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Institute of Agriculture
Development Board
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The Agricultural Development Board
is composed of 20 prominent leaders in agriculture from throughout Tennessee
and the nation. The group works to secure new sources of private and public
support for the Institute's programs as well as to strengthen ties with
current and previous donors.
The three-year appointments are named by Dr. D. M. Gossett, UT vice president for agriculture. "Our goal of developing the best agricultural programs in the Southeast cannot be achieved without private gifts," Gossett says. "The Agricultural Development Board helps us intensify our efforts toward reaching this ambitious yet achievable goal."
Several areas in need of additional funding and which are strategic to the Institute's mission include:
· Scholarships and fellowships
· Faculty development
· Research
· Physical facilities and equipment for which annual state appropriations are unavailable
· Expanded programs and services to meet the varied needs of Tennessee agriculture that are undertaken by each of the Institute's four units: Agricultural Experiment Station, the Agricultural Extension Service, the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, and the College of Veterinary Medicine.
"Because they have a direct link to Tennessee's
agriculture and agribusiness industry," Gossett says, "board members
provide valuable insight into the problems, concerns and opportunities of
Tennessee agriculture. Such input enables the Institute to address those
issues that have the most significant impact on the state's largest industry."
UPDATED for 1997-98
Current members of the Institute of Agriculture
Development Board are:
Stratton Bone, Chairman
Farmer and Real Estate Developer
Lebanon, TN
Bill Williams, Vice Chairman
Owner, Rhyne Lumber Co., Inc.
Newport, TN
Pete Aviotti
President, Dunavant Development
Hernando, MS / Memphis, TN
G. L. Carter
Retired, North Carolina State University Professor
Morristown, TN
Bascom Cooksey, Jr.
Retired Businessman, Farmer
Lebanon, TN
Juanita Fasola NEW
Retired Ag Extension Home Economics Specialist
Knoxville, TN
Christine G. "Teenie" Hayworth
Equine Professional, Farm Owner
Knoxville, TN
Tommy Hord NEW
Realtor, Clark Maples Realty
Murfreesboro, TN
Jack Hughes
Vice President, LaFollette Hardware and Lumber Company, Inc.
LaFollette, TN
J. Brent Hurd
Hurd Real Estate Assoc.
Lebanon / Nashville, TN
Judith Johnson NEW
Regional Director, Bell South
Memphis, TN
Julius Johnson NEW
Chief Administrative Officer, Tennessee Farm Bureau Federation
Columbia, TN
Bill Kilpatrick
President, The Apple Barn & Cider Mill
Sevierville, TN
Herman F. Kosten
Retired Vice President, Case, North American Agricultural Sales
Memphis, TN
Jane Kyker-Barham
Tax Consultant, Kyker's Tax Service
Maryville, TN
Alfred Ladd NEW
Farmer
Franklin, TN
Mary Elizabeth Neil
ASH Breeding & Training Farm Mgt.
Cleveland, TN
Myers B. Parsons, Jr.
Dairy Cattle Broker
Murfreesboro, TN
Bromma Pemberton
Retired Bank Executive
Oneida, TN
Jim L. Pemberton
Manager, G.C. Pemberton Estate
Oneida / Sunbright, TN
Armistead Smith
Senior Lending Officer, Union Planters Bank of East Tennessee
New Market/ Knoxville, TN
Robert Sparks
Vice Chairman, Sparks Companies, Inc.
Germantown / Memphis, TN
Scott Thompson
Executive Vice President, First National Bank
Oneida, TN
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