Emory Alvord
Emory Alvord | |
|---|---|
| Born | March 25, 1899 Washington State College |
| Awards | Officer of the Order of the British Empire |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Agricultural Science |
Emory Delmont Alvord (March 25, 1899 – May 6, 1959) was an American missionary and agriculturalist. Known for his missionary work in Rhodesia, Alvord's demonstrative methods are credited with revolutionising African agriculture.
Biography
Alvord was born in
Domboshawa.[2] As well as establishing the school Alvord spent some time there training the staff and teaching students about legumes, crop rotation, ploughing, fertilising and row planting.[5]
Alvord's teaching methods, based upon
new South Rhodesian state, which sought to increase the output of African-run farms, and in 1926 he was appointed the government's Agriculturalist for the Instruction of Natives.[6][3] His schools taught Africans modern techniques of irrigation, stock management, soil conservation, village planning and sanitation.[5] There is an often disputed claim that he was the first to introduce the plough to Melsetter District.[4]
In 1944 Alvord became Director of the Department of Native Agriculture.Marandellas School of Agriculture of the Methodist Mission. Alvord died in Southern Rhodesia (then part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland) on May 6, 1959.[3]
Head coaching record
| Year | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Bowl/playoffs | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Washington State (Independent) (1918) | |||||||||
| 1918 | Washington State | 1–1 | |||||||
| Washington State: | 1–1 | ||||||||
| Total: | 1–1 | ||||||||
References
- ^ ISBN 0-313-25887-2.
- ^ ISBN 0-521-08641-8.
- ^ ISBN 0-313-25887-2.
- ^ ISBN 978-1-880938-76-8.
- ^ ISBN 0-521-08641-8.
- ^ ISBN 978-0-7190-9180-3.
- ^ Clendenan, Clarence; Collins, Robert; Duignan, Peter (1966). Americans in Africa 1865–1900. Leland Stanford Junior University. p. 114.
- ^ "No. 38311". The London Gazette. June 10, 1948. p. 3384.