Alabama 4-H Wall of Fame

Wall of Fame - May 2014

Bess Fleming Wright

Bess Fleming Wright

State 4-H Leader for Girls Inducted May 13, 2014 Bess Fleming was born in Brundidge, Alabama, in 1900. After graduating from Brundidge High School, she went to college at Montevallo where she earned a bachelor's degree in home economics. Later, Fleming received a...

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Robert Williams

Robert Williams

Mobile County 4-H Volunteer Inducted May 13, 2014 There's something special about a good old-fashioned county fair! County fairs provide 4-H youth a public forum to showcase many talents and help educate the public about the impact of agriculture on the community. For...

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Ed Tunnell

Ed Tunnell

Baldwin County Extension Agent (retired) Inducted May 13, 2014 Ed Tunnell came to Baldwin County in January 1973 as an assistant county agent to work with 4-H. ln 1981, his responsibilities included agriculture and natural resource programs with an emphasis on...

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Cynthia Tubbs

Cynthia Tubbs

Cullman County 4-H JMG Volunteer Inducted May 13, 2014 Cynthia Tubbs began her involvement with Extension in the Master Gardener class in Cullman County. Charles Pinkston told her about Junior Master Gardener (JMG) in 2005. Tubbs started a JMG program in 2006 at the...

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C. E. “Ed” Teague

C. E. “Ed” Teague

Alabama 4-H Partner Inducted May 13, 2014 A native of Danville, Alabama, Ed Teague* grew up loving the land and its people. His favorite part of farming always was working with the dairy cows. When he went to Auburn to study agriculture, he focused on dairy...

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William L. “W. L.” Royston

William L. “W. L.” Royston

Tallapoosa County Extension Agent Inducted May 13, 2014 Before joining Extension, W.L. Royston* taught in the Clarke County High School system and was an elementary teacher for Randolph County schools. He came to Extension as a negro county agent in Greene County and...

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