Extension professor, Furney A. Todd, lecturing in tobacco field

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Title:
Extension professor, Furney A. Todd, lecturing in tobacco field
Description:
Professor Todd (1921-1991) was an extension professor of plant pathology at North Carolina State University and a North Carolina native. "He was known as 'Mr. Tobacco' to researchers, farmers, and politicians across North Carolina and was lauded for his work as a plant pathologist for his ability to turn the science of growing a bug-free tobacco leaf into workable, money-saving practices for tobacco growers" (N&O, March 4, 1991). Among his many honors are Man of the Year from the Progressive Farmer (1972), Tar Heel of the Week, Raleigh News and Observer (1977), and Fellow of the American Phytopathological Society (1978).
Topics:
Community and Extension
People
Subjects:
College teachers
Plant pathologists
Tobacco
Original Format:
Black and white print (photograph)
Extent:
5 x 7 inches
Item identifier:
0016834
Created Date:
circa to
Genre:
Portrait photographs
Names:
North Carolina Agricultural Research Service more info on North Carolina Agricultural Research Service 
North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service more info on North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service 
North Carolina State University -- Faculty more info on North Carolina State University -- Faculty 
Todd, Furney A. more info on Todd, Furney A. 
Digital Project:
University Archives Photographs
Living Off the Land

Source information

Repository:
Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
Collection:
University Archives Photograph Collection. Agricultural Extension and Research services (UA023.007) held by Special Collections Research Center at NC State University Libraries
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Funding:
Digitization of this material was made possible, in part, through the support of the North Carolina Farm Bureau, the North Carolina Tobacco Foundation, and the North Carolina Tobacco Research Commission.