MYRON G. CROPSEY AGRICULTURAL ENGINEERING SCHOLARSHIP

Myron G. Cropsey received a B.S. Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of California in 1933, a M.S. Degree in Agricultural Engineering from North Dakota State College in 1941, and a Ph.D. in Agricultural Engineering from Michigan State University in 1956. He joined the Department of Agricultural Engineering faculty in 1946 and served in that capacity until his retirement in 1974. Prior to coming to OSU, he had industrial experience with Union Diesel Company, Oakland, CA, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. During WWII, Myron Cropsey served as Lieutenant, Captain, Major and Lt. Colonel in the Ordinance Department of the U.S. Army. In 1977, Myron Cropsey was awarded the Silver Beaver Award, scouting’shighest service award for his significant contribution to the Boy Scouts of America.

 

PURPOSE To recognize superior achievement of a graduate or undergraduate student advised or enrolled in the Department of Biological & Ecological Engineering.

 

NATURE OF AWARD The award shall consist of a cash award. The amount of the award will depend on the annual income from the Myron G. Cropsey Endowment Fund that resides with the OSU Foundation. The name of the recipient and the year of the award will be inscribed on a plaque displayed in the Department of Biological & Ecological Engineering.

 

DONOR Myron G. Cropsey Agricultural Engineering Endowment Fund

 

ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS The recipient must be enrolled in the Department of Biological & Ecological Engineering as their academic major or be advised in BEE. The recipient must be enrolled as a full time student the term in which the award presentation is made and have at least one academic year left at OSU; Sophomore class standing or higher.

 

SELECTION The Department of Biological & Ecological Engineering Scholarship Committee will make the selection of the recipient. Selection will be based on scholarship and extracurricular activities.

 

PROCEDURES The first award was presented in 1971. The award will be presented at the annual BEE Spring Awards Banquet. A student may apply for this award or be nominated by a fellow student or faculty member of the Department of Biological & Ecological Engineering.A nomination will include a resume of the nominee, a letter of support from the major advisor, a listing of grades earned at OSU and no more than two additional letters of support.

 

ANNOUNCEMENT AND PUBLICITY Announcement of the award and the name of annual recipient shall be facilitated through the Department of Biological & Ecological Engineering.