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Extension Directors

Joseph D. Eggleston
Joseph D. Eggleston, 1914-1916
John R. Hutcheson
John R. Hutcheson, Assistant Director, 1917-1919; Director, 1919-1944
Leander B. Dietrick
Leander B. Dietrick, Acting Director, 1944-1945; Director, 1945-1962
William H. Daughtrey
William H. Daughtrey, 1962-1965
William E. Skelton
William E. Skelton, 1965-1972
William R. Van Dresser
William R. Van Dresser, 1977-1981
Mitchell R. Geasler
Mitchell R. Geasler, Acting Director, 1981-1982; Director, 1982-1989
James F. Johnson
James F. Johnson, Acting Director, 1989-1990; Director, 1990-1992
William A. Allen
William A. Allen, 1992-1995
C. Clark Jones
C. Clark Jones, 1996-1998
J. David Barrett
J. David Barrett, 1999-2003
Steven H. Umberger
Steven H. Umberger, 2003
Patricia M. Sobrero
Patricia M. Sobrero, 2004-2005
Mark McCann
Mark McCann, Interim Director, 2005 - 2006; Director, 2006-2009
Rick Rudd
Rick Rudd, Interim Director, 2009-2011
Edwin Jones
Edwin Jones, 2011 - 2022
Mike Gutter
Mike Gutter, 2022-present