(1914 – 1992) Alva Eddith Thompson was born on March 18, 1914, in Peterman, Alabama, a small community in Monroe County. She attended the elementary and high schools in Monroe County and graduated from Monroe County High School in 1932. She attended Alabama College...
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Henry L. McQueen
(1908 – 1988) He was born in Tallassee, Alabama, on May 23, 1908. After gaining his early education in public schools, Henry Lee McQueen went to Auburn University and earned a B.S. degree. During his years as a student, Henry worked with Alabama Power Company. He was...
Frank McQueen
(1912 – 1993) Houston Frank McQueen was born and raised in the rural community of “Flea Hop” near Eclectic, Alabama — appropriate beginnings for one of Extension’s most famous entomologists! Mr. McQueen graduated from Auburn University in 1935 with a B.S. in...
George D. H. McMillan
(1917 – 2013) George Duncan Hastie McMillan was the youngest of four boys raised by their mother on a small family farm in Stockton, Alabama, during the depths of the Great Depression. His father, Malcolm McMillan, passed away before he was born. Mr. McMillan...
James A. McLean
(1922 – 2007) James A. McLean was born in Clio in Barbour County, Alabama, on February 25, 1922. After graduating from Barbour County schools, Jim served in the U.S. Army from November of 1942 until March of 1946. He was recalled to serve again in the Army from...
Frances H. McKinnon
(1930 – 2017) Mrs. Frances H. McKinnon worked as the Chilton County Extension Secretary. During her tenure, she worked with thirty-two different Extension agents and ten Expanded Foods and Nutrition (EFNEP) program assistants. She began working in the Consumer...