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The Mitchell Family

Welcome to the Home Page of David Mitchell. This site was last updated on May 24, 2008.

The Blue Star represents one child serving in the US military, in our case our son Rob. On May 23, 2008 we changed to 2 Blue Stars, as our son-in-law Philip is in the US Air Force.

     Photo Page

This section will be updated with new photos every now and then. Since it will probably not be on any regular basis, I will put an "updated" icon at the top of this section whenever it has recently been updated and leave the icon up for a couple of weeks. Photos will just be of things our family has been involved in lately. Click here see the photos.

  Personal Information

• Born in Albertville, Alabama a long time ago, my family moved to Sheffield, Alabama when I was less than a year old. We moved to Birmingham when I was eight years old and I lived there until Uncle Sam called me in 1970. I joined the United States Coast Guard and served in Kodiak, Alaska and New Orleans, Louisiana. I received my freedom in the form of an honorable discharge in 1974!
• In 1975 I began attending Jacksonville State University in Jacksonville, Alabama. In 1977 I transferred to Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama. I received a Bachelor of Science in Animal and Dairy Science from Auburn in 1980. I eventually returned to school, receiving a Master of Science and a Doctorate of Philosophy in Agricultural and Extension Education from Mississippi State University in 1985 and 1994, respectively.
• On September 1, 1981 (26 years as of September 1, 2007!), I began my Extension career with the Alabama Cooperative Extension Service as a county agent in Bullock County, Alabama. In 1985 I moved to Cleburne County, Alabama and had 4-H, agriculture, community resource development and administrative responsibilities.
• From April 1994 through April 2000, I worked at the University of Idaho in Moscow, Idaho and was responsible for curriculum development and revision, natural resources, science and technology, environmental education, 4-H enrollment and various other areas in 4-H.
• I began working at Oregon State University in Corvallis, Oregon in April 2000 and during my four years there I was responsible for the youth leadership programs, primarily working with junior high and high school age programs. Some of the events I had responsibility for were Know Your State Government, the 4-H Ambassador Program, Summer 4-H Conference and coordinating the Oregon delegation to National 4-H Conference.
• In March 2004, I began working with the 4-H Army Project and currently am based at Fort Sam Houston in San Antonio, Texas. Under my new contract I will be at Fort Sam Houston at least through September 2008. I will retain my position at Oregon State University. Follow the 4-H Army Project link to learn more about this program.
• My next major life goal is to retire from Oregon State University and Federal Service at the end of 2008. In December 2007 I received my Federal Service 30 Year Certificate. It was promptly framed and placed above my computer for all to see! After retirement I plan to work at my own consulting business, Potentials Educational Services & Training, LLC. We plan to stay in San Antonio.
• My life took a drastic, but good, turn on January 11, 1980 when I met Beverly Robinson of Gallatin, Tennessee. Soon after we married and now have two children, Kymberlee, age 24 and Rob, age 22. Beverly and I celebrated our 27th wedding anniversary on August 22, 2007!
• On February 18, 2005, Rob graduated from Infantry School at Fort Benning, Georgia. That night he proposed to Charlotte. On February 11, 2006, Rob and Charlotte were married in Birmingham, Alabama. Beverly and I had our first grandchild born on December 18, 2006 - Zachary Michael Mitchell!
• Kymberlee met the love of her life in San Antonio and she and Philip were married May 23, 2008.
• The photo at the top of the page includes our new grandson, Zachary, and our new son-in-law Philip.
• The Mitchell pets include our dog Sam and our black cat Brat. We now live in San Antonio, Texas. We moved from Corvallis, Oregon, in February 2004.
• Some of my interests include camping, hiking, reading, and computers. I was a member of the Oak Street church of Christ in Albany, where I served as one of two elders until just prior to moving to Texas. Since moving to Texas, we have placed our membership with the Garden Ridge church of Christ. This is a new work, five years old in December 2007, northeast of San Antonio. In November 2004, I was appointed one of three elders. On July 10, 2005, we met in our new building for the first time! You can meet our elders and deacons on our web page using the link above.

Links to other neat placesSeveral new links have been added - now over 70! Last updated November 17, 2007 with link to wedding photos.

If you would like to send me e-mail, my address is david.mitchell@oregonstate.edu