(1876 – 1945) Robert Stewart Parker, reported to be one of the first County Agents to be appointed in the United States, began his Extension career in Lowndes County in 1914, the same year of the Smith-Lever Act. He was born and reared on a farm at Coatopa, Alabama....
(1909 – 1976) “There was a District Agent who had charge of District III.She had so many children, and they included you and me.She looked after our interests, day after day after dayWithout her help, we would surely have lost our way.She managed some raises, and gave...
(1936 – 1980) Dean Parris was born in Arley, Alabama, on February 20, 1936. He graduated from Addison High School and then attended Auburn, where he earned a B.S degree in agricultural education in 1959. As a youngster, Dean was an active member of 4-H and FFA for...
(1907 – 1990) One of Alabama Extension’s most active and outstanding members was John Russell Parrish. He was a man of insight and foresight. His ability to inspire and guide farmers in communities across the state resulted in the adoption of modem techniques and...
(1924 – 2011) John Parrott began his career with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System in 1959 as an Assistant County Agent in Marshall County. He later became radio-television editor and news editor in the ACES Communications Department at Auburn University. In...
(1894 – 1981) John William Pate was one of the early pioneers of Alabama agriculture, giving thirty-seven years of successful service to the Alabama Extension Service as county agent in Lamar County and in DeKalb County. He was born on April 8, 1884, in Bethlehem,...