14. History of Agricultural Education at Purdue University

History of Agricultural Education at Purdue University

Although organized classes of agriculture were being taught in Indiana high schools as early as 1906, the first hire of an individual to prepare agriculture teachers at Purdue was not until 1912. Samuel S. Cromer, became the second hire in the Department of Education and the first for Agricultural Education.

Excerpts from the Book: Teacher Education at Purdue University the First Sixty Years, 1908 – 1968

First Purdue Agricultural Education Graduates
(1914)

First Purdue Agricultural Education Female Graduate – Lillian Lamb Class of 1919

Guy (Red) Mackey – Agricultural Education Graduate and Notable Purdue Athletic Director

Purdue Agricultural Education Faculty and Staff
(1912 – 2019)

Addendum to the Book: Teacher Education at Purdue University From 1969-1999

Vocational Agriculture Purdue Department of Education (February 1964)

Field Service Graduate Courses in Vocational Education
(1925 – 1926)

Opportunities for Graduate Training Leading to Administrative License for Teachers of Vocational Agriculture (May 1932)

Teacher Improvement Report
(1939)

Interview With Harold Taylor, Former 4-H/Agricultural Education State Supervisor at Purdue

Teacher Supply and Demand of Vocational Agriculture
(1944 – 1945)