Caption: Dedication - ACES Library
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The Odell Information Center The ddell Information Center was made possible by a generous gift from Russell T. *rtd Florence O. Odell. Dr. Odell spent 56 years of his life on or near the University of Illinois agriculture campus and received his three degrees here (1936, M.S. 1940, Ph.D.. 1948). He and Florence Turner were married in 1940 in Piasa, Illinois. Dr. Odell (1915-1990) devoted his life to improving agriculture worldwide. His work on soil productivity established the basis for crop yield and soil productivity indexes for individual Illinois soil series. Dr. Odell led the Illinois Soil Survey for 22 years and served a two-year term on the Illinois Pollution Control Board. He was very active in international agriculture both before and after his retirement in 1973. He and Florence, natives of Illinois, served consulting assignments not only in Illinois, but also in Africa, Asia, and the Caribbean. Dr. Odell was an associate editor of the Soil Science Society of America Proceeding? and a consulting editor for Agronomy Russell T. and Florence O. Odell Journal. He was a fellow of the American Society of Agronomy, the Soil Science Society of America, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He was an honorary member of the Illinois Society of Professional Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers and of the Illinois Soil Classifiers Society. He also received the Award of Merit from the Ag Alumni Association.
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