James Polk Stovall - Ag Foundation

Mr. Stovall was raised on a farm near Virginia in Granville County, attended Buies Creek Academy and graduated from Stovall High School. He entered NC State University in 1927 and graduated in 1930 with a BS degree in Agriculture. He then became principal of a school in Granville County for one year and served as principal of Claremont High School in Claremont, Virginia for six years. Mr. Stovall’s career with Extension began on January 1, 1938, when he joined the Extension staff in Sampson County as Assistant County Agricultural Agent and served in this capacity until he retired in 1963. Mr. Stovall passed away on December 24, 1984.