UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE

Location: University of Nebraska-Lincoln – Lincoln, Nebraska

Size: 7 feet tall

Materials: Bronze

Date: 2014

President Richard Nixon appointed Hardin as the 17th United States Secretary of Agriculture; he served from 1969 to 1971.

Hardin was the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Dean of Agriculture in 1953 and served as the university’s Chancellor from 1954 to 1968. He is known for his support of the 1970 farm bill.