IN MEMORIAM 



"Massachusetts Agriculture 1980" is 

 dedicated to Dr. Gene McMurtry. The 

 leader of the Massachusetts Cooperative 

 Extension Service, Gene passed away 

 January 4, 1981, after a long battle 

 with cancer. 



Dr. McMurtry will be sadly missed 

 by all who knew him and worked with him. 

 His contributions to the agricultural, 

 community and rural development of this 

 state were truly outstanding. 



He helped Massachusetts in many 

 ways. He served as Associate Dean for 

 the College of Food and Natural Resources 

 and as Associate Director for the 

 Cooperative Extension Service at the 

 University of Massachusetts in Amherst. 

 He also served as Chairman of the 

 National Extension Committee on Policy 

 (ECOP) committee on community resources 

 development and public affairs; member 

 of the Chancellor's Committee on 

 Continuing Education at UMass; Chairman 

 of the Massachusetts Rural Development 

 Committee; President of the Community 

 Development Society of America; member 

 of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter 

 Day Saints in Amherst; and memJaer of 

 the Congregational Church in Hatfield. 



Dr. Gene McMurtry 

 Farmer, Educator and Administrator 

 1930 - 1981 



Dr. McMurtry received many awards and was recognized nationally for his 

 contributions to agriculture and the development of rural communities. Gene 

 was the recipient of the gold medal award from the Massachusetts Society for 

 the Promotion of Agriculture in 1980, commending his role as educator and 

 Extension leader. In 1979, he was the recipient of the Gene McMurtry award, 

 commemorating his work in bringing together agencies and organizations 

 working with rural communities. He also received the USDA award for 

 superior service, and was listed in "Who's Who" and "Ajnerican Men in Science. 



Gene McMurtry was a very special person because of his accomplishments, 

 his hard work and his convictions, and also because of his sense of humor 

 and his winning way. He has touched the lives of many residents of both 

 urban and rural areas and they are the better for it. Gene McMurtry will be 

 long remembered. 



GOVERNMENT DOCUMENTS 

 COLLECTION 



SEP 08 1981 



University of MassachaseUs 

 Depository Copy 



