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Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame

Ag 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. The Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame has a permanent exhibit located on the fairgrounds. For information, write: Florida Agricultural Hall of Fame, 4508 Oak Fair Blvd., Suite 290, Tampa, Florida 33610. For ticket information, call the Hillsborough County Farm Bureau at (813) 685-9121.

News Release

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Brochure

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Inductee

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2012 1 MB  Gerald Mixon
    Laurence Paul Cutts
    Sydney L. Sumner
    Bob Fuchs
2011 387 KB  Bill and Trudy Carey
    William Patrick Cockrell
    Paul Magnus Lyrene
    Joseph Orsenigo
2010 715 KB Dan McClure
    Richard Alger
    Ben Hill Griffin III
    Rudy Hamrick
2009 1.3 MB Dr. James Griffiths
    Richard Kelly
    Kay Richardson
    Mason Smoak
2008 774 KB “Pete” Clemons
    Hugh Malakowsky English
    Fritz Stein Jr.
    Alto Alfred Straughn
2007 415 KB William R. Boardman
    Albert Greenberg
    Carroll Wayne Hawkins
    Berryman "Buster" Longino
    Ed and Imogene Yarborough
2006 252 KB Roy Gene Davis
    Lillie "Belle" Jeffords
    James Neville McArthur
    Dudley Adelbert Putnam
    Charles R. Smith
2005 245 KB Dr. James M. Davidson
    Paul J. DiMare
    William D. "Billy" Long
    Jo Ann Doke Smith
    Frank "Sonny" Williamson Jr.
2004 413 KB Thomas "Richard" Barber Jr.
    Vick and Faye Blackstone
    Donald Fariss May
    Fred Y. Montsdeoca
    Robert Nelson "Bob" Morris
2003 395 KB Arlen Neil Jumper
    Oma Richard Minton Sr.
    Dr. Martha Rhodes Roberts
    Dr. Kenneth Ray Tefertiller
2002 392 KB Bernard A. Egan
    Carl B. Loop Jr.
    J.R. "Rip" Graves
    George F. Sorn
2001 412 KB 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

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