Thomas Monroe Campbell

Thomas Monroe Campbell (1883–1956) was the first Cooperative Extension Agent in the United States and headed the first Extension Program as a field agent for the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Well known for his work under the tutelage of Booker T. Washington[1] and peered with George Washington Carver, Campbell was also the winner of the Harmon Award in 1930 [2] for his service in the field of agriculture.

He authored of the book The Movable School Goes to the Negro Farmer.

A bust of Campbell can be found in the Tuskegee University Library.

[5] He was among a group of African Americans trained by the Treasury Department to sell war bonds.