(1908 – 1988) Hoyett Alva Ponder, Sr., was born on September 14, 1908, and died on April 23, 1988. A native of Decatur, he grew up a farm boy in Cullman County. He attended Culhnan High School and graduated with a B.S. degree from Auburn University in 1935. He had a...

(1970 – 2010) Joseph Heath Potter was born and reared in the Flat Rock community of Lawrence County. Heath was around agriculture since birth. Helping around the family farm, working with 4-H, and scouting cotton while in high school and college were all a part of his...

(1955 – 2020) Tammy Powell was a professional with a heart for 4-H. She went beyond the “regular” to the belief that each 4-H member is extraordinary. Powell’s love for the 4-H program was showcased through her childhood participation in Houston County. She built her...

(1885 – 1970) Lloyd Greenleaf Prentice, the first Farm Demonstration Agent for Calhoun County, Alabama, was born in Paulding, Ohio, in 1885 but moved with his family to Bay Saint Louis in 1890 and later to Poplarville, Mississippi. He was graduated from Mississippi...

(1917 – 2010) Hoyt B. Price was born May 15, 1917, in Clay County, Alabama. He attended Lineville High School and graduated from Auburn University in 1943. Prior to his college days, he worked in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), fighting forest fires in...

(1921 – 2004) Exhibits, demonstrations, and 4-H Record Books kept 4-H staff in touch with Fariss Prickett. Each year, an early spring deadline sent 4-H Record Books for both junior and senior foods projects to Auburn. In a month, the 4-H staff was divided into small...