George L. Crookham, 1967

Title: George L. Crookham, 1967
LC Subject: Botany Universities and colleges--Alumni and alumnae Portraits
Description: George L. Crookham (1907-1999) studied botany and plant breeding at Oregon State College intermittently during the years 1927-1931. In 1929, he and a friend, Don Baldridge, purchased Crookham Seed Company in Caldwell, Idaho (now known as Crookham Company) from Crookham's father; his college studies were interspersed with business and crop responsibilities. In addition to his business activities, Crookham served as mayor of Caldwell, Idaho; an Idaho state legislator (1955-1961); and first Chairman of the Idaho Water Resources Board in 1968. Crookham was a candidate for Idaho governor in 1962 and was instrumental in the adoption of a sales tax in Idaho. The George L. Crookham Memorial Scholarship was established in 2001 by Crookham's daughter, Judith C. Krueger, as an award for a student in horticulture at Oregon State University with an interest in plant breeding.
Work Type: photographic prints photographs
Date: 1967
Identifier: george-crookham-1967
Rights: In Copyright
Local Collection Name: George L. Crookham Papers, 1927-2007 (MSS Crookham)
Type: Image
Format: image/tiff
Set: OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center Historical Images of Oregon State University
Primary Set: OSU Special Collections & Archives Research Center
Institution: Oregon State University
Modified: 2012-10-12
Submission Date: 2012-10-12