Charles (Pat) Kilpatrick

Charles (Pat) Kilpatrick

(Died April 19, 2022) Charles (Pat) Kilpatrick was a proud member of the Alabama Cooperative Extension System.  He worked to improve the lives of many Alabamians. The south Alabama native discovered a love for agriculture after learning the ways of the earth from his...
Charles E. (Chuck) Browne

Charles E. (Chuck) Browne

(1960 – 2022) Charles Edward (Chuck) Browne was born in Birmingham and graduated from John Carroll High School.  He earned an undergraduate degree in Ornamental Horticulture-Landscape Design and a graduate degree in Ornamental Horticulture-Nursery Production from...
Dr. A. Ray Cavender

Dr. A. Ray Cavender

(1932 – 2021) Dr.  Alfred Ray Cavender was born in Waverly TN, the youngest of five children.  He was a veteran of the U.S. Army Medical Service Corps stationed in Germany.  Cavender received a Bachelor and Masters degrees from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville...
Jack A. Thompson

Jack A. Thompson

(1932 – 2020) Jack Alexander Thompson was born in Colbert County.  He graduated from Colbert County High School.  He married Ruth Hester from Red Rock, AL.  Together they reared four children. He earned a B.S. in agriculture from Auburn University (Alabama Polytechnic...
Bess Fleming Wright

Bess Fleming Wright

State 4-H Leader for Girls Inducted May 13, 2014 Bess Fleming was born in Brundidge, Alabama, in 1900. After graduating from Brundidge High School, she went to college at Montevallo where she earned a bachelor’s degree in home economics. Later, Fleming received...