Farmer, land assessor, extension assistant. Herbert W. Pike received his B.S. (1933) and M.S. (1939) from Iowa State University. Pike worked as a land assessor for Bankers' Life, served a brief tenure as an extension assistant, served in World War II, and farmed near Whiting, Iowa. He took part in the agricultural tour of the U.S.S.R. in July 1955. Iowa Governor Robert D. Ray appointed Pike to the Governor's Educational Advisory Council and the Iowa 2000 Committee. He served on the Citizen's Advisory Committee of the Iowa Cooperative Study of Post High School Education. Pike was also active in banking issues, as he served on the Federal Land Bank of Omaha's Advisory Committee and the Committee on Agricultural Credit of the Federal Farm Credit Bureau. Pike published essays on his interests in U.S. News and World Report, Wallaces Farmer, and local newspapers. Later in life, Pike became interested in alternative energy sources. He took part in a six-city tour of the East and Southeast in 1980 in which he surveyed developments in alternative energy.
From the description of Papers, 1918-1989. (Iowa State University). WorldCat record id: 33877828
