The Texas Extension Specialists’ Association Lifetime Members who dedicated their lives to serving the people of Texas through educational programs of the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service are remembered here and we honor their names on an engraved plaque proudly displayed in the Texas 4-H Center in Brownwood, Texas.
1975 Dr. John S. Chapin, Agronomist
1979 Shannon E. Carpenter, Dairyman
1980 Garyln O. Hoffman, Range Brush and Weed Control Specialist
1983 Dr. Kenneth E. Lindsey, Agronomist
1986 Wayne D. Taylor, Economist
1986 A.M. “Arch” Meekma, Dairy Specialist
1987 L. Austin Stockton, Jr., Horticulturalist
1988 June Cline, Leadership Specialist
1989 Charles E. Lawrence, County Officials Program Specialist
1990 Dr. Gary S. Kemph, Economist – Management
1992 James D. Booth, Communications Specialist
1992 Joe M. Rothe, V.G. Young Institute
1993 Dr. Willis B. Gass, Soil Fertility Specialist
1996 Art Gerlow, Economist – Management
1998 Edna Smith, Communications Specialist
2002 Johnny Feagan, Economist – Marketing and Policy
2003 Mary K. Mahoney, Communications Specialist
2003 Dr. Raymond Cook, Associate Professor and Extension Poultry Specialist
2004 Dorthy Taylor, Family Life Education Specialist on Aging
2004 Dr. Don Stebbins, Associate Professor and Economics Development Specialist
2006 Dr. Frank Petr, Agronomist
2007 Dr. Robert Berry, Plant Pathology
2007 Diane Welch, Professor and Family Life Specialist
2007 Marshall Crouch, 4-H Specialist
2010 Harold Clark, Communications Specialist
2011 Gordon Powell, Fruit and Vegetable Marketing Specialist
2011 Alfred G. Lane, Professor and Dairy Specialist
2011 Neil Page, Editor – Ag Communications
2012 Norman Whitehorn, Community Development Specialist
2012 Frank Orts, Meat Specialist
2012 Weedon Echols, Energy Specialist
2012 Joseph “Joe” Bryant, Professor and Communications Specialist
2013 Dr. James R. Supak, Associate Department Head – Soil and Crop Sciences
2014 Dr. Dale Pennington, Director of Soil, Water, and Forage Testing Laboratory
2014 Dr. Carl Anderson, Professor and Agricultural Economist
2015 Herbert H. Brevard, Communications Specialist
2015 Charles Julian, Farm Demonstration Assistant
2016 Dr. Roland E. Roberts, Professor and Horticulture Specialist
2016 Robert Kensing, Area Economist
2016 Elaine Ward, 4-H and Youth Specialist
2016 Dr. Earl “Max” Sudweeks, Area Dairy Specialist
2016 Sammy Helmers, Extension Horticulture
2017 Nelson J. Adams, Extension Livestock Specialist
2017 Thomas “Chip” Lee, Professor and Plant Pathologist
2017 Dr. William “Bill” Tedrick, Editor and Chief – Ag Communications and Research
2018 Dr. Jack D. Price, Agricultural Chemist and Project Supervisor
2018 H.A. Turney, Extension Entomologist
2018 Dr. Philip J. Hamman, Associate Department Head – Entomology
2018 Dr. F.C. “Buddy” Faries, Jr.; Professor and Extension Specialist – Institute for Infectious Animal Disease Control
2018 Dale Lovelace, Area Forage Specialist – Soil and Crop Sciences
2018 Dr. C. Wendell Horne, Associate Department Head – Plant Pathology and Microbiology
2019 Dr. Rupert D. Palmer, State Weed Specialist
2019 Judy Winn, Communications Specialist
2019 Henry O’Neal, Agricultural Engineer
2020 Dr. William E. Knoop, Professor and Turfgrass Specialist
2020 Dr. Robert “Rob” Hogan, Associate Professor and Economist-Management
2020 Dwight S. Hall, Horticulturalist
2020 Henry “Harry” Campbell, Associate Professor and 4-H Specialist
2020 William B. Thomas, Professor and Specialist – Animal Science
2020 Dr. John G. Thomas, State Entomologist
2020 Dr. Dave N. Weaver, Associate Department Head – Soil and Crop Sciences
2021 Fred Cross, Community Development Specialist
2021 Dr. Joe T. Lock, Associate Professor and Wildlife Specialist
2021 Dr. Don “Doug” Householder, Professor and Extension Horse Specialist
2021 Dr. Earnest E. “Ernie” Davis, Professor and Extension Economist – Livestock Marketing
2022 Dr. Harold W. Kaufman, Associate Professor and Plant Pathologist
2022 Charles W. Neeb, Entomologist and District Director
2022 Dr. James T. Davis, Fisheries Specialist
2022 Dr. J. Neal Pratt, Soil Fertility Specialist
2023 Dr. Norman L. McCoy, Plant Pathologist
2023 Dr. Fowden G. Maxwell, Professor and Entomology Specialist
2023 Dr. Calvin G. Lyons, Professor and Horticulture Specialist
2023 Dr. Warren Mauk, State 4-H Specialist
2024 Dr. John E. Bremer, Professor and Soil and Crop Sciences Specialist
2024 Jose Pena, Professor and Agricultural Economist
2024 Thomas Longbrake, Horticultural Specialist
*2024 Dr. R.Q. “Jake” Landers, Jr., Range Specialist (first Lifetime Member of TESA)*