Alumni Hall of Fame Inductee 2021

Daniel C. Wheeler was born in Crab Orchard, Tennessee in 1942. He is a member of Alpha Gamma Rho Fraternity and was initiated in 1962 into the Alpha Kappa Chapter. Daniel graduated from The University in 1964 with a bachelors in Agriculture. Although Daniel was only an undergraduate member of his chapter for two years, he served as the intramural chairman, recruitment chair, house manager, and secretary. After graduation, he worked as an insurance and field agent with Farm Bureau for 29 years where he eventually served as Chief Administrative Officer. Daniel was also named “Man of the Year” by Progressive Farmer Magazine. After his term ended with Farm Bureau, Daniel became the director of the University of Tennessee Center for Profitable Agriculture, later becoming President. He has also been honored by his fraternal headquarters as one of their “Brothers of the Century”.