Conservation Commissioner for Area III

George Stunkard

Appointed to Conservation Commission April 28, 2003

With a Bachelor of Science degree in animal husbandry from Oklahoma State University, Mr. Stunkard and his wife Phyllis own and operate a farming and ranching operation in Wagoner County. He has been active in agriculture all of his adult life, farming row crops and small grains and running a cow/calf operation in the Kadashan Bottom southwest of Coweta. Since 1999 he has also held the position of operations manager of a large plant nursery near Coweta. Mr. Stunkard became a cooperator with the Wagoner County Conservation District in 1969, and in 1972 was elected to serve on the district's board of directors. Mr. Stunkard served as president of the Oklahoma Association of Conservation Districts 1990-92. He was inducted into the Oklahoma Conservation Hall of Fame in 1998, named Conservation District Director of the Year at Conservation Day at the Tulsa State Fair in 1988 and Agriculturist of the Year by the Muskogee Area Chamber of Commerce in 1987. His district received the Goodyear Conservation Award in 1996. From 1995 to 2000 he served as director of the Presidents Association of the National Association of Conservation Districts. George and Phyllis Stunkard have one son, two daughters and five grandsons and are members of the First United Methodist Church of Coweta.

Conservation Districts in Area III

• Adair County
• Caney Valley
• Cherokee County
• Craig County
• Creek County
• Delaware County
• Mayes County
• Muskogee County
• Nowata County
• Okmulgee County
• Osage County
• Ottawa County
• Rogers County
• Sequoyah County
• Tulsa County
• Wagoner County