Orville O. and Lorraine Mowery Papers, 1927-2000 | University of Illinois Archives

Series 1 Subject Files, 1927-2000

This series contains a retirement binder with newspaper clippings, retirement banquet photos, and letters of congratulations. Also in the collection are trip photos and notes, personal photos and correspondence, an itinerary for a 1974 Illinois Swine Producers trip, a photograph of the 1927 poultry judging team, slides of Farnham and of the Mowery's time in India at Jawaharlal Nehru Agricultural University, and Orville Mowery's funeral program. This series is arranged alphabetically. Subtitles for the slide binders are the original names from the slide boxes.

Orville Otho Mowery (1901-1999) received his Bachelor of Science in agricultural, consumer, and environmental science from the University of Illinois in 1926. Mowery then taught vocational agriculture until 1935, before becoming a country farm advisor in the University of Illinois Cooperative Extension Service until 1966. In 1967, Orville received a two-year assignment as Agricultural Extension Advisor at Jawaharlal Nehru Agricultural University.

Orville Mowery was born on October 10, 1901, and married Lorraine Thornton in 1928. Orville Mowery’s honors include the Distinguished Service Award from the USDA National Association of Country Agricultural Agents while he was president of the Illinois Association of Farm Advisors (1953), and the Award of Merit from the Agriculture Alumni Association (1972).

Orville and Lorraine Mowrey established the Orville O. Mowery Scholarship Fund for students in the College of Agricultural, Consumer, and Environmental Sciences.

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