Professor Losey made significant contributions in the areas of land utilization, rural social organization, farm safety, rural church organization and leadership. He devoted most of his professional life to the study of rural society in the Middle West. Ed came to Purdue in 1942 as a member of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics, USDA, joining the Purdue staff as an extension rural sociologist in 1944. He later both taught and conducted research on problems of rural life. He was an active participant, both as member and officer in a number of professional organi-zations. He gave his talents freely to assist both his church and local civic groups to work more effectively. B.S. Iowa State, 1930; M.S. Iowa State, 1936: Ph.D. Cornell, 1940.
Professor Losey made significant contributions in the areas of land utilization, rural social organization, farm safety, rural church organization and leadership. He devoted most of his professional life to the study of rural society in the Middle West. Ed came to Purdue in 1942 as a member of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics, USDA, joining the Purdue staff as an extension rural sociologist in 1944. He later both taught and conducted research on problems of rural life. He was an active participant, both as member and officer in a number of professional organi-zations. He gave his talents freely to assist both his church and local civic groups to work more effectively. B.S. Iowa State, 1930; M.S. Iowa State, 1936: Ph.D. Cornell, 1940.