LeadAR Staff

Dr. Joe Waldrum

Dr. Joe Waldrum began his Extension career in 1976 as an area soybean specialist in Stuttgart. In 1980, he was named Extension Pesticide Specialist and transferred to the State Extension Office in Little Rock. In 1989, he was appointed as the State Leader of Agriculture, Economic and Resource Development where he administered all Extension programs in these areas on a statewide basis. He was named to direct the LeadAR program and to begin development of a formal in-house training program for all Extension staff in January, 1993. In January, 2001, in addition to his LeadAR responsibilities, he was appointed to direct the newly established Organizational, Staff and Leadership Development section for the Extension Service. He was appointed Professor - Leadership Development in October, 2006 to focus exclusively on long term program and financial support development for LeadAR.

He received his Bachelor of Arts in biology from Hendrix College, and a Master of Science and Doctor of Philosophy in plant physiology from the University of Nebraska.

He has a grown son and daughter who are college graduates but not yet paid for.

Dot Temple

Dorothy Parker Temple ("Dot") went to work in the summer of 1972, assigned to help with the Switchboard and various other areas as needed in the State Office.  Dot was soon assigned to work with J. B. Williams in the Community Development Program Area.  Then, being an enthusiast about typing and design, she was asked to help open the newly designed Word Processing Center as a Mag Card/Composer Operator.  In this job, Dot learned about all areas of work in the Extension Service designing leaflets, miscellaneous publications and fact sheets as well as daily correspondence.  Dot went back to work with J. B. (to be known as the LeadAR Father) to help him and Extension administration draft a proposal to W. K. Kellogg Foundation in Michigan for what later became The LeadAR Program.  This career path has led Dot to be with the LeadAR Program since its inception in 1983 with the grant writing through to the current group, LeadAR Class 13 – and three directors!  Dot was promoted in October, 2006, to her current position as LeadAR Program Coordinator.

Dot graduated as an honor student at Stuttgart High School in 1971, and finished a secretarial science program at Capital City Business College in Little Rock.  She received her LeadAR Diploma with Class 6.

Dot and her husband, Phil, have a daughter who is in Honors College at UCA, looking forward to a master degree in occupational therapy and a bachelor’s degree in psychology.

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