Alpha Gamma Rho - University of Florida

3 ALPHA GAMMA CHAPTER Francis D. Akins '69 Hall Family Gift Gregory L. Hall '70 Steven Hall '01 A. Duke Chadwell '71 Wylie "Buzz" Hinton '71 E. Larry Davis Jr. '72 Daniel B. Williams '73 Donald W. Clark Jr. '76 J. Palmer Simmons '76 James E. Browning '77 V. Frankie Hall '77 Edgar Watkins Jr. '78 William L. Wolfram '78 D. Michael Buckley '82 Danielle and Dr. Mark Kistler '83 James W. Cason '85 Mark Bryan '86 Robert "Angus" Williams '90 Mark Clikas '91 Randy Nychyk '92 Jimmy Cheek '93 Matthew Walter '93 Ray Hodge '95 John W. Williamson '97 Matthew E. Harrison '98 Andrew B. Love '98 James Spratt '99, Magnolia Strategies, LLC Baynard Ward '00 William Dukes '01 Bernard LeFils '07 Paul Orsenigo '07 Wayne R. Armstrong '10 Green & Gold Society ($2,500 to $4,999) John Y. Willis Sr. '50 G. Fred Saunders Jr. '54 Charles F. Blair '55 Polly and Joel Smith '55 Don Fuqua '56 In memory of Doyle Conner Jack L. Houle '56 Joseph E. Williams '56 William R. Holmes '57 Jay Boosinger '58 In honor of R Kelly '58 Richard F. Kelly '58 John W. Peach '58 G. Timothy Hurner Jr. '64 Paul F. Mott '64 A. Lewis Ward '66 In memory of Aubrey L. and Juanita Ward W. O. Whittle '66 David G. Cobb '67 Kenneth K. Killingsworth '67 Gary E. Pepper '67 Douglas M. Weaver '67 Dailey Family Gift Pat Cockrell '68 Sandra and Todd Dailey '86 Austin Dailey '11 Ray L. Crawford '69 Marion "Bud" Riviere '69 Wayne L. Warren '69 Thomas L. Curry '70 John R. Dressel '70 William C. Phillips '70 In memory of Sandra Smith Phillips Darrell W. Smith '70 Frank C. Johns Jr. '71 J. Chris Bender '72 Ronnie D. Crawford '72 Richard W. Fulford '72 Michael A. McCall '73 Samuel B. Love Jr. '74 Robert W. Brown '82 Alberto E. Loret De Mola '82 Ronald M. Mahan Jr. '82 Brian Cardin '83 Kevin U. Hill '83 R. Charles Mathis '83 Andrew J. Neuhofer '83 Carl B. Tillman '83 Howard Family Gift David F. Howard '85 Kevin M. Howard '85 John B. Taylor Jr. '85 John Y. Willis Jr. '85 V. Carter Williamson '86 K. Dale Layfield '87 Grady Roberts '87 Brent Reeves '88 D. W. Daum '89 Wesley S. Davis '90 In memory of Samuel Tripson '05 Jason D. Emerson '90 Thomas Sturgis '90 Tracy A. Wood '90 Jason Cloud '91 Andrew Bible '93 Gabe Hamlett '93 Duane A. Mathis '94 Russell A. Melendy '94 Keith Shiver '96 Shane Barney '97 Darin M. Hood '97 Matthew J. Melendy '98 H. David Mathis III '99 John D. Hooker II '01 Edward W. Osborne '01 Jared Revell '01 Trey Soud '01 Ronald A. Westover '01 Matthew Yeomans '01 Scott Johnson '03 Justin Sharpless '03 Matthew Soud '03 Rhett Smith '04 Randall Johnson '05 Jason Cornman '07 Rusty Hartline '09 Andy Mason '09 Joshua C. Garrett '10 Justin Belisle '11 Jarrod Farmer '11 Rick Holland '11 In honor of T. Buddy Miller '11 Theodore "T-Buddy" Miller '11 Erick Bennett '12 Charlie Hurst '12 In honor of Alana Hurst, AGR Sweetheart Mark Mangen '12 Sean Patrick '12 Maxwell Mercer '13 Justin Fussell '14 Connor Brock '15 Daniel W. Butler '15 David Wheeler '15 Brotherhood Society ($1,000 to $2,499) Bruce Barmby Lykes Bros. Inc. Putnam Groves, Inc. Syngenta The Toro Company Edwin P. Stewart '42 Donald F. Rothwell '46 Ralph N. Brown '48 James L. Simmons '48 Leamon "Pete" Howell '52 William C. Burke '54 Wayne E. Watkins '58 Kenneth W. McGraw '62 Wendell H. Taylor '63 Jim Wilcox Jr. '63 Louis "Skip" Lambert '66 William B. Burgess '68 David B. Harrell '69 John E. Melton Jr. '72 Tom Umiker '73 Joseph "Barney" Cherry '74 Randall S. Robinson '82 Greg Ott '83 Joey Williams '83 Chris Neuhofer '87 Tommy Laux '88 Gregory S. Reynolds '89 In memory of Chris Tompkins '90 Brent Howard '92 Wyatt Holmes '93 Daniel Raulerson '93 Stephen D. Hayden '94 Noah A. Handley '97 Clayton Archey '02 James Modica '03 In memory of Chris Falletta '03 and Sam Tripson '05 Jason Beutke '05 Ryan Burley '05 Justin Moore '07 Micah Scanga '08 In honor of The Class of 2008 Zachary Putnal '09 Robert Hall '11 Zachary Hawkins '16 Edgar "Eddy" Watkins '78 ––"AGR really became a home away from home. Gave us security. Gave us accountability. Kept us from being one of those statistics that go up to the University of Florida for one semester then were done. I decided, I was reluctant. It's only been a year since my name went on the dotted line. I chose to give monthly because just giving a small amount each month through automatic giving can easily reach that minimum goal for each alumnus. There was a safe house for me to live in and that was certainly not something I caused. Someone did that for me. For AGR to stay the great fraternity it is on campus, it's our duty and responsibility." Justin Sharpless '03 ––"I found a brotherhood instantaneously with like-minded individuals. Doesn't mean that we didn't have our disagreements. But we were likeminded and we were all passionate about agriculture. We were in all of the same classes together. We were able to grow closer as brothers. AGR meant a lot to me. It developed me professionally and socially. I can't put a price tag on it, but I am trying to help future generations achieve that. I also have a son who is 3. I want him to be able to have the opportunity to have an AGR chapter at his university." Connor Brock '15 ––"Coming from a small town looking for somewhere like home, I fell in love with AGR and the guys in the house. Just wanted to be a part of something bigger. When it came time to think about the campaign, I think about fundraising in general, it is an emotional thing. For me, fresh out of college, I recognize that it's tough. Starting out young you think, 'Gosh, well what can I do?' But they said every bit counts. It was leading with my heart and justifying with my head later. I think about the story of why I joined AGR. The house was so important. It's where I met those guys the first night of rush and where I made the best friends that I have today. Just hanging out in the house… it's more than a party spot, it was a home away from home. I really feel that everybody in an active collegiate chapter should have that experience. Any little bit helps. And I thought, I'll give what I can. Hopefully there will be a house for years to come for people to continue to give back to their home away from and reminisce on those good time times. Because that's all we do is tell stories now." To hear their own voices, please check out our video at https://tinyurl. com/y4lsxlnn.

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