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Caption: Dedication - ACES Library
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v ' JEWEL OP THE ACES CAMPUS DONORS GROUP STUDY ROOM, THIRD LEVEL Champaign County Seed Company Champaign County Seed Company roots trace back to 1937, when Lester Pfister first established his line of seed corn. He came to Champaign County in search of a few progressive fanners who Were willing to become part of changing the corn-growing industry. Pfister enlisted the help of H.C.M. Case, head of the Department of Agricultural Economics at the University of Illinois. Dr. Case helped recruit his farm tenant, Vincent H. Esry of St. Joseph, along with Clifford P. Mills of St. Joseph, Arthur E. Burwash of Champaign, Roy V. Edwards of Philo, Oscar F. Krumm of Sadorus, and Burdette Griffith of Dewey. The current Champaign County Seed Company directors have chosen to commemorate the founding of their company with a gift recognized by the naming of this room. GROUP STUDY ROOM, FOURTH LEVEL The College of Agriculture Class of 1941 In 1989, a small group from the College of Agriculture Class of 1941 committed to helping raise money for the building; their individual gifts are also recognized .throughout. This group study room honors their collective efforts and generous support. From the beginning, the Class of 1941 committee agreed to honor, in this room, those members of their " class who died in World War II. Their names and hometowns are recorded below. Complete biographies of these men are on file in the ACES Alumni Office. Their friendship and service to their nation are not forgotten. „ Walter Ernest Finger, Bloomingtont Illinois 1918-44 Julius August Fitz, Independence, Kansas 1919-43 Francis Vincent Hendron, Clifton, Illinois 1917-45 Ralph Harding James, Edinburgh Illinois 1921-43 Theodore Wilcox Large, Owaneco, Illinois 1919-44 Garrett Wesley Loy, Effingham, Illinois 1916-44 Earl Edward Oertley, Princeville, Illinois 1917-44 John Joseph Pitts III, McLean, Illinois 1918-44 Earl E. Ragsdale, Wheeler, Illinois 1919-43 Lowell Monk Werner, Peotone. Illinois 1919-44 11
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