(1913 – 2004) Ben Hagler was one of the most respected individuals within the Alabama Cooperative Extension Service as well as Auburn University. When in 1980 he received the Auburn University Excellence Award for his work in Agriculture and Natural Resources, his...
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W. O. “Bill” Hairston
(1907 – 1980) Born in Fort Deposit, Alabama, on April 9, 1907, William Owen Hairston graduated from Lowndes County High School in 1924. He earned his B.S. degree in Animal Science from Auburn University in 1942. From then until 1946, Mr. Hairston served as an officer...
Ernest Everett Hale
(1898 – 1984) E. E. Hale’s forty-year career spanned three important Alabama agricultural organizations — the Alabama Cooperative Extension Service, the Alabama Farm Bureau, and the Alabama Forest Products Association. His contributions to all are immeasurable!...
Christa L. Hall
(1928 - 2024) Christa L. Hall was a native of Marion, AL and a graduate of Perry County High School. After earning her B.S. Degree in Home Economics from the University of Alabama in 1950, she worked 35 years as a Colbert County Extension Agent as well as serving as a...
Howard D. Hall
(1929 – 1983) A dedicated and hard-working man, always striving for excellence — that was Howard Hall. Extension lost a good and faithful worker with the tragic death of Mr. Hall at the early age of 54. Born on March 23, 1929, Howard Douglas Hall grew up in Limestone...
Earl C. Halla
(1924 – 2000) Earl Charles Halla, Sr., was a native of Mosinee, Wisconsin. A veteran of WWII, he graduated from Auburn University in 1950 and worked as a vocational agriculture teacher in Marshall County. After two years of teaching, he accepted a position with State...