- Wallace Campbell
Wallace Campbell was the co-founder of
CARE International .Biography
Campbell was born in Three Forks, Montana in 1911. [http://www.extramile.us/honorees/campbell.cfm]
After he obtained his Masters Degree in Sociology from the University of Oregon, he worked for the Cooperative League of the USA in New York City. [http://www.extramile.us/honorees/campbell.cfm]
He initiated with his two friends Arthur Ringland and Lincoln Clark the concept that became known as CARE USA. [http://www.extramile.us/honorees/campbell.cfm]
In 1945, they launched the CARE, and Wallace Campbell continued to serve that organization for many years, serving as its president from 1978 to 1986. [http://www.co-opheroes.coop/inductees/campbell.html]
Campbell died January 7, 1998,in Los Angeles, California. [http://www.extramile.us/honorees/campbell.cfm]
Other
The Campbell Club, a students
cooperative affiliated with theUniversity of Oregon , was named after him.References
* [http://www.extramile.us/honorees/campbell.cfm The Extra Mile]
* [http://www.co-opheroes.coop/inductees/campbell.html Cooperative Hall of Fame]
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