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1930 — Plant pathologists develop wilt-resistant watermelon, reviving the dying industry.

1932 — Bernice Kunerth Watt earns her B.A.

1937 — Regional Swine Research Laboratory opens.

1938 — Agricultural economist Lauren Soth receives his Masters from ISU.

1940 — Earl Orel Heady joins staff as professor of agricultural economics.

1941 — Ag engineering building is destroyed by fire.

1942 — New ag engineering building erected.

1943 — Ag 450 Farm founded at ISU.

1943 — Researchers develop the livestock selection index.

1947 — Charles Franklin Curtiss dies; Agricultural Hall renamed Curtiss Hall in his honor.