Roland Renne, born on December 12, 1905, was the third of five children born to Fred Christian Renne and Caroline Augusta (Young) Renne. Roland grew up on the family's truck and dairy farm in the remote Pine Barrens of southern New Jersey. As a boy, Roland helped his father on the farm and attended country schools. With the financial help of his father, he attended Rutgers University and graduated summa cum laud in 1927. He continued his education and obtained his Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from University of Wisconsin in 1930. Following his graduation in 1930, Renne arrived in Bozeman, Montana to start his teaching at Montana State College as Assistant Professor of Agriculture Economics.Dr. Renne was an Agricultural Economics Professor and Agriculture Department Head from 1930 - 1943 and President of Montana State College from 1943 - 1964. In February 1964, Dr. Renne resigned as president of Montana State College to run as the Democrat candidate for Governor of Montana.[8] Renne, who was fifty-eight years old, had been associated with Montana State College for thirty-three years, was a respected Agricultural Economist. He was defeated by incumbent Tim Babcock.
MSU Library's building, Renne Library, was named after Roland R. Renne, the president of Montana State College from 1943 to 1964. Renne Library is centrally located on campus between the Strand Union Building and Reid Hall.
On August 19, 1932 he married Mary Polly Kneeland Wisner with whom he had four children.
Dr. Roland R. Renne died in Bozeman, Montana on August 30, 1989.
MSU Library's building, Renne Library, was named after Roland R. Renne, the president of Montana State College from 1943 to 1964. Renne Library is centrally located on campus between the Strand Union Building and Reid Hall.
On August 19, 1932 he married Mary Polly Kneeland Wisner with whom he had four children.
Dr. Roland R. Renne died in Bozeman, Montana on August 30, 1989.
Roland Renne, born on December 12, 1905, was the third of five children born to Fred Christian Renne and Caroline Augusta (Young) Renne. Roland grew up on the family's truck and dairy farm in the remote Pine Barrens of southern New Jersey. As a boy, Roland helped his father on the farm and attended country schools. With the financial help of his father, he attended Rutgers University and graduated summa cum laud in 1927. He continued his education and obtained his Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from University of Wisconsin in 1930. Following his graduation in 1930, Renne arrived in Bozeman, Montana to start his teaching at Montana State College as Assistant Professor of Agriculture Economics.Dr. Renne was an Agricultural Economics Professor and Agriculture Department Head from 1930 - 1943 and President of Montana State College from 1943 - 1964. In February 1964, Dr. Renne resigned as president of Montana State College to run as the Democrat candidate for Governor of Montana.[8] Renne, who was fifty-eight years old, had been associated with Montana State College for thirty-three years, was a respected Agricultural Economist. He was defeated by incumbent Tim Babcock.
MSU Library's building, Renne Library, was named after Roland R. Renne, the president of Montana State College from 1943 to 1964. Renne Library is centrally located on campus between the Strand Union Building and Reid Hall.
On August 19, 1932 he married Mary Polly Kneeland Wisner with whom he had four children.
Dr. Roland R. Renne died in Bozeman, Montana on August 30, 1989.
MSU Library's building, Renne Library, was named after Roland R. Renne, the president of Montana State College from 1943 to 1964. Renne Library is centrally located on campus between the Strand Union Building and Reid Hall.
On August 19, 1932 he married Mary Polly Kneeland Wisner with whom he had four children.
Dr. Roland R. Renne died in Bozeman, Montana on August 30, 1989.
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