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Carl Fountain Huffman (1893–1972)

Dr. Carl F. Huffman, world-famous dairy nutritionist, died December 3, 1972, after an extended illness. He was 79.

His reputation as a research scientist and graduate professor was built over more than 40 years — 39 of which were at Michigan State University. "Shorty" Huffman joined the Michigan State dairy science staff in 1922 and retired in 1961. He conducted pioneering research on micronutrient needs of cattle and increased economic returns from adequate grain feeding. Huhan also was one of the first scientists to use a rumen fistula in cattle nutrition studies and conducted early experiments tracing dietary elements through the dairy cow's digestive system to milk and milk products.

Born on January 15, 1893, on a farm near Tonganoxie, Kansas, Huffman received a B.S. degree from Kansas State University in 1917. After serving as a U.S. Army Air Force flight instructor during World War I, Huffman returned to school and received a master's degree from the University of Minnesota in 1922 and a doctoral degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1933.