(1891 – 1976) Mary Louise Smith’s family and the family of her husband, Sam Day, were pioneers in the community of Nixburg in Coosa County, Ala­bama. It was there, and in Alexander City, Tallapoosa County, where they moved in 1922, that she and her husband worked to...

(1925 – 2009) Dr. James Ira Dawson was born in Pike County, Alabama, on January 14, 1925, and spent his entire life serving the state of Alabama. He earned his undergraduate and graduate degrees in agriculture from Alabama A&M College, Tuskegee Institute, and...

(1918 – 1998) Spurgeon Leonidas Davis, better known as S.L. Davis, paved the way and set goals not only for his family but for many Extension workers and people of Alabama. He was born the son of Dave A. and Savannah Crow Davis on March 7, 1918, in Marion County,...

(1890 – 1973) A native of Athens, P. O. Davis became one of Alabama’s most distinguished leaders in agriculture. As third Director of Exten­sion, he served longer than any other director to date. His twenty-two years span from 1937 to 1959. After earning his B.S....

(1921 – 1987) Cecil Grant Davis was born in Carbon Hill, Alabama, on Janu­ary 31, 1921. He graduated from Hubbertville High School in 1941 and from Auburn University with a B.S. degree in agricul­tural science in 1948. He would later earn a Master’s degree from the...

(1926 – 2004) Dr. James R. (Jimmy) Danion, who passed away at his home on April 2, 2004, will be remembered as one of the hardest working, most dedicated Extension workers that ever worked for the Alabama Cooperative Extension Service. Anyone who dealt with Jimmy knew...