Donald W. Alexander

Class XXIV

Don Alexander provided more than 40 years of service to Arkansas agriculture, including 35 years at the Arkansas State Plant …

Margaret P. Alexander

Class XXVI

Looking back on her 32-year-career, training women and young people to become leaders and seeing them become successful in their …

Philip Alford Jr.

Class XXIII

Philip Alford is owner/operator of Phil Alford Farms nearLewisville(LafayetteCounty).  He is credited with developing the first successful large …

Robert W. Anderson

Class XI

Robert W. Anderson grew up on a farm near Ozark. He was an honor student in Agriculture at the University …

Mary Ann Ritter Arnold

Class XII

Mary Ann Ritter Arnold was born in Memphis, Tennessee. She attended Marked Tree Public Schools and continued her higher education …

Dr. Lanny Ashlock

Class XXVI

Dr. Lanny Ashlock has been known as “Mr. Soybean” in Arkansas throughout his career as Extension Soybean Specialist with the …

James R. Baker

Class XXVIII

A fifth-generation cattleman, Jim Baker has spent his adult life advancing the state’s cattle industry. From 1983 – 1995 he …

Ford Baldwin

Class XXXI

Baldwin is retired from the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture and now operates a consulting business, Practical Weed Consultants …

Richard S. “Dick” Barnett, Jr.

Class I

Richard S. “Dick” Barnett, Jr. was born March 4, 1906 in Pine Bluff, Arkansas. He was educated in Pine Bluff …

Col. T.H. Barton Barton

Class VII

Col. T.H. Barton  was never a farmer. He never owned a herd of livestock, but he oiled the wheels …

Dr. Lionel Barton

Class XXV

Throughout his career and following retirement, Dr. Lionel Barton has worked unceasingly to improve the lives of poultry farmers and …

Kenneth S. Bates

Class III

Kenneth S. Bates was born in Waldron, Arkansas, Scott County. He began working with the Cooperative Extension Service as Assistant …

William A. (Bill) Baxter

Class XIII

William A. (Bill) Baxter received a B.S. in Agriculture in 1949 from the University of Arkansas. He received the …

Allen Bedell

Class XXX

Allen Bedell has dedicated his life to advancing the forestry industry in Arkansas. He is a mentor to many loggers …

Harry Belk Sr.

Class VII

Harry Belk Sr. was from Walnut Ridge in Lawrence County. It’s said that late in his life, representatives of …

Ellis Bell

CLASS XXXV

A fourth-generation minority farmer who spent decades overcoming obstacles, Ellis Bell now operates an Arkansas Century Farm established in 1878 …

Richard E. Bell

Class XVIII

Richard Bell retired in July 2004 as president and CEO of Riceland Foods, Inc., capping a 27-year career with the …

Wayne Bennett

Class IX

Wayne Bennett was born in Lonoke County and has lived in Arkansas all of his life, except for his military …

Dr. George Berger, Jr.

CLASS XXXVI

Dr. George Berger, Jr. was a second-generation rice, soybean, and wheat farmer, who taught at Arkansas State University from 1971-1981 …

Arnold Berner

Class VIII

Arnold Berner was a supporter of and leader in Arkansas agriculture for more than 40 years. He was reared on …