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 Harry
B. Strawn Retiring from Extension System After 35 Years of Service
Auburn, Dec.17, 2003---Harry
B. Strawn, an economist with the Alabama Cooperative Extension System,
will retire Dec. 31.
Strawn, whose program assignment with
Extension is community resource development, resource economics and
economic development, was appointed to his current position in 1969.
Before his Extension work, Strawn was an assistant in agricultural
economics at the University of
Tennessee.
“Harry Strawn’s 35 years of service
are part of the almost 1,900 years of expertise that our organization
and the people of Alabama are losing at the end of 2003. His
accomplishments in economic development have made our state a better
place to live,” said Dr. Gaines Smith, interim director of the Alabama
Cooperative Extension System.
“Dr. Strawn’s successes help build the
heritage of achievement on which our current and future programs are
built. I personally thank Harry for his dedication to effective
programs and wish him the very best in retirement. “
Strawn’s career has been devoted to
the provision of technical, economic and management information and
guidance as it relates to enterprise feasibility, production,
marketing and financial issues confronting rural businesses. He has
also dealt with analysis of economic growth and development issues and
opportunities facing rural communities.
“I have always been impressed with Dr.
Strawn’s ability to isolate key components of issues facing these
groups, to identify and solicit needed resources, and to mobilize the
group’s energy to address problems. Clearly, Alabama’s rural
businesses and communities have benefited much from his expertise.
Dr. Strawn will be missed,” said Dr. John Adrian, chair of the
Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology.
Strawn earned his bachelor’s degree in
agricultural economics from North Carolina State University and his
master’s degree and Ph.D. in agricultural economics from the
University
of Tennessee.
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