[Oral History Program interview with Gerald R. Campbell, 2009-2010]

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Campbell, Gerald R., interviewee

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Abstract: In his five 2009-10 interviews with Bob Lange, Gerry Campbell chronicles the connections between his youth in rural Ohio, his formative educational experiences at Ohio State, New Mexico S...

Abstract: In his five 2009-10 interviews with Bob Lange, Gerry Campbell chronicles the connections between his youth in rural Ohio, his formative educational experiences at Ohio State, New Mexico State, and Michigan State, and his service and teaching at the University of Wisconsin-Madison from the 1940s to the late 2000s. He shared insights about farm life; his growing value for education; the development of UW-Extension over time; perceptions of research, teaching and learning; the transformation of technology; and the internal dynamics of UW administration. He specifically shared anecdotes about a number of important people in the life of UW-Madison, especially UW-Extension, during his tenure there. This interview was conducted for inclusion into the UW-Madison Oral History Program.

Key Words: central OH; farm life; Future Farmers of America (FFA); 4-H; Ohio State University (OSU); Frank L. Himes; William Tyznik; soils science; agricultural economics (ag econ); New Mexico State University (NMSU); Thomas Clevenger; the 1960s; Vietnam protests; Michigan State University (MSU); agricultural marketing; US Department of Agriculture (USDA); University of Wisconsin-Madison; College of Agriculture and Life Sciences (Ag School; CALS); Willard Mueller; UW-Extension; Karen Goebel; UW System Merger (1973); tenure; University of Minnesota (UMN); computing; International Agriculture programs; Gambia; Ayse Somersan; WI Rural Leadership Program (WRLP); Cooperative Extension; Richard Barrows; Patrick Boyle; Donald Hanna; Commission for Studying Administrative Value and Efficiency (SAVE Comm.); Kevin Reilly; Donna Shalala; Center for Community Economic Development; W. K. Kellogg Foundation; UW Teaching Academy; Community Scholars Program; William Cronon.

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