DATE:     1/2/01     
CONTACT:  Dr. Dan Smith, (864) 656-3382
WRITER:   Diane Palmer, (864) 656-4741

Sudduth wins award
for public service

     CLEMSON - A Clemson University dairy specialist has been 
honored for contributions to the state's dairy industry.
     Terry Sudduth, a member of the Clemson University faculty 
for 21 years, received the Alumni Award for Cooperative Extension
Distinguished Public Service Dec. 20 during a faculty and staff
meeting.
     "Terry Sudduth is an outstanding Extension dairy specialist," 
said Dan Smith, Clemson Extension director. "I am delighted that 
the Alumni Association and his colleagues have honored him for 
his contributions to the dairy industry, the people of South 
Carolina and Extension."
     Sudduth is DairyMax curriculum coordinator and works with 
dairy management, feeding management and milking management. He 
also assists with the dairy youth programs and activities.
     The DairyMax program has reached more than 70 percent of 
the dairymen in South Carolina with instruction in strategic 
business planning. 
     Sudduth was a self-employed dairyman before joining Clemson 
in 1979 as a dairy science area county agent. In 1990, he moved 
to the Greenville County Extension office as a county agent and
agricultural coordinator. In 1994, he joined the faculty of the 
Animal and Veterinary Sciences Department on the Clemson campus 
as an Extension Associate.
     He earned a B.S. in dairy science and a Master of Agriculture 
from Clemson University. Sudduth also completed the Southeastern
Agricultural Lenders School of the S.C. Bankers Association in 
1987 and 1998.
     "Terry is committed to improving the lives of dairymen 
throughout our state," said Annel Greene, associate professor in 
the Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences.
     Sudduth is often called on to lead difficult tasks, according 
to Greene. One such case was the remodeling and redesigning of 
the animal waste system at Clemson's LaMaster Dairy Farm.
     "I have known Terry since our college days at Clemson," 
said Harvey Peeler, South Carolina state senator. "He worked with 
me at our dairy plant and I can tell you first hand how hard 
working he is. If I ever have a question about dairying, he is 
the one I call."
     Sudduth was coordinator for the DairyMax program team from 
1994 to 1998. He has been on numerous committees. He was adviser 
to the S.C. Farm Bureau Dairy Committee, chairman of his 
department's Dairy Farm Advisory Committee and chairman of the 
Clemson University Spring Dairy Show from 1995 to 1998. 
     Sudduth has won many awards during his career at Clemson,
including the Distinguished Service Award from the Association 
of County Agricultural Agents in 1994, both the state chapter 
and the national organization.
     He served as an Extension senator for three different terms 
and as vice president and then president of the Extension Senate. 
He's a member of the S.C. Specialists Association, Epsilon Sigma 
Phi, S.C. Association of County Agricultural Agents, S.C. 
Association of 4-H Agents, S.C. Employees' Association and 
Gamma Sigma Delta.
     Sudduth has authored and co-authored many research and 
Extension publications such as the Dairy Nutrition Shortcourse
Handbook, IPM Projects, Fly Control on Piedmont Area Dairies 
and the DairyMax newsletters.
     "As a co-worker, Terry is great; you never have to worry 
about him doing his part of the work," said Tom Dobbins, 
assistant professor in the department of Biology Instruction 
and Agricultural Education. "Terry lives the DairyMax
program's philosophy of total dairy management."
     Sudduth worked endless hours to rebuild the dairy shows 
at the Anderson County Fair, according to Dobbins. He also worked 
to obtain funding for the Clemson University Spring Dairy Show.
      "Our family has known Terry since he became our area dairy 
agent in 1979, less than a year after we moved from Vermont to 
South Carolina," said Glen Easter, who owns Eastglen Farms along 
with his wife Marilyn. "Farming is so totally different here in 
the south that for the first few years we depended greatly on 
Terry's knowledge and what Clemson Extension had to offer us. 
He has a very positive attitude that infects those around him." 
     Sudduth and wife, Sharon, reside in Greer.
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