Education
Crandall ISD, Crandall, TX
A.S. Degree Henderson County Junior College
B.S. Degree East Texas State University
M.S. Degree University of Kentucky
Graduate hours at ETSU and UNT
Experience
Manager, Campbell Charloais Ranch, Lewisville, TX 1958-1959
Junior High Science Teacher, Lewisville Junior High School, Lewisville,
TX 1959-1960
Vo-Ag Teacher, Forney High School, Forney, TX 1960-1966
Vo-Ag Teacher, Comanche High School, Comanche, TX 1966-1969
Employed by Cooke County Junior College as Department Chairman, to start
Agriculture program at the college in August 1969
Served in that capacity up to present time
Owns and operates a purebred beef cattle ranch in Oklahoma, raising Simmental
and Red Angus cattle.
Accomplishments
Developed and supervised NCTC Beef Evaluation Center (established in 1972)
Developed and supervised NCTC Experimental Farm (established in 1971)
Organized first advisory committee (Agriculture) at NCTC in 1970
Organized the Collegiate FFA at NCTC in 1980
Organized North Texas Farm City Week at NCTC
Organized •Friends of Agriculture• scholarship program at
NCTC.
Organized numerous beef cattle symposiums, seminars and field days at
NCTC
Writes weekly agriculture articles for Gainesville Daily Register
Over the past 30 + years, have taught hundreds of young men and young
women about the importance of the Agriculture industry
Memberships
Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association
of Texas
Agriculture Workers of Texas
Numerous livestock breed associations
General superintendent Cooke County Junior Livestock
Show, 15 years
Director, Cooke County Fair Association for 27 years
Cooke County Farm Bureau member
Oklahoma Farmers Union member
Awards Numerous FFA awards in High School and College
Numerous Agriculture Teachers awards
Outstanding Associate member of Texas Assoc. of Young
Farmers
Hereford Booster of Year (1970), Texas Hereford Association
American Hereford Association award, 1981
Cooke County 4-H award, 1982
NCTC Outstanding Teacher Award, 1996
Cooke County Beef Cattle Improvement Award, 1985
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