31:
187:. During his administration at ISU the campus construction surpassed that of any other era prior to the post-World War II boom and 14 academic buildings in service during the 1970s were constructed during Pearson's term. He promoted the graduate program, broadened extension service; and gave wholehearted support to athletics.
170:
After his graduation from
Cornell University in 1894, he served as assistant chief of the dairy division of the United States Dept. of Agriculture until 1902, in the meanwhile earning his M.S. degree from Cornell University in 1899. From 1908 to 1912, he was the Commissioner of Agriculture for New
797:
478:
194:
in 1926 and served in that position until 1935. His main contribution to
Maryland was a greatly expanded physical plant, both in Baltimore and College Park, with 13 buildings added, as well as additional acreage.
471:
287:
812:
464:
280:
802:
273:
775:
Note: from 1920 to 1970, the president of
College Park campus was also the leader of each of the other campuses in the University of Maryland system
807:
487:
191:
147:
104:
171:
York. While at Iowa State
College he also served as Assistant Secretary of Agriculture during the war emergency period of 1917-18.
142:(April 9, 1873 – February 13, 1939) was an American agricultural administrator and educator who served as the 7th president of
504:
456:
543:
342:
512:
334:
127:
374:
698:
350:
296:
184:
143:
99:
682:
366:
817:
792:
382:
725:
647:
592:
414:
51:
733:
610:
180:
159:
88:
741:
666:
559:
438:
430:
406:
226:
212:
158:
He was born April 9, 1873, in
Evansville, Indiana to Leonard and Lucy S. Pearson. He attended
639:
326:
69:
520:
398:
390:
318:
717:
690:
674:
310:
265:
30:
786:
757:
551:
422:
261:. Ames, Iowa: Iowa State University. Parks Library, Special Collections. 1892–1983.
240:
749:
631:
123:
489:
Chancellors and
Presidents of the University of Maryland, College Park
258:
798:
Cornell
University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences alumni
213:""Raymond Allen Pearson." The Annals of Iowa 21 (1939), 647-647"
460:
269:
162:
and received his B.S. in 1894 and M.S. in 1899 from
Cornell.
179:
From 1903 to 1908, he was a professor of dairy industry at
183:. In 1912, he began his tenure as the 7th president of
709:
658:
496:
117:
94:
84:
76:
58:
37:
21:
241:"University of Maryland Presidents 1859—Present"
227:"History of Iowa State: People of Distinction"
472:
281:
8:
813:University of Maryland, College Park faculty
175:Academic and Academic Administration Career
479:
465:
457:
288:
274:
266:
29:
18:
146:from 1912 to 1926, the 20th president of
771:# denotes acting president or chancellor
447:Pound sign (#) denotes interim president
204:
773:– † denotes elected but never served
7:
192:University of Maryland, College Park
148:University of Maryland, College Park
105:University of Maryland, College Park
803:Presidents of Iowa State University
298:Presidents of Iowa State University
166:Agricultural Administration Career
16:Academic administrator (1873-1939)
14:
538:Nicholas Worthington (1864–1867)
190:He became the 20th president of
1:
808:Iowa State University faculty
600:Richard Silvester (1892–1912)
544:George Washington Custis Lee
618:Albert F. Woods (1917–1926)
605:Thomas Spence # (1912–1913)
582:Augustine Smith (1883–1887)
567:Samuel Register (1869–1873)
533:Henry Onderdonk (1861–1864)
121:agricultural administration
834:
577:William Parker (1875–1882)
259:"Raymond A Pearson Papers"
768:
587:Allen Dodge # (1887–1888)
528:John M. Colby (1860–1861)
305:
133:
110:
28:
572:Samuel Jones (1873–1875)
513:Charles Benedict Calvert
154:Early life and education
128:academic administration
699:John Brooks Slaughter
185:Iowa State University
144:Iowa State University
140:Raymond Allen Pearson
100:Iowa State University
726:Gregory L. Geoffroy
648:Wilson Homer Elkins
593:Henry Elijah Alvord
150:from 1926 to 1935.
52:Evansville, Indiana
734:C. Daniel Mote Jr.
624:Raymond A. Pearson
611:Harry J. Patterson
505:Benjamin Hallowell
181:Cornell University
160:Cornell University
103:20th president of
89:Cornell University
23:Raymond A. Pearson
780:
779:
742:Nariman Farvardin
683:Robert Gluckstern
667:Charles E. Bishop
560:Franklin Buchanan
454:
453:
137:
136:
112:Scientific career
98:7th president of
62:February 13, 1939
825:
761:
753:
745:
737:
729:
721:
702:
694:
686:
678:
670:
651:
643:
640:Thomas B. Symons
635:
627:
619:
614:
606:
601:
596:
588:
583:
578:
573:
568:
563:
555:
547:
539:
534:
529:
524:
516:
508:
490:
481:
474:
467:
458:
442:
434:
426:
418:
410:
402:
394:
386:
378:
370:
362:
354:
346:
338:
330:
322:
314:
299:
290:
283:
276:
267:
262:
245:
244:
237:
231:
230:
223:
217:
216:
209:
70:Washington, D.C.
65:
47:
45:
33:
19:
833:
832:
828:
827:
826:
824:
823:
822:
783:
782:
781:
776:
774:
764:
756:
748:
740:
732:
724:
716:
705:
697:
689:
681:
673:
665:
654:
646:
638:
630:
622:
617:
609:
604:
599:
591:
586:
581:
576:
571:
566:
558:
550:
542:
537:
532:
527:
521:John Work Scott
519:
511:
503:
492:
488:
485:
455:
450:
437:
429:
421:
413:
405:
397:
389:
381:
373:
365:
357:
349:
341:
333:
325:
317:
309:
301:
297:
294:
257:
254:
249:
248:
239:
238:
234:
225:
224:
220:
211:
210:
206:
201:
177:
168:
156:
126:
122:
102:
85:Alma mater
72:
67:
63:
54:
49:
43:
41:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
831:
829:
821:
820:
815:
810:
805:
800:
795:
785:
784:
778:
777:
769:
766:
765:
763:
762:
754:
746:
738:
730:
722:
718:William Kirwan
713:
711:
707:
706:
704:
703:
695:
691:William Kirwan
687:
679:
675:John W. Dorsey
671:
662:
660:
656:
655:
653:
652:
644:
636:
628:
620:
615:
607:
602:
597:
589:
584:
579:
574:
569:
564:
556:
548:
540:
535:
530:
525:
517:
509:
500:
498:
494:
493:
486:
484:
483:
476:
469:
461:
452:
451:
444:
443:
435:
427:
419:
411:
403:
395:
387:
379:
371:
363:
355:
347:
339:
331:
323:
315:
306:
303:
302:
295:
293:
292:
285:
278:
270:
264:
263:
253:
252:External links
250:
247:
246:
232:
218:
203:
202:
200:
197:
176:
173:
167:
164:
155:
152:
135:
134:
131:
130:
119:
115:
114:
108:
107:
96:
95:Known for
92:
91:
86:
82:
81:
78:
74:
73:
68:
66:(aged 65)
60:
56:
55:
50:
39:
35:
34:
26:
25:
22:
15:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
830:
819:
816:
814:
811:
809:
806:
804:
801:
799:
796:
794:
791:
790:
788:
772:
767:
759:
758:Darryll Pines
755:
751:
747:
743:
739:
735:
731:
727:
723:
719:
715:
714:
712:
708:
700:
696:
692:
688:
684:
680:
677:# (1974–1975)
676:
672:
668:
664:
663:
661:
657:
649:
645:
641:
637:
633:
629:
625:
621:
616:
612:
608:
603:
598:
594:
590:
585:
580:
575:
570:
565:
561:
557:
553:
552:Charles Minor
549:
545:
541:
536:
531:
526:
522:
518:
515:# (1859–1860)
514:
510:
506:
502:
501:
499:
495:
491:
482:
477:
475:
470:
468:
463:
462:
459:
449:
448:
440:
436:
432:
428:
424:
420:
416:
412:
408:
404:
400:
396:
392:
388:
384:
380:
376:
372:
368:
364:
360:
356:
352:
348:
344:
340:
336:
332:
328:
324:
320:
316:
312:
308:
307:
304:
300:
291:
286:
284:
279:
277:
272:
271:
268:
260:
256:
255:
251:
242:
236:
233:
228:
222:
219:
214:
208:
205:
198:
196:
193:
188:
186:
182:
174:
172:
165:
163:
161:
153:
151:
149:
145:
141:
132:
129:
125:
120:
116:
113:
109:
106:
101:
97:
93:
90:
87:
83:
79:
75:
71:
61:
57:
53:
48:April 9, 1873
40:
36:
32:
27:
20:
770:
623:
446:
445:
358:
235:
221:
207:
189:
178:
169:
157:
139:
138:
111:
64:(1939-02-13)
818:1939 deaths
793:1873 births
752:(2010–2020)
750:Wallace Loh
736:(1998–2010)
720:(1989–1998)
701:(1982–1988)
685:(1975–1982)
669:(1970–1974)
659:Chancellors
650:(1954–1970)
634:(1935–1954)
626:(1926–1935)
613:(1913–1917)
595:(1888–1892)
562:(1868–1869)
554:(1867–1868)
439:Wintersteen
425:(2012–2017)
417:(2001–2012)
409:(1991–2000)
401:(1986–1990)
393:(1965–1986)
385:(1953–1965)
377:(1936–1953)
369:(1927–1936)
361:(1912–1926)
353:(1903–1910)
345:(1891–1902)
337:(1886–1890)
335:Chamberlain
329:(1885–1886)
321:(1883–1884)
313:(1869–1883)
77:Nationality
787:Categories
710:Presidents
497:Presidents
343:Beardshear
199:References
44:1873-04-09
124:education
760:(2020– )
744:# (2010)
728:# (1998)
693:# (1982)
642:# (1954)
546:† (1866)
523:† (1860)
441:(2017– )
433:# (2017)
415:Geoffroy
80:American
407:Jischke
359:Pearson
507:(1859)
383:Hilton
375:Friley
367:Hughes
351:Storms
118:Fields
431:Allen
423:Leath
399:Eaton
391:Parks
319:Knapp
311:Welch
632:Byrd
327:Hunt
59:Died
38:Born
789::
480:e
473:t
466:v
289:e
282:t
275:v
243:.
229:.
215:.
46:)
42:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
