(1954 – 1987) “I hope to be able to help the farmer and farm family in these modem days when the farm has become more of a scientific and business type endeavor.” This was Bill Bassett’s goal in life — one that he achieved with great success even though he died at the...
(1932 – 2013) Charles Baskin grew up in Sumter County, where he participated in 4-H and showed sheep and cattle. After graduation from Sumter County High School, he received his B.S. degree from Alabama Polytechnic Institute in 1954 and his Master’s degree from...
(1890 – 1968) William Dalton Barton was born in Cordova, Alabama, on July 6, 1890. He spent his boyhood days on a farm in Walker County. He graduated from Hamilton in 1910, spent the next year teaching, and came to Auburn in 1911, where he graduated in 1913. He began...
(1906 – 1995) Irby Barrett has been called a true role model for Extension agents. She was “most professional in her actions, a good speaker and a good writer, poised in a crisis, and possessed a good sense of humor!” Among her honors, she was the first selected for...
(1914 – 2014) There is no one who embodied the spirit of Alabama 4-H more than Miss Ann Barr, although she is quick to point out that 4-H is more than one youth or one adult. She was shy to accept credit for the thousands of youth who benefited from her life’s work,...
