Lever Hall of Fame Class of 2020
William C. “Bill” Jones, Jr.
After graduating with a degree in Agriculture and Animal Husbandry, William Copeland “Bill” Jones, Jr. began his thirty-one-year career with Clemson Cooperative Extension as a County Agent for Lexington County. He set the pace for innovative programs in 4-H Youth Work and Production Agriculture in the areas of row crops, vegetables, fruit, and livestock. He helped the people of Lexington County create a better life for themselves and their families through education, the adoption of research-based information, and the implementation of successful practices.
Jones was a leader in Integrated Pest Management in vegetable, fruit, and row crop production. Furthermore, he helped in the discovery of a new strain of Root-Knot Nematode attacking soybeans. His work aided his farmers in producing some of the highest yields and most profit per acre in the state. In addition, he worked with cotton farmers and ginners to improve the quality of cotton.
Dr. Anne Sortor
Dr. Sortor began her career at Clemson University Extension Service in 1984. She continued her work here for nineteen years serving as Assistant and Associate County Extension Agent to Barnwell County, Senior Associate and Senior Extension Agent to Laurens County, Founder and Executive Director to Laurens County Teen Pregnancy Coalition, and County Extension Direction to Spartanburg, Cherokee, and Union County. She later served with the University of Tennessee Extension and the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture.
Terry Sudduth
Terry Sudduth began a thirty-five-year career with Extension starting as an Area Extension Agent in dairy for the Piedmont area of South Carolina. Here he served for eleven and a half years. In the mid-1990s, Sudduth joined the Greenville County Extension staff serving commercial agriculture producers for four years. He was then asked to join the Animal and Veterinary Science Department to coordinate the state dairy education programs for the extension. Here he continued his contributions for ten years.
His career improved the lives of the dairy farm families he worked with. Sudduth was instrumental in developing the Dairy Max Program, which ensured financial stability within the dairy farm family in South Carolina. In addition, he served as Vice President of Extension Senate and on multiple committees in Cooperative Extension.
