CATA HALL OF FAME - CLASS OF 2002
W.L. "Pappy" Norton
Oregon State 1919, Sanger HS 1927-1929, Newman HS 1929-1938, Petaluma HS 1938-1955
Teacher of Excellence
| "Pappy" Norton developed excellent programs of agriculture education in three high schools. He was noted for his strong SOE and FFA interests and public speaking award winners. Pappy taught vocational agriculture for over 39 years. Seventy-two percent of his graduates went into farming as a career. He was a strong member of CATA. |
Jay Palmer
Cal Poly SLO 1956, Cal Poly 1958, Shandon HS 1957-1981
CATA President 1976-1977
Teacher of Excellence
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Jay developed a strong, well-rounded agriculture education program at Shandon High School. His program was a role model, single-person program for many years. Jay was an outstanding CATA officer and served during the Save our Bureau era and was on the road constantly serving CATA in this effort. He is credited with the idea of hiring a CATA executive director during his tenure as an officer. |
Harold Peck
Cal Poly SLO 1950, Cal Poly 1954, Victorville HS 1941-1952, Mt. San Antonio College 1952-1989
Teacher of Excellence
| Harold had a career of teaching one year at Victorville High School and 37 years at Mt. San Antonio College. He has many accomplishments, but the one that he is most proud of is that 67 of his students became agriculture teachers, 15 at the college level. He was very involved with FFA events for many years. He has made numerous contributions of animals, equipment, and cash to individuals and chapters. Harold has been rewarded be receiving national, statewide, and local recognition for his contributions to agricultural education and youth programs. |