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20 SEEDWORLD.COM OCTOBER 2015 He would move on to the University of Illinois as an assistant professor in charge of crops Extension in 1919 where he devoted himself to the cause of promoting soybeans. Hackleman and colleagues traveled the state which in 1914 only had 2000 planted acres of soybeans talking about the benefits of soybeans including educating farmers on the types of beans that would maximize yields in their climates and soils. By the 1920s Illinois was the top soybean-producing state in the country. Made a full professor in 1923 Hackleman was a founder of the American Soybean Association and organized the Illinois Crop Improvement Association pushing the importance of crop and seed improvement. He is considered a pioneer in seed certification. Hackleman was also involved in the organization of the International Crop Improvement Association which is now known as the Association of Official Seed Certifying Agencies. In 1947 Hackleman was named an honorary life member of the American Soybean Association and the award read in part Tonight the agricultural world recognizes in Mr. Hackleman an authority on the general subject of soybeans that can scarcely be surpassed in this good land of ours. Hackleman retired from the university in 1956 and went on to work for many years at the Illinois Crop Improvement Agriculture is our wisest pursuit because it will in the end contribute most to real wealth good morals and happiness. Thomas Jefferson Association. In 1966 the association created a soybean research fund named for him. Hackleman died in Urbana Ill. in 1970. O.J. Sommer Born in Pekin Ill. in 1886 O.J. Sommer built a seed company that lasted nearly a century and helped lead the Illinois Crop Improvement Association in its early days. Sommer finished grade school and went to high school for about six months. He took some business classes at Indianas O.J. Sommers legacy lives on as his family continues to operate Sommer Seed making major investments in infrastructure and equipment in Delavan Ill.