A. L. Strand
| A. L. Strand | |
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| 5th President of Montana State University | |
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In office July 12, 1937 – October 14, 1942 |
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| Preceded by | Alfred Atkinson |
| Succeeded by | Roland Renne |
| 10th President of Oregon State University | |
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In office October 15, 1942 – 1961 |
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| Preceded by | Frank Llewellyn Ballard |
| Succeeded by | James Herbert Jensen |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 12, 1894 Victoria, Texas, United States |
| Died | April 27, 1980 (aged 86) Corvallis, Oregon, United States |
| Spouse(s) | Mollie Josephine Allen Strand |
| Children | James, Patsy, Roy |
| Alma mater |
Montana State University University of Minnesota |
| Profession | Professor of Entomology |
August LeRoy Strand (February 12, 1894 – April 27, 1980) was an American entomologist who served as President of Montana State University from 1937 to 1942, and as President of Oregon State University from 1942 to 1961.
Strand was born on February 12, 1894, in Victoria, Texas, to August M. and Christina (Dohl) Strand. His father was born in Sweden about 1855, and his mother in Sweden about 1861. They emigrated to the United States, first taking up residence in Missouri, where their first three children were born: Rose L. in 1885, Ettie C. in 1888, and May F. in 1887. The family moved to Victoria, Texas, where August was born in 1894. His brother Victor D. was born there in 1896. The Strands then moved to Helena, Montana, in 1901 where the last child, Helen E., was born in 1905. Strand graduated from Helena High School in 1913.
Strand enrolled at what was the known as Montana State College (now Montana State University) and earned a bachelor of science degree in entomology in 1917. From 1917 to 1919, he served in the United States Navy as an aviator with the rank of ensign. From 1919 to 1923, he served as Assistant State Entomologist for the state of Montana. He left in 1924 to become Assistant Extension Entomologist at Pennsylvania State College (now Pennsylvania State University) in State College, Pennsylvania. (The Cooperative Extension System is a program of the U.S. federal government administered by land-grant universities and colleges to educate farmers and ranchers about modern agricultural practices.) He enrolled in the doctoral program at the University of Minnesota in 1924, receiving his master of science in entomology in 1925 and his Ph.D. in entomology (with a concentration in agricultural biochemistry) in June 1928.
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