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from the issue of December 14, 2006
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From the Archives
Marvel Baker
Marvel Baker Hall, dedicated in 1968, is named in honor of Marvel L. Baker for his contributions to the University of Nebraska and animal science.
An Illinois native, Baker served in a variety of roles in his 37 years at NU. After graduating with a master's degree in science from Kansas State College in 1924, Baker moved his family to Nebraska to serve as an assistant in animal husbandry at the University of Nebraska School of Agriculture in Curtis. He held the post until 1928 when he briefly left the university to work at Security State Bank in Curtis.
Baker returned to the NU system in 1930 to work at the North Platte Experiment Station. His primary focus was on animal husbandry and he assisted in the development of the North Central Regional Swine Breeding project.
In 1941, Baker moved to Lincoln to serve as a professor of animal husbandry. He became assistant director of the Agricultural Research Station in 1946 and was named associate director in 1948.
In 1954, NU and the International Cooperation Administration (a governmental agency designed to strengthen international relations) signed a contract that allowed the university to work with the colleges of agriculture and veterinary science at the University of Ankara in Turkey. Baker served as the dean of the University of Nebraska group at Ankara from 1955 to 1957.
He returned to Nebraska in 1958 and was named assistant dean to the College of Agriculture. Also in 1958, the Board of Regents appointed Baker director of the University Self Survey. The institutional self-survey was designed to evaluate the educational plans and programs at the university and determine if the programs met the educational needs of the state.
Baker returned to Turkey in 1960, serving two years as dean of the University of Nebraska group.
He retired in 1963 and was named professor emeritus in animal science. In retirement, Baker served as a consultant for the U.S. Agency for International Development, the successor to the International Cooperation Administration. Between 1963 and 1964, Baker visited agricultural universities in India and reported back on the potential development of agricultural research centers in India.
The animal science building was named in honor of Baker's work on March 7, 1969. He died in Lincoln on April 20, 1977 at age 82.
This is a regular feature of the Scarlet. The images were provided by University Archives. Submit items to tfedderson2@unl.edu or call 472-8515.
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