Calvin R. King (born 1953) is an American farm developer, and the President of the Arkansas Land and Farm Development Corp. He graduated from

Philander Smith College Philander Smith University (previously Philander Smith College) is a private historically black college in Little Rock, Arkansas. It is affiliated with the United Methodist Church and is a founding member of the United Negro College Fund (UNC ...

in 1975. The agency collaborated with the Farmers Home Association to create the Outreach Training and Technical Assistance program.

Awards

*1990

MacArthur Fellows Program The MacArthur Fellows Program, also known as the MacArthur Fellowship and colloquially called the "Genius Grant", is a prize awarded annually by the MacArthur Foundation, John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to typically between 20 and ...

*1990 National Partnership Award, by the

United States Department of Agriculture The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is an executive department of the United States federal government that aims to meet the needs of commercial farming and livestock food production, promotes agricultural trade and producti ...

*1989 Arkansas Public Service Award.

References

External links

"African-American Farmers: Working the Plough"
''Living on Earth'', January 24, 1997 {{DEFAULTSORT:King, Calvin 1953 births Farmers from Arkansas MacArthur Fellows Philander Smith University alumni Living people