Glen Henry Schmidt

Glen Henry Schmidt, 92 years old, of Columbus, Ohio died on December 10, 2023. He was born in Manning, Iowa to the late Henry and Mamie Schmidt in 1931. Glen was preceded in death by his brother, Harold, son-in-law Scot McCallum and daughter-in-law, Sarah Schmidt. He is survived by his wife, Beverly, with whom he shared his life for over 70 years. Glen is also survived by his children, Cynthia (David) Muse of Carmel, Indiana, Peggy (Anthony) Latina of Seven Hills, Ohio, Steven (Diane) Schmidt of Lenexa, Kansas, Amy (Marco) Moreno of Columbus, Ohio, Thomas (Kathleen) Schmidt of Columbus, Ohio; grandchildren Jennifer Muse, Samuel (Laura) Muse, Kate (Tom) Smith, Kelly (Eddie) Kusel, Nathan (Jenna) Schmidt, Caroline Schmidt, Brandon Schmidt; great grandchildren Theodore Muse, Ella Smith, Rory Muse, Cole Smith; sister Ruth (Alan) Eich and sister-in-law, Gladys Schmidt. Glen so enjoyed family gatherings especially when his grandchildren and great grandchildren were present. He will be dearly missed by his family.

Glen received his BS degree from Iowa State University in 1952 and then served in the United States Army for two years, stationed in Korea and Japan. He was discharged in 1954 with the rank of sergeant. That same year, Glen started graduate work at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York and joined the Animal Science faculty upon completion of his PhD degree in 1958. He rose to the rank of professor. During his tenure at Cornell, Glen authored and co-authored two textbooks, over 50 scientific articles and over 100 popular articles. In 1971, he was elected to the Ithaca Common Council and served as acting mayor for 1½ years of 2½ years as a member of the Council.

In 1974, Glen joined the faculty of The Ohio State University as Chair of the Dairy Science Department, a position he held for 10 years. He then returned to full-time teaching and research. In 1991, Glen became Chair of the Animal Science Department. When the three animal departments combined in 1995, he returned to full-time teaching and research and retired the following year. He taught on a part-time basis until 1999, when he completely retired. While a member of OSU faculty, Glen served on most of the major university committees, as well as college and departmental committees. He also served on the Board of Directors of the American Dairy Science Association and served as an editor of the Journal of Dairy Science for 6 years. He received the American Dairy Science Association’s Dairy Management Award, The Ohio State University Dairy Science’s Hall of Service Award, an honorary Ohio FFA degree and was elected a Fellow in the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

In retirement, Glen was an active volunteer with the American Red Cross, The Ohio Health Hospice, Habitat for Humanity, Life Care Alliance, the Center for New Directions and many church activities. In 2011, Glen and Beverly moved into the Ohio Living Westminster Thurber Community.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to The Ohio State University Development Fund for the Glen and Beverly Schmidt Student Support Fund for Study Abroad, University Square North, 14 E. 15th Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43201or to the Ohio Living Foundation Life Care Fund at 9200 Worthington Road, Suite 300, Westerville, Ohio, 43082.

A memorial service will be held on Saturday, January 6, 2024, at 3 p.m. at the Heritage Pointe Community Room (11th Floor), 655 Neil Avenue, Columbus, Ohio 43215 with visitation from 2-3 p.m. and refreshments served following the service.