Symons, Thomas B. (Thomas Baddeley), 1880-

Thomas B. Symons was director of the Cooperative Extension Service from 1914 to 1950 and dean of the College of Agriculture at the University of Maryland from 1937 to 1950.

Symons, a 1902 graduate of the university, served as acting president of the university in 1954, and as a member of the Board of Regents. He worked as director of public relations at the Suburban Trust Company and was active in the Grange, 4-H, the State Soil Conservation Committee, the Alumni Association, and the Beta Kappa Corporation.

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