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Woodrow W. Snyder 1914–1970

Woodrow W. Snyder, 56, a widely known dairy scientist at Michigan State University for more than 30 years, died in late January, following a lengthy illness. A native of York, Pennsylvania, he held degrees from Pennsylvania State University and Michigan State University.

Professor Snyder was truly an outstanding teacher. He started as an instructor at Michigan State in September, 1940, and teaching had been his major responsibility since that time. He had been primarily responsible for teaching the freshman dairy course and one in dairy cattle management. He employed many new teaching techniques and had the ability to make his classroom instruction interesting and meaningful to students. In 1969 he was chosen by the students to receive the outstanding faculty award for his contributions to undergraduate education in the Michigan State College of Agriculture and Natural Resources. In June, 1970, Professor Snyder was awarded, posthumously, the Outstanding Teaching Award by the American Dairy Science Association.

Even though Professor Snyder was an outstanding teacher in the classroom, probably his greatest contribution to the education of undergraduate students was his work as an advisor to the dairy students at Michigan State University for 28 years. Students had profound respect for his advising ability and dedicated interest in their welfare. "Woody," as he was affectionately known to students and colleagues alike, was widely admired. Often students other than dairy majors would stop by his office to seek his counsel. His obvious personal interest in each student caused everyone to think of him as