Agricultural Awards and Honors
Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame
The Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame, a nonprofit organization devoted to preserving the history of Florida agriculture, was created in 1980. Men and women who have made outstanding contributions to Florida agriculture are inducted annually during a ceremony held each February at the Florida State Fair in Tampa.
Previous inductees have come from all walks of life including agricultural teachers, researchers, farmers, ranchers and government. Their lives and achievements are commemorated in a display on permanent exhibit in the Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame Foundation building at the Florida State Fairgrounds in Tampa.
Anyone can submit a nomination on behalf of a candidate for the Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame. Nomination forms can be downloaded from the Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame website listed below. Nomination forms must be completed as specified in the instructions. Deadline for submitting nominations is September 1.
Inductees
| Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame | ||
| Year Brochure |
Inductee Click name to view bio and photo |
|
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Daniel A. Botts; Charles H. Bronson; Paul L. Nicoletti; Eugene E. Trotter | |
| 2012 | Laurence Paul Cutts; Bob Fuchs; Gerald Mixon; Sydney L. Sumner | |
| 2011 | Bill and Trudy Carey; William Patrick Cockrell; Paul Magnus Lyrene; Joseph Orsenigo | |
| 2010 | Dan McClure; Richard Alger; Ben Hill Griffin III; Rudy Hamrick | |
| 2009 | Dr. James Griffiths; Richard Kelly; Kay Richardson; Mason Smoak | |
| 2008 | "Pete" Clemons; Hugh Malakowsky English; Fritz Stein Jr.; Alto Alfred Straughn | |
| 2007 | William R. Boardman; Albert Greenberg; Carroll Wayne Hawkins; Berryman "Buster" Longino; Ed and Imogene Yarborough | |
| 2006 | Roy Gene Davis; Lillie "Belle" Jeffords; James Neville McArthur; Dudley Adelbert Putnam; Charles R. Smith | |
| 2005 | Dr. James M. Davidson; Paul J. DiMare; William D. "Billy" Long; Jo Ann Doke Smith; Frank "Sonny" Williamson Jr. | |
| 2004 | Thomas "Richard" Barber Jr.; Vick and Faye Blackstone; Donald Fariss May; Fred Y. Montsdeoca; Robert Nelson "Bob" Morris | |
| 2003 | Arlen Neil Jumper; Oma Richard Minton Sr.; Dr. Martha Rhodes Roberts; Dr. Kenneth Ray Tefertiller | |
| 2002 | Bernard A. Egan; Carl B. Loop Jr.; J.R. "Rip" Graves; George F. Sorn | |
| 2001 | Al Bellotto; Copeland Griswold; Fountain H. May Sr.; Bert Edward Roper | |
| 2000 | Tom B. Adams; Jack Monteith Berry; William A. "Bill" Graham; Henry F. Swanson | |
| 1999 | Alto Lee Adams; Bert J. Harris Jr.; Kenneth F. Jorgansen; Copeland D. Newbern; John Powell Wallace | |
| 1998 | Miles Edward Groover; Edna Pearce Lockett; Maxey D. Love Jr.; Elliott L. Maguire; Mabel M. Simmons | |
| 1997 | William "Bill" H. Krome; J.R. "Jack" Spratt; Raymon F. Tucker; Robert Billingsley Whisenant; Stephen Monroe Yoder | |
| 1996 | Neal Palmer "Pal" Brooks; Snead Young Mathews Davis; Henry Gatrell; Barnette E. Greene Jr.; Gov. Wayne Mixson | |
| 1995 | Leroy Baldwin; Dr. Clarence L. Campbell Jr.; Latimer "Latt" Maxcy; William H. Stuart Sr. | |
| 1994 | Elton L. Hinton; Dr. J. Wayne Reitz; Latimer H. Turner; George H. Wedgworth | |
| 1993 | Karl Albritton; William Travis Loften; Dr. John Mortensen; Dr. Julia Morton; Dr. Marshall O. Watkins | |
| 1992 | Edward J. Campbell; N. Curtis Peterson; Edgar H. Price; Vance V. Vogel | |
| 1991 | Doyle E. Carlton Jr.; Dr. Tony J. Cunha; Julian B. Lane; Joseph M. O'Farrell Sr. | |
| 1990 | Dr. Robert Henry Harms; Raymond P. Oglesby; Carl G. Rose; Dr. E.T. York Jr. | |
| 1989 | Peter S. Harllee; Charles P. Lykes; Donald L. Wakeman | |
| 1988 | Paul Beary Dickman; John Buckner Boy Sr.; Ruth Springer Wedgworth | |
| 1987 | Ben Hill Griffin Jr.; Anthony T. Rossi; J.O. Pearce Jr.; James S. Wershow | |
| 1986 | Louis G. MacDowell; Edwin L. Moore; Cedric D. Atkins; Lena Smithers Hughes; B. Edward David Jr. | |
| 1985 | John Duda; Andrew Duda Jr.; Ferdinand Duda; Clinton Huxley Coulter Sr.; Doyle E. Conner | |
| 1984 | Alan James Norden | |
| 1983 | Dr. Raymond B. Becker; John M. Fox | |
| 1982 | Willard M. Fifield; Robert G. Pitman Jr.; Dr. Herman J. Reitz; James N. Watson | |
| 1981 | Irlo Overstreet Bronson; Gilbert Andrew Tucker; J. Francis Cooper; Louis E. Larson; Pliny Ward Reasoner; Don A. Storms Sr. | |
| 1980 | Edwin Hall Finlayson; Thomas Gilbert Lee; Nathan Mayo; Henry Oscar Partin; Hoyle Pounds; Egbert Norman Reasoner | |
Related Links
- Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame
Contact Information
Exhibit
Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame Foundation
4508 Oak Fair Boulevard, Suite 290
Tampa, Florida 33610
(813) 628-4551
(813) 620-4008 Fax
Nominations
Chairman
Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame Foundation
100 South Mulrennan Road
Valrico, Florida 33594.
(813) 628-4551
(813) 385-5141 Fax
Tickets
Hillsborough County Farm Bureau
(813) 230-1918
(813) 685-9121
