(1894 – 1976) Not long after her retirement, Mrs. Cook wrote, “I am always most gratified for the privilege of being a small part of Extension and wish for it the very best now and always.” That statement reveals the dedication Oenone Cook exhibited in her long...
(1921 – 2004) Sara Frances Conner was born in Millport and graduated in 1938 from Millport High School. She received her B.S. degree from Alabama College at Montevallo in 1942. Before realizing that she wanted to work in the field of home economics, Miss Conner tried...
(1897 – 1990) Elizabeth Fredricka Collings began her career with the Extension Service as Assistant Home Demonstration Agent for Macon County in 1923. After two years in her first position, she moved to Elmore County as Home Demonstration Agent and served there for...
(1919 – 1985) Extension depends on a strong and competent secretarial and clerical staff to carry its programs to the people of Alabama. It has been said that well-trained and dedicated secretaries and clerks are as necessary as county agents, specialists, and...
(1913 – 2005) Mary Jim Enloe Coleman, a native of Chambers County, received a B.S. degree in Home Economics from Auburn University in 1936 and an M.A. degree in Extension work from Teachers College, Columbia University in 1951. She worked as County Home Demonstration...
(1938 – 1992) On June 29, 1992, more than 250 friends, coworkers, and family from throughout Alabama and the Southeast gathered in Decatur to pay tribute in words and gifts to Edward Jewell Coats, the man, and his career. Jewell, battling an incurable disease, was...