Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame Members
J. Keith Smith
Class XXVII
Taking a one-room feed store with an incubator and turning it into a multimillion dollar business, the late J. Keith …
Dr. Roy J. Smith Jr.
Class XI
Dr. Roy J. Smith Jr. had a great deal to do with the fact that Arkansas is the number-one state …
Harold Snyder
Class XIV
Harold Snyder of Dardanelle became widely recognized in Arkansas and nationwide for his work in the poultry industry and in …
J. K. Southerland
Class XII
J. K. Southerland developed a poultry operation beginning with 12 baby chicks, which he expanded to become the second largest …
Bob Spears
Class XXII
Bob Spears is well known for his contributions to the Arkansas dairy industry. Born in Mountainburg (Crawford County), Spears graduated …
Odie T. Stallcup
Class II
Odie T. Stallcup was a faculty member at the University of Arkansas for more than 40 years. During World War …
John Stephens
Class VI
John Stephens enjoyed a career in agriculture highlighted by many achievements. His vision and ability to sell farmers on the …
Steve Stevens
CLASS XXXV
Steve Stevens has a long history of learning from and working with researchers to improve farming. One of the more …
I.L. “Ish” Stivers
Class VI
I.L. “Ish” Stivers taught vocational agriculture for 19 years at Lakeside High School in Hot Springs. He also was …
Leland Stratton
Class XXI
In 1948, with no formal agriculture education and very little experience, Leland Stratton and a partner purchased a small seed …
Gene Sullivan
Class XXXIII
Albert Eugene “Gene” Sullivan spent a career creating and implementing soil and water management, conservation and reclamation projects that impacted …
Leo C. Sutterfield
Class XXXIII
Leo Sutterfield was a cattleman, a businessman and an advocate for his hometown of Mountain View and the rural areas …
Howarth Erwin Taylor
Class XXV
A prisoner of war following the Battle of the Bulge in Germany during World War II, Howarth Taylor began his …
William F. “Bill” Teeter
Class XVI
William F. "Bill" Teeter is a cotton farmer also known for his service. He has been director of the National …
George Tidwell
Class XXXIII
As a boy while growing up on a cotton, corn and peanut farm in north-central Florida, George Tidwell watched Air …
C. E. "Doc" Toland
Class XVI
C. E. "Doc" Toland formerly was chairman/CEO of Affiliated Foods Southwest Inc. He built the company into one of …
Leland Tollett
Class XXVI
When Leland Tollett joined Tyson Foods, Inc. in 1959 the company was known as Tyson’s Feed and Hatchery, a …
James Feagin Tompkins
Class III
James Feagin Tompkins was the first President of the modern Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation. Mr. Tompkins was born in Bullock …
John E. Tull, Jr.
Class VIII
John E. Tull, Jr. has owned and operated a diversified farming operation in his hometown of Lonoke, Arkansas, which produced …
Donald John Tyson
Class III
Donald John Tyson has served as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of his family’s business, Tyson Foods, Inc., the …