Melvin E. Sherwin

Melvin Ernest Sherwin (July 17, 1881 – January 5, 1924) was an American soil scientist, agronomist, academic, and founding member of FarmHouse fraternity. He was a professor and department head in soil sciences at what is now North Carolina State University.

Early life Serwin was born in South Dakota on July 17, 1881. He enrolled in the University of Missouri in 1903 and graduated with a B.S. in agriculture in 1908. While there, he became one of the seven founders of the FarmHouse fraternity on April 15, 1905.

He received an M.A. in agriculture from the University of California, Berkeley in 1909.

Career While he was a graduate student, Shewin was an instructor of agronomy at the University of California. In the fall of 1909, he became an assistant professor of agronomy at the University of Maine. This was the first professional position in soils at the university. He wrote a laboratory guide on soils that was used as a textbook in North Carolina's agricultural high schools. He also spoke at the Association of Southern Agricultural Workers in February 1921.

Personal life Sherwin was married Edith Dodson of Centrilia, Missouri. The couple had five children, including Sidney T Sherwin and Edith Evelyn Sherwin. He lived on Avent Ferry Road in Raleigh, North Carolina and owned a farm in Hyde County, near Lake Mattamuskeet. He was buried in the Historic Oakwood Cemetery in Raleigh.