Schaub, I. O. (Ira Obed), 1880-

Ira Obed Schaub (1880-1971) was a chemist, educator, USDA field agent and administrator. Dean of the School of Agriculture at North Carolina State University, 1926-1945. Director of the North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service, 1924-1950. Director of North Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station,1937-1940. Graduated in 1900 from North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (later North Carolina State University). One of the original founders of the "Corn Clubs" in North Carolina which later evolved into the 4-H club, wherein he served as a 4-H extension agent, 1909-1913.