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Born: August 18, 1913, Maysville, Georgia
Occupation: Assistant county agent; county agent; forestry
specialist; assistant state 4-H leader; district agent; assistant
director; associate director; and director of the Cooperative
Extension Service.
Accomplishments: During Mr. Eberhardt's administration
with the Cooperative Extension Service, gross farm income increased,
the first statewide Extension planning program was initiated,
and employee salaries were upgraded. He was dedicated to the progress
of the Rock Eagle 4-H Center and led the way for the building
and staffing of the Soil Test Laboratory. He received the Georgia
Seedsmen's Association Distinguished Service Award and the Ag
Alumni Award for Outstanding Contribution to Georgia Agriculture.
He was named Man of the Year by Progressive Farmer magazine and
by the Association of County Commissioners of Georgia. He was
a charter member of the College of Agricultural and Environmental
Sciences Agricultural Alumni Association, serving as its president
in 1977.
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