(1927 – 1993) Leo was a “people” person. He fit the mold for an Extension worker to a T. Talk with Leo for five minutes and he made you feel like you had known him for years! Leo Calhoun grew up on a small farm near Notasulga, Alabama. He graduated from Notasulga High...
(1899 – 1972) Although her tenure with Extension was for only seven years, she is recognized as being the first Extension Secretary for Cherokee County. Her early efforts were instrumental in establishing a tradition of high standards that remain today. A native of...
(1904 – 1988) Margaret Isabella Campbell, a native of Selma, Alabama, received a B.S. degree from Alabama College, Montevallo, Alabama, in 1932. She received her M.S. degree from the University of Tennessee in 1940. Ms. Campbell had a varied career. She began...
(1883 – 1956) He was a dreamer. He was a pioneer and an innovator at a time when it wasn’t popular, or even normal, to be different. But this young man was different. He saw the world of poverty and ignorance in which he would be trapped if he stayed at home in North...
(1928 – 2008) Eddie Eugene Cannon was born on July 7, 1928, in Greensboro, Alabama. He served in the United States Navy. He graduated from Hale County High School after leaving the Navy. He graduated from Alabama A&M University in 1961 with a degree in vocational...
(1918 – 2014) Lee Cannon has been described as a “culinary luminary.” To her family and to those who had the privilege of working with her during her years of service as an assistant professor of nutrition at Auburn University, she was that and much more. In Alabama...