Harold R. Crawford Student Support Fund in Agriculture

The Harold R. Crawford Student Support Fund in Agriculture was established to honor Dr. Harold Crawford, a past Associate Dean in the College of Agriculture at Iowa State. Successful Iowa State alumnus, Murray R. Wise established the award as a tribute to Crawford’s efforts admit him as a student and for years of advice and mentorship that was instrumental in him completing his degree. According to Wise, “Everything I am and have is because of Iowa State. If Dr. Crawford had not given me that opportunity, I would be in Canada farming or broke. That is why I want to support students. It is the least I can do to re-pay the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and Dr. Crawford for what he and Iowa State have given me.”

Through this scholarship, Mr. Wise wishes to support students with experiences and interests like him.

1. Recipients shall be enrolled in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
2. Recipients shall have financial need, as documented by the administering authority.
3. Recipients shall answer a OneApp (or similar) application question about what their contribution might be to agriculture, entrepreneurism, and/or what their dedication might be to their community.
This award shall be made available to students of undergraduate class standing.

Students selected may be approved for renewal of the scholarship in future years assuming they still meet eligibility requirements. To prove continued eligibility, it is expected that students will complete the OneApp each year. In addition, students will be expected to submit a short letter through the application process which will be shared with a Crawford Scholarship Board that expresses the student’s successes during they year they held the scholarship and describing the impact the scholarship made on them. Renewal funds will not be received until board approval is granted.