Tammy Cheely

2023 D.W. Brooks Faculty Award for Excellence in Public Service Extension

Tammy Cheely is an Agriculture and Natural Resources agent and county Extension coordinator for Glascock and Warren counties in UGA Extension's Northeast District. She joined UGA Extension in fall 1994 as the county coordinator, ANR agent and 4-H agent for Warren County and later gained responsibility for Glascock County. Over her 29-year career, she has also served in Hancock and Washington counties.

Known for her tremendous impact in the beef cattle industry locally, statewide and nationally, Cheely has served as president of the Georgia Cattlemen’s Association and is considered an expert in the beef industry supply chain, from cow-calf operations through the marketing of beef products to consumers.