An agricultural economist, he was executive assistant to the university's presidents Frederick L. Hovde and Arthur G. Hansen from 1955 to 1982.

He earned a master's degree and a doctorate from Purdue University in 1948 and 1950, respectively.

He moved with his family to New Rochelle, New York and attended a campus of the University of Massachusetts for his undergraduate studies.

He served in the United States Army Air Forces during World War II.

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