(1923 – 2002) Cullen Barefield was born on the first of February 1923 in the Bertha community of Dale County, near the town of Skipperville. His parents, Leander and Ada Barefield lived on a farm that Cullen dearly loved. It just seemed natural to him that agriculture...
(1907 – 1991) Joseph Timrod Banks was the son of Joseph and Mammie Banks of Mt. Andrew, a small community in Barbour County, Alabama. He graduated in 1932 from Tuskegee Institute (now Tuskegee University) with a bachelor’s degree in agriculture. His versatility was...
(1936 – 1978) Henrietta Melton Bandy lived her brief life entirely in Lee County, Alabama. She was born and grew up in Opelika. As a young student at Opelika High School, Henrietta knew she enjoyed office work and began preparing for her future in that field by taking...
(1911 – 1994) Red Bamberg was widely known as a distinguished member of the Auburn University Board of Trustees, on which he served for 38 years, a testament to his love for the university and the agricultural heritage of the state of Alabama. However, there are...
(1933 – 2018) Dr. G. Talmadge Balch was born in Lauderdale County to a dad who was a farmer and a hard-working mother who rarely missed selling produce at the market in Florence. As a kid, he knew he wanted to work for Extension when he saw an agent pull up and talk...
(1905 – 1981) “I have had many rewarding experiences and made many wonderful friends in the twenty-six years I have been at Auburn.” That quote appeared in the letter written by John Bagby announcing his plan to retire from Extension service in 1970. A native of...