december november pioneer american international dairy industry educator technical born raised switzerland emigrated studied started developed dairy program programs infancy time heavily involved development improvement dairy tests processes wrote leading dairy processing texts continue cited leaving managed research operations large national continued drive publishing efforts represented international dairy facilitated dairy industry improvements globe early years born switzerland december siblings born february june october july june spent early years switzerland father pastor professor member parliament attended year course studies graduating age emigrated united_states time period significant new development dairy processing technology occurring sides atlantic_ocean published specifications test milk fat content acquired swiss patent method analyzing fat content milk based studied worked years swiss american milk company new_york spend substantial time studying improving methods united_states worked years dairy farm near massachusetts improve english commercial skills studied providence rhode_island returned switzerland briefly returning receive agriculture served assistant charge dairy equipped operated dairy manufacturing research laboratory new_york married april new_york accepted position indiana head dairy departments relatively new american colleges dairy school created led dairy department significant growth summer teachers investigators meeting found known following year association changed official dairy instructors association changed chaired committee met washington manufacturers standard specifications published result meeting actively pursued numerous improvements testing improved quality safety dairy products president presidency created national score card scoring standardized dairy judging contests secured scholarships student contests improved national milk standards developed ties breed associations provided industry discussions dairy instruction extension services apart application improved scientific oversaw planning construction building housed dairy manufacturing group extension service published scientific addressing dairy farm plant problems left manage manufacturing research chicago illinois professional life wrote dairy articles textbooks world developed dairy advocated dairy laws developed standard testing particular authored known text industry enjoyed editions book originally self published condensed milk milk powder prepared use milk dairy students pure food departments republished seventh edition october according book review popularity book judged fact fourth edition previous editions having long exhausted book important contribution condensed milk milk powder industry library teacher student factory man interested phase condensed milk milk powder industry books listed core historical literature agriculture 1920s initiated dairy school air radio program dairy experts invited discuss issues director listed master minds world dairy congress held selected head industry economics program later represented united_states world dairy london copenhagen berlin stockholm obtained united_states patents including apparatus cream published process treating milk products published established research program milk plants bestowed honorary doctoral degree science retired work consultant honored honorary life membership awarded numerous international honors work including diploma italian government scientific papers swiss gold medal diploma honorary membership spain family life sons attended children florence born november new_york died february dallas texas born december indiana died january concord california born june indiana died november indiana automobile accident student born indiana died april alexandria louisiana graduated mechanical engineering business manager magazine member band orchestra mary born march indiana died january oakland california born september indiana died august florida graduated member delta board active included water sports mountain climbing ice skating death posthumous honors died november illinois portrait plaque hang leaders dairy industry asked contributors significantly shaping dairy industry listed ahead known industry inducted pioneer
Otto Frederick Hunziker