Engagements – 2023/2024

2024

The History of Toilet Paper and SUCH! Pamlico County Historical Society. Bayboro, NC. Fall, date to be be set.

Go Ye Into All The World: The Outreach of the Chautauqua Institution Over Time. Chautauqua Institution, Chautauqua, New York. August 20.

Corn, Tomatoes, & POWs: Hoosier Agriculture During World War II, Fountain Park Chautauqua, Remington, Indiana. July 22.

The Circuit Rider Preacher: True Stories. Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC. March 8.

From Cradle to Grave: The Impact of Sears Roebuck on Rural America, Hayes Barton Baptist Church, Raleigh, February 27.

Booker T. Washington: Savior of His Race or Traitor? Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC. February 7.

The FFA Girl: A Historical Examination of the Driving Forces Leading to Girls’ Admittance into the National FFA Organization. Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists, Atlanta, February 4. To be presented by Brooke Townsend Scott. Co-authors include Richie Roberts, Gary E. Moore, and D. Barry Croom.

Leadership Development and Career Management: Advice from a Senior Owl! Huntington College FFA Leadership Conference. Huntington, IN, January 25.

REAL Leadership (Time Management for Rurally Engaged Agricultural Leaders). North Carolina State University REAL Program. Raleigh. January 12.

The History of the FFA. Guest Lecture for AEE 303. North Carolina State University. January 10.

2023

On Your Deathbed Will You Wish You Had Trained One More CDE Team? National Association of Agricultural Educators. Phoenix, December 1.

“C” You At The Top. Association for Career and Technical Education. Phoenix, Nov. 30

I Hated Small Group Work Until... Association for Career and Technical Education. Phoenix, November 30.

Bitter or Better? Eight Steps to Becoming a Resilient Teacher. National Association of Agricultural Educators. Phoenix, November. 29.

C” You At The Top. National Association of Agricultural Educators. Phoenix, November 29.

The History of the Outhouse. Pamlico County Historical Society. Bayboro, NC. November 20.

The History of the Outhouse. Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC. November 15.

​Oliver Hudson Kelley: Why the Grange was Needed Then, Why it is Needed Now! 150th Anniversary Convention of the Pennsylvania Grange. Morgantown, PA. October 22.

Searching for the Wizard of Oz in the Grange. 150th Anniversary Convention of the Pennsylvania Grange. Morgantown, PA. October 21.

Myths and Misconceptions About Modern Agriculture: Insights from the Wizard of Oz. Lampasas County (TX) Farm Bureau Convention. October 10.

From the New Deal to a Raw Deal: The Experiences of Japanese American Farmers During World War II, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC. September 25.

CTE in a Changing World: A History. ECMCF Postsecondary CTE Research Fellows. Raleigh, August 15.

From Cradle to Grave: The Impact of Sears Roebuck on Rural America, Fountain Park Chautauqua, Remington, Indiana, July 17.

From the New Deal to a Raw Deal: The Experiences of Japanese American Farmers During World War II, Chautauqua Institution, New York. July 11.

C You At the Top. Texas Area I FFA Convention, Canyon, Texas, May 17.

Transforming Education for African American Children in the South – The Story of the Rosenwald School Program, Temple Beth Or University Senior Day. Raleigh, NC. May 4.

From Cradle to Grave: The Impact of Sears Roebuck on Rural America, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC. April 10.

From Cradle to Grave: The Impact of Sears Roebuck on Rural America, The Cardinal, Raleigh, NC. March 22.

The History of Toilet Paper and SUCH! Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC. February 22.