(1917 – 2009) Hoyt Mitchell Warren was born and reared in Hackneyville, Alabama, in 1917. He graduated from Hackneyville High School serving as president and valedictorian of his senior class. He entered Auburn University in 1935 and graduated in 1939 with a...

(1920 – 2014) Mr. Harold Whitten Warren was born on May 16, 1920, in Alexander City, Alabama. Mr. Warren attended Alabama Polytechnic Institute, now Auburn University, graduating with a degree in agriculture, as well as an advanced ROTC degree. This was during World...

(1913 – 1954) The sense of tragic loss and grief spread quickly over Oneonta and Blount County early Sunday afternoon, May 2, 1954, as word spread of the sudden death of County Agent Bill Ward. Born in Mississippi in 1913, Bill was reared in Winfield, Alabama. A...

(1926 – 2004) “A true lady who believed in what she did” is how one co­worker describes Mildred Ward. Her career with Extension in Houston County started when agents did both 4-H work and adult work. She often worked with young people in the morning and with their...

(1928 – 2011) Dr. Coleman Y. Ward was a pioneer in turf grass research and education in the Southeast. He conducted studies focusing on the response of tropical turf grasses to shade, low temperature, mineral nutrition, soil modification, herbicides, growth...

(1909 – 1979) Jesse W. Walton was a man truly dedicated to the Extension Service. For 33 years, he served the people of Barbour County and was considered the farmers’ best friend. When he died on April 11, 1979, he left behind a legacy for future Extension workers to...