Dr. Robert Allen Martin, Professor in the Department of Agricultural Education and Studies at Iowa State University, passed away of natural causes at his home in Ames, Iowa at the age of 76. He was born on October 28, 1945, in Warsaw, Indiana to Conda Harold Martin and Freda Lucile (Anderson) Martin. He graduated from Triton High School, Bourbon, Indiana and went on to earn a B.S. and M.S. from Purdue University. While at Purdue he was a member of the Purdue Varsity Glee Club. After college he served four and one-half years as an agriculture teacher in Nigeria, Africa. Returning home he taught four years in Bremen, Indiana as an agriculture teacher and FFA advisor. Robert went on from there to earn his PHD in Agricultural Education from Penn State University. From there, Robert spent 37 years as a professor at Iowa State University where he was chair of the Department of Agriculture Education and Studies for twelve years. Robert received more than fifty awards for teaching excellence, served on 270 graduate student committees and nine years as a member of the Iowa State Faculty Senate. He served as a Senior Fellow of the American Association of Agricultural Education, serving as President of that organization. Robert is preceded in death by his parents, infant brother Jerry Martin, brother Richard and Nancy Martin. He is survived by brother Mac and Lucy Martin and brother Steve and Muriel Martin and several much-loved nieces and a nephew and many great nieces and nephews. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Iowa State University Foundation to support Dr. Robert A. Martin Agricultural Education and Studies Scholarship Fund, 2505 University Boulevard, Ames, Iowa 50010. Online contributions may be made by visiting http://foundation.iastate.edu/drmartinanddesignatingfund#2705559 Memorial contributions can also be made to Purdue UniversityScholarship funds at http://connect.purdue.edu/martinfamilyscholarship To give offline gifts those may be made payable to Purdue Foundation and martinfamilyscholarship 020032 in the memo line and mailed to Pfendler Hall of Agriculture 715 West State Street Room 108 West Lafayette, IN 47907. A memorial service will be held at 3:00 p.m. Saturday, August 13, 2022, at Rasmusson-Ryan Funeral Home (1418 Fawcett Pkwy) in Nevada, Iowa. Family will greet guests one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at a later date in the Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Bourbon, Indiana. The service will be livestreamed and can be viewed by going to www.rasmussonfh.com and clicking on Robert's photo then tribute wall. Rasmusson-Ryan Funeral Home in Nevada is handling arrangements. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.rasmussonfh.com