(1906 – 2007) It is easy to see why Stella Mitchell was considered to be a pioneer. She was one of the first female high school principals in Oklahoma. She was one of the first Home Demonstration Agents in Alabama to specialize in a single aspect of home economics....

(1879 – 1964) He was born to the land in Lowndes County in 1879. At the age of 18, James Butter Mitchell entered Auburn University to work toward a degree in Agriculture. In 1918, “J.B.,” as he was known to friends and co-workers, became county agent in Autauga...

(1909 – 1990) A native of Sumter County, Joseph Arthur Minus grew up in Epes, Alabama. He completed public school and then attended the University of Alabama. After working as a farmer for years, Mr. Minus was appointed Emergency Farm Labor Supervisor on the Sumter...

(1922 – 2020) Daniel R. Mims grew up in north Autauga County in the Haynes community in a house that changed addresses three times. He attended Billingsley High School. After joining the army, he attended Auburn University (then API). His Alabama Cooperative Extension...

(1945 – 2009) Horace Milner must have been one of the world’s most loved people — at least by his family and friends, including everyone who knew him in Extension. Here’s what several people who knew him for many years had to say: “I remember Horace as being a very...

(1908 – 1976) Annie Rae Milner was born in Standing Rock, Alabama, on March 3, 1908. After high school at Five Points Consolidated, she went straight to the University of Montevallo, receiving her B.S. in 1929. From that time until her retirement in 1971, Annie Rae...