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Dole, with master of ceremonies
Bob Taylor, MS '59, PhD '63, responds to a standing ovation
with a thumbs up. Photo by Tom Campbell
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"If there was ever an unsung hero, a person who has given tirelessly
and unselfishly to help others be successful in their professional careers,
that person is Frank Grove," said Harry Pearson, BS '59, retired
president of the Indiana Farm Bureau.
From 1991 to 2000, McFee was head of Purdue's Department of Agronomy.
Since 2000, he has been a teacher and researcher in the department.
He is a past president and a Fellow of both the Soil Society of America
and the 12,000-member American Society of Agronomy. McFee has received
both the outstanding teacher and counselor awards from the School of
Agriculture. In 1999, the Indiana Crop Improvement Association honored
him with its Crops and Soils Merit Award.
Warner, BS '64, embarked on a 31-year career in Extension upon receiving
his degree in agronomy. He was a county educator for several counties
and was Extension director in Newton County before being named to the
state 4-H staff in 1976.
In his role as a youth development specialist, Warner provided program
leadership to more than 30,000 youth enrolled in livestock projects.
He now is children's pastor of the Victory Christian Center in Lafayette,
where he runs a Bible school for more than 200 children.
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Retired professor Don Paarlberg
(center) accepts the Order of the Griffin, Purdue's highest
award, from President Jischke. Paarlberg's brother, Horace,
BS '50, holds the award. Photo by Tom Campbell.
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Villwock, BS '72, was elected president of the Indiana Farm Bureau
in December 2001. A month later, he was elected to the board of directors
of the American Farm Bureau Federation.
"Don is one of the very brightest and thoughtful minds in America
today on complex food and farm issues," says Chuck Conner, BS '80,
the White House adviser on agricultural policy.
Villwock operates a 2,500-acre grain farm northeast of Vincennes. He
is a Purdue Distinguished Agricultural Alumnus, a Sagamore of the Wabash
and an Indiana Prairie Farmer Master Farmer.
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