H. P. Cooper, Head of Agronomy Department, Director of the South Carolina Agricultural Experiment Station and Dean of the College of Agriculture at Clemson University, 1930-1957. During this period, Cooper was instrumental in advocating the wide spread use of soil testing and crop rotation. He received a bachelor's degree from Clemson in 1911, a master's degree from the University of Wisconsin in 1916 and a PhD from Cornell University in 1922.
From the description of H. P. Cooper papers, 1931-1958, (bulk 1937) (Clemson University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 221697218