Edwin Jackson Kyle

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Kyle as a young Corps member in late 1890s

Edwin Jackson Kyle (July 22, 1876 - December 26, 1963) was the U.S. Ambassador to Guatemala from 1945-1948. Kyle was also the first Texan to advocate agricultural teaching in state schools successfully.^[1] He is the namesake of Kyle Field in College Station, TX.

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2 Texas A&M
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[edit] Education

Kyle graduated with honors from the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas (now Texas A&M University). He received a B.S. degree in agriculture in 1901, an M.S. from Cornell University in 1902, and an honorary doctorate in agriculture from the University of Arkansas in 1949.

[edit] Texas A&M

In 1902, Kyle was appointed the director of the Athletic Association, resigning in 1911 to become the dean of the School of Agriculture. He held the position until 1944.

[edit] Government

Franklin D. Roosevelt selected Kyle as U.S. Ambassador to Guatemala in 1945. He later returned to Texas A&M College in 1948. In 1949, he received the Order of Quetzal by Guatemala.