"Say the name Gordon Nance to Missouri farmers, and they recall the extension economist who visited their communities for 26 years. Say it to industrial managers, and they praise the witty and instructive speeches on economics that he has made from coast to coast. To his colleagues on the University campus, he is a jovial professor of agricultural economics. But mention Gordon Nance's name to Columbians who attend local auction sales, and the response is sure to be, 'Oh, yes, the man who buys clocks.'"--Page
