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H E fourth Christie Award of five hundred dollars was presented to Professor E. M.. Funk, D e p a r t m e n t of Poultry Husbandry, College of Agriculture, University of Missouri, at the annual meeting of the Poultry and Egg National Board in Chicago in J a n u a r y . T h e award is presented annually to the person who has made the greatest contribution to the poultry industry during the past ten years through research, teaching a n d / o r extension which has resulted in greater consumption of poultry products. Professor Funk obtained a B.S. Degree in 1925 from State Teachers College (now State College), Cape Girardeau, Missouri, a M.A. degree in 1927 from the University of Missouri and a P h . D . degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1951. From 1927-1928, he was Instructor in Poultry Husbandry at the University of Missouri. From 1928 to 1930, he was Assistant Professor of Poultry Husbandry at the Pennsylvania State College. Since 1930 he has been on the staff of the University of Missouri, being Professor of
E. M. FUNK
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Poultry Husbandry. Since 1932 Professor F u n k has served as Secretary of the Missouri Poultry I m provement Association and the Official
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