- Born in Egypt, Arkansas, Sept. 6, 1921
- Graduated from Hardee County High School, Wauchula, FL
- Served as State FFA Vice President, FL FFA Assoc., 1940-41
- Graduated with BS in Ag, Univ. of FL, 1947
- Taught at Clewiston and Wauchula, 10 years
- Started the Ag program at Lakeland
- Graduated with MS degree, U of F, 1955
- Served as Area III Supervisor of Ag., FL DOE, 1958-66
- Served as State Supt. of Ag. Ed., 1966-69
- Served as Program Admin., Voc. Div., DOE, 1970-78
- Elected President of Southern Ag. Ed. Conference, 1967
- Vice President, AVA, 1970-73
- President, AVA, 1974
- First recipient of the Dr. Carl Proehl Award, 1972
- Retired in 1978
- Died January 2000
- INDUCTED INTO THE FLORIDA FFA HALL OF FAME, 2009
