Lloyd C. Pickett earned a Bachelor's degree in Agronomy in 1954, a Masters degree in Plant Pathology in 1957, and a Doctorate in Adult Education in 1963 from the University of Wyoming. He was an assistant and acting county extension agent in Wyoming from 1958-1960 and served as teacher certification officer for the Wyoming Department of Education in 1963-64. Dr. Pickett was appointed Supervisor of Indian Programs for the Montana Cooperative Extension Service in 1970 with his offices at Montana State University in Bozeman. The program ended in 1976.
From the guide to the Lloyd C. Pickett Papers, 1934-1975, (Montana State University-Bozeman Library, Merrill G Burlingame Special Collections)