The Western North Carolina Agricultural Hall of Fame was established in 1991 by the Board of Directors of the Western North Carolina Community Development Association, currently known as WNC Communities.
The Western North Carolina Agricultural Hall of Fame was established to:
- honor significant contributions to agriculture
- recognize individuals who have been responsible for agricultural advancement
- encourage, improve, and promote agriculture in Western North Carolina
Selection of members for the Western North Carolina Agricultural Hall of Fame is conducted annually and the general public is invited to submit nominations for this honor. The nomination form is available in January. Contact our office by calling (828) 252-4783 to receive a hard copy in the mail, an electronic copy via email or download the current form here.
Plaques honoring the inductees are in the process of being relocated to the WNC Agricultural Center – Davis Event Center in Fletcher, North Carolina. The induction ceremony will be held at that location in spring 2022.
WNC Agricultural Hall of Fame Members
2020 – Terry Rogers, Steve Troxler
2019 – Theron Larnce Maybin Sr., L.T. Ward
2018 – Michael R. Corn, William A. “Bill” Holbrook
2017 – William Waightstill Avery, Charlie Jackson
2016 – John M. Queen III, Don R. Smart
2015 – William “bill” C. Parton, Dr. Walter A. Skroch
2014 – Kenneth Reeves, C.R. “Dick” Unrath
2013 – Roger Hyatt, David Lee
2012 – D. Layten Davis, Gwyn Brantley Price
2011 – William H. “Bill” Teague, Bill Yarborough
2010 – Ronald Ray Lamb, Charles Ziegler
2009 – Linda Ford, Thomas Thrash
2008 – Neal Stamey, Jerry Sutton
2007 – John Dale “JD” Brooks, Albert Plemmons
2006 – Robert Shipley, Paul Shoemaker
2005 – Bill Edmondson, Bud Sales
2004 – Albert Clark, Wilburn Collins
2003 – William Aldridge, Patricia Brinkley
2002 – Sam Cartner, James Edwards
2001 – Richard Jennings, Ernst Laursen
2000 – William Enloe, Robert Lyday
1999 – David Burnette, Randy Gardner
1998 – Jacob Grigg, Evelyn Hill
1997 – George Cecil, Kenneth Perry, Liston Ramsey
1996 – B.F. Nesbitt, James Shelton
1995 – J.D. Cooley, Charles Francis
1994 – Dwight Bennett, Harley Blackwell, James Graham
1993 – S.E. Johnston, Charles Messer, Reeves Noland, Harry Silver, John Veach
1992 – Theodore Bullington, Robert Phillips, Dr. Carl A. Schenck
1991 – Richard Barber, Clayton Davis, Thomas Konsler, Morris “Mac” McGough, Clyde Osborne, Denver Robinson, George Vanderbilt, E.J. Whitmire
