\u201cI won\u2019t even say this (Legacy Award) was a dream come true because I\u2019ve never had this as a dream. Thank you and God bless,\u201d Guthrie shared. \u201cMore importantly, I want to give credit where credit is due. Rachel, my wife and my family gave me the liberty to do what God had called me to do. God didn\u2019t reveal it all at one time, and that\u2019s what he does. He gives you a little bit of what you\u2019re able to do with the time, and the confidence to handle those situations. Looking back, you don\u2019t know that at the time either. You just have to trust him and keep plowing on.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n
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Guthrie\u2019s determination to get an education in Mississippi led him to hitchhike from his hometown in Bullock County Alabama to where he had two cousins who played for Holmes Junior College in the 1950s, but he heard Hinds Junior College may have a football scholarship for him. He was offered a partial scholarship from the football coach, however, when a family friend, and Jones Junior College Board of Trustees member, Shelby Shows heard of the offer, he insisted that he try-out at Jones. After a close call of being cut, Guthrie earned a full-tuition scholarship and what he calls the catalyst to his football success, and offers to McNeese State College, which led to LSU and meeting his wife at JC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cI was playing football and was able to maintain a \u2018B\u2019 average. I wasn\u2019t an \u2018A\u2019 student, but the quality education and foundation right here at Jones Junior College prepared me for McNeese and McNeese followed through and prepared me for Auburn University, and Auburn University prepared me for LSU, and LSU prepared me for the world. I\u2019ve also been to several countries to share my experience. I\u2019ve been blessed, because if it had not been for Jones Junior College, we wouldn\u2019t be having this meeting today,\u201d explained Guthrie.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He began his education in 1957 at Jones Junior College on a football scholarship which earned him a football scholarship at McNeese State University. In 1960, he married Rachel Todd which he met at Jones. Guthrie graduated from McNeese in 1961 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Agriculture and Business. He began his graduate work at Auburn University, as a research assistant in the Dairy Science Department. After earning his master\u2019s degree in Dairy Cattle Nutrition, the couple moved to Baton Rouge to join the LSU Dairy Science Department as a Research Associate and to earn his Ph.D. During his career, he pioneered the establishment of safe limits for feeding whole cottonseed to high-producing dairy cows with his research being published in the Journal of American Dairy Science, which led to more modifications in the dairy industry. Additionally, Dr. Guthrie collaborated with various international organizations including the U.S. Feeds Grains Council, Rockefeller Foundation and the U.S.D.A.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 1997, he was awarded with several prestigious awards including the Agri Laval Dairy Extension Award. Upon retiring in 1999 from the University of Georgia, Guthrie was promoted to the rare title of, Professor Emeritus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of his most cherished recognitions happened after his retirement in 2005, when the Georgia Junior National Livestock Show\u2019s Catalog was dedicated to him for his work in initiating the Dairy Heifer Show for 4H and FFA Youth. Furthermore, he was named \u201cHonoree of the Year\u201d in 2022, for his contributions to all 19 commodities the Georgia Farm Bureau represents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ELLISVILLE \u2013 糖心直播\u2019s Alumni Association and Foundation\u2019s expanded Alumni recognition program honored 10 alumni, including \u201cRising Stars,\u201d Hans Van Houten of Moselle and Sawyer Taylor of Laurel during Homecoming celebrations on October 19, 2024. Additionally, two alumni, John Reynolds Clark, a native of Waynesboro and current Ellisville resident and Dr. Benjamin P. Stevens of … <\/p>\n