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W. E. Petersen, Professor of Dairy Husbandry at University of Minnesota Retires

W. E. PETERSEN, internationally known professor of dairy husbandry, retired from the University of Minnesota in June.

In his 39 yr. at the University, the colorful Pine City, Minnesota, native has advanced a number of new findings and principles on milk and milk production—findings noted around the world. He has been a speaker on dairying and dairy research in all but two states and in more than a dozen other nations.

"Doc Pete," as he is known, has received several major awards, including knighthood from the King of Denmark in 1952.

Petersen was born February 3, 1892, near Pine City, and grew up on a dairy farm there. He attended the University of Minnesota, where he earned his B.S. in 1916, his M.S. in 1917, and his Ph.D. degree in 1928—all in dairy fields.

He was a dairy extension specialist from 1917–20 at Kansas State college, was field secretary of the state Holstein-Friesian association in Minneapolis for a year, and in 1921 joined the University of Minnesota dairy husbandry department.