Wilbur Olin Hedrick

Wilbur Olin Hedrick

Former economics professor at the M.S.C. and the U. of M.
Born April 3, 1868
Died June 10, 1954
Nationality American
Field Economics
Contributions Economics of a Food Supply

Wilbur O. Hedrick (1868–1954) started as a professor of Economics at Michigan State College in 1908.

Life

Born on April 3, 1868 in Elkhart, Indiana. He grew up in northern Michigan near Harbor Springs. He is the brother of Ulysses Prentiss Hedrick. He was married to Lucelia D. Baker. He fathered four children, Helen, Hester, Amy, and Marian.

He pioneered student co-operatives in East Lansing, and Hedrick House, named after him and opened in 1939, is the oldest student-owned co-operative in the USA.[1]

"No living person in this community has contributed more to M.S.C. than you have in your long period of distinguished service," said John A. Hannah in reference to Hedrick's accomplishments over his lengthy employment of 47 years as a faculty member at M.S.C..[2]

References

  1. "Hedrick Cooperative". MSU Student housing cooperative. Retrieved 2008-11-03.
  2. "Wilbur Olin Hedrick". MSU Student housing cooperative. Retrieved 2008-10-30.

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