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Annual 2011

Alabama Association of County Agricultural

Agents and Specialists

Alabama Association of County Agricultural

Agents and Specialists

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Table of Contents

AACAAS ORGANIZATON

Officers & Mission ..............................................................................................................2

Dates to Remember ..............................................................................................................2

President’s Report ............................................................................................................ 3-4

Directory of AACAAS Officers and Directors ....................................................................5

Map: AACAAS Districts and Directors .............................................................................6

AACAAS Committees ..................................................................................................... 7-8

Constitution and By-Laws ............................................................................................. 9-14

AACAAS HISTORICAL TABLES

Officers ........................................................................................................................ 15-16

Past Directors ............................................................................................................... 17-19

Past DSA Awards Recipients....................................................................................... 20-21

Past Achievement Award Recipients ........................................................................... 22-23

Past 4-H Certificate of Achievement Award Recipients ............................................. 24-25

Lifetime Achievement Award Recipients ..........................................................................26

Friend of Extension Award Recipients ..............................................................................27

MEMBERSHIP

AACAAS Members, 2011 ........................................................................................... 28-31

Life Members, 2011 ..................................................................................................... 32-35

2010 ANNUAL MEETING

Recognition and Award Recipients ............................................................................. 36-37

Open Business Meeting Minutes .......................................................................................38

NACAA Report ........................................................................................................... 39-42

Contributors/Sponsors.................................................................................................. 43-44

COUNTY AGENT’S KITCHEN

Report and Participation ....................................................................................................45

COMMITTEE REPORTS

Scholarship Committee Report ..........................................................................................46

Youth Scholarship Award Recipients… ...................................................................... 47-48

Professional Excellence Committee Report.......................................................................49

Program Recognition Council for Extension Programs.....................................................50

Teaching and Education Technology Committee Report ..................................................51

Recognition and Awards Committee Report .....................................................................52

Forestry, Wildlife & Natural Resource Program Committee Report ................................53

Agronomy Committee Report ............................................................................................54

MEMORIALS

Memorials……………………………………………………………………………55-66

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2011-2012 Officers

Alabama Association of County Agricultural Agents and Specialists

President Kimberly Wilkins

President-Elect Warren Griffith

Secretary Ken Kelley

Treasurer Rickey Hudson

Past President Jimmy Jones

Mission of AACAAS The mission of AACAAS since 1948 is and has been to promote a high standard of professional

development among its members, to provide a single voice that conveys issues of concern that

affect Alabama Agricultural Extension Agents, to advance the basic importance and position of

Alabama agriculture and other resources in our state economy, and to assist in furthering of the

ways and means of improving the effectiveness of cooperative Extension work.

DATES TO REMEMBER

AACAA ANNUAL MEETINGS

August 16-18, 2011 County Agents Kitchen

June 6-8, 2012 Renaissance Hotel, Montgomery, AL

June 5-7, 2013 Joe Wheeler State Park, Rogersville, AL

NACAA ANNUAL MEETINGS

• August 7-11, 2011 Overland Park, Kansas

• July 15-19, 2012 Charleston, South Carolina

• September 15-20, 2013 Pittsburg, Pennsylvania (Galaxy IV)

• July 20-24, 2014 Mobile, Alabama

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AACAAS President's Report

James D. Jones, Jr.

2010 - 2011

The last three years have been great. The last three years have also flown by like the

wind. I’ve learned much about our organization and NACAA in the process. We are a

close family of agricultural professionals and I am proud to say I am a member of the

Alabama Agricultural Agents and Specialist Association.

With that said we have a tremendous task before our organization in preparing for the

NACAA 2014 meetings in Mobile. AACAAS is “ALL IN” for 2014 in Mobile. We

have begun the process of preparing for this event by putting together a great team to

lead us in Jim Todd and Danny Cain. They will and have put together a further

leadership team to address every area of the national meeting to make our 2014

NACAA AM/PIC the best meeting the south has ever put together. We will in turn

show off the State of Alabama, AACAAS and Auburn and Alabama A&M Universities.

In the past year we have had many milestones for this organization. One was our bid

for the national meeting being accepted by the NACAA in Tulsa. Secondly, the large

number of national awards winners in Tulsa which says volumes about our

membership. Finally, AACAAS member elected the first female president of this

organization in Kim Wilkins to lead us into the future. I would like to personally

congratulate each of the new Officers and Directors elected to serve in the coming year.

Our organization has been placed in good hands with Kim and the 2011-2012 Officers

and Directors.

One honor bestowed on the acting president is put on an annual meeting during his and

now her year of presidency. I would like to thank the team I assembled to make your

stay in Eufaula such an enjoyable event. I will start with thanking the planning team of

Rachel Dykes, Mary Baltikauski, William Birdsong, Neal Kelly, David Koon, Brandon

Dillard, Rickey Hudson, Derek Bryan, Doug Summerford, and Shae Windham. Mary

and Rachel did a super job on the Spouse’s Tour of Eufaula. William and Brandon

provided a great Agronomy tour of the Cocoran Farms and produce facilities. Rickey

Hudson cooked a great lunch served on the farm during the tour. Derek hosted the

golfers on the first day and led the Wildlife Tour on tour day. Doug and Shae took the

Youth Tour to Westville and Providence Canyon in Georgia and added water safety and

wildlife the second day. Neal Kelly led the skeet shooting expedition and David Koon

the fishing tourney. David also receives my many thanks for the countless other favors

the host county provided from chairs to other items. You can see it takes a multitude of

folks to pull this event off and I thank each and every one of my team from Southeast

Alabama. I would also add a special thanks to Dick Hambley for all his work on the

program and sponsors ads. I may also add thanks to many local volunteers who

decorated and cooked at the different events in Eufaula.

Finally, I would like to thank the AACAAS membership for having faith in me during

my term as President of AACAAS. Your confidence has helped me much during the

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past year. Also, special thanks to our Treasurer Rickey Hudson and Past President

Ricky Colquitt for their mentoring of this president. Again, we are a close family and I

am proud to be a member of the AACAAS.

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Directory of 2011-2012

AACAAS Officers and Directors

President Kimberly Wilkins County Office Building, Room 201

18 Alabama Avenue E

Lafayette, AL 36862-2092

334-864-9373

President-Elect Warren Griffith 650 McConnell Loop

Fayette, AL 35555

205-442-1387

Secretary Ken Kelley 175 4-H Ag Science Dr. Suite 1

Brewton, AL 36426

Treasurer Rickey Hudson P.O. Box 217

Headland, AL 36345-0217

334-693-2010

Past- President James Jones 101 N. Doswell St., Ste A

Abbeville, AL 36310-2105

334-585-6416

District I-A Mike Reeves 3120 Hwy. 36 West, Suite B

Hartselle, AL 35640

256-612-7588

District 1-B Sallie Lee 2612 Lane Park Road

Birmingham, AL 35223

205-739-1683

District II-A Max Runge 304 Comer Hall

Auburn University, AL 36849

334-844-5603

District II-B Roger Vines P.O. Box 247

Rockford, AL 35136

256-377-4713

District III-A Derek Bryan P. O. Box 71

Luverne, AL 36049

District III-B Rudy Yates 101 North Shiloh

County Office Building, Suite 100

Linden, AL 36748

334-422-1135

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AACAAS DISTRICT MAP

2011-2012 District Directors: District I-A Mike Reeves

District I-B Sallie Lee

District II-A Max Runge

District II-B Roger Vines

District III-A Derek Bryan

District III-B Rudy Yates

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2011-2012 AACAAS COMMITTEES Effective June 3, 2011 (revised)

EXTENSION DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL – Randall Armstrong, Chair

Administrative Skills

Development

Michelle Elmore, Chair

Charlie Mitchell, Vice

Ann Adrian

Mike Henshaw

Charlie Mason

Kerry Smith

Agricultural Issues &

Public Relations

Chuck Browne, Chair

Steven Enloe, Vice

David Derrick

Gary Gray

Frank Owsley

George Tabb

Early Career

Development

Danny Miller, Chair

Eric Schavey, Vice

Beau Brodbeck

Elina Coneva

Thomas Hall

Kim Pope

Teaching &

Edu. Technologies

Kent Stanford, Chair

Brenda Glover, Vice

Willie Datcher

John Fulton

Ping Hu

Charles Pinkston

PROFESSIONAL IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL – Ronald Britnell, Chair

Agricultural Economics &

Community Development

Walt Prevatt, Chair

Jim Novak, Vice

Mary Baltikauski

Deacue Fields

Holt Hardin

Gene Simpson

Agronomy &

Pest Management

Mark Hall, Chair

William Birdsong, Vice

Charlie Burmester

Chris Dillard

Fudd Graham

Austin Hagan

Animal Science

Lisa Kriese-Anderson, Chair

Josh Elmore, Vice

Boyd Brady

Jonathan Gladney

Ilana Stover

Gerry Thompson

Horticulture &

Turfgrass

David Koon, Chair

Mike Reeves, Vice

Tom Daugherty

Chazz Hesselein

Mike McQueen

Dan Porch

Natural Resources /

Aquaculture

Derek Bryan, Chair

Eve Brantley, Vice

Phillip Carter

Wayne Ford

Claude Reeves

Roger Vines

Sustainable Agriculture

Brandon Dillard, Chair

Ayanava Majumdar, Vice

Kris Balkcom

Bobby boozer

Paul Mask

Richard Petcher

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2011 – 2012 AACAAS COMMITTEES (CONTINUED) Effective June 3, 2011 (revised)

PROGRAM RECONGNITION COUNCIL – Danny Cain, Chair

4-H & Youth Communications Professional Excellence

Mac Washington, Chair Richard Hambley, Chair Amy Winstead, Chair

Mandy Marks, Vice Kevan Tucker, Vice Doug Chapman, Vice

Willie Durr

Bob Ebert

Lindsay Kimbro

Doug Summerford

Henry Dorough

Rusty Presley

John Pulliam

Ted Tyson

Thomas Agee

Robert Page

Tim Reed

Jack Rowe

Public Relations Recognition & Awards Scholarship

Ricky Colquitt, Chair Jimmy Smitherman, Chair Rudy Yates, Chair

Chuck Howard, Vice Anthony Wiggins, Vice Rachel Dykes, Vice

Ted Gilbert Stephen Brown Ellen Huckabay

Jim Hairston Rusty Parrish Kelly Ridley

Neal Hargle

Jim Jacobi

Mike Patterson Max Runge

Search For Excellence

Chip East, Chair

Neil Kelly, Vice

Tinsley Gregg

Rachel Lee

Brenda Ortiz

OTHER COMMITTEES – Outside of Councils

Association Policy Journal of NACAA AACAAS Life Members Web Page Management

Jimmy Jones, Chair Jim Todd, Chair TBD, Chair Tony Glover, Chair

Kim Wilkins , Vice Kathy Flanders, Vice Dennis Peterson, Vice Shane Harris, Vice

Warren Griffith Joe Kemble Life Members (present) Mallory Kelly

Rickey Hudson Dale Monks Sallie Lee

Ken Kelley Ed Sikora

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Policy and Procedures

Constitution and By-Laws

for the

Alabama Association of County Agricultural Agents & Specialists

Adopted December 7, 1948

Revised June 25, 1960

Revised December 8, 1966

Corrected June 9, 1972

Amended June 14, 1974

Revised June 1977

Revised June 1987

Amended June 1988




Amended December 08, 2000





ARTICLE I - NAME AND OBJECT

Section 1 This association shall be known as the Alabama Association of County Agricultural

Agents & Specialists.

Section 2 The objectives of this association shall be: (1) To encourage a high standard of

professional performance among county workers, (2) To encourage the top-flight

college graduate students to enter Cooperative Extension work by making it enticing both

from a professional standard and an economical profession, (3) To assist in the

furthering of the ways and means of improving the effectiveness of Cooperative

Extension work, (4) To advance the basic importance and position of Alabama

agriculture and other resources in our state economy.

ARTICLE II - MEMBERSHIP

Section 1 Any active Extension Worker or Extension Agricultural Specialist with a degree in

Agriculture or who is assigned programmatic responsibility in agriculture may become a

member of this association by paying the annual membership dues of the association and

upon the approval of the board of directors.

Section 2 Current AACAAS members and associate members who are retiring may apply for Life

member status in the association. If approved by the association and the life membership

dues are paid by the applicant, certain privileges will be extended including:

A) Attendance at State or National County Agricultural Agents meeting with the

restriction that Life member will not be allowed participation in business meetings or

eligible to serve as officers or committee members of either the AACAAS or a voting

delegate to an annual NACAA Annual Meeting and Professional Improvement

conference.

B) The privilege of receiving the “County Agent,” the official publication of the

NACAA including information regarding annual or special meetings.

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Section 3 ACES State Level Administrators are encouraged to become an associate member by

paying annual dues and gaining approval of the board of directors. If approved by the

association and the dues are paid by the applicant, certain privileges will be extended

including:

A) Attendance at State or National County Agricultural Agents meeting with the

restriction that associate members will not be allowed participation in business

meetings, eligible for awards, to serve as officers or committee members of either the

AACAAS or a voting delegate to an annual NACAA Annual Meeting and

Professional Improvement conference.

B) The privilege of receiving the “County Agent,” the official publication of the

NACAA including information regarding annual or special meetings.

ARTICLE III - OFFICERS AND DELEGATES

Section 1 The officers of this association shall be a president, president elect, a secretary and

immediate past president ex-officio. These three (3) elected officers shall rotate among

the three (3) AACAAS districts and their terms shall be one (1) year. The Board of

Directors will appoint a treasurer as a voting member of the Board, subject to the

approval of the membership. The term of office shall be a three-year term. The treasurer

can serve consecutive terms.

Section 2 The directors of this association shall be two (2) from each AACAAS district and their

staggered terms shall be two (2) years.

Section 3 The official board of this association shall comprise the three (3) elected officers, the

board appointed treasurer and six (6) elected directors listed in the preceding Sections 1

and 2 of this article.

Section 4 Delegates to the annual meeting of the National Association of County Agricultural

Agents shall be selected by the official board of this association from among the officers,

directors, distinguished service award nominees, achievement award nominees, national

committee chairman and members, and state committee chairman in priority order listed.

This association shall be entitled to one (1) voting delegate to one (1) additional voting

delegate for each 30 members or fraction thereof beyond the initial 40.

ARTICLE IV - NOMINATING, VOTING, AND ELECTING

Section 1 The president, president-elect, secretary and three (3) directors shall be elected at the

annual meeting of this association. The immediate past president will automatically

serve on the board for one (1) year as ex-officio. Directors from Districts I, II, III-A will

be elected on odd-numbered years, and directors from Districts I, II, III-B will be elected

on even-numbered years.

Section 2 The nominating committee shall be composed of the most recent three (3) past presidents.

The most immediate past president will serve as chairman.

Section 3 Suggested nominees to the nominating committee for directors will be selected by a mail

or e-mail ballot from directors in their respective districts. These ballots will list all paid

members except elected incumbents to choose from and be mailed to all paid members to

vote and return their vote by mail.

Section 3A A star or asterisk will be placed beside each member’s name who has previously served

as an officer or director with explanation at bottom of ballot, (*previously served, but is

eligible to serve again). If e-mail is used, member should return the ballot as an

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attachment with “BALLOT” being placed in the subject line. The director shall select a

biracial committee of two or more to count the ballots when returned. Voting members

are asked to mark the return envelope “Ballot” so they will only be opened by said

counting committee. Unless one member or candidates received more than 50% of the

total vote there will be a mail-in run-off between the two receiving the most votes.

Should three or more members be tied with the highest number of votes, the two with the

most years of AACAAS membership will be selected for the run-off. The director will

mail each eligible member the second ballot with only the two candidates names listed.

If there is a tie on the second ballot, the director will vote to break the tie. The director

will bring the ballots from all elections to the annual meeting so they may be checked by

any member.

Section 4 The nominating committee shall make their report at the annual meeting for the three (3)

officers and three (3) directors listed in Section 1 of this article. After allowing for

nominations from the floor, the entire membership elects its officers and directors. If

there is no annual meeting the nominating committee sends its report to each paid

member in the form of a ballot with write-in nominees and votes permitted and election is

accomplished by mail ballot.

Section 5 Each paid member shall be privileged to cast one (1) vote for each elective office to be

filled. Election of officers shall be either by a written ballot or by show of hands. Voting

by signed proxy in the annual meeting of this association will be allowed for absent

members in good standing.

ARTICLE V - MEETINGS

Section 1 There shall be one (1) annual meeting of this association to be held at a place designated

by the board of directors. The membership shall be notified of the annual meeting at

least 30 days prior to the annual meeting.

Section 2 Special meetings may be held at the call of the president with approval of the Board of

Directors at times and places and for purposes designated.

Section 3 The Board of Directors shall hold semi-annual meetings and others at the discretion of

the President.

ARTICLE VI - COMMITTEES

Section 1 Special committees may be appointed by the president at any time to effectively project

the work of the association.

Section 2 Standing committees shall be appointed and announced at the annual meeting by the vice

president subject to the approval of the official board. The vice president shall have

oversight of all committee activities, including publishing of reports in the annual.

Section 3 All committees are directly responsible to the official board of the association.

Committee reports shall not be released without approval of the membership of the

association. Committee reports considered to be confidential by the official board will

not be released for publication.

ARTICLE VII - FEES

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The annual membership dues to this association can be changed at any annual meeting by a 2/3

affirmative vote of the membership. The annual membership dues to this association at present shall be

$75.00 for each agent. Fifty dollars of this amount shall be sent to the National Association of County

Agricultural Agents for membership in the association. Twenty-five dollars remains with the state

organization. All dues are payable on or before January 1 of each calendar year.

ARTICLE VIII - QUORUM

Section 1 A quorum at any annual or advertised special meeting of the association shall consist of

those members present.

Section 2 A quorum of the Board of Directors shall consist of five (5) members of the said board.

ARTICLE IX - ORDER OF BUSINESS

Section 1 Robert Rules of Order shall apply in all meetings of this association.

Section 2 The order of business for all annual meetings of the association shall be:

A. Call to order by the presiding president.

B. Report of registration and credential committee.

C. President’s annual address.

D. Secretary’s report and minutes of previous meeting.

E. Treasurer’s report.

F. Report of committees.

G. Election of officers and directors for the coming year.

H. Appointment of committees.

I. Unfinished business.

J. New business.

K. Adjournment.

ARTICLE X - VACANCIES

Section 1 The President-elect shall serve in the absence of the President.

Section 2 In the absence or removal of the President-elect, Secretary and/or Treasurer, or Directors,

that office, in either case, shall be filled until the first annual meeting thereafter, through

appointment by the remaining members of the Board of Directors.

ARTICLE XI - LEGISLATION

All recommendations pertaining to the State and National Legislation shall be made to the Board of

Directors for their study, action and disposition.

ARTICLE XII - RECORDS

Section 1 The Secretary shall keep full and accurate records of the association and of the

proceeding of the Executive Committee and Board of Directors; and shall receive all

communications papers that normally comes with such an office; send out notices of

meetings and conduct all necessary correspondence and perform such duties as usually

pertain to the office.

The Treasurer will be appointed by the Board of Directors as a voting member of the

Board, subject to the approval of the membership. The term of office shall be a three-

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year term. The Treasurer can serve consecutive terms. The Treasurer shall keep full and

accurate records of membership and of money received and paid out, send out all notices

of unpaid dues, receive and receipt all membership fees; keep and account of the

membership fees paid to the NACAA and the dates thereof, and deliver to his/her

successor all funds and records remaining in his hands at the expiration of the one three-

year term in this office. The Treasurer will assume office on the first day of January in

the year following his/her appointment and his/her term shall end on December 31 three

years following.

Section 2 Headquarters or the storage of the history data and the constitution of the Alabama

Association of County Agricultural Agents will be the County Extension Office in

Opelika, Alabama.

Section 3 The Immediate Past President shall be responsible for assembling and filing the history

data covering his year in office as President.

ARTICLE XIII - AMENDMENTS

Section 1 This constitution and by-laws may be amended, revised or repealed at any annual

meeting of this association or at any special meeting called for the purpose of revising the

constitution and by-laws provided the membership is notified at least 30 days in advance.

Any change would require an affirmative vote of two-thirds of the members present.

Section 2 Revisions made heretofore in this document become effective immediately upon approval

of the membership of the Alabama Association of County Agricultural Agents and

Specialists in session at their annual meeting in Dothan, Alabama, June 10, 1977.

DISTRIBUTION OF DUTIES

AMONG OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS OF AACAAS

President:

1. Preside over (or arrange for others to) all meetings.

2. Project plans for annual/state meeting.

3. Maintain liaison with administration.

4. Plan and conduct officers and director’s meetings.

5. Prepare and distribute quarterly newsletter.

6. Print and distribute letterhead and envelopes.

7. Coordinate participation in National and Regional meetings.

8. Coordinate and conduct the County Agent’s Kitchen

9. Represent AACAAS at every opportunity.

President-elect:

1. In the absence of the President, the President-elect will preside over meetings.

2. Chair the financial committee and solicit sponsorship for the annual meeting.

3. Assemble the AACAAS Annual and prepare for distribution by October 1 each year.

4. Provide oversight of all AACAAS committees and chair Resolutions Committee.

5. Coordinate publicity of AACAAS activities with ACES Communications leadership.

Secretary:

1. Keep full and accurate records of the Association.

2. Keep records of the procedures of the Executive Committee and Board of Director.

3. Receive all communication papers that come with this office.

4. Send out notices of meetings and correspondences.

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5. Keep and distribute Minutes of all meetings.

6. Check and update master files in Lee County Office.

7. See that plaques and certificates are made for award winners.

Treasurer:

1. Keep full and accurate records of membership.

2. Receive and disburse all regular funds.

3. Handle special funds such as the County Agents’ Kitchen.

4. Keep Association Life Membership up-to-date.

5. Keep AACAAS current on membership and addresses.

6. Arrange for pre-registration fees at Annual Convention for Annual Meeting

7. Collect registration fees at Annual Convention for Annual Meeting.

8. Send out all notices of unpaid dues.

9. Receive and receipt all membership fees.

10. Membership fees paid to the NACAA and date thereof.

11. Deliver to your successor all funds and records remaining in your hands at the

expiration of the one three-year term in this office.

Past President:

1. Prepare and present the “Golden Gavel” award to the outgoing president at the

annual meeting.

2. Chair Association Policy Committee.

3. Lead your association to elect a Secretary from the combined A & B Districts

from which the outgoing President is a member and make the Nominating

Committee report at the annual meeting.

4. Share your experience to guide the whole organization.

5. Update the history of AACAAS.

Director:

1. Plan and conduct membership drive.

2. Encourage County Agent’s Kitchen participation.

3. Handle any special fund drives or promotions.

4. Send flowers on death of any active or associate member to the family and bill

AACAAS.

5. Work closely with committee chairman in encouraging participation in all awards

programs.

6. Plan and conduct public relations activities when and where appropriate.

7. Lead your district to elect a director to replace you and report their selection to the annual

business meeting.

8. Choose one other member to serve with you and your officers on the Annual Meeting

Committee.

Rotating Special Duties:

1. Officer and director in district where the County Agents' Kitchen will be held are

responsible for naming a chairman and working with him/her and the County Agents'

Kitchen committee in planning and projecting the County Agents' Kitchen.

2. Officer and director in district where the annual meeting will be held are to be the

Annual Meeting Committee's right hand men in planning, projecting and selecting

Other members to help with the annual meeting

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Historical Tables Since Organization

Officers

Year President President-Elect Secretary/Treasurer Past President

1949 F. N. Farrington L. A. Edmondson A. S. Mathews none

1950 L. A. Edmondson A. S. Matthews L. T. Wagnon F. N. Farrington

1951 A. S. Matthews L. T. Wagnon J. E. Morriss L. A. Edmondson

1952 J. T. Wagnon J. E. Morriss C. P. Granade A. S. Matthews

1953 J. E. Morriss C. P. Granade B. R. Holstun L. T. Wagnon

1954 C. P. Granade B. R. Holstun D. S. Loyd J. E. Morriss

1955 B. R. Holstun D. S. Loyd H. J. Carter C. P. Granade

1956 D. S. Loyd H. J. Carter L. C. Alsobrook B. R. Holstun

1957 H. J. Carter L. C. Alsobrook J. C. Bullington D. S. Loyd

1958 L. C. Alsobrook J. C. Bullington W. L. Martin H. J. Carter

1959 J. C. Bullington W. L. Martin Owen Reeder L. C. Alsobrook

1960 W. L. Martin Owen Reeder C. J. Brockway J. C. Bullington

1961 Owen Reeder C. J. Brockway C. H. Johns W. L. Martin

1962 C. J. Brockway C. H. Johns D. G. Somerville Owen Reeder

1963 C. H. Johns D. G. Somerville J. M. Bolling C. J. Brockway

1964 D. G. Somerville J. M. Bolling A. V. Culpepper C. H. Johns

1965 J. M. Bolling A. V. Culpepper C. G. Davis D. G. Somerville

1966 A. V. Culpepper Cecil Davis R. D. Robinson J. M. Bolling

1967 Cecil Davis (Resigned)

H. H. Lumpkin F. D. Robinson G. S. Sessions A. V. Culpepper

1968 F. D. Robinson G. S. Sessions O. C. Helms H. H. Lumpkin

1969 Gene S. Sessions O. C. Helms Albert Pitts F. D. Robinson

1970 O. C. Helms Albert Pitts R. O. Magnusson G. S. Sessions

1971 Albert Pitts R. O. Magnusson W. H. Kinard O. C. Helms

1972 R. O. Magnusson W. H. Kinard B. B. Williamson Albert Pitts

1973 W. H. Kinard B. B. Williamson W. R. Futral R. O. Magnusson

1974 B. B. Williamson W. R. Futral B. T. Richardson W. H. Kinard

1975 W. R. Futral B. T. Richardson Hoyt Webb B. B. Williamson

1976 B. T. Richardson Hoyt Webb C. B. Vickery W. R. Futral

1977 Hoyt Webb C. B. Vickery Grady Wakefield B. T. Richardson

1978 C. B. Vickery Grady Wakefield Bob Spears Hoyt Webb

1979 Grady Wakefield Bob Spears Cecil Miller C. B. Vickery

1980 Bob Spears Cecil Miller Allen Mathews Grady Wakefield

1981 Cecil Miller Allen Mathews Jerry L. Parker Bob Spears 1982 Allen Mathews Jerry Parker Fred W. Kilgore, Jr. Bob Spears 1983 Jerry L. Parker Fred W. Kilgore, Jr. Wayne Thompson Allen Mathews

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Officers

Year President President-Elect Secretary/Treasurer Past President

1984 Fred W. Kilgore, Jr. Wayne Thompson Curtis O'Daniel Jerry Parker

1985 Wayne Thompson Curtis H. O'Daniel Edward M. Knowles Jerry Parker

1986 Curtis O'Daniel Edward Knowles Wayne Davis Wayne Thompson

1987 Edward Knowles Wayne Davis Frank Wood Curtis O'Daniel

1988 Wayne Davis Frank Wood Ed Tunnell Curtis O'Daniel

1989 Frank Wood Ed Tunnell Tom Burnside Wayne Davis

1990 Ed Tunnell Tom Burnside Curtis Grissom Frank Wood

1991 Tom Burnside Curtis Grissom Jerry Clark Ed Tunnell

1992 Curtis Grissom Jerry Clark Larry Easterwood Tom Burnside

1993 Jerry Clark Larry Easterwood Waymon Pace Curtis Grissom

1994 Larry Easterwood Gregg Hodges S. Wayne Ford Jerry Clark

Goodrich Rogers

1995 Gregg Hodges S. Wayne Ford Lathan Hooks Larry Easterwood

Goodrich Rogers

1996 S. Wayne Ford Lathan Hooks Joe Potter Gregg Hodges

Goodrich Rogers

1997 Lathan Hooks Joe Potter Jamey Clary S. Wayne Ford

Danny Cain

1998 Joe Potter Jamey Clary Jeffrey Clary Lathan Hooks

Danny Cain

1999 Jamey Clary Jeffrey Clary Mark Hall Joe Potter

Danny Cain 2000 Jeffrey Clary Mark Hall Richard Murphy Jamey Clary

Danny Cain

2001 Mark Hall Richard Murphy Hudson Henry Dorough Jeffrey Clary

Danny Cain

2002 Richard Murphy Henry Dorough Ronald Britnell Mark Hall

Danny Cain

2003 Henry Dorough Ronald W. Britnell Buck Farrior Richard Murphy

Rickey Hudson

2004 Ronald Britnell Buck Farrior Chuck Browne Henry Dorough

Rickey Hudson

2005 Buck Farrior Chuck Browne Danny Cain Ronald Britnell

Rickey Hudson

2006 Chuck Browne Danny Cain Jim Todd Buck Farrior

Rickey Hudson

2007 Danny Cain Jim Todd Charles Mitchell Chuck Browne

Rickey Hudson

2008 Jim Todd Charles Mitchell Ricky Colquitt Danny Cain

Rickey Hudson

2009 Charles Mitchell Ricky Colquitt James Jones Jim Todd

Rickey Hudson

2010 Ricky Colquitt James Jones Kim Wilkins Charles Mitchell

Rickey Hudson

2011 James Jones Kimberly Wilkins Warren Griffith Ricky Colquitt

Rickey Hudson

2012 Kimberly Wilkins Warren Griffith Ken Kelley Jimmy Jones

Rickey Hudson

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Directors

Year District I District II District III District IV

1949

1950 W. R. Williams M. M. Woodham F. M. Jones C. L. Breedlove

1952 H. A. Ponder J. W. Langford A. V. Culpepper C. H. Johns

1953 J. H. Young R. E. Martin W. B. Story J. C. Bullington

1954 L. H. Little H. J. Carter C. J. Brockway J. C. Odom

1955 W. L. Richardson H. Webb D. H. McMillan C. G. Davis

1956 W. L. Richardson C. H. Webb G. D. H. McMillan C. G. Davis

1957 T. L. Sanderson O. W. Reeder H. W. Moss S. L. Davis

1958 D. G. Somerville F. M. Farrington H. W. Moss C. H. Johns

1959 Carl Parker W. H. Kinard L. C. Alsobrook R. H. Kirkpatrick

1960 C. D. Rutledge H. J. Carter M. H. Huggins W. T. Thompson

1961 C. D. Rutledge H. J. Carter M. H. Huggins W. H. Cowan

1962 L. T. Wagnon J. W. Walton M. H. Huggins W. H. Cowan

1963 L. T. Wagnon J. W. Walton C. B. Vickery H. H. Lumpkin

1964 J. H. Young G. S. Sessions C. B. Vickery H. H. Lumpkin

1965 J. H. Young G. S. Sessions F. M. Jones J. C. Odum

1966 R. O. Magnusson A. M. Matthews F. M. Jones J. C. Odum

1967 R. O. Magnusson A. M. Matthews B. B. Williamson R. E. Thornton

1968 S. P. McClendon W. D. Thomason B. B. Williamson R. E. Thornton

1969 S. P. McClendon W. D. Thomason R. J. Martin T. L. Bass

1970 E. C. Halla Ralph Hartzog R. J. Martin T. L. Bass

1971 E. C. Halla Ralph Hartzog Cecil Miller L. G. Pair

1972 Howard Hall W. E. Stone Cecil Miller L. G. Pair

1973 Howard Hall W. E. Stone Cecil Miller G. M. Wakefield

1974 C. W. Burns D. P. Dunn Cecil Miller G. M. Wakefield

1975 C. W. Burns D. P. Dunn F. W. Kilgore L. P. Owens

1976 Bob Spears R. C. Reynolds F. W. Kilgore L. P. Owens

1977 Bob Spears R. C. Reynolds Jewell Coats Gaines Smith

77-78 A-Frank Wood A-James McLean A-Fred Kilgore

B-Jimmy Tucker B-Wayne Thompson B-Cecil Miller

78-79 A-Frank Wood A-James McLean A-Fred Kilgore

B-Jerry Parker B-T. F. Burnside B-L. P. Owens

79-80 A-C. H. O'Daniel A-Claude Pike A-E. M. Knowles

B-Jerry Parker B-T. F. Burnside B-L. P. Owens

80-81 A-C. H. O'Daniel A-Claude Pike A-E. M. Knowles

B-Rudy P. Yates B-Wayne Thompson B-Jerry Clark

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Directors

Year District I District II District III

81-82 A-Greg Hodges A-Dan Presley A-Ralph Thompson

B-Rudy P. Yates B-Wayne Thompson B-Jerry Clark

82-83 A-Greg Hodges A-Dan Presley A-Ralph Thompson

B-Charles Burns B-Wayne Davis B-B. B. Fields

83-84 A-J. A. Sharp A-Tom Casaday A-Ed Tunnell

B-Charles Burns B-Wayne Davis B-B. B. Fields

84-85 A-J. A. Sharp A-Tom Casaday A-Ed Tunnell

B-Waymon Pace B-Jake Mathews B-Cash Howell

85-86 A-Geo. C. Hoomes A-Ted Smith A-Tommy Fuller

B-Waymon Pace B-Jake Mathews B-Cash Howell

86-87 A-Geo. C. Hoomes A-Ted Smith A-Tommy Fuller

B-Ray Rice B-Tom Burnside B-Tommy Brown

87-88 A-Curtis L. Grissom A-Dan J. Presley A-Dennis Peterson

B-Ray Rice B-Tom Burnside B-Tommy Brown

88-89 A-Curtis L. Grissom A-Dan J. Presley A-Dennis Peterson

B-Harold Rose B-Larry Easterwood B-Jamey Clary

89-90 A-Charles Moody A-Lathan Hooks A-David Daniel

B-Harold Rose B-Larry Easterwood B-Jamey Clary

90-91 A-Charles Moody A-Lathan Hooks A-David Daniel

B-Ray Rice B-Jeff Clary B-Wayne Ford

91-92 A-Gary Murray A-Richard Murphy A-Ed Tunnell

B-Ray Rice B-Jeff Clary B-Wayne Ford

92-93 A-Gary Murray A-Richard Murphy A-Ed Tunnell

B-Jimmy Tucker B-Jerry Hanks B-William Norwood

93-94 A-Watt Carter A-James L. McGhee A-Michael Dennison

B-Jimmy Tucker B-Jerry Hanks B-William Norwood

94-95 A-Watt Carter A-Michael Dennison A-James McGhee

B-Joe Potter B-Charles Brown B-Sam Wiggins

95-96 A-Ronald Britnell A-Jerry Crews A-Richard Murphy

B-Michael Henshaw B-Chuck Browne B-Sam Wiggins

96-97 A-Ronald Britnell A-Jerry Crews A-Richard Murphy

B-Warren Griffith B-Rick Beauchamp B-William Norwood

97-98 A-J.A. Sharp A-Kathy Flanders A-Reafield Vester

B-Warren Griffith B-Rick Beauchamp B-William Norwood

98-99 A-J.A. Sharp A-Kathy Flanders A-Reafield Vester

B-Mac Washington B-Henry Dorough B-Leonard Kuykendall

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Directors


99-00 A-Ronald Britnell A-Paul Mask A-Rickey Hudson

B-Mac Washington B-Henry Dorough B-Leonard Kuykendall

00-01 A-Ronald Britnell A-Paul Mask A-Rickey Hudson

B-Bobby Wallace B-Chuck Browne B-Rudy Yates

01-02 A-Charles Pinkston A-Edward Sikora A-Thomas Agee

B-Bobby Wallace B-Chuck Browne B-Rudy Yates

02-03 A-Charles Pinkston A-Edward Sikora A-Thomas Agee

B-Ricky Colquitt B-Tommy Futral B-Kevan Tucker

03-04 A-David Derrick A-Frank Owsley A-Jimmy Jones

B-Ricky Colquitt B-Tommy Futral B-Kevan Tucker

04-05 A-David Derrick A-Frank Owsley A-Jimmy Jones

B-Mike Henshaw B-Chip East B-Johnny Gladney

05-06 A-Dan Porch A-Dale Monks A-Stan Windham

B-Mike Henshaw B-Chip East B-Johnny Gladney

06-07 A-Dan Porch A-Dale Monks A-Stan Windham

B-Ricky Colquitt B-Shane Harris B-Gary Gray

07-08 A-Shannon Norwood A-Max Runge A-Jimmy Jones

B-Warren Griffith B-Shane Harris B-Gary Gray

08-09 A-Shannon Norwood A-Max Runge A-Tammy Powell

B-Mac Washington B-John Pulliam B-Ken Kelley

09-10 A-Amy Winstead A-Anne Adrian A-Stan Windham

B-Mac Washington B-John Pulliam B-Ken Kelley

10-11 A-Amy Winstead A-Anne Adrian A-Stan Windham

B-Tony Glover B-Roger Vines B-Rudy Yates

11-12 A-Mike Reeves A-Max Runge A-Derek Bryan

B-Sallie Lee B-Roger Vines B-Rudy Yates

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AACAAS Distinguished Service Award Recipients Year District I District II District III District IV

1949 A. H. Barnette F. N. Farrington L. A. Edmondson A. S. Lauderdale

J. W. Pate

1950 J. E. Carter W. D. Thomason J. W. Mathews B. R. Holstum

M. M. Woodham

1951 L. T. Wagnon J. E. Morriss A. V. Culpeper O. V. Hill

J. T. Yarbrough

1952 C. M. Ling C. P. Granade J. C. Bullington

1953 J . J. Young F. M. Jones R. R. Pettis

1954 R. E. Martin C. J. Brockway C. H. Johns

1955 L. H. Little M. F. Whatley F. A. Rew

1956 W. L. Martin H. J. Carter W. B. Story A. S. Mathews

1957 W. L. Richardson O. W. Reeder O. C. Helms W. H. Cowan

1958 H. G. Pinkston J. M. Bolling F. C. Turner T. A. Ventress

1959 D. G. Sommerville J. R. Speed L. C. Alsobrook M. R. Grasscock

1960 D. S. Loyd G. D. H. McMillian M. H. Huggins H. L. Banks

1961 T. L. Sanderson C. W. Woods J. B. Deavours J. C. Odom

1962 H. A. Ponder J. W. Walton F. M. Barnett C. G. Davis

1963 C. D. Rutledge R. C. Hartzog W. H. Johnson H. H. Lumpkin

1964 R. O. Magnusson A. M. Mathews C. B. Vickery W. H. Johnson

1965 H. B. Price T. G. Hubbard T. P. McCabe Albert Pitts

1966 S. P. McClendon W. H. Kinard B. B. Williamson R. E. Thornton

1967 F. D. Robinson R. C. Reynolds T. L. Bass

1968 R. I. D. Murphy G. S. Sessions Matthew Sexton W. M. Clark

1969 F. K. Agee C. H. Webb R. J. Martin James Cooper

1970 B. T. Richardson J. A. McLean Cecil Miller W. R. Futral

1971 E. C. Halla C. W. Pike W. O. Hariston G. M. Wakefield

1972 H. W. Warren T. C. Casaday T. J. Gerald W. J. Thompson

1973 D. W. Parris W. E. Stone F. W. Kilgore, Jr. T. F. Burnside

1974 Charles Burns Glenn Handley Jack N. Glass L. G. Pair

1975 Jerry L. Parker Dan J. Presley Edward M. Knowles John E. Jones

1976 Franklin H. Wood Wayne Davis Dewitt O. Estes W. Gaines Smith

1977 Harold Rose Jack Thompson Donald Dunn Jimmy Tucker

1978 Bob Spears Wayne Thompson R. H. Kirkpatrick Terrell Guthrie,Jr.

1979 Charles R. Moody Jake B. Mathews Loyd P. Owens Larry Easterwood

1980 Rudy P. Yates Addre Bryant Ralph C. Thompson Charles E. Smith

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AACAAS Distinguished Service Award Recipients


1981 Curtis H. O'Daniel James L. McGhee Tommy J. Brown

1982 David Bradford Lathan D. Hooks Barry E. Wood

1983 Lee G. Gober Jerry G. Hanks J. Cash Howell

1984 Waymon R. Pace Tom T. Farrow B. B. Fields

1985 J.A. Sharp Bobby Hanks Ed Tunnell

1986 G. Clayton Hoomes Jeffrey Clary Jerry Clark

1987 R. Gregg Hodges Donald Bice Dennis E. Peterson

1988 Gary E. Murray William M. Norwood

1989 Curtis Grissom Brenda Allen Gwinn Ezell

1990 Ray Rice Richard Murphy Wayne Ford

1991 Ronnie White Reafield Vester Charles H. Kilpatrick

1992 Randall Armstrong Rick Beauchamp Mike Dennison

1993 Mark Hall Mary Baltikauski

1994 Joe Potter David Daniel

1995 Watt Carter John Jensen Willie Durr

1996 Ronald Britnell Smokey Spears

1997 Goodrich A. Rogers Jamey Clary

1998 Pat Cobb Stan Windham

1999 Warren Griffith Don Ball

2000 David Derrick Leonard Kuykendall

2001 Chuck Browne Charles Mason

2002 Barry Freeman Ronny Williams Jimmy Smitherman

2003 Bobby Wallace Rickey G. Hudson

2004 Dan Porch Dick Hambley Buck Farrior

2005 Danny Cain Jim Todd

2006 Jerry S. Pierce Thomas D. Futral

2007 Michael D. Henshaw Roger Vines

2008 John Pulliam Mike Davis

2009 Tim Reed James D. Jones

2010 Charles Pinkston Henry Dorough Bobby Boozer

2011 Tony Glover Charlie Mitchell Anthony Wiggins

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Achievement Award Recipients

Year Name County

1974 Charles R. Moody Cherokee

1975 James S. Hines Dallas

1976 J. O. Conway Blount

1977 William M. Norwood Marengo

1978 J. A. Sharp Jackson

1979 Tommy Brown Chilton

1980 Jeffrey Clary Lee

1981 Lathan D. Hooks Crenshaw

1982 R. Gregg Hodges Cullman

1983 Ronald D. Lane Lauderdale

1984 Mark H. Hall Madison

1985 Bob Spears Jr. Lee

1986 Curtis Grissom Limestone

1987 S. Wayne Ford Tuscaloosa

1988 Stanley T. Windham Conecuh

1989 Rick Beauchamp Elmore

1990 Lewis Tapley Jackson

1991 Goodrich H. Rogers Jackson

1992 Dru Rush Escambia

1993 Paul Pinyan Madison

1994 Henry D. Dorough Calhoun

Richard Burnette Limestone

1995 Tommy Futral Clay

1996 Daniel Porch Blount

Michael Masser Specialist

1997 Danny Cain Walker

David West Calhoun

1998 Gary Gray Chilton

1999 Doug Chapman Limestone

Kenneth Gamble Morgan

2000 Rickey Hudson Houston

Ed Sikora Specialist

2001 William Birdsong Specialist

Nancy Graves Blount

2002 Jonathan Gladney Tuscaloosa

Shane Harris Tallapoosa

2003 Kent Stanford St. Clair

Kevan Tucker Marengo

2004 David Cline Specialist

Shannon Norwood Colbert

2005 None

2006 Gerald L. Thompson Limestone

Mike McQueen Monroe

2007 William "Ken" Kelley Mobile

2008 Claude Reeves Specialist

Mike Reeves Morgan

2009 Amy Winstead Specialist

Anthony Wiggins Monroe

23

Achievement Award Recipient

Year Name County 2010 Brenda Glover Hale

Maranda Marks Mobile

2011 Steven Enloe Lee

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4-H & YOUTH DELOPMENT CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT RECIPIENTS


1959 James E. Fields Robert C. Horn Tom J. Gerald Wm. O. Jones

1960 Everett C. Chandler Glenn B. Handley Ralph C. Thompson Allen Matthews

1961 M.T. Whisenant James A. McLean Fred W. Kilgore L.G. Pair

1962 James B. Butler Carl Dennis Howard Blair Theron W. Camp

1963 F. Macon Patterson Fred H. Lovvorn Charles Baskin Loyd P. Owens

1964 Jack Thompson Joel Stephenson R.B. Deavours Joe E. Yates

1965 Dean Parris Paul Johnson J.A. Bates John E. Jones

1966 Harold Rose Jack McGaughy Elbert Williams T.F. Burnside, Jr.

1971 Charles R. Moody Dan J. Presley Rudy P. Yates Jerry B. Clark

1972 Jerry L. Parker L. Shelton Hawsey Lee Grant Gober C. Terrell Guthrie

1973 James E. Pinion Cullen L. Barefield C. Clayton Hoomes James C. Howell

1974 James O. Conway Jerry L. Brown Barry E. Wood Curtis H. O’Daniel

1975 Claude Dorminey James L. McGhee J.T. Banks Tommy J. Brown

1976 Bobby E. Jones Dan A. Gray Thomas E. Fuller Hiram M. McCall

1977 Waymon Pace Jerry Hanks Ed Tunnell Tom Farrow

1978 J. A. Sharp Randall Armstrong William Hardy

1979 Lathan Hooks David L. Daniel Dennis Peterson

1980 D. Ray Rice William J. Cofield Wm.M. Norwood Jr

1981 Ronald Britnell William H. Lindsey Jamey Clary

1982 Paul Hart Skippy Reaves B.B. Fields

1983 Mike Barker Jimmy Smitherman Wayne Ford

1984 Mike Dennison Richard Murphy Dan Mims

1985 Ronnie W. White John Pulliam Mary C. Campbell

1986 Tracy Graham Russell Parrish Gwen Ezell

1987 Lewis Tapley Roger Vines Richard Smith

1988 Curtis Grissom Lamar Nichols Dru Rush

1989 Warren Griffith Tommy Futral

1990 Charles Pinkston Stan Windham Rodie Ruffin

1991 Chuck Howard, Jr. Leonard Kuykendall Willie E. Datcher

1992 Dus Rogers Jimmy Jones

1993 No Awards Presented

1994 Richard Burnette Smokey Spears, Jr.

1995 Paul Pinyan Wm. C. Birdsong Jack R. Brewer III

1996 Ricky Colquitt

1997 David W.Robinson Henry Dorough Mary Baltikauski

1998 Danny Cain Ronny Williams Willie Durr

1999 Mac Washington Rick Beauchamp Jonathan Gladney

2000 Kenneth Gamble Chuck Browne Marisa Lee-Sasser

2001 Kent Stanford Wm. “Chip” East Rickey Hudson

2002 Jay Conway Stan Roark Thomas Agee

2003 Kimberly Earwood Kimberly Wilkins Kevan Tucker

2004 Mike Henshaw Shane Harris Eric Crowder

2005 Doug Chapman Bob Ebert Shannon Andress

2006 Bobby J. Wallace Lisa Kriese-Anderson Tammy C. Powell

2007 Heath Potter Geni Payne Ken Kelley

2008 Boyd Brady

2009 Mandy Marks

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4-H & YOUTH DELOPMENT CERTIFICATE OF ACHIEVEMENT RECIPIENTS


2010 Anthony Wiggins

2011 Jimmy G. Todd

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LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS

1994 Charlie Vickery

B. B. Williamson

1995 A. S. "Sut" Mathews

1996 Allen Mathews

1997 Albert Pitts

1998 Tom Burnside

1999 John Jones

2000 Walter Stone

2001 (recommended) ? Les Pair

2002 Allen Mathews

2003 Charles R. Moody

2004 D. Joe Potter

2005 Ed Tunnell

2006 Jeff Clary

2007 Frank Wood

2008 Wayne Davis

2009 Jerry Clark

2010 William Norwood

2011 Dan Pressley

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FRIEND OF EXTENSION AWARD RECIPIENTS "A Long-time Friend of Extension Agriculture Agents"

YEAR Friend of Extension

1974 Ralph Jones - Extension Director

1975 Dwight Somerville - Colbert Co. Ext. Chair

Ralph "Shug" Jordan - AU Head Football Coach

1976 NONE

1977 Dr. W. H. Taylor - Extension Director

L. T. Wagnon - Lauderdale Co. Ext. Chair

1978 Rhett Riley - AU Business Manager

1979 Cecil Davis - Associate Extension Director

Robert Horn - Head Administrative Services

1980 NONE

1981 NONE

1982 Alice Kirkwood - Head Payroll & Employment Benefits

1983 NONE

1984 John L. Parrott - Head Information Services

1985 Dr. J. Lem Morrison - Chairman 4-H Foundation

1986 Ben T. Richardson - Representative District 23 (Jackson County)

1987 R. H. "Ham" Wilson - AU Director Governmental Affairs

1988 NONE

1989 NONE

1990 NONE

1991 Elbert Williams - Extension Communications Specialist

Jack Smith - Assistant to Director (Marketing Relations)

1992 Pete Turnham - Alabama House Representative (Auburn)

1993 Dr. E. W. Shell - Head Fisheries and Allied Aquaculture

1994 Goodwin Myrick - President ALFA Farmers

1995 Bill Patten - Fuller Supply

1996 Tumpsie Trione

1997 Kenneth Copeland - Extension Communications

1998

1999 Ed Cox - Pfizer Animal Health

2000 Jack McGaughy - ALFA Pork Division Director

Taylor Pursell - Pursell Industries

2001 (recommended) ? Doug Rigney - President ALFA Farmers

2002 Gene Ragan - Agriculture Television Personality

2003 James Purcell

2004 Bill Carroll

2005 Ken Buck

2006 John Nabors

2007 Dorman Grace

2008 Chip Blalock - Sunbelt Ag. Exposition

2009 Alabama Cattlemen's Assoc./Billy Powell

2010 Waymon Pace - Tennessee Valley Authority

2011 Charles "Sam" Gentry - Fullers Supply

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2011 AACAAS Membership

District 1A

RONALD W. BRITNELL 1A 3120 HIGHWAY 36 WEST, SUITE

B HARTSELLE, AL 35640

CHARLES H. BURMESTER 1A P. O. BOX 159 BELLE MINA, AL 35615-0159

LLOYD D. CHAPMAN 1A 1109 W. MARKET STREET, SUITE A

ATHENS, AL 35611

TONY GLOVER 1A 402 ARNOLD STREET, NE, SUITE

G1

CULLMAN CO. OFFICE

BUILDING CULLMAN, AL 35055

DAVID E. DERRICK 1A 1526 CHESTNUT BYPASS CENTRE, AL 35960

HENRY D. DOROUGH 1A 1815 COGSWELL AVENUE, #103 PELL CITY, AL 35125

TINSLEY H. GREGG 1A ETOWAH COUNTY ANNEX

BUILDING

3200A WEST MEIGHAN

BOULEVARD GADSDEN, AL 35904

MARK H. HALL 1A P. O. BOX 159 BELLE MINA, AL 35615-0159

W. HOLT HARDIN 1A P. O. BOX 906 SCOTTSBORO, AL 35768

CHUCK HOWARD 1A 424 BLOUNT AVENUE, SUITE G21

GUNTERSVILLE, AL 35976-1132

DANNY MILLER 1A 1526 CHESTNUT BYPASS CENTRE, AL 35960

ROBERT L. PAGE 1A P. O. BOX 906 SCOTTSBORO, AL 35768

CHARLES B. PINKSTON 1A 402 ARNOLD STREET, NE, SUITE

G1

CULLMAN CO. OFFICE

BUILDING CULLMAN, AL 35055

DANIEL W. PORCH 1A FRANK J. GREEN BUILDING 415 FIFTH AVENUE,

EAST, SUITE A ONEONTA, AL 35121

TIMOTHY D. REED 1A P. O. BOX 159 BELLE MINA, AL 35615-0159

MICHAEL D. REEVES 1A 3120 HIGHWAY 36 WEST, SUITE

B HARSELLE, AL 35640

ERIC T. SCHAVEY 1A P. O. BOX 218 BELLE MINA, AL 35615-0218

M. KENT STANFORD 1A 13112 ALABAMA HIGHWAY 68 CROSSVILLE, AL 35962

GERALD L. THOMPSON 1A P. O. BOX 159 BELLE MINA, AL 35615-0159

AMY WINSTEAD 1A P. O. BOX 159 BELLE MINA, AL 35615-0159

District 1B

H. RANDALL ARMSTRONG 1B 802 VETERANS DRIVE FLORENCE, AL 35630

DANNY L. CAIN 1B 1501 NORTH AIRPORT ROAD JASPER, AL 35504

RICKY COLQUITT 1B P. O. BOX 1606 COLUMBIANA, AL 35051

WARREN G. GRIFFITH 1B 650 McCONNELL LOOP FAYETTE, AL 35555-6701

MICHAEL D. HENSHAW 1B P. O. BOX 69 DOUBLE SPRINGS,

AL 35553

JAMES C. JACOBI 1B C. BEATY HANNA HORT. &

ENVIRON. CENTER 2612 LANE PARK ROAD BIRMINGHAM, AL 35223-1802

SALLIE M. LEE 1B C. BEATY HANNA HORT. &

ENVIRON. CENTER 2612 LANE PARK ROAD BIRMINGHAM, AL 35223-1802

ILANA M. STOVER 1B P. O. BOX 706 WINFIELD,AL 35594

MAC D. WASHINGTON 1B P. O. BOX 567 VERNON, AL 35592-0567

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2011 AACAAS Membership District 2A

ANNE MIMS ADRIAN 2A 10 EXTENSION HALL AUBURN UNIVERSITY,

AL 36849-5646

M. BOYD BRADY 2A 109C UPCHURCH HALL AUBURN UNIVERSITY,

AL 36849-5625

EVADEN F. "EVE"

BRANTLEY 2A 237 FUNCHESS HALL AUBURN UNIVERSITY, AL

36849-5412

ELINA D. CONEVA 2A 101 FUNCHESS HALL AUBURN UNIVERSITY,

AL 36849-5408

CHRIS DILLARD 2A 110 EXTENSION HALL AUBURN UNIVERSITY,

AL 36849-5633

ROBERT A. EBERT 2A 111B UPCHURCH HALL AUBURN UNIVERSITY, AL

36849-5625

STEPHEN F. ENLOE 2A 119 EXTENSION HALL AUBURN UNIVERSITY,

AL 36849-5633

DECAUE FIELDS, III 2A 100B COMER HALL AUBURN UNIVERSITY,

AL 36849-5639

KATHY L. FLANDERS 2A 201 EXTENSION HALL AUBURN UNIVERSITY, AL

36849-5629

JOHN P. FULTON 2A 216 CORLEY BUILDING AUBURN UNIVERSITY,

AL 36849

L. C. "FUDD" GRAHAM 2A 301 FUNCHESS HALL AUBURN UNIVERSITY,

AL 36849-5413

AUSTIN HAGAN 2A ALFA AGR. SERV. & RESEARCH BLDG.

961 S. DONAHUE DRIVE

AUBURN UNIVERSITY, AL

36849-5624

JAMES E. HAIRSTON 2A 239 FUNCHESS HALL AUBURN UNIVERSITY,

AL 36849-5633

RICHARD L. HAMBLEY 2A 121 DUNCAN HALL ANNEX AUBURN UNIVERSITY,

AL 36849-5634

XING PING HU 2A 203 EXTENSION HALL AUBURN UNIVERSITY,

AL 36849-5629

JOSEPH M. KEMBLE 2A 101 FUNCHESS HALL AUBURN UNIVERSITY, AL

36849-5650

LISA A. KRIESE-

ANDERSON 2A 205 UPCHURCH HALL

AUBURN UNIVERSITY,

AL 36849-5625

PAUL MASK 2A 114 DUNCAN HALL AUBURN UNIVERSITY,

AL 36849-5635

CHARLES C. MITCHELL, JR.

2A 201 FUNCHESS HALL AUBURN UNIVERSITY, AL

36849-5412

C. DALE MONKS 2A 115 EXTENSION HALL AUBURN UNIVERSITY,

AL 36849-5633

JAMES L. NOVAK 2A 304A COMER HALL AUBURN UNIVERSITY,

AL 36849-5639

BRENDA V. ORTIZ 2A 204 EXTENSION HALL AUBURN UNIVERSITY, AL

36849-5633

W. F. OWSLEY 2A 303B UPCHURCH HALL AUBURN UNIVERSITY,

AL 36849-5625

MICHAEL G. PATTERSON 2A 108 EXTENSION HALL AUBURN UNIVERSITY,

AL 36849-5633

KIMBERLY POPE 2A 301 FUNCHESS HALL AUBURN UNIVERSITY, AL

36849-5413

WILLIAM N.

"RUSTY" PRESLEY, III 2A 67 EXTENSION HALL

AUBURN UNIVERSITY,

AL 36849

J. WALTER PREVATT 2A 208B COMER HALL AUBURN UNIVERSITY,

AL 36849-5639

KELLY A. RIDLEY 2A 301 FUNCHESS HALL AUBURN UNIVERSITY, AL

36849-5413

MAX W. RUNGE 2A 205 COMER HALL AUBURN UNIVERSITY,

AL 36849-5639

EDWARD J. SIKORA 2A ALFA AGR. SERV. & RESEARCH

BLDG.

961 S. DONAHUE

DRIVE

AUBURN UNIVERSITY,

AL 36849-5624

EUGENE H. SIMPSON, III 2A 209A COMER HALL AUBURN UNIVERSITY, AL

36849-5639

KERRY P. SMITH 2A 101 FUNCHESS HALL AUBURN UNIVERSITY,

AL 36849-5649

TED W. TYSON 2A 218 TOM E. CORLEY BUILDING AUBURN UNIVERSITY,

AL 36849-5626

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2011 AACAAS Membership District 2B

CHARLES E. BROWNE 2B LEE COUNTY AG. CENTER,

SUITE 4 600 S. 7TH STREET OPELIKA, AL 36801

WILLIAM T.

"CHIP" EAST 2B P. O. BOX 10 ASHLAND, AL 36251

ANTHONY SHANE

HARRIS 2B COURTHOUSE BASEMENT 125 N. BROADNAX STREET, ROOM 23

DADEVILLE, AL 36853

MALLORY J. KELLEY 2B ELMORE COUNTY AG.

CENTER 340 QUEEN ANN ROAD WETUMPKA, AL 36092

JOHN S. PULLIAM 2B P. O. BOX 830629 TUSKEGEE, AL 36083-0629

ROGER VINES 2B P. O. BOX 247 ROCKFORD, AL 35136

KIMBERLY J. WILKINS 2B COUNTY OFFICE BUILDING, ROOM 201

18 ALABAMA AVENUE E.

LAFAYETTE, AL 36862-2092

District 3A

THOMAS G. AGEE 3A 202 SOUTH HWY 123, SUITE D OZARK, AL 36361

KRIS BALKCOM 3A P. O. BOX 217 HEADLAND, AL 36345-0217

MARY N. BALTIKAUSKI 3A P. O. BOX 159 GENEVA, AL 36340

WILLIAM C. BIRDSONG 3A P. O. BOX 217 HEADLAND, AL 36345-0217

STEPHEN G. BROWN 3A 175 4-H AG-SCIENCE DRIVE, SUITE D

BREWTON, AL 36426-8149

DEREK F. BRYAN 3A P. O. BOX 71 LUVERNE, AL 36049

PHILLIP A. CARTER 3A FARM CENTER OFFICE BUILDING

1699 ROSS CLARK CIRCLE, SUITE 4

DOTHAN, AL 36301-5426

BRANDON A. DILLARD 3A P. O. BOX 159 GENEVA, AL 36340

WILLIE E. DURR 3A FARM CENTER OFFICE BUILDING

1699 ROSS CLARK CIRCLE, SUITE 4

DOTHAN, AL 36301-5426

RACHEL E. DYKES 3A 202 SOUTH HWY 123, SUITE D OZARK, AL 36361

RICKEY G. HUDSON 3A P. O. BOX 217 HEADLAND, AL 36345-0217

JAMES D. JONES 3A 101 N. DOSWELL STREET, SUITE A

ABBEVILLE, AL 36310-2105

W. KENNETH KELLEY 3A 175 4-H AG-SCIENCE DRIVE,

SUITE D BREWTON, AL 36426-8149

NEIL G. KELLY 3A P. O. BOX 217 HEADLAND, AL 36345-0217

LINDSAY S. KIMBRO 3A P. O. BOX 71 LUVERNE, AL 36049

DAVID L. KOON 3A 1 COURT SQUARE, ROOM 105 CLAYTON, AL 36016

RACHEL A. LEE 3A 5 COUNTY COMPLEX NEW BROCKTON, AL 36351

CHARLES R. MASON 3A 1 COURT SQUARE, ROOM 105 CLAYTON, AL 36016

MIKE MCQUEEN 3A 334 AGRICULTURE DRIVE,

SUITE 104 MONROEVILLE, AL 36460

RUSSELL C. PARRISH, JR. 3A P. O. BOX 71 LUVERNE, AL 36049

CLAUDE E. REEVES 3A P. O. BOX 217 HEADLAND, AL 36345-0217

JIMMY D. SMITHERMAN 3A 2 EAST BUSINESS CENTER 400 EASTERN BOULEVARD, SUITE 107

MONTGOMERY, AL 36117

DOUGLAS H. SUMMERFORD 3A P. O. BOX 217 HEADLAND, AL 36345-0217

GEORGE TABB 3A 132 N. PRAIRIE STREET UNION SPRINGS, AL 36089-1615

ANTHONY G. WIGGINS 3A 334 AGRICULTURE DRIVE, SUITE 104

MONROEVILLE, AL 36460

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2011 AACAAS Membership

District 3B

ROBERT T. BOOZER 3B 120 COUNTY ROAD 756 CLANTON, AL 35045

ARNOLD M.

"BEAU" BRODBECK, IV 3B 302A BYRNE STREET BAY MINETTE, AL 36507

WILLIE E. DATCHER 3B P. O. BOX 228 EUTAW, AL 35462

THOMAS H. DAUGHERTY 3B JON ARCHER AG. CENTER 1070 SCHILLINGER ROAD N. MOBILE, AL 36608-5298

JOSHUA B. ELMORE 3B 120 COUNTY ROAD 756 CLANTON, AL 35045

MICHELLE FIELD ELMORE 3B 40 COUNTY ROAD 756 CLANTON, AL 35045

S. WAYNE FORD 3B 10561 TURNER SPUR TUSCALOOSA, AL 35406

JONATHAN GLADNEY 3B HALE CO. AGR. EXTENSION

CENTER 701 HALL STREET GREENSBORO, AL 35744

BRENDA S. GLOVER 3B HALE CO. AGR. EXTENSION

CENTER 701 HALL STREET GREENSBORO, AL 35744

GARY D. GRAY 3B P. O. BOX 30 CLANTON, AL 35046-0030

P. NEAL HARGLE 3B 2513 7TH STREET TUSCALOOSA CO.

COURTHOUSE ANNEX TUSCALOOSA, AL 35401

CHARLES P. HESSELEIN 3B P. O. BOX 8276 MOBILE, AL 36689-0276

ELLEN HUCKABAY 3B 8300 STATE HIGHWAY 104 FAIRHOPE, AL 36532

AYANAVA MAJUMDAR 3B 8300 STATE HIGHWAY 104 FAIRHOPE, AL 36532

MARANDA D. MARKS 3B JON ARCHER AG. CENTER 1070 SCHILLINGER ROAD N. MOBILE, AL 36608-5298

JIMMY G. TODD 3B JON ARCHER AG. CENTER 1070 SCHILLINGER ROAD N. MOBILE, AL 36608-5298

J. KEVAN TUCKER 3B P. O. BOX 40 GROVE HILL, AL 36451

RUDY P. YATES 3B 101 N. SHILOH COUNTY OFFICE BUILDING,

SUITE 100 LINDEN, AL 36748

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AACAAS Life Members

John L. Adrian, Jr. 936 N. College Street Auburn, AL 36830

Donald M. Ball 766 Brenda Avenue Auburn, AL 36830

Billy R. Baswell 1814 Cullpepper Street, NW Cullman, AL 35055

Ralph R. Beauchamp 104 West Tuskeena Street Wetumpka, AL 36092-2419

Donald M. Bice 3305 Beacon Street Phenix City, AL 36867

Robert E. Blaylock 108 Coriander Lane Harvest, AL 35749-4853

David W. Bradford 2004 Madison Circle Chelsea, AL 35043-7244

Allen J. Brown 2088 S. Evergreen Drive Auburn, AL 36830

Tommy J. Brown 111 Charles Street Clanton, AL 35045

Addre Bryant 2930 Milton Road Montgomery, AL 36110

Charles Burns 234 County Road 957 Iuka, MS 38852

Robert Burton 6411 Eric Street, NW Huntsville, AL 35810

Tharon W. Camp 15 Murphy Street Centreville, AL 35042

Sam Carroll 1102 Monte Carlo Drive Dothan, AL 36303

Jerry B. Clark 315 Kirkwood Drive Eutaw, AL 35462

Jeffrey Clary 2091 Windway Road Auburn, AL 36830

Patricia P. Cobb P.O. Box 205 Waverly, AL 36879

James O. Conway 2150 Canary Drive Auburn, AL 36830-6922

Kenneth Copeland 1171 Gatewood Drive, #206 Auburn, AL 36830

Larry M. Curtis 90 Oakbrook Drive Columbia, SC 29223-8400

Davld L. Daniel P.O. Box 133 Hayneville, AL 36040

Michael A. Davis 3294 County Road 16 Lafayette, AL 36862

Wayne E. Davis 2181 Flatwood Road Wetumpka, AL 36092

Rayford B. Deavours P.O. Box 234 Butler, AL 36904-0234

Donald E. Dunn 111 Rabun Road Bay Minette, AL 36507

Larry D. Easterwood 11 Lanier Place Anniston, AL 36201

James H. Estes 226 McDonald Avenue Ozark, AL 36360

Olin F. Farrior 626 Belleville Avenue Brewton, AL 36426

Tom T. Farrow 6292 Churchill Road Camp Hill, AL 36850

Barry L. Freeman 518 Graycroft Drive, SW Huntsville, AL 35802

Thomas D. Futral 11260 Pearson Chapel Road Goodwater, AL 35072

Robert F. Garner 2617 Coleman Road Anniston, AL 36201

William Gazaway 442 Kimberly Drive Auburn, AL 36832

Diego M. Gimenez, Jr. 2057 Hummingbird Lane Auburn, AL 36830

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Lee Grant Gober 424 Atkins Road Nauvoo, AL 35578

W. Robert Goodman 492 Lee Road 174 Opelika, AL 36801

Curtis L. Grissom 22154 Missy Leigh Lane Athens, AL 35613

C. Terrell Guthrie, Jr. 2403 Brakefield Dairy Road Jasper, AL 35503

Bobby L. Hanks 229 Beaver Creek Parkway Pelham, AL 35124-2647

Jerry G. Hanks 415 Tiger Lane Dadeville, AL 36853

Dallas L. Hartzog 304 Walden Pond Road Headland, AL 36345

John B. Henderson 1116 Rock Fence Road Auburn, AL 36830

Douglas M. Henshaw 2400 Circle Drive, SE Decatur, AL 35603

R. Gregg Hodges 1719 Hillcrest Road, NE Cullman, AL 35055-2124

Lathan D. Hooks P.O. Box 192 Luverne, AL 36049

G. Clayton Hoomes 2627 Bend Road Cleveland, AL 35049-3016

William R. Jones 11974 Village Green Drive Magnolia Springs, AL 36555

Fred W. Kilgore 129 Pine Street Grove Hill, AL 36451-3218

Charles H. Kilpatrick 4058 Leroy Stevens Road Mobile, AL 36619

Edward M. Knowles 1604 Brookwood Drive Brewton, AL 36426-1204

Leonard Kuykendall 107 Cedar Drive Prattville, AL 36066

William R. Lambert 330 Gladys Road Titus, AL 36080

Ronald D. Lane 1735 County Road 175 Florence, AL 35634

Roy Ledbetter 1407 Lakeshore Lane Auburn, AL 36830

Robert E. Linder 400 Sheraton Drive Andalusia, AL 36420-5037

Herman H. Marks 1704 Sandra Street, SW Decatur, AL 35601

Hiram N. McCall 8762 County Road 7 Union Springs, AL 36089-9146

James L. McGhee P.O. Box 164 Clayton, AL 36016-0164

George D. H. McMillan 765 Petrie Road Auburn, AL 36830

Daniel R. Mims 1103 5th Avenue, N. Clanton, AL 35045

Perry Mobley 185 County Road 501 Verbena, AL 36091

Charles R. Moody P.O. Box 519 Centre, AL 35960

Buelon R. Moss 657 Sowers Road Glasgow, KY 42141

Richard W. Murphy 493 Blackman Road Dothan, AL 36301

Robert I. D. Murphy 127 Willow Cove Drive Scottsboro, AL 35768

Gary E. Murray 4407 Hidden Lake Drive Owens Cross Roads, AL 35763

William M. Norwood P.O. Box 1236 Demopolis, AL 36732

Curtis H. O'Daniel, Sr. 6612 Greenhill Boulevard, NW Fort Payne, AL 35967-8327

Lelias G. Pair 1006 Cynthia Crescent Anniston, AL 36207-4107

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Jerry L. Parker 911 Edgewood Drive Sheffield, AL 35660

Wendel Hal Pepper 2730 Douglas Lane Thompson Station, TN 37179

M. L. Perry 104 Lakeview Shores Muscle Shoals, AL 35661

Dennis E. Peterson P. O. Box 395 Bay Minette, AL 36507-0395

Claude W. Pike 1113 1st Avenue Bellwood Andalusia, AL 36421

James E. Pinion 174 County Road 241 Moulton, AL 35650

Albert Pitts 5617 Harborview Lane Northport, AL 35476

D. Joe Potter 5840 County Road 339 Russellville, AL 35654

Arlie A. Powell 140 County Road 830 Clanton, AL 35045

Tammy C. Powell 1962 County Road 5511 Troy, AL 36081

Dan J. Presley 208 Walnut Drive Enterprise, AL 36330

Ben T. Richardson 77 Board Walk Scottsboro, AL 35769-4049

William L. Richmond 12149 Comalander Road Fairhope, AL 36532-4914

R. Stanley Roark P. O. Box 763 Wedowee, AL 36278

David Wayne Robinson P. O. Box 298 Vernon, AL 35592

Goodrich A. Rogers 1470 County Road 24 Scottsboro, AL 35769

Harold E. Rose 1005 E. 6th Street Tuscumbia, AL 35674-2807

Charles D. Rutledge 2001 Pinehurst Street Hartselle, AL 35640

Daniel R. Salter P.O. Box 365 Athens, AL 35611

Max F. Scott 105 Windwood Lane Clanton, AL 35045

James A. Sharp 136 Grandwood Lane Scottsboro, AL 35769

Charles E. Smith 640 Alabama Highway 28 Catherine, AL 36728

Jack D. Smith 2521 Middlebrook Lane Auburn, AL 36830

Ronald H. Smith 735 Heard Drive Auburn, AL 36830

Bobby G. Spears, Jr. 9755 Lee Road 279 Valley, AL 36854

Bob G. Spears, Sr. P.O. Box 435 Livingston, AL 35470

Lewis L. Tapley P. O. Box 1543 Auburn, AL 36831

Howard Taylor 8047 Ansley Trace Montgomery, AL 36117-8218

Jack A. Thompson 3611 Vaughn Road Montgomery, AL 36106

Ralph C. Thompson 1209 Blackburn Avenue Bay Minette, AL 36507

Macon B. Tidwell 1931 Landline Road Selma, AL 36701

Edward M. Tunnell 716 E. 9th Street Bay Minette, AL 36507

Reafield Vester P.O. Box 1493 Dothan, AL 36302

Grady M. Wakefield 736 County Road 133 Wedowee, AL 36278

Bobby J. Wallace P. O. Box 1942 Hamilton, AL 35570-1942

Harold W. Warren 305 N. Broad Street Tuscumbia, AL 35674-2031

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James R. Weeks 6518 N. County Road 55 Ashford, AL 36312

Franklin H. Wood 515 Browns Creek Road Guntersville, AL 35976

Rudy Yates P.O. Box 121 Wedowee, AL 36278-0121

Armstead Young 101 Crawford Road Tuskegee, AL 36083

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2011 AACAAS Recognition & Award Recipients

Recognition and Awards – Jimmy Smitherman, Chairman

Distinguished Service Awards – Tony Glover, Anthony Wiggins and Charlie Mitchell

Achievement Awards – Steven Enloe

Extension Programs – Search for Excellence Awards –Chip East, Chairman

Crop Production – Team Members: Timothy Reed, Brandon Dillard, David Derrick,

Dennis Delaney, Eric Schavey, Rudy Yates and Warren Griffith

Livestock Production – Michelle Elmore

Young, Beginning, or Small Farmers/Ranchers – Team Members: Joshua Elmore,

Christy Lynn Bratcher, Frank Owsley, Lisa Kriese-Anderson, Walt Prevatt,

Darrell Rankins

Public Relations – Charles Pinkston, Chairman

Life Member Award – Dan Presley

Friend of Extension Award – Charles “Sam” Gentry

Communications – Richard Hambley, Chairman

Published Photo & Caption – Dr. Ayanava Majumdar

Personal Column – Shane Harris

Program Promotional Piece – Joshua Elmore

Feature Story – Maranda Marks

Newsletter, Individual – Maranda Marks

Newsletter, Team – Dr. Ayanava Majumdar

Video Recording – Maranda Marks

Fact Sheet – Steven Enloe

Web Page – Maranda Marks

Video Recording – Kent Stanford

4-H & Youth Recognition – Mandy Marks, Chair

4-H & Youth Certificate of Achievement – Jimmy G. Todd

NACAA Hall of Fame Award – Jimmy Smitherman, Chairman – Charles R. Moody

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2011 AACAAS Poster Session Winners

Eufaula, AL

The following individuals were winners of the 2011 AACAAS Professional Excellence Poster Session:

1st place EPSOM SALTS ON FERNS 2010 – Charles Mitchell

2nd place A FRESH LOOK AT OLDER WATERMELON VARIETIES – Mike Reeves and Arnold Caylor

3rd place COMMUNITY GRAZING GARDEN LEADS TO INCREASED FRUIT CONSUMPTION AND AWARENESS OF HEALTH BENEFITS – Roger Vines, A.S. Harris, W.T. East, S.A. Haynes,

A.J. Baril

4th place YIELD RESPONSE OF SOYBEANS TO DIFFERENT INSECT MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN

ALABAMA – Tim Reed

5th place LOW PRESSURE NOZZLES – Mark Hall

We had 5 entries in the 2011 AACAAS Poster Session. Three posters from AACAAS members were

submitted and accepted to the 2011 NACAA AM/PIC in Overland Park, Kansas.

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2011 Annual Conference Open Business Meeting

June 2, 2011 --- Lakepoint Resort State Park --- Eufaula, AL

The open business meeting of the Alabama Association of County Agricultural Agents and

Specialists was called to order at 9:00 a.m. by Jimmy Jones, President.

President Jimmy Jones spoke about the tours, lunch and our tour of Cockran Farms.

Our sponsor, Chip Blalock of Sun Belt Ag Expo spoke on new events and activities for the

Sunbelt Expo.

Another sponsor, Clay Williford of Scotts, presented information on grants for “green spaces”

across the country for up to $1500.00 each.

Southern Region Director, TimVarnadoe presented a PowerPoint update from the NACAA.

Jim Todd gave an update on the NACAA meeting to be held in Mobile in 2014. Room rates

have been set at $119.00 per night. Plans are beginning to come together. Jim recognized the

Executive Committee Chairs for the meeting. 2014 NACAA AM/PIC Committee has been

formed with the following committees and committee chairs:

Facilities – Kevan Tucker, Chair; Danny Miller, Co-Chair

Finance – Rickey Hudson and Max Runge, Co-Chairs

Fundraising – Kent Stanford, Chair

Meals – Anthony Wiggins, Chair

Publicity and Communication – Shane Harris, Chair; Ellen Huckaby, Co-Chair

Events – Ricky Colquitt, Chair

Transportation – Ken Kelley, Chair

Tours – Kim Wilkins, Chair; Derek Bryan, Co-Chair

The internal campaign for donations for the NACAA AM/PIC meeting in 2014 has 21 members

and 11 life members who have donated/pledged almost $50,000 at this time.

Shane Harris, Publicity and Communication Co-Chair, asked us to start thinking about a state

logo for the 2014 meeting. Think about what sets us apart from other states; what is Alabama?

Please offer your thoughts and suggestions to Shane on this topic.

The County Agents Kitchen Co-Chairs, Kevan Tucker and Anthony Wiggins, thanked everyone

for last year’s work and stated they are looking forward to working with everyone again this

year. If you have not donated you $25 this year, please see them about making your donation.

The CAK will be August 16, 17 and 18.

At this time, President Jimmy Jones closed the open business session to start our Ag tour

beginning with the Eufaula National Wildlife Refuge.

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National Association of County Agricultural Agents

Stan Moore, President

2011 NACAA REPORT

Tim Varnadoe NACAA Southern Region Director The following information was taken from the PowerPoint presentation presented by Tim Varnadoe: NACAA strives to:

• Advance the professional status of Extension agents and specialists with agriculture-related Extension appointments.

• Encourage, promote, and provide professional improvement for all members. • Provide for the exchange of ideas, methods, and techniques. • Represent professional interests of members in matters of public policy and affairs. • Promote public confidence, esteem, and respect for Cooperative Extension. • Recognize professional excellence in Cooperative Extension nationwide.

2010 AM/PIC Tulsa, OK

• 1320 attended + volunteers • Professional Improvement---seminars, papers, posters, tours • Excellent speakers • Great programs for spouses, sons & daughters, retirees • Highlight---DSA, AA awards

Voting Delegate Action

Chose Mobile, Alabama for 2014 AM/PIC * Elected:

– President-elect - Paul Wigley, GA – Vice-President - Paul Craig, PA

* Confirmed: - Billy Skaggs, GA new SR Director

(Tim Varnedoe replaced Billy in November 2010) - Mike Sweat, FL, new SR Vice Director

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NACAA Board Action • Established policy to handle webinars & other educational offerings; once approved, all

such offerings will be promoted via the website, • e-County Agent, and The County Agent. • ALL award program entries are to be submitted electronically; no hard copies necessary. • Internal committee appointments:

– Charles Davis; Fiscal, State Relations – Tim Varnedoe; State Relations, Publication

AACAAS Award Winners 2010 Distinguished Service Award

Robert Boozer Henry Dorough Charles Pinkston

Achievement Award Brenda Glover

Maranda Marks Communication Awards

• The Communication Awards Program features 14 different categories, including audio recordings, fact sheets, personal columns, video presentations, websites, and several others.

• In 2010, the Southern Region did very well. – 1 national winner – 9 national finalists – 20 regional winners – 59 state winners

REGIONAL WINNER: Shane Harris; PUBLICATION

STATE WINNERS: • Shane Harris; COMPUTER GENERATED GRAPHICS PRESENTATION • Amy T. Winstead; FACT SHEET • Joshua B. Elmore; FEATURE STORY • Michelle F. Elmore; NEWSLETTER, TEAM • Ellen K. Huckabay; PERSONAL COLUMN • W. Kenneth Kelley; VIDEO PRESENTATION

NACAA Poster Presentations AACAAS Extension Education Program

• A. Shane Harris; 'HOME GROWN' GARDENING WORKSHOPS* National Winner • Charles C. Mitchell, Jr.; DEALING WITH THE HIGH COST OF FERTILIZERS • Rudy P. Yates; FARMERS LEARN MORE ON CORN HYBRID PERFORMANCE IN WEST

CENTRAL ALABAMA

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• Anthony G. Wiggins; MATCHING FEEDS WITH CATTLE NUTRITIONAL NEEDS • W. Kenneth Kelley; PRECISELY WHAT ALABAMA LIVESTOCK AND FORAGE

PRODUCERS NEEDED • Mark Hall; PRODUCING BIODIESEL FOR MUNICIPAL VEHICLE FLEETS FROM RECYCLED

COOKING OIL Applied Research

• Eric T. Schavey; OLD VERSUS NEW: DO NEW COTTON TECHNOLOGIES PROVIDE MORE RETURN TO ALABAMA FARMERS?

Other Winners

• Mr. Charles R. Moody • SEARCH FOR EXCELLENCE IN CROP PRODUCTION Charles C. Mitchell, JR - National

Finalist • SEARCH FOR EXCELLENCE IN FARM AND RANCH FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT • Anthony G. Wiggins - State Winner

Other News

• Membership down 224 to 3148 • 11 states lost a delegate, • 5 losing a DSA • 12 states increased membership

Updates / Reminders

• County Agent Magazine: – Dec Issue; Deadline – Dec 1; mail date – Dec 26 – March Issue; Deadline – Feb; mail date – Mar 5 – May Issue; Deadline – Mar 20; mail date – Apr 15

• NACAA Journal: – 2008 - 19 articles – 2009 - 13 articles – 2010 1st round – 25 articles; call for papers for 2nd round coming soon

• AM/PIC Donors & Sponsors: – $2000 - $4999: registration reimbursed – $5000 - $9999: registration reimbursed & $500 – $10000 + up: registration reimbursed & $1000

Committees & Communications

• Backbone of NACAA • Task Force has developed job checklist and condensed action calendar • Chairs---state, regional and national levels • Communication between state, regional vice chairs and national chairs is critical! • VP Paul Craig is charged with developing online training for chairs and vice-chairs.

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NACAA Scholarships • Available to qualified NACAA members • $40 donation qualifies for up to $2000 • Must donate $40 one year ahead of applying for scholarship funds • Donation deadline = end of AM/PIC • Approx. $17,500 awarded at 2010 AM/PIC

State Officers Handbook

• Former SR Director Alan Galloway has updated the Handbook; Director Galloway spent countless hours on this tedious process. Thanks, Alan!

• It includes a wealth of information: – Officer duties, voting delegates, AM/PIC, committee structure, scholarship

program, recognition & awards, director rotation schedule, AND DETAILED INSTRUCTIONS ON UPDATING OFFICER & CHAIR INFO ON NACAA WEBSITE.

NACAA Officers 2010-2011

• President----------- Stan Moore, MI • President-elect--- Paul Wigley, GA • Vice-President--- Paul Craig, PA • Secretary-----------Henry Dorough, AL (3rd) • Treasurer----------Parman Green, MO (2nd) • Southern Region: • Senior Directors: Charles Davis, Tim Varnedoe • Senior Vice Directors: Jerry Clemons, Mike Sweat

Future NACAA AM/PICs

• Aug. 7-11, 2011 – Overland Park, KS • 2012 - Charleston, SC • 2013 – Pittsburgh, PA • 2014 – Mobile, AL

General Information

• Southern Region Newsletter (Fall) Vice-Director Mike Sweat compiling • AM/PIC Proceedings 2001-2010 • Recruiting new members – Opportunities Snapshot

http://www.nacaa.com/about/opportunities.html

http://www.nacaa.com/about/opportunities.html

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Sponsors and Supporters of the 2011 AACAAS Annual Meeting

and Professional Improvement Conference

Eufaula, Alabama

````````````````````````````````````````````````````````` AACAAS – Life Members

Agricultural Alumni Association of Auburn University

Alabama Ag Credit, ACA

Alabama Beef Producers

Alabama Catfish Producers

Alabama Cattlemen’s Association

Beef Check-Off Program

Alabama Equine Producers Association

Alabama Farmers Cooperative, Inc.

Alabama Farmers Federation

Paul Pinyon

Alabama Hay & Forage Producers Association

Alabama Peanut Producers Association

Alabama Pork Producers, Inc.

Auburn University College of Agriculture &

Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station

Barber County Farmers Federation, Inc.

Cullman County Farmers Federation, Inc.

First South Farm Credit, ACA

North and South Alabama Divisions

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Sponsors and Supporters of the 2011 AACAAS Annual Meeting

and Professional Improvement Conference

Eufaula, Alabama

Sam Gentry

Fuller Supply Company, Inc.

Reed Rogers

Golden Peanut – Headland, AL

Henry County Farmers Federation, Inc.

Houston County Farmers Federation, Inc.,

Marengo County Farmers Federation, Inc.

Mobile County Farmers Federation, Inc.

Jeffrey Clary

Porter Properties, LLC

Rob Duffield

Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.

Pioneer-A Dupont Company

Chip Blalock

Sunbelt Agricultural Exposition, Inc

Swisher International

John Blankenship

SunSouth John Deere – Abbeville, AL

Clay Williford

The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company

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2011 County Agents Kitchen Sponsorship Report

The 2011 County Agents Kitchen fed nearly 500 County Commissioners, County Administrative staffers, and

family members for lunch and 400 plus for breakfast at the Association of County Commissioners annual meeting in

Orange Beach on August 17th

and 18th

. AACAA&S President Kim Wilkins welcomed the group, shared the history

of the Kitchen, and presented the Commissioner’s outgoing and incoming Presidents a whole smoked ham

sponsored by Smith Farms of Cullman County and the Alabama Pork Producers. The slide presentation was

developed and produced by regional extension agent Mallory Kelley. The commissioners and their staffs expressed

appreciation for the meals. The meal was made possible by the contributions of commodity groups, active members,

life members and farms from around the state. Borden Dairy, Kelley Meats, McEwen & Sons, Smith Farms, Mike

Reeves, Harvest Select Catfish, and Mayfield Dairy lead the way with food contributions. As always our own

Extension Administration was very supportive of this event and special thanks goes out to Dr. Gaines Smith for

approving financial and travel support. The 2012 CAK will again be held at the Perdido Beach Resort in Orange

Beach, Alabama.

The following is a list of monetary contributors to include active members, life members, ACES administration, and

sponsors. ACES Administration provided CAK reimbursements of $1000.00 (does not include travel of those

working the CAK). 64 active members donated $1595, 15 life members donated $375, 2 non-members donated $50,

and sponsors, Alabama Pork Producers and the Marshall Co. Poultry & Egg Association, donated a total of $400.

There was a total of $3,420 worth of monetary donations in 2011.

Respectfully submitted,

Anthony Wiggins, Co-chair County Agents’ Kitchen

Kevan Tucker, Co-chair County Agents’ Kitchen

Contributors to 2011 County Agents’ Kitchen

Life Members Jerry Clark Wayne Davis Buck Farrior Curt Grissom Terrell Guthrie Leonard Kuykendall Charles Moody Richard Murphy William Norwood Dennis Peterson Tammy Powell Harold Rose Ed Tunnell Reafield Vester Bobby Wallace Active Members Randall Armstrong Mary Baltikauski William Birdsong Eve Brantley Ronald Britnell Steve Brown Chuck Browne Derek Bryan Danny Cain Doug Chapman Ricky Colquitt Elina Coneva David Derrick Henry Dorough Willie Durr Rachel Dykes Chip East Kathy Flanders Wayne Ford Ted Gilbert Jonathan Gladney Brenda Glover Tony Glover Fudd Graham Tinsley Gregg Gary Gray Tinsley Gregg Warren Griffith Jim Hairston Thomas Hall Richard Hambley Neal Hargle Shane Harris Mike Henshaw Ellen Huckabay Rickey Hudson Jimmy Jones Ken Kelley Mallory Kelley Lindsay Kimbro Sallie Lee Ayanava Majumdar Mandy Marks Mike McQueen Danny Miller Charles Mitchell Frank Owsley Rusty Parrish Dan Porchl John Pulliam Tim Reed Mike Reeves Max Runge Eric Schavey Jimmy Smitherman Kent Stanford Gerry Thompson Jim Todd Kevan Tucker Roger Vines Mac Washington Anthony Wiggins Kim Wilkins Amy Winstead Rudy Yates Non-member Ray Rice Susan Wingard Sponsors AL Pork Producers Marshall County Poultry Prod.

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2011 AACAAS SCHOLARSHIP COMMITTEE REPORT

It is with great honor that we were able to serve the association with perhaps the most enjoyable

task of all - helping our members further the education of our children thus strengthening the

future of our families, this organization, and the nation. The AACAAS Scholarship Committee

met throughout the meeting and categorized items to be used for auction items/door prizes. The

2011 auction item collection resulted in a significant number of items in the silent and live

auctions.

The Scholarship Auctions and Donations netted: $6,105.00

(compared to $6,018.00 in 2010 and $4,584.00 in 2009)

Silent Auction + Donations Total: $2,320.00


Live Auction + Donations Total: $3,785.00


Note: Donations in 2011 were included with the total on the day given.

Five $1,000.00 youth scholarships were awarded. Applicants who did not receive a scholarship

at the 2011 meeting were encouraged to submit their applications again next year. The 2011

scholarship winners were:

2011 AACAAS Scholarship Winners

Student

AACAAS

Parent/Grandparent College(s) & Major

John William Ashmore Terrell Guthrie Shelton State Community College

Engineering

Matthew David Dorough Henry Dorough Auburn University

Animal Science with Pre-vet Option

Lauren Elizabeth Gray Gary Gray Auburn University

Nursing

James Daniel Jones III Jimmy Jones Auburn University

Poultry Science with Pre-vet Option

Cale Wilson Runge Max Runge Auburn University

Ag Business & Economics

To be eligible for the NACAA scholarship fund for agents and specialists, applicants just have to

contribute at least $40.00 (total over their tenure) (Note: checking to confirm this and to learn of

any changes) to the national organization by the end of the national AMPIC in the year prior to

the application. Items donated for the national scholarship educational auction are also counted

as contributions towards the $40.00 requirement.

Respectfully submitted by Rudy Yates, Chair; Rachel Dykes, Vice-Chair; and Ellen Huckabay and

Max Runge, sub-vice-chairs.

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AACAAS YOUTH SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS RECIPIENTS

1990 (Initial Awards)

Cindy Wood 1,000 Lisa Hooks 300 Heath Potter 300 Kevan Tucker 300

1991

Lisa Hooks 1,000 Heath Potter 300 Andrea Carter 200 Kevan Tucker 200 Heather Hanks 100 Marcy Pinion 100 Reginald Smith 100 1992

Curtis O’Daniel, Jr. 1,000 Heath Potter 250 Kevan Tucker 250 1993

Leigh Tunnell 1,000 Heath Potter 200 Candice Wallace 200 Marcy Hanks 200 1994 ($1,000 total awards)

Carrie Lynn Peterson 400 Candice Wallace 200 Rebecca Lynn Owens 200 Marcy Hanks 200 1995

Valerie Mae Futral 500 Candice Wallace 334 Lee Ellen Grissom 166

1996

Jill Brown 500 Dustin Potter 334 Kerry Clark 166 1997

Jenny Whatley 400 Kerry Clark 250 Jill Brown 175 Aimee Marie Hodges 175

1998

Amy Sharp 625 Kerry Clark 417 Gretchen Grissom 208

1999

Gretchen Grissom 750 Lauren Autry 500 Rachel Robinson 250

2001

Kendall Clary 1,000 Jessica Britnell 1,000 Laura Lou Grissom 1,000 Rachel Robinson 750 Catherine Tilt 500 2002

Joshua Britnell 1,000 Kami R. Clark 1,000 Jennifer Derrick 1,000 Nicholas Vester 1,000 Jimmy Williams 1,000 2003

Krissy Clary 1,000 Chase Clary 1,000 Ryan Blaylock 1,000 Matt Windham 1,000 Melanie Griffith 1,000 2004

Melanie Gregg 1,000 Benton Derrick 1,000 David Daniel, Jr. 1,000 Bret Reynolds 1,000 Rachel Easterwood 1,000 2005

Benj Chas Burmester 1,000 Rachel K. Knowles 1,000 Anna-Marie Murphy 1,000 Antoinette Pulliam 1,000 Andrew Dale Reed 1,000 2006

Kayla Clary 1,000 Kyle Clary 1,000 Melissa Flowers 1,000 Aaron Gray 1,000 Emily Vines 1,000 2007

Mark Windham 1,000 Alyson Holt Hardin 1,000 Mary Virginia Reeves 1,000 April Hall 1,000 James Todd 1,000 2008

Rachel Hudson 1,000 Lauren McQueen 1,000 Ginger Howard 1,000 Erin Jean 1,000 Anna Vines 1,000 Codi Runge 1,000

2000 2009

Mark Murray 1,000 April Marie Brown 1,000 Christina Smith 1,000 Forest William Ford 1,000 Stephanie Smith 1,000 James Nathan Gray 1,000 Rachel Robinson 750 Casey Alexandria Howard 1,000 Lauren Autry 500 Kari Allison Todd 1,000

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AACAAS YOUTH SCHOLARSHIP AWARDS RECIPIENTS

2010

Anna Lee Glover 1,000 Drew Anthony Glover 1,000 Sarah Lynn Kuykendall 1,000 Jenna Leila Pepper 1,000 Heather Caitlin Reed 1,000 2011

John William Ashmore 1,000 Matthew David Dorough 1,000 Lauren Elizabeth Gray 1,000 James Daniel Jones III 1,000 Cale Wilson Runge 1,000

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2011 Professional Excellence Committee

The following individuals were winners of the 2011 AACAAS Professional Excellence Poster

Session:

1st place EPSOM SALTS ON FERNS 2010 – Charles Mitchell

2nd

place A FRESH LOOK AT OLDER WATERMELON VARIETIES – Mike Reeves and

Arnold Caylor

3rd

place COMMUNITY GRAZING GARDEN LEADS TO INCREASED FRUIT

CONSUMPTION AND AWARENESS OF HEALTH BENEFITS – Roger Vines,

A.S. Harris, W.T. East, S.A. Haynes, A.J. Baril

4th

place YIELD RESPONSE OF SOYBEANS TO DIFFERENT INSECT

MANAGEMENT PRACTICES IN ALABAMA – Tim Reed

5th

place LOW PRESSURE NOZZLES – Mark Hall

We had 5 entries in the 2011 AACAAS Poster Session. Three posters from AACAAS members

were submitted and accepted to the 2011 NACAA AM/PIC in Overland Park, Kansas.

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2011 Program Recognition Council for Extension Programs

The following people were approved recipients of the 2011 Search for Excellence Awards.

Search For Excellence Awards 2011

Search for excellence in Crop Production

Timothy Reed, Brandon Dillard, David Derrick, Dennis Delaney, Eric Schavey, Rudy Yates,

Warren Griffith

Search for Excellence in Livestock Production

Michelle Elmore

Search for Excellence in Young, Beginning, or Small Farmers/Ranchers

Joshua Elmore, Christy Lynn Bratcher, Lisa Kriese-Anderson, Frank Owsley, Walt Prevatt,

Darrell Rankins

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2011 Teaching and Education Technology Committee Report

This committee encourages AACAAS members to submit the results of demonstrations and

applied research to the Journal of NACAA which is published annually by the NACAA.

Cell phones and SouthernLinc radios are critical tools for REA’s and CEC’s. As this equipment

ages, it will require repair and replacement. Additional resources may be needed for Ken Jordan

and other staff so that they can continue to provide repairs, parts, and accessories for this

equipment. We encourage the administration to develop a policy of regularly scheduled

replacement of mobile communication tools.

This committee commends the Computer Technology Unit for its excellent performance in

supporting Extension agents with computer troubleshooting and service.

This committee commends the administration for the implementation of video conference

technology in many county offices and regional extension centers. This technology has been

adopted well by the extension staff and is helping reduce travel costs during the current

economic conditions.

We recommend upgrading all counties with DSL internet service to a T1 line or better. As video

conferencing and other high-bandwidth technologies become more common, a better internet

connection will be critical. In offices that have older Polycomm units, we recommend the prompt

repair or replacement of that equipment.

Our committee encourages Extension employees to use blogs, web pages, online video, and

social media to deliver programs. These tools will likely grow in importance in coming years.

This committee recommends that the cost of professional certifications for CEC’s and REA’s,

such as Certified Crop Advisor, should be reimbursed by Extension.

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2011 Recognition & Awards Committee Report June 2, 2011

The Committee is proud to announce the winners of the 2011 Distinguished Service Awards and

the Achievement Award.

Distinguished Service Award Winners AchievementAward Winners Tony Glover – District I Stephen Enloe

Charlie Mitchell – District II

Anthony Wiggins – District III

The Committee has been working with the Association Officers and Board of Directors to

determine a fair and equitable way to choose DSA Winners. The Association currently has 3

Districts and in the past each District is usually able to select one DSA winner. With lower

membership numbers the number of DSAs that can be awarded may vary from year to year.

The Committee recommends to the Association Officers, Board, and Membership that a

statewide process be developed to ensure the winners consider the award to be the highest honor

a member can receive and that each member would have an opportunity to be considered for the

award (having met the guidelines of the National and State Association.)

2011 Hall of Fame

The Committee is proud to announce the 2011 Hall of Fame winner as Charles R. Moody of

Cherokee County.

Some Membership Statistics as of 2011

District I has 12 Members eligible for the DSA

District II has 28 Members eligible for the DSA

District III has 20 Members eligible for the DSA

Respectfully submitted

Jimmy D. Smitherman

AACAAS Committee Chair

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Forestry, Wildlife and Natural Resource Program Committee Report

June 3, 2011

The Forestry, Wildlife and Natural Resource Program Committee met on June 3, 2011 at the

LakePoint Resort State Park in Eufaula, AL. Committee Members Present: S. Wayne Ford,

Chairman, Derek Bryan, Roger Vines, Tommy Futral; Neal Hargle, and Beau Brodbeck.

Recommendations from the committee meeting:

- We congratulate Sam Wiggins and the Pickens County 4-H Forestry Team for winning

eighth place at the 2010 National 4-H Forestry Invitational in Weston, West Virginia.

- We congratulate Wayne Ford and the Tuscaloosa County 4-H Wildlife Team for winning

sixth place at the 2010 National 4-HWildlife Habitat Evaluation Invitational in Los

Alamos, New Mexico.

- We would like to thank our AACAAS co-workers, Derek Bryan, Kelvin Perkins and

David Coon for bravely representing us in the armed forces in the Middle East. We are

proud to have Derek and David safely back in the States with us. Our thoughts and

prayers continue to be with Kelvin.

- We would like to commend Wayne Ford for receiving the Auburn University School of

Forestry and Wildlife Sciences 2010 Outstanding Alumnus of the Year.

- Presently, ACES has three Forestry, Wildlife and Natural Resource REA vacancies. We

would like to encourage ACES administration to fill these positions as soon as possible.

- We commend Beau Brodbeck, and Chris Dillard for conducting GPS training to

constituents throughout the state. We would like to encourage them to write a step-by-

step manual for implementing the different educational techniques that are capable with a

GPS unit.

- We would like to commend two of our AACAAS Forestry, Wildlife and Natural

Resource Program Committee members, Tommy Futral and Wayne Ford, upon their

retirement from Extension. Tommy retired in October 2010 and served over ten years on

the National 4-H Forestry Invitational Committee. Wayne, who retired at the end of

February 2011, initiated the Alabama 4-H Forestry Team program. Since 1984, Alabama

4-H Forestry Teams have won 17 National Championships – by far, more national

championships than any other state in the United States.

Submitted by: S. Wayne Ford, Chair

2513 7th

Street

Tuscaloosa, AL 35401

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2011 Agronomy Committee Report

1. The committee commends Dr. Paul Mask and Dr. Dale Monks for the innovative

leadership of the ACES Agronomy Team.

2. The committee encourages ACES Administration to fill the vacant REA positions.

3. The committee recommends that ACES Agronomy program efforts be issue oriented to

address current farm needs.

Submitted by: Mark Hall

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AACAAS Memorials

In Remembrance . . .

Thomas (Tom) Calvin Casaday

He was a good son. One of five children born to Clifton Floyd Casaday, Sr. and his wife

Gussie Davis. Grew up on a farm in Macon County, AL. Knew what it was like to labor in the

fields in the stifling heat of August. Much influenced by his Mother, daughter of a Confederate

veteran and former school teacher. Instilled in Tom and his two brothers and two sisters a desire

for education. Reared in the Great Depression. All of the children completed college.

He was a good soldier. Drafted into the United States Army shortly after high school

graduation in 1943 at the age of eighteen. After basic training, he was sent overseas to fight in

the Burma-India campaign. Honorable discharged in 1946.

He was a good husband and father. Married Dot Miller on November 22, 1958. A

partnership that has lasted over fifty years. Devoted father to Warren and Tommy. He was a

“hands on father”, always put their happiness above all else. He was their mentor; several

mottos, two in particular: “Go with confidence”, “Is your goal to win the battle or win the war”.

Both Warren and Tommy say, “Dad was my best friend”.

He was faithful in every aspect of his life. Professional Life: As a County Agent of the

Extension Service, career of 37 years, 30 of which were in Coffee County. His work was never a

chore; it was his joy. Never really got away from it, even on vacation. Dot’s story of having to

be on the lookout for pay phones while the family traveled before the days of cell phones. His

genuine belief that what he did as an Extension agent made a difference for the better, not only

for the farmers but for American society. Second Career: In real estate, 15 years. One of the

top producers, brought to this career the idea of service in the same manner as ACES. Loyalty

to Auburn University: Three degrees including two graduate degrees, masters and Education

Specialist. Commitment to Christ and His Church: Became a Presbyterian, served as an

elder in this body, Sunday School Superintendent. He served faithfully until the end.

He was a Good and Faithful Man Because of his Servant’s Heart. He knew that whatever

he had been given were his to use in the service of his Master, Jesus Christ. On the early

morning of May 21, 2010, Thomas Calvin Casaday heard his Master call, “Come, Tom, and

share your Master’s happiness”.

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Jerry Russell Crews

Jerry Russell Crews, known to many in extension as “Crews” was good.

You can fill in the blank… a good…husband, father, friend, specialist, economist, cook, hunter,

fisherman, neighbor, mentor, etc.

There are a number of people that we work with that express themselves in as few of words as possible.

When they describe someone or something, it is in simple, efficient terms. For example, when someone

or something is good…that is the highest/best. There are some that would use terms such as the superior,

excellent, expert, exceptional, etc. and those can certainly be used but I can imagine that Crews would be

pleased to be described as “good” a term that reflects the people of his upbringing and that he spent his

career helping.

From humble beginnings in southeast Georgia near Nahunta, Crews went far. Like many rural south

Georgia Ag students, Jerry began his college education at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College or

ABAC in Tifton where he earned an Associate degree. Then on to Athens and The University of Georgia

for a BS and MS. Eventually he completed his PhD at Auburn. But the formal education is not what made

Jerry good. Jerry was good because he genuinely cared. People can sense when someone really wants to

help and will go above and beyond what is expected…this was Jerry and people knew this.

Jerry served as an unofficial mentor to me. I spent a lot of time listening and watching and hopefully

learning from him. He was great role model on how to be a good Extension economist and agent to many

in Alabama and across the Southeast.

It was obvious that Jerry was at home anywhere he went. People from all walks of life embraced Jerry

and the message he carried. The tobacco barns back home in Nahunta to catfish ponds in west Alabama

and everywhere in between served as his classroom but the front porch of Comer Hall was special. I can

honestly say I received some of my most valuable education during the time on the porch of Comer Hall

with Jerry Crews.

Jerry passed away on his 57th birthday, November 29, 2010.

He began his career with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System on November 1, 1977 and served

for over 27 years retiring in December 2003. He touched, cared and made a difference in many lives over

this time.

Behind every good man is a good woman and that is certainly an understatement in this case. Jerry left

behind a good wife, Karen and two sons, Josh and Justin.

When I think of Jerry, I can’t help but to think of the lyric from the great philosopher and song writer

Jimmy Buffet

“Some of it’s magic, some of it’s tragic but I had a good life all the way.”

Jerry Russell Crews did good and was good.

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Qwinn R. Ezell

(1930 – 2010)

“Coach, I need help!” Gwinn Ezell was often called coach by his 4-H members as he came to Extension

as a former science teacher and coach. And, coaching is what he did best.

He was appointed as a 4-H agent in Hale County in 1962 and began his career of mentorship to the young

men in Hale County, teaching life lessons of citizenship and leadership. Those young men excelled in

public speaking and parliamentary procedure. They were recognized as being great youth.

Ezell was promoted to county agent coordinator in 1981 and served in that position until his retirement in

1990. He continued to work as the coach of Hale County within Extension.

Ezell received the 4-H Achievement Award in 1986 from the Alabama Association of County Agriculture

Agents. He received the 4-H Merit Award in 1980 from the Alabama Cooperative Extension System

Employees Organization. In 1989, he received the Hale County Farm City Supporter of Agriculture

Award recognizing him for his tireless efforts.

He received an outstanding service certificate in 1993 from the Hale County Board of Education, and in

2008 was inducted into the Alabama 4-H Wall of Fame.

Gwinn Russell Ezell was born on April 15, 1i30, to Frank and Ila Ezell in Grove Hill, Alabama. After

high school graduation in 1949, he attended and graduated from Alabama A&M University with a BS in

agriculture. Afterwards, he served two years in the U. S. Army (1954 – 1956). He received his Master’s

in Education degree in vocational and agricultural education from Tuskegee University (1980).

After his death in December 2010, he was honored by the Greensboro Tree Commission for his long

service on that commission. A dogwood was planted at the Una Martin Park in his memory.

Mr. Gwinn Ezell is survived by his wife, Mrs. Irma Ezell who lives in Greensboro, Alabama.

“Do all you can and then a little more. Mortan man can do no more than this,” is a quote from Ezell’s

retirement speech. It’s a great honor to recognize this man who always gave “a little more” by placing his

name on the dedicatory plaque of the Extension Memorial Chapel.

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Emmett C. Farrington

(1917 – 2010)

Emmett Farrington was a native of Blount County where he was born in Blountsville in 1917. He

grew up on his parents' farm and helped to raise corn and cotton. Influenced by his farming

background, Farrington later decided to attend Auburn University and major in agriculture

science.

In 1943 he married and entered the Army after being drafted before his graduation. Farrington

was a veteran of World War II having served in the Philippines where he rose to the rank of first

lieutenant of field artillery. He later served two years as first lieutenant in the Army during the

Korean Conflict.

Following his military service he decided to put his agricultural background to use and applied

for work with the Cooperative Extension Service and was assigned to work in Cleburne County

on September 1, 1946 as an Assistant Extension Agent.

One of Farrington's main responsibilities was to work with 4-H members in all the clubs. This

was no small task because when Farrington first came to Cleburne County, there were 12

elementary schools (some junior) and two high schools.

By the time of his retirement on June 30, 1977, Farrington had served his county and country for

31 years, worked with over 5,000 4-H members, assisted with 4-H camps and organized

numerous 4-H rallies and other activities. His contribution to developing the character and

abilities of these young people has made a lasting, positive impact.

Farrington also worked with farmers to diversify agricultural practices, increase poultry and beef

production and improve pasture development, including hay and grain crops. Because of his

many contributions to 4-H, he was honored with a reception on July 29, 2009, sponsored by the

Cleburne County Extension Office. He received a proclamation from the Cleburne County

Commission and the "Key to the City" from the Mayor as July 29 was proclaimed Emmett

Farrington Day in Heflin.

On Nov. 12, 2009 Farrington was inducted into the Alabama 4-H Wall of Fame. This special

honor is given to those individuals who have had a significant impact on the 4-H Youth

Development Program, its members and leaders. This recognition pays tribute to those such as

Farrington who have influenced the lives of Alabama youth by their commitment "To Make the

Best Better."

Emmett Farrington passed away on July 23, 2010 at the age of 92. He was a resident of Heflin

most of his life and member of the First United Methodist Church of Heflin.

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Glenn B. Handley

(1924 – 2010)

Glen Boyd Handley was born March 6, 1924 in Tallapoosa County, Camp Hill, Alabama. He

was the youngest of three children born to William Bedford Handley and Annie Lucille Strozier Handley.

Glen had a sister, Katherine Handley Jamison and a brother, William Thomas.

The house Glenn was born and reared in was on Handley Farm located in the Sandy Creek

Community in Tallapoosa County near Camp Hill. His father was born in 1893 in the same house, which

has the number “1890” carved above the front door facing. This house and farm is still in the Handley

family today.

Glenn finished high school in Camp Hill and received a BS degree in Agricultural Science in

1948 from the Alabama Polytechnic Institute in Auburn, Alabama. He also did graduate work at the

University of Colorado.

Shortly after graduation, Glenn began his Extension career in 1948 as Assistant County Agent in

Crenshaw County, Luverne, Alabama. In 1950, he married Mary Hawkins, of Luverne and they became

the parents of two sons, Boyd (1956) and Nix (1962-1984). Boyd is a geologist and after finishing law

school became a corporate lawyer in Houston, Texas. Boyd has a son, Ford, 23, and a daughter, Caytlin,

17.

Recalling Glenn’s 30 years with the Extension Service in Crenshaw County, he worked primarily

with 4-H Club youth, but worked also with adults in the agricultural field. Top priorities in the 4-H field

were public speaking, swine, beef, and peanut production, as well as tractor driving. The county 4-H

youth were awarded numerous county and district awards in these fields, producing eight state winners

and one national winner.

Glenn was the recipient of the 4-H and Youth Development Certificate of Achievement in 1960.

He was also awarded the Alabama Outstanding 4-H Agent Service Award that year at the annual meeting

of the County Agents Convention in Birmingham.

Handley received the Alabama Association of County Agricultural Agents and Specialists

(AACAAS) Distinguished Service Award in 1974. Later that year, he was awarded the National

Distinguished Service Award at the National Association of County Agricultural Agents in Tucson,

Arizona. He was chosen for his records of accomplishments and exceptional service to the people of the

county in which he worked. Glenn was a Life Member of AACAAS. In 1975, he was the recipient of the

Farm Agent 4-H Recognition Award. He was also a member of the Alabama Cattlemen’s Association for

many years.

During his career, Handley accompanied local 4-H Club youth delegates to three major events: to

the 4-H Club Congress held in Chicago, IL; Fork Collins, Colo., Public Speaking; and Tractor Driving

Competition in Richmond, VA.

The Crenshaw County Commission, in 1979, expressed to Mr. Handley “their gratitude and

appreciation for his effective work with the boys and girls of the county involved in 4-H Club activities.”

Each member commended him for the excellent performance and the dedicated service of his duties

throughout the years of his work.

After retiring, Glenn was named Crenshaw County membership chairman in 1983 for the Auburn

University Agricultural Alumni Association. He also served as a member of that association’s Board of

Directors in 1987.

In the community, Glenn received the Distinguished Service Award for his work with the

Alabama Society for Crippled Children, where he also served for many years as co-chairman.

Glenn was a long-time active member and Deacon of The First Baptist Church in Luverne. He

was a charter member of the Luverne Rotary Club and served as president in 1958. Handley was a former

member of the Crenshaw County Hospital Board, and also served on the County board of Registrars for a

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number of years. Following his retirement on March 31, 1979, he was employed by Luverne Bank &

Trust Company for a short period of time.

Mr. Handley, 86, passed away on June 14, 2010, in Luverne following declining health of several

years. He and his wife, Mary, had been married for 59 ½ years.

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Alan M. Matthews

(1923 – 2010) Allen McLeod Matthews was born on November 14, 1923 to Albert Sidney and Juddie Williams

Matthews in Leroy, Alabama. The youngest of seven children, he was raised during the

Depression on a farm in Southwest, Alabama. Despite difficult economic conditions, he and

four of his brothers and sisters graduated from Alabama Polytechnic Institute as Auburn was

then known. He never forgot his high school alma mater (1942), Leroy High School, and took

great pride in its many recent athletic successes including several state championships.

After entering Auburn in the summer of 1942, he joined the Army and served in the 102nd

Infantry Division known as the Ozarks, 308th

Field Artillery Battalion. When he returned after

the war, he resumed his education at Auburn, graduating in 1947. He soon married the love of

his life, Jeanette Carleton and began a memorable career in Extension. Allen served 14 years in

Pickens and Greene Counties before serving as Houston County Coordinator for almost 25 years.

He was awarded the Distinguished Service in 1962.

Fellow co-worker Rayfield Vester stated, “He was a Christian man. I never saw him and or

heard him criticize anyone. He was a compassionate person and good leader. He loved

agriculture and the people of Houston County. He was a student of history. He gave critical

thought to an issue before making a tough decision. He trained many young agents in Houston

County who became successful in their careers. Mr. Matthews was in charge of Houston County

Extension Office during the trying years of integration. His tolerance for doing what’s right

superseded negative community pressures.”

His legacy in Houston County will be hard to repeat and will be remembered for years. As a

member of the Dothan Kiwanis Club, he and Dr. Coy Poitevint started the Houston County Fat

Calf Show which has been going on for 44 years. Richard Murphy, retired Houston County,

found Allen Matthews to be a great writer. It was very easy for him to express his thoughts on

paper. He wrote a weekly column for The Dothan Eagle, keeping folks informed about farming

in Houston County. He often included his experiences from a visit to Ole Buddy in Beat 13. His

Ole Buddy was a farmer in Houston County whom Mr. Matthews thought a lot of. Ole Buddy

often gave him fresh produce from the garden, fruit from the orchard, or pecans in the fall of the

year. Ole Buddy always gave a report of how things were on the farm – how the crops were

growing, was it too wet or too dry, or maybe even how some USDA program was affecting his

profit or loss on the farm. Ole Buddy seemed very real to readers of that weekly column as you

could just see them leaning over the fence talking to each other much like that famous picture

“You been farming long” of the two little boys in their overalls. By now, you probably realize

Ole Buddy was a fictitious farmer from Beat 13 in Houston County that did not exist. However,

those experiences with Ole Buddy did seem very real to those readers of that weekly column.

As an avid reader, he especially enjoyed American History and discussing family history with

nieces and nephews, whom adored him. Mr. Matthews served in various positions in First

Baptist Church in Dothan, including Deacon, Deacon Emeritus, and avidly served as Sunday

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School Teacher. After retirement in 1985, he devoted the rest of his life to his family, church

family, Auburn sports, and Dothan Kiwanis Club. He is survived by his wife of years, Jeanette

Matthews formerly of Live Oaks, Florida; two sons and daughter-in-law, Larry Matthews

(Carol) of Birmingham and Ronnie Matthews of Live Oak, Florida; two grandchildren, Wesley

Matthews (Wendy) of New Orleans, LA and Jenny Matthews of Los Angeles, CA.

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Joseph Heath Potter

(1970 – 2010)

Joseph Heath Potter was born and raised in the Flat rock community of Lawrence County. Heath

was around agriculture since birth. Helping around the family farm, working with 4-H, and

scouting cotton while in high school and college were all a part of his life. He also had help and

guidance from his father, Joe Potter, a County Extension Agent in Colbert County.

Heath graduated from Hatton High School in 1988. He attended Shoals Community College

where he graduated in 1990. He obtained his bachelor’s degree in horticulture in 1993 and his

master’s degree in horticulture in 1996, both from Auburn University.

Upon graduation, Heath briefly worked for the Lauderdale County Farmer’s Co-Op, leading

them to open a specialty garden center in Florence. In 2000, he accepted a position as an

Extension agent in Lawrence County, where he worked with row-crop and cattle farmers. When

he became an agent, he immediately joined AACAAS because he grew up in the organization.

He became the leader of our youth programs which he did for many years. He loved working

with young people.

Heath married Donna Norton in 1990, and they had two sons, Kamron, born in Auburn in 1996,

and Kole, born in Sheffield in 1998. They lived in the Flat Rock community where he grew up.

In addition to serving in his position as a county agent, Heath operated Kolorscapes

Landscaping, using his horticulture skills to create unique designs for his clients. After Heath

left Extension, he worked for Alfa Insurance as an agent in Moulton. His last year was working

again with farmers, selling crop insurance for Silveus Insurance Group.

Heath was a lover of the out-of-doors. He helped his dad and brother Dustin with Potter’s Mud

Creek Farm, where he helped to build a special place for family and friends to spend time

together. He also enjoyed spending time with his friends hunting, fishing, and watching and

talking about his passion, Auburn football.

Heath’s death at age 40 on July 7, 2010 was very unexpected. His love of people was evident

from the long lines at visitation and the funeral. All too comfort in the fact that he was a

practicing Christian who loved his Lord. Heath will always have a place in our hearts.

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Hoyt B. Price

(1917 – 2010)

Mr. Price was born May 15, 1917 at home in Clay County, Alabama. He departed this earth on

November 26, 2010.

He graduated from Lineville High School, and then attended and graduated from Alabama

Polytechnic Institute now known as Auburn University, in 1943. Before college he worked in

the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC) in California fighting forest fires. He served in the

Merchant Marines during World War II.

After graduation from college, Mr. Price accepted a position teaching agriculture at Lincoln High

School in Lincoln, AL. He married Vina “Tot” Chandler in 1943. They had two sons, and later,

six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

After the war ended, he took a job with the Alabama Cooperative Extension Service as Assistant

County Agent in Lawrence County, where he worked with 4-H, as well as with farmers. In

1963, he transferred to Marion County, where he was County Extension Chairman. He worked

there until his retirement in 1977.

I first met Mr. Price when I was Assistant Superintendent of the Upper Coastal Plains

Experiment Station near Winfield. This was probably in 1970. He would come by occasionally

to see what kind of research was going on at the station. He was supportive of the beef cattle

field day and the swine field day we hosted each year.

In 1965, he received the Distinguished Service Award from the AACAA and NACAA.

It is an honor to have known Mr. Hoyt Price and to be able to present this memorial.

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F. D. Robinson

Fred Dewitt (Rob) Robinson, age 89, of Ford Payne, Alabama passed away November 5, 2010.

He is survived by his wife Eleanor Bailey Robinson and son, Thomas Arthur Robinson II and his

wife Mary Alice of Hoover, AL.

Rob was born in Good Hope, in Cullman County and graduated from Cullman County High

School in 1942. He served his country in WWII from 18942 through 1946, in North Africa,

Sicily, France, and Germany in the 813th

Tank Destroyer Battalion. He was awarded the Bronze

Star, Purple Heart, American Defense Services Medal, and Silver Star.

In 1946, he graduated from Alabama Polytechnic Institute where he was a member and president

of Sigma Pi fraternity.

He started his career with the Auburn Extension Service in Cherokee County at Centre, AL in

1949. He then transferred to Lauderdale County in Florence, AL, and then moved over to the

Auburn Experimental Research Center in Winfield, AL. In 1953, he returned to the Auburn

University Extension Service at Tuscumbia, AL, where he was heavily involved in his church

and community. In 1965, he was appointed County Extension Chairman in DeKalb County at

Fort Payne. While in Fort Payne, he was also very involved in his church (First United

Methodist Church) and his community. He was a Fort Payne Rotarian, held many offices in the

County Agents Association – secretary/treasurer and vice president.

Rob retired in 1978 and started his own business. As an avid golfer and very good grounds man,

his business was Turf Consulting Services. Of course, he would have to play all the courses he

consulted with. He was a member of the Alabama Golf Course Superintendents Association and

the National Golf Course Superintendents Association of America. He enjoyed this business

until his second retirement in 2000.

Rob’s impact was great in all the communities he worked, especially Fort Payne and Dekalb

County. As a young agent doing 4-H Club work in 1973, he certainly had a positive impact on

my life. He lived his life with honor and integrity. When he told you something you could

depend on it to be the gospel. He was very smooth in everything he did; he did not have to get

all excited or bent out of shape to get something done. When he walked into a room, he seemed

to have everyone’s respect just by his presence. It was an honor for me to serve the people of

Dekalb County for four years under his leadership.

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Manuel T. Whisenant

(1922 – 2011)

Manuel T. Whisenant, retired County Agent, passed away my first official day as coordinator in

Cullman County on Tuesday, March 1, 2011 at the Morningside Assisted Living home in

Cullman, Alabama. He was born on July 24, 1922 and was preceded in death by his wife, Nell

Whisenant a very warm sweet woman who was a longtime customer of mine when I ran a

produce and plant business in Cullman. She would come buy tomato plants for Mr. Whisenant

to grow even after he was too frail to drive the car himself. Occasionally he would come with

her and I would always go to the car and just to hear old Extension stories.

They had one daughter, Emily (Stan) Chism and two sons, Phillip (Donna) and Larry (Bea)

Whisenant, seven grandchildren, and six great-grandchildren.

Although I enjoyed talking to Mr. Whisenant about his Extension career I did not know until

after his death that he served in WWII from December 6, 1942 to November 9, 1945 in the U.S.

Army as a Rifleman & Heavy Machine Gunner. His platoon participated in campaigns in North

Africa, Sicily, Normandy, Central Europe, and Northern France; and I am told he was especially

proud and rightfully so of having served under General Patton in one of these campaigns.

On July 1, 1954 Mr. Whisenant began working for Extension in Dekalb County. Later that year

he transferred to the Marion County office where he worked as an Assistant County Agent from

1954-1965. In 1965, he moved to Cullman County where he served as the Extension Farm

Agent from 1965-1975 and retired as the Cullman County Agent on July 31, 1977. He retired

with 31 years of service including his military service.

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