Iowa State University - Bomb Yearbook (Ames, IA)

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Rarely is it given to one man to influence so largely the research and gradu- ate atmosphere of a campus. As the first head of the department of bacteri- ology, as the organizer and first Dean of the Science Division, as the first Dean of the Graduate College, and finally as Director of the Iowa Agricultural Ex- periment Station, Dr. R. E. Buchanan ' s long career was synchronous with the grand period of growth of the Iowa State College. As a professor of bacteriology his many textbooks, research papers, and sen- ices in microbiological nomenclature placed him in the top rank, in his chosen field. World-wide prominence of his researches was recognized by his election as Chairman of the Judicial Commission of the International Microbiology Congress.

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PUPiPPW! In the Agricultural Experiment Station he has organized and directed a re- search program that has led to many discoveries of fundamental and practical value. As a leader in the Association of Land-Grant Colleges and Universities he has served as Chairman of the Experiment Station Committee on Organiza- tion and Policy. International recognition of his broad knowledge of agricul- ture led to his selection in 1946 as a member of the U. S. Agricultural Mission to the Near East. In 1947 he was appointed by President Truman to serve on the Committee on Foreign Aid. He is a member of the Administrative Board of the International Institute of Agricultural Sciences at Costa Rica and has served on the United Nations Committee on Food and Agriculture.