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OSU honors Sen. Kerr with renaming of FAPC
Contributed by Stacy Buck

The Oklahoma Food and Agricultural Products Research and Technology Center on the Oklahoma State University campus celebrated its 10-year anniversary in July 2007 and renamed the facility the Robert M. Kerr Food and Agricultural Products Center.
     
The building's name change was in honor of the late Sen. Kerr and his active participation in the development of FAPC, which included two decades of creating the research and technology center.
     
"Without the leadership, vision and consistent hard work of the late Sen. Kerr, the Food and Agricultural Products Center would not exist today," said J. Roy Escoubas, FAPC director. "Sen. Kerr worked tirelessly for two decades to pass legislation for the development of a food-processing center in Oklahoma."
     
The 96,000-square-foot FAPC opened in 1997, and the building serves as a home for animal harvesting, grain milling and food microbiology among others. It also has conference facilities and laboratories for demonstrations.
     
Rodger Kerr, the senator's son, was the keynote speaker and revealed FAPC's new name at a birthday party luncheon. Kerr spoke of his father's position in developing FAPC and the impact of FAPC on Oklahoma.

Older than Oklahoma
Contributed by Mary Kate Scott

Oklahoma was not the only one to celebrate a centennial last year. Haskell Cudd, retired chief executive officer of Stillwater Milling Co., joined family and friends to celebrate his 100th birthday Aug. 31, 2007.
     
Born near Lindsay, Okla., Cudd earned both his bachelor's and master's degrees in accounting from OSU in the early 1930s. In 1933, Cudd began working for Stillwater Milling Co. as a bookkeeper. He worked his way up to president and CEO in 1972.
     
Cudd developed a strong connection with the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources through donations and fund raising assistance to help construct the Willard Sparks Beef Research Center. He also has sponsored educational programs including the Advanced Cattle Management Seminar. The OSU Department of Animal Science honored Cudd with the Distinguished Service Award in 1989.
     
"He always had a strong belief in getting a good education and its opportunities," said Don Wagner, former OSU animal science department head. "He is a genuine giver to students, producers, agriculture and OSU."

EDITOR'S NOTE: Haskell Cudd departed this life Dec. 28, 2007; his wife, Ethel Loraine (Davidson) Cudd, preceded him in death Dec. 20. 2007. The Cowboy Journal staff offers its condolences to the Cudd family and to the Stillwater Milling Co. staff and employees.