A Brief History of the George Washington Carver Public Service Hall of Fame Award
1982
Recommendation that an Outreach Hall of Fame Award Ceremony be established
“It is recommended that there be established an ‘Outreach Hall of Fame Ceremony’. This annual ceremony would recognize individuals from the 1890 Land Grant Universities and Tuskegee Institute for efforts to improve the quality of life for rural people.”
– Proceedings of the 40th Annual PAWC: Readings on Rural Development Integrated Strategies for Rural Families and Small Farmers, T.T. Williams, editor, 1983, p. 209.
1983
Call for the creation of The George Washington Carver Public Service Award
This award will be part of the Annual PAWC program at Tuskegee Institute. This award is given in recognition of individual whose work mirrors the philosophy of George Washington Carver that is reflected in this quote:
“…it has always been the one great ideal… to be the greatest good to the greatest number of people.”
– George Washington Carver, 1890
For the purposes of this award, public service is viewed as significant accomplishments and contributions in the areas of extension and outreach activities designed to improve the quality of life for the rural clientele served by the 1890 Land Grant-Universities and Tuskegee Institute.”
Proceedings of the 41st Annual PAWC: The Role of USDA, Land-Grant Universities and Other Agencies in Assisting Rural America- Research, Education and Technology Transfer, T.T. Williams, editor, 1984, p. 153.
1984
The first award and announcement of the George Washington Carver Public Service Hall of Fame Award
“The annual George Washington Carver Public Service Hall of Fame Award will be part of the 43rd PAWC. The award is given in recognition of individuals whose work mirrors the philosophy of the world-recognized scholar—George Washington Carver. Public Service is viewed as significant accomplishments and in the areas of teaching, and outreach designed to improve the quality of life for the rural clientele served by the 1890 Land-Grant Universities and Tuskegee Institute. The award ceremony is an integral part of the Annual PAWC held at Tuskegee Institute. (A 17-member recruitment committee is set-up, one from each 1890 institution and Tuskegee to gather nominees and send to a five-member selection committee, representing USDA, community-based organizations, the non-governmental organizations, the private sector, and the 1890 community, to select the finalist to be recognized at and awards banquet.)
The first award is presented to Dr. S.J. Parker, University of Arkansas—Pine Bluff.
Proceedings of the 42nd annual PAWC: Strategy for Survival of Small Farmers…International Implications, T.T. Williams, editor, 1985, pp. 310-311.
1993
Announcement of the creation of and requests for nominations for the Carver II Award
This award is to accompany the George Washington Carver Public Service Hall of Fame Award. Nominees for The Carver II are from the rest of the land grant system, USDA, and the private sector, community based organizations, and others who have worked long and hard for the benefit of 1890 programs and the rural disadvantaged.
The first Carver II award is presented to Jim Tatum of the USDA Soil Conservation Service.
George Washington Carver Public Service Hall of Fame Lecture
| YEAR | PAWC | Speaker | Organization |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1984a | 42 | Keynote Speaker: F.J. Rowan |
Director, Quest Services, Control Data Worldtech, Inc. |
| 1984b | 42 | Guest Lecturer: Gilbert C. Fite | Richard B. Russell Professor of History, University of Georgia |
| 1985 | 43 | Harry Van Buren Richardson | Chaplain, Tuskegee Institute, 1933-1948President, Gammon Theological Seminary, Atlanta, 1948-1959Founder and President, Interdenominational Theological Center, Atlanta,Interim National Executive Director, United Negro College Fund |
| 1986 | 44 | John E. Lee, Jr. | USDA Economic Research Service |
| 1987 | 45 | Robert D. Havener | President, Winrock International Institute for Agricultural Development |
| 1988 | 46 | Fredrick S. Humphries | President, Florida A&M University |
| 1990 | 48 | William P. Hytche | President, University of Maryland—Eastern Shore |
| 1991 | 49 | R. James Hildreth | Managing Director, The Farm Foundation |
| 1992 | 50 | Luther Burse | Special Assistant to the Chief, USDA Forest Service |
| 1993 | 51 | Delores R. Spikes | President, Southern University System |
| 1994 | 52 | T.T. Williams | Regional Director, United States Department of Health and Human Services, retired |
| 1995 | 53 | Virginia Caples | Interim President, Alabama A&M University |
| 1996 | 54 | Carl Marbury | Director, Alabama Black History Project, Alabama State University |
| 1997 | 55 | Lionel J. “Bo” Beaulieu | Director, Southern Rural Development Center |
| 1998 | 56 | Earl F. Hilliard | U.S. House of Representatives, 7th District, Alabama (D) |
| 1999 | 57 | Leon Howard Sullivan | Pastor, Zion Baptist Church, Philadelphia
Founder, Opportunities Industrialization Center (OIC) President, International Foundation for Education and Self Help |
| 2000 | 58 | Ernest Holloway | President, Langston University |
| 2001 | 59 | Refugio I. Rochin | Director, Smithsonian Center for Latino Initiatives |
| 2002 | 60 | Ralph Christy | The J. Thomas Clark Professor of Emerging Markets, Department of Applied Economics and Marketing, Cornell University |
| 2003 | 61 | Ernest Cooper-Harris | Mayor, Town of Anguilla, Mississippi |
| 2004 | 62 | Lorette Picciano | Executive Director, Rural Coalition/Coalición Rural |
| 2005 | 63 | Rev. Clifford E. Jones | Greater Peace Baptist Church, Opelika, AL |
| 2006 | 64 | Felecia L. Jones | Executive Director, The Black Belt Community Foundation, Selma, AL |
| 2007 | 65 | Hazo W. Carter, Jr. | President, West Virginia State University and Chair, Council of 1890 Presidents and Chancellors |
| 2008 | 66 | Fred Harrison | Dean Emeritus, College of Agriculture, Home Economics and Allied Programs, Fort Valley State University and Executive Committee, Council for Agricultural Research, Extension and Teaching (CARET) National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges (NASULGC) |
| 2009 | 67 | George Cooper | President, South Carolina State University |
| 2010 | 68 | Owusu Bandele | Professor, Horticulture and Organic Agriculture, Retired, Southern University and A&M College, Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
| 2011 | 69 | Karen Washington | President of the New York Community Garden Coalition |
| 2012 | 70 | Pakou Hang | Latino Economic Development Center and Institute for Healthy Foods Healthy Lives |
| 2013 | 71 | LaDonna Redmond | Campaign for Food Justice Now |
| 2014 | 72 | Walter A. Hill | Dean, Tuskegee University College of Agriculture, Environment and Nutrition Sciences |
| 2015 | 73 | Helen Miller | Iowa State Representative, 9th District |
| 2016 | 74 | Wendy Wintersteen | Endowed Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Iowa State University and Director of the Iowa Agriculture and Home Economics Experiment Station Hall Changes for Awardees |
| 2017 | 75 | 75th Anniversary Celebration | |
| 2018 | 76 | Mortimer Neufville | 1890 Universities Foundation |
THE PROFESSIONAL AGRICULTURAL WORKERS CONFERENCE INDUCTEES IN THE GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER PUBLIC SERVICE HALL OF FAME
1984
S.J. Parker
University of Arkansas- Pine Bluff
1985
Robert Lee Hurst
South Carolina State College
1986
Sidney Evans
North Carolina A&T State University
1987
George Edward Robinson, Jr.
Southern University and A&M College
1988
William Bailey Hill
Tuskegee University
1989
Richard D. Morrison
Alabama A&M University
1990
Owen Porter
University of Arkansas- Pine Bluff
1991
Bennie D. Mayberry
Tuskegee University
1992
Burleigh Webb
North Carolina A&T State University
1993
Carver I: Walter Washington
Alcorn State University
Carver II: James Tatum
USDA Soil Conservation Service
1994
Carver I: William Hytche
University of Maryland—Eastern Shore
Carver II: Jim Hildreth/Walter Armbruster
Farm Foundation
1995
Carver I: James I. Dawson
Alabama A&M University
Carver II: McKinley Mayes
USDA Cooperative State Research Service
1996
Carver I: Alfred N. Poindexter
Prairie View A&M University
Carver II: Evelyn M. White
USDA Human Resource Management
1997
Carver I: Thomas T. Williams
Southern University and A&M College/Tuskegee University
Carver II: Ronald C. Wimberley
North Carolina State University
1998
Carver I: Jimmie Lee Edwards
University of Arkansas—Pine Bluff
Carver II: Pearlie Reed
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
1999
Carver I: Margaret Johnson
South Carolina State University
Carver II: John I. Just-Buddy
USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service
2000
Carver I: Fred Broughton
South Carolina State University
Carver II: Ralph Paige
Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund
2001
Carver I: Leodrey Williams
Southern University and A&M College
Carver II: Horace Smith
USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service
2002
Carver I: R. Grant Seals
Florida A&M University
Carver II: Lawrence Clark
USDA Natural Resource Conservation Service
2003
Carver I: Robert T. Church
Fort Valley State University
Carver II: Alma C. Hobbs
USDA Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service
2004
Carver I: Daniel D. Godfrey, Sr.
North Carolina A&T State University
Carver II: George E. Cooper
USDA Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service
2005
Carver I: Jesse Harness
Alcorn State University
Carver II: Carlton Davis
University of Florida
2006
Carver I: Marion F. Simon
Kentucky State University
Carver II: Clifford J. Herron
USDA Farm Service Agency
2007
Carver I: Ernest Holloway
Langston University
Carver II: Curtiland Deville
USDA Cooperative State Research, Education and Extension Service
2008
Carver I: Ulysses S. Washington, Jr
Delaware State University
Carver II: Emory Shaw Campbell
Penn Center (ret.) and Gullah Geechee Cultural Heritage Center The Color of Wealth in the Green Economy: Best Practices, Programs and Policies
2009
Carver I: Benjamin F. Payton
Tuskegee University
Carver II: Shirley Sherrod
Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund and Georgia State Director USDA Rural Development
2010
Carver I: Hazo W. Carter, Jr.
West Virginia State University
Carver II: George M. Paris
Alabama State Department of Agriculture and Industries
2011
Carver I: Henry English.
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Carver II: Calvin King
Arkansas land and Farm Development Corporation
2012
Carver I: Theodore Pinnock
Tuskegee University/Alcorn State University
Carver II: John Zippert
Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund
2013
Carver I: Carolyn Brooks
University of Maryland Eastern Shore/Association of Research Directors
Carver II: Geraldine Herring
Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, USDA
2014
Carver I: Fitzroy “Roy” Bullock
Tennessee State University
Carver II: Lionel J. “Bo” Beaulieu
Purdue Center for Regional Development, Southern Rural Development Center
2015
Carver I: L. Washington Lyons
Executive Director, Association of Extension Administrators
Carver II: Edward “Jerry” Pennick
Federation of Southern Cooperatives/Land Assistance Fund
2016
Carver I: Clinton V. Turner
Virginia State University
Carver II: Kenneth E. Robinson
USDA Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service
2017
Carver I:
Walter A. Hill, Tuskegee University
2018
Carver I: Freddie L. Richards
Prairie View A&M University
Carver II: Georgia Good
Rural Advancement Fund/Rural Coalition