C.W. “Bill” Herndon served for almost 35 years in various positions at Mississippi State University. 

After receiving his PhD in 1984, he joined the faculty in the Agricultural Economics Department where he taught many marketing and international trade courses. 

Herndon devoted the final 20 years of his career in multiple administrative roles serving as Department Head, Director of International Programs, Associate Vice President of Agriculture, along with other positions.

He has served on the MAFM’s Foundation Board over the past 12 years and now as the Board Chair.

Education

• Juris Doctorate, cum laude, University of Mississippi, 1992

• Bachelor of Professional Accountancy, Mississippi State University, 1986

Mike is admitted to practice before all state and federal courts in Mississippi and the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals.

Mike has particular expertise in contract law, business transactions, estate planning and probate, real estate, along with outdoor recreational law.

Mike has also devoted a considerable portion of his practice to the representation of landowners and recreational land users in risk mitigation, family planning for the descent of rural property, hunting leases and related matters.

Community Service

Mike serves on the Board of Directors for the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum Foundation and is on the Advisory Board of the Natural Resource Enterprises Division of Mississippi State University Extension Service. He is a former member of Board of Directors for the Hugh O’Brian Youth Foundation (HOBY) for Mississippi and Past-president of the Hinds/Madison Kiwanis Club.

Mike and his wife Phyllis have three kids: Kristen, Clark, and Will. They attend Broadmoor Baptist Church where they serve as greeters.

Bio coming soon.

David Cummins is a Strategic Account Manager with BASF, bringing more than three decades of experience in the agricultural industry. A native of Drew, Mississippi, he has lived in Madison, Mississippi, for over 30 years.

Cummins earned his bachelor’s degree from Delta State University in 1991 and completed a master’s degree in Agricultural Business Management at Mississippi State University in 1993. He has worked full‑time in the agricultural sector since 1993, building extensive expertise across the ag value chain.

Throughout his career, Cummins has held numerous leadership roles within agricultural organizations. He is a past President of both the Mississippi Ag Industry Council and the Mississippi Seedsmen’s Association. He currently serves as President of the Southern Seed Association, representing the seed industry across 16 southern states. In addition, he serves as a director for the Mississippi Ag Museum Foundation and the National Agricultural Aviation Association.

Outside of work, Cummins enjoys hunting, sports, and spending time with his family. He is married to Erin Cummins, MD, and they have two children, Tyler and Trilby. Tyler and his wife, Madeline, have two boys, Graham and Crawford.

Lise is a native Mississippian, and while her soul will forever be Southern, her spirit loves the West, particularly Wyoming. 

Lise was born and raised on a small cattle farm and always had a horse to ride. Her love of agriculture was planted deep, having grown up in 4-H and job shadowing her Dad.

Her career path includes being a 4-H Educator in both Mississippi and Wyoming, Executive Director of two Mississippi Main Street Communities (where she fostered local farmers markets), Executive Director of the Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum, and Executive Director for Rooted in Wyoming. 

She has operated Farm Girl Grocery since 2010, seasonally selling produce, artisanal breads, homemade pickles and preserves, as each season of life has allowed. 

Lise is currently self-employed as owner/manager of Cottages at Sharpsburg.

Lise and her husband, Jamie, split time between their Madison County, Mississippi farm and Dayton, Wyoming, where Jamie works as an Ag Pilot. They have been married 29 years this April and have 12-year-old twin girls. 

Lise has a BS in Agricultural Pest Management from Mississippi State University and an MS in Agronomy from the University of Wyoming.

Lise’s mission for nearly 30 years has been to seek opportunities to teach people, particularly kids, where their food comes from and how to grow it themselves.

She has served on the MS Agriculture & Forestry Museum /. National Agricultural Aviation Museum Board of Directors since 2024.

Bio coming soon.

Karl has loved flying for as long as he can remember. He says he can still remember one of the first rides his Father gave him.

Karl says, “Somewhere in my four year old range he sat me in his lap and we flew home from my grandparents’ in his 1972 Grumman AgCat. I was forever locked in on flying.”

Karl’s Dad and a local farmer started their family business, Holcomb Aerial Service, in 1972. Karl obtained his pilot’s license while in high school and his commercial license at the age of 21.

While in college at MSU, his Dad had the opportunity to expand the business into the south delta and he offered Karl an opportunity to become a crop duster. Karl was struggling in school and not really excited about being an Industrial Engineer so he jumped at the chance and he’s been there ever since. 2026 will be his 35th year to enjoy his passion.

Says Karl, “Ag Aviation is unique. I also love farming. Ag Aviation lets me enjoy flying and be a part of the farming industry. I’ve had the opportunity to fly now for as many as three generations on the same farm. I work for some of  the greatest people on the planet.”

Karl has had the opportunity to serve on many different boards and organizations over the years and enjoys the opportunities to serve and to give back whenever possible.

Says Karl, “I’m truly honored to be on the board for the Mississippi Ag and Forestry Museum Foundation. The Ag and Forestry Museum along with the National Agricultural Aviation Museum are true gems for the city of Jackson. How blessed are we to be stewards of such a great place!”

Glenn Holloway, Jr., is a dedicated member of the National Agricultural Aviation / MS Agriculture & Forestry Museum Board.

Glenn is also the Mississippi representative to the National Agricultural Aviation Association serving on many committees including the Museum Committee Chair.

He and his wife Cymantha are the parents of 3 children and the grandparents of five.

Glenn and Cymantha are active members of Calvary Baptist Church in Cleveland MS.

Daryl is the Coordinator of the Natural Resource Enterprises (NRE) Program, a Wildlife Extension Professor, and the Extension Coordinator in the Department of Wildlife, Fisheries, and Aquaculture at Mississippi State University (MSU).

The NRE Program provides information to private landowners (i.e., farmers, ranchers, and recreational owners) and Tribes in the U.S. and internationally on developing sustainable natural resource enterprises (including fee hunting and angling, wildlife watching, agritourism, and nature-based tourism) and habitat management practices on lands and waters through workshops, field days, and web-based training.

Daryl received his doctorate degree in public policy and resource economics and a Master of Business Administration from MSU, an M.S. degree in biological oceanography from Old Dominion University in Virginia, and bachelor’s degree in plant pathology from MSU.

His primary research interests include fee-based wildlife and fisheries enterprise development and revenue production on Tribal and private lands along with watershed and wetlands conservation management.

He has published manuscripts and papers in diverse resource management journals and publications.

Daryl has held administrative appointments with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency in Washington, D.C. and in Mississippi as the state’s coastal zone manager and Director of Coastal Ecology with the Mississippi Department of Marine Resources.

Also, he was employed by Deposit Guaranty National Bank in Mississippi as a commercial lender, branch manager, and regional marketing administrator.

Daryl enjoys pheasant and turkey hunting, bird dog training, fly fishing, cycling, and playing guitar and singing.

Bio coming soon.

Dr. Danny Magee has served the poultry industry and the state of Mississippi with excellence and extreme dedication for 43 years.

Magee has worked as a poultry veterinarian in primary breeding, broiler production, in the allied/pharmaceutical industry, and diagnostics, serving as Director of the Mississippi State University College of Veterinary Medicine Poultry Research and Diagnostics Laboratory in Pearl, MS for more than 20 years.

Dr. Magee joined the Museum Foundation Board in 2026.

Taylor McNair Hill works in public policy with Mississippi Farm Bureau Federation.

She is passionate about agriculture, advocacy, and rural life, and enjoys running and spending time in the rodeo community with her husband, Brady.

Bio coming soon.

Bio coming soon.

Mack Walker graduated from Mississippi State University and began his fifty years in the poultry industry with McCarty Farms which was later bought by Tyson Foods. Upon his retirement, he served as Complex Manager, Live Operations.

Mack also served as the chairman of the Mississippi Poultry Association in 2024.

Mack joined the Museum Foundation Board of Directors in 2026.