Background
Mckee, Clyde was born on June 8, 1889 in Mission Creek, Pawnee Company, Nebraska, United States. Son of Oliver and Lydia (Holt) Mckee.
Mckee, Clyde was born on June 8, 1889 in Mission Creek, Pawnee Company, Nebraska, United States. Son of Oliver and Lydia (Holt) Mckee.
Bachelor of Science, Kansas State College, 1910, Master of Science, 1931.
Scientific assistant in agronomy United States Department of Agriculture, 1911-1913, district demonstration agent, 1913. Assistant professor, acting professor department of farm crops, Iowa State College, 1913-1921. Professor of agronomy.
Montana State College, 1921-1937, vice-dean of agriculture, 1927-1937, dean of agriculture and director Montana Agricultural Experimental Station, 1937-1952.
Chief agriculturist Foreign Operations Administration, Department of State, Beirut, Lebanon, 1952-1956. Consultant Office Personnel, International Cooperation Administration, Washington, from 1958.
Served with Kansas National Guard, 1907-1911. Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. Member Alpha Gamma Rho, Gamma Sigma Delta, Phi Kappa Phi, Alpha Zeta, Sigma Xi.
Married Clara L. Shofe, February 17, 1911 (divorced July 10, 1933). Married second, Ethel Myrtle McGriff, November 28, 1935. Children: Alan Eugene (deceased), Robert Thayer, Kenneth Charles, Donald Eugene.