Howard E. Babcock
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Howard Edward Babcock was the Chairman of Cornell Board of Trustees from 1940 to 1947. He served on the Federal Farm Board
as well as on the board of the Central Bank for Cooperatives. He was co-president of the National Cooperative Council and chairman of the American Institute of Cooperation.
and studied agriculture in the Cornell Summer School of 1911. He then taught school and later became a professor of marketing
in the Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
. While he was a professor, the Cooperative Grange League Federation Exchange, a failing farmer's cooperative, appealed to him to save it. Under Babcock's management, the cooperative became the largest farmer's cooperative in the world. Upon becoming the President of the New York State Grange
, Babcock became an ex officio Cornell Trustee in 1930. He served as Chairman of the Board from 1940 to 1947. He died on July 12, 1950.
Federal Farm Board
The Federal Farm Board was actually created in 1929, before the stock market crash on Black Tuesday, 1929, but its powers were later enlarged to meet the economic crisis farmers faced during the Great Depression. It was established by the Agricultural Marketing Act to stabilize prices and to...
as well as on the board of the Central Bank for Cooperatives. He was co-president of the National Cooperative Council and chairman of the American Institute of Cooperation.
Biography
He was born on February 23, 1889. He graduated from Syracuse UniversitySyracuse University
Syracuse University is a private research university located in Syracuse, New York, United States. Its roots can be traced back to Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, founded by the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1832, which also later founded Genesee College...
and studied agriculture in the Cornell Summer School of 1911. He then taught school and later became a professor of marketing
Marketing
Marketing is the process used to determine what products or services may be of interest to customers, and the strategy to use in sales, communications and business development. It generates the strategy that underlies sales techniques, business communication, and business developments...
in the Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Cornell University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
The New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is a statutory college at Cornell University, a private university located in Ithaca, New York...
. While he was a professor, the Cooperative Grange League Federation Exchange, a failing farmer's cooperative, appealed to him to save it. Under Babcock's management, the cooperative became the largest farmer's cooperative in the world. Upon becoming the President of the New York State Grange
Grange movement
The National Grange of the Order of Patrons of Husbandry, also simply styled the Grange, is a fraternal organization for American farmers that encourages farm families to band together for their common economic and political well-being...
, Babcock became an ex officio Cornell Trustee in 1930. He served as Chairman of the Board from 1940 to 1947. He died on July 12, 1950.