CATA HALL OF FAME - CLASS OF 2002
Richard Havens
Cal Poly SLO 1950, Cal Poly SLO 1958, Brentwood HS 1951-1963, Modesto JC 1963-1981
CATA President 1961-1962
Teacher of Excellence 1977
| The agriculture program at Brentwood concentrated on production agriculture and work experience along with many FFA activities. The school served as a training site for student teachers in agriculture from UC Davis. During that time, Dick was active in the CATA, serving on many committees and various offices. In 1961-1962 he was half of the only father/son combination of CATA presidents. At Modesto Junior College he taught crops-related and agriculture mechanics classes as well, as being advisor to various student groups. |
Don Hendricks
Cal Poly 1957, Cal Poly1961, Arcata HS 1957-1958, Oakdale HS 1958-1993
CATA President 1978-1979
Teacher of Excellence
| Don was an excellent teacher and advisor. His vocational agriculture students excelled in leadership, competitions, and awards. Many of his students have become agricultural teachers as a result of his influence and professionalism. Don served as CATA in all regional and state offices. He was also active in NVATA and AVA. Don was a prominent member of his community, serving in leadership roles in his church and a variety of service organizations. |
Stan Hodges
Chico State 1962, UC Davis, Oklahoma State, Yuba City HS
1963-1965, Modesto JC 1965-1987,
Modesto JC President 1987-2001
Teacher of Excellence
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Stan was an excellent vocational agriculture teacher in both his high school and community college teaching careers. Because of his leadership abilities, he was elected chair of MJC Agriculture Department in 1976. In 1977 Stan became chairperson of the Agriculture Biological Sciences Division, a position he held with distinction until being chosen to serve as chief instructional officer for the college in 1984. In 1987, he was chosen as president of MJC. Throughout his career, Stan was an advocate for agriculture education and served on many legislative committees and testified on behalf of agriculture education on numerous occasions.
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Kenneth Holmes
Central H.S. 1946-1977
Teacher of Excellence 1963
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Ken taught his entire 31-year career at the same high school. He was known for his hands-on approach to teaching agriculture. He believed in and applied the learn-by-doing philosophy. He developed a self-supporting school farm laboratory where his students could apply what they learned in the classroom. He also developed one of the few self-supporting school nurseries in the state. An excellent teacher and FFA advisor, Ken Holmes’ contribution to his community was unequaled.
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Gilbert Hutchings
Utah State 1931, Los Banos HS 1932-1936, Bakersfield HS 1936-1948, Regional Supervisor-South Coast 1948-1959, Regional Supervisor-San Joaquin 1959-1971
CATA President 1944-1945
Teacher of Excellence
| Gilbert was a strong classroom teacher and developed an outstanding SOE component in the vocational agriculture program. He and his students especially excelled in livestock production. As regional supervisor, Gilbert strongly promoted the FFA and SOE. He assisted in the development of many new agriculture programs in his region and was a strong advocate of vocational agriculture and the FFA. |