Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame Members
Neely E. Cassady
Class XXX
Neely Cassady was a driving force in the formation of the poultry industry in southwest Arkansas, particularly in his native …
Dr. C. E. “Chuck” Caviness
Class IV
Dr. C. E. “Chuck” Caviness is “Dr. Soybean” in the minds of many mid-south soybean producers due to the tremendous …
Henry “Hank” Chamberlin
Class XXIX
Hank Chamberlin devoted his life to the timber and forestry industry and is known as the “Father of Forestry Education …
Esther Hill Chapin
Class XXI
Esther Hill Chapin had a vision for the future. In 1985, Chapin, who operated a highly successful Poinsett County row-crop …
Orval A. Childs
Class I
Orval A. Childs received his Masters degree from Louisiana State University, after completing undergraduate degrees at Magnolia A&M and Oklahoma …
John Reuben Clark
Class XXXI
Dr. John Clark is one of the country’s preeminent experts in the field of fruit crop genetics and breeding …
Peggy Clark
Class XXXI
Peggy Clark is owner and manager of Clark Timberlands and has been synonymous with sustainable forestry for almost 40 years …
Mark Cochran
CLASS XXXVI
Mark Cochran spent 40 years working to improve the productivity and profitability of Arkansas farmers and ranchers as a faculty …
W. C. “Buddy” Coleman
Class X
W. C. “Buddy” Coleman a native of Little Rock, Arkansas, graduated from Louisiana State University. Mr. Coleman served as an …
Sherman D. Cullum, Sr.
Class XVIII
Sherman Cullum dedicated his life to serving those in agriculture, first as a County Extension Agent (Mississippi County, 1960-61; Cross …
Melvin Daniel
CLASS XXXVI
A native of Bismarck, Melvin Daniel spent 37 years as an agriculture education teacher in Glenwood, Lake Hamilton and Foreman …
Dr. L.B. (Bernie) Daniels
Class XXXII
Dr. L.B. (Bernie) Daniels retired in 2001 from the University of Arkansas, having first joined as a faculty …
O.H. “Doogie” Darling
Class XXVII
O.H. “Doogie” Darling, 85, of Crossett, is a well-known name in forestry in southern Arkansas. Darling earned his forestry …
Thomas E. “Ted” Darragh
Class XV
Thomas E. “Ted” Darragh of Vilonia, Arkansas, has been directly involved in beef, dairy, poultry and swine production through Darragh …
William ‘Bill’ Dorough
Class XXI
Bill Dorough has been promoting agriculture his whole life. Growing up, he was a junior livestock exhibitor at the Arkansas …
George H. Dunklin
Class XXI
In 1990, an article in the Pine Bluff Commercial referred to George H. Dunklin as “dean of the cottonseed industry …
Jack R. England
Class XXVI
In the 1950’s the poultry industry was in its infancy in Arkansas. One of the true pioneers who led …
Edgar “Chip” Farmer
Class V
Edgar “Chip” Farmer was born in Russellville, but his family moved to Dumas in 1913 when he was 9 months …
Armstead M. Feland, III
Class VIII
Armstead M. Feland, IIIwas raised on a farm in Kentucky. He attended the College of Agriculture at the University of …
Jon S. Fitch
Class XXV
Jon Fitch was a dedicated public servant who never let the men and women of agriculture leave his thoughts. He …