William and Helen McCone/Little I Scholarship

William C. “Bill” McCone was born at Redfield, SD.  He received a B.S. degree in Animal Husbandry at South Dakota State College in 1943 and a Master’s Degree in Animal Science in 1950.  He served as an associate professor in the Animal Science Department until his retirement in 1982, when he was named Professor Emeritus.  Bill was involved with Little International at SDSU for 40 years as a participant, judge and advisor as well as judge for livestock shows across the Midwest.  Helen Schoenwether McCone was born at Brookings.  She graduated from South Dakota State College in 1942 and taught high school English in rural South Dakota.  Bill died April 17, 2002 and Helen died January 27, 2004.