appointed Head of the newly established Farm Management Department at M.A.C. He conducted numerous mail cost-study surveys of farm products. He also set up five cost account routes; dairy, potatoes, general farming, feeder cattle farms and fruit farms. Routes had about 26 farmers in each. Farms were visited by the route man once each month. After serving as Head of the Department for a little over two years, Professor Eliot and all but one of his 10-member staff were fired in May of 1923 by President David Friday. Eliot's dismissal was the result of a difference of opinion between Prof. Eliot and President Friday on the contents of a news release of a story dealing with agricultural economics. Eliot refused to change the content of the news release. Eliot was fired on Tuesday and all furniture and files were removed from his office on the next day, Wednesday. In addition, the Farm Management Department was abolished on the same day. A big day's work for President Friday. Very little of the information obtained through the five routes was ever summarized or published because of the abolition of the Department in the second year of their operation. Professor Eliot then bought a farm in the Holt area where he lived until his death many years later. He became a township supervisor and also county chairman for the Democratic Party. B. on a farm in Genesee Township, Genesee County near Davison, Michigan in 1894. B.S., 1915, M. Agr., 1923, M.A.C.; M.S., 1927, Cornell University* Asst. to the Dean and Director of Agr. Exp, Sta. at Michigan State, Sept. 1. 1920 to June 30, 1928. On July 1, 1928 was appointed Professor and Head of the newly established Department of Farm Management, a position which he held for about 21 years until April 31, 1949 when the agricultural economics section of the Economics Department in College of Arts and Science was merged with the Farm Management Department in the College of Agriculture. The new merger combination was then named the Agricultural Economics Department. Fields: Farm credit, farm management and land tenure with special emphasis in later years in the areas of father-son farming agreements, farm and field rentals, estate management and taxes related thereto. Director, Farm Credit Administration Board, Seventh District (St. Paul) 1951 and 1952. On leave to be Head, Department of Agricultural Economics (Res.) Univ. of Puerto Rico Agricultural Exp. Station., 1938-39. Agriculturist to Menominee River Sugar Company, Menominee, Michigan, 1918-20. County Agricultural Agent,, Menominee County, Michigan 1916-18. Instructor in agriculture, Menominee County Agricultural School, 1915-16. Member: Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Zeta., Kappa Delta Pi honor fraternities. Listed in Who's Who in the Midwest; Who's Who in American Education and in American Men of Science. Member: International Conference of Agricultural Economists; American Farm Economics Association, Vice-President in 1942; Michigan Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers. Received., in 1967, from the Federal Land Bank System the Commemorative Medal for outstanding service to American Agriculture. Language: Spanish, reading knowledge. Co-author with John C. Doneth of Farm Management work Units, 1937 - 1) Teacher's Guide and 2) Students Guide. Mimeograph Dept, MSU and also co-author with John C. Doneth of Farm Management Manual, 1941 - 1) Teachers Guide and 2) Students' Guide, pp. 160. Reprinted 1945, 1947 and 1953. Co-author with L, H, Brown of Principles of Farm Management 1947, pp. 201. Edwards Brother, Ann Arbor, Michigan. Professor of Agricultural Economics 5/l/49-7/31/64. Retired as of August 1, 1964. B. 1890 on a farm near Clark Lake, Jackson County, Michigan. B.S., 1916 M.A.C.; Univ. of Penn. summer 1924; Univ. of Minn. summer 1925. Appointed as extension specialist in marketing and later made Ext. Specialist in Agricultural Economics with major efforts directed toward organizing and in rendering legal counsel to farmer co-ops. Gave significant service in developing the legal and organization structure of Michigan Farm Bureau and affiliated cooperatives. Formerly, County Agricultural Agent, Montcalm County. Died May 1, 1947. 1921 APPOINTMENTSB. in Genesee County, Michigan. B.S., 1921, M.A.C. Route man on Feeder Cattle Cost Route (26 farms). B. Williamston, Michigan. B.S., 1921, M.A.C. Route man on General Farm Cost Route (26 farms). Later was Superintendent of Schools, Farmington, Michigan. Later was Lt. in United States Naval Reserve and Assistant Professor, Princeton University, 1943-45. B. Benzonia, Michigan. B.S., 1921,, M.A.C, Route man on Potato Farm Cost Route (26 farms). B. Cecil, Ohio, B.S., 1921, M.A.C. Route man on Fruit Farm Cost Route (26 farms). B. Minnesota, 1896, but at an early age moved to St. Joseph County, Michigan. B.S., 1920, M.A.C.; M.S., 1923, Wisconsin. Route man, Dairy Farm Cost Route (26 farms). Air Corps, World War I from 11/21/17-12/15/19. Resigned April 30, 1922 to go to South Dakota first as Asst. Prof. and later became Acting Head, Dept. of Agricultural Economics where he remained until June 30, 1934. Head, Food and Grains Section, ERS, USDA -- retiring Dec. 31, 1962. B. Texas B.S., 1916, Texas A and M; M.S., 1920, Wisconsin; Ph.D., 1925, Columbia. Farm management extension specialist; interested in farm product prices. Later, professor of economics and chairman of Department of Economics at Brown University. Director of Men of Science., III; in Who's Who in America; Director of American Scholars. Author of four books on marketing and in international trade as follows: Raw Materials of Industrialization, Harper, 1929; Economics of Marketing, Harper, 1933; International Trade, McGraw-Hill, 1938; and International Economics Von Nostrand, 1960. Teaching and research. Major work was in research and writing regarding marketing of farm products. Author of the book, "Marketing Farm Products." Resigned, 1928, to become Research Director, Michigan Milk Producers Association. 1925 APPOINTMENTSAppointed as extension specialist in business practices and accounting with farm cooperatives, and housed in the Economics Department offices. B. Minnesota. Ph.D. from Minnesota, Major interests: land economics and prices of farm products. 1926 APPOINTMENTSB. Michigan. B.A., University of Michigan. Instructor, Asst. Prof. and Assoc. Prof. in Economics. Major interests; land economics and tax studies, especially school taxes. On leave to go-with U.S.,, Resettlement Administration, 10/l/35-12/31/38. Resigned I/l/38. Currently, 1967, attorney in Lansing, Michigan. 1927 APPOINTMENTSB. Aug. 5., 1837 Morgan County, Illinois. B.S., 1914, M.S.,, 1926 University of 'Wisconsin. Extension specialist in agricultural economics with particular interest in agricultural outlook. Died 6/2/43. Formerly, instructor in farm management, University of Wisconsin, 1914-18; in farm management department in Oregon State, 1918-23; agricultural director, Wisconsin Bankers' Association,, 1923-26. Prof. Gunn was the first man to be initially appointed as an extension specialist in agricultural economics at Michigan State and assigned to the Economics Department. B. Illinois. B.S., 1923, and M.S., 1924, University of Illinois; Ph.D., Harvard. Instructor in farm mechanics before enrolling for graduate studies at Harvard University. Appointed as a research assistant in economics. Major interest: production-consumption studies. 1928 APPOINTMENTSB. 1902, Martinsville, Illinois. B.S., 1923, University of Illinois; Ph.D., 1934, Cornell University. Currently, 1967, Associate Professor in Agricultural Economics. Assignment- Research and teaching primarily in areas of cooperatives--the group approach, and rural development. Major interests: Prices received and paid by farmers; cooperatives; the group approach; rural development; and adult education. On leave as Social Scientist with BAE, USDA, Washington, D.C., 1945-46; awarded Fulbright Professor of Agricultural Economics, University of Peshawar, W. Pakistan, 1954-55; Agricultural advisor with University of Missouri, United States - AID (Agency for International Development) team at Ranchi Agricultural College in Bihar State, India, 1958-62. Invited by the Government of Mauritius to participate in celebrations of the "Fiftieth Anniversary of Cooperatives on the Island" in 1963. Professor Ulrey initiated the M.S.U. Employees' Credit Union in 1937, and served as its president for the first 8 years. Students of Ulrey's with his assistance started the FarmHouse Fraternity at the College in 1932; and the mens cooperative houses at the College beginning in 1938. Honors: Alpha Zeta and Sigma Xi honor fraternities. B. May 9, 10099 12.riverside, Illinois. B.S., 1922 and M.S., 1925, University of Illinois; additional graduate work at Cornell. Farm management extension specialist, 10/l/28-10/30/37 (9 yrs.). He initiated the farm management extension project in farm accounting and farm business analysis at Michigan State. Land Use Planning, State Leader, 10/l/37-10/30/44 (7 yrs.). Professor and Assistant Director, Coop. Extension Service, 11/l/44-6/30/65 (21 yrs.). In 1958, received the USDA Superior Service Award, the highest award the USDA can bestow. With Farm Management Dept., University of Illinois as farm management extension specialist, June 22, 1922 to Sept. 30, 1928. Retired June 30, 1955. 1929 APPOINTMENTB. 1901., Walker, Illinois. B.S., 1924; M.S. 1929, University of Illinois; Ph.D., 1940, Cornell University. Currently, 1967, Professor of Agricultural Economics, 25 percent teaching and 75 percent research in areas of farm management, enterprise cost studies and agricultural development. Formerly, Agricultural Economics consultant with Michigan State group in Formosa, March-June 1964. Director, Michigan State University Advisory Group, University of Ryukyus (Okinawa) 1958-60; Consultant in agriculture and education, MSU, ICA Advisory Team in Formosa in summer of 1959; Technical Advisor, ECA and British Ministry of Agriculture, 1951-52, Asst. Prof., Univ. of Illinois, 1924-29. Member, Phi Kappa Phi and Alpha Zeta. Listed in Who's Who in the Midwest and in American Men of Science. Also, National President, Farm House Fraternity. Awarded honor of "Distinguished Teacher in Agriculture" at Michigan State, 1953. 1930 APPOINTMENTSB. in Ohio. B.S., 1926; M.S., 1927; Ph.D., 1929, Ohio State Univ.. Cooperative appointment with the U.S. Dept. of Agr. to study the farm management aspects of the corn borer situation which then threatened the corn crop in Southeastern Michigan. Later, Dr. Minneman joined the U.S. Dept. of State and has served as Agricultural Attache in the major European countries. B. in Canada. education in Canada including Ph.D. at Harvard. Read of Department of Economics, 7/l/30-6/30/46. Major interest: International trade in agricultural products. On leave, military service, in Washington, D.C., 1943-46, and died in spring of 1946 after being hit by a bus in a parking area for the Pentagon in Washington, D, C, B. in Michigan. Attended M.A.C., 1919. Extension specialist in fruit marketing. Transferred back to Horticulture Departments M.S.C., 7/1/31. B. Kingston, Michigan. B.S. 1917, M.A.C. Extension specialist in marketing and potatoes. Transferred back to county agricultural agent's job, 7/l/31. B. 1896, O'Calla, Florida. B.S., 1917 and some graduate work, M.A.C. Extension specialist in marketing beans and sugar beets. Head of Michigan Emergency Farm Labor Program, 1943-48. Headed the program in consumer education, 1948-52. Retired, 1952. Died 1/4/53. County Agricultural Agent, Saginaw County., 9/18/23-11/1/30. In charge of Soils Department, Mt. Morris College, Mt. Morris, Illinois 1921-23. B. 1884 on a farm near Crotton,, Kent County, Michigan. B.S., 1909, M.A.C. Extension specialist in marketing. Retired in 1949. Died 2/28/60. Much interested in farm credit, Formerly, County Agricultural Agent, Branch County, Cass County and St. Clair County, Michigan. Director of Organization of Michigan Farm Bureau, 1927-30. |