The University of Georgia Agricultural And Applied Economics Department   John William Firor, Sr. Scholarship

Professor Firor's Career

Professor John William Firor's far-reaching work improved Georgia farming as he trained students to carry out his teachings.  His leadership essentially developed the Department of Agricultural Economics at the University of Georgia.  In the 1920's, he organized and chaired the Department of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology at what was then known as the Georgia State College of Agriculture.  When the Georgia State College of Agriculture became a part of the University of Georgia system in 1931, Professor Firor continued as Department Head of Agricultural Economics until his retirement in 1951.  He was a gifted teacher who taught his students how to think, analyze problems and to care for Georgia agriculture.  When he died in 1956, he was remembered as an innovator in Georgia agriculture and a man who was a friend to both the farmer and the student.

 

Hall of Fame Inductee

John William Firor, Sr. was inducted into the University of Georgia, Agricultural Alumni Association Agricultural Hall of Fame at the Association's annual banquet on September 24, 1999. He was recognized for outstanding teachng and imaginative leadership in developing what is now known as the Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics at the University of Georgia.

Scholarship Recipients

The names of the recipients of the John William Firor, Sr. Scholarship since 1994 are given below.
 

2004-2005	Clint Murphy, Dylan S. Clark
2003-2004	Bruce McPherson, Allyson Barnes
2002-2003	Matthew Freeman, Cameron Tribble
2001-2002	Matthew Freeman, Quinn Kelly, and Shanna Damken
2000-2001	Abigail Sjoberg, Carol Spruill, Shanna Damken
1999-2000	Carol Spruill, Hillary Smith
1998-1999	Shanna Damken
1997-1998	Heather Hill, Heath Byrd
1996-1997	Allison Witheridge
1995-1996	Heath Byrd
1994-1995	Jennifer Johnson

 
 

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