The Agricultural Development Council (A/D/C) Tradition
The Agricultural Development Council (A/D/C), established in 1953 by John D. Rockefeller 3RD, provided graduate-level fellowships to outstanding students from 16 Asian countries.
During its 31 years of operation, the A/D/C supported advanced degree studies of 588 men and women. Most attended universities in the United States; a few studied in Europe and Australia. The A/D/C also strengthened local academic institutions, sponsored conferences, and supported research initiatives.
The A/D/C was successful in identifying scholars with a deep commitment to serving their countries; more than 90 percent of A/D/C fellows returned home to assume leadership positions in academia, government and the private sector.
In 1985, the A/D/C merged with two other Rockefeller family-related organizations to become Winrock International. In 2004, on the 50th anniversary of the A/D/C, Winrock created the John D. Rockefeller 3RD Scholars Program to recognize Rockefeller’s lifelong contributions to international development and cooperation.
Today many A/D/C scholars continue to play important roles in rural development. If you were an A/D/C Fellow, or a Winrock Scholar in Asia, we want to reconnect with you.
Photos of the A/D/C
Photos courtesy of the Rockefeller Archives Center
ADC Trustees, staff, and a group of A/D/C Fellows at the International Conference of Agricultural Economists, Cuernavaca, Mexico, August 1961. John D. Rockefeller 3rd is sitting, center.
John P. Hrabovsky, PhD visits with former fellows in India.
1965-66 – Seoul, South Korea – Ardon B. Lewis – National Summer Course in Agricultural Marketing Research.
Central to the work in South Korea was an exercise analyzing data collected from rice dealers and other commodities over three years and interviewing farmers on their marketing activities.
Arthur T. Mosher visits with former A/D/C fellows.
John D. Rockefeller 3RD and group of A/D/C trustees, A/D/C associates, and travel grant recipients in New York City prior to attending the 1958 International Conference of Agricultural Economists.
1967-71 Thomas Weaver, PhD.
John P. Hrabovsky (1963-65) and Milton Barnett (1962-1973.)
November 20-21, 1965 – A/D/C/AURP workshop – Dr. Clifton Wharton, Jr. (left.)
1959 – Bandung, Indonesia – First staff conference.
1970 – Bali, Indonesia – Staff conference – group portrait.
1959 – Bandung, Indonesia – First A/D/C Staff conference – group portrait with families.
1961 – Penang, Malaysia – Staff conference.
A/D/C Workshop, October 10-11, 1967 – Core Economics.
A/D/C Workshop, October 10-11, 1967 – Core Economics.
A/D/C Workshop, October 10-11, 1967 – Core Economics – Dr. Clifton Wharton, Jr. pictured (back left.)
A/D/C Workshop, July 25-27, 1967 – Latin American Agricultural Development.
A/D/C Workshop, March 11-13, 1966 – Research Implications of Recent Developments in International Agricultural Policies and Arrangements – Dr. Clifton Wharton, Jr. (left.)
July 25-27, 1967 – Latin America Agricultural Development, AURP workshop.
Jay Rockefeller, Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller, and John D. Rockefeller 3rd.
1929 – China – John D. Rockefeller 3rd, Professor Chamberlain, and Hobart Young.
1929 – China – John D. Rockefeller 3rd, Professor Chamberlain, and Hobart Young.
February 12, 1957 – Bangkok, Thailand – John D. Rockefeller 3rd and Blanchette Hooker Rockefeller with Field Marshall Pibulsonggram, Prime Minister of Thailand, at his residence.
1959 – Laos – John D. Rockefeller 3rd (right) and Sisouk na Champassak (center.)
1959 – Laos – John D. Rockefeller 3rd (right) and Sisouk na Champassak (center.)