Arthur E. Schneider papers

Arthur Schneider, B.S. (1931) University of Minnesota, M.S. American University, Ph.D. University of Washington. Professor of forestry at the University of Minnesota, on-site project administrator of "Operation Korea" at Seoul National University.

Arthur E. Schneider was born in Duluth, Minnesota. He earned his B.S. degree in forestry from the University of Minnesota in 1931, M.S. in public administration from American University and Ph.D. in forestry from the University of Washington.

Before joining the faculty at the University of Minnesota, Schneider served with the U.S. Forest Service and with the Air Corps during World War II. For two years following the end of World War II, he served with the U.S. Military Government in Korea as a provincial forestry adviser and as assistant chief of the Bureau of Forestry. He joined the faculty as a professor of forestry at the University of Minnesota in 1951. In 1954, Schneider took a leave from his teaching duties to served as on-site project administrator of "Operation Korea" at Seoul National University. Schneider was one of eleven University of Minnesota faculty sent to Seoul at the behest of the U.S. Government to rebuild and develop programs in medicine, nursing, agriculture, veterinary medicine, engineering, and public administration.

Upon completing his assignment in 1961, Schneider resigned his post at the University of Minnesota and became Vice President and general manage of Cordon Ranches, Inc. in Arizona. He was a member of the Society of American Foresters, the American Forestry Association, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. In 1961, he was awarded and honorary LLD by Seoul National University. Arthur Schneider died on January 21, 1995 in Los Angeles, California.