11 Facts About Bill Hawks

Bill Hawks earned a Bachelor of Science and Master of Science in Agricultural Economics from Mississippi State University.

Bill Hawks served in the United States Army Reserve from 1968 to 1970 where he became a corporal, the Mississippi Army National Guard from 1970 to 1972 where he became a sergeant and the Tennessee Air National Guard from 1972 until 1980 where he became a technical sergeant.

Bill Hawks started farming after finishing graduate school by owning and operating a dairy in DeSoto County in northwestern Mississippi.

Bill Hawks was the managing partner of Bill Hawks Farming, which farmed approximately 12,000 acres of land in three counties in northern Mississippi.

The Bill Hawks family owned DeSoto East, a residential development company.

In December 1994, Bill Hawks was elected to the Mississippi State Senate, representing DeSoto County.

On May 24,2001, during the George W Bush administration, Hawks was sworn in as the Under Secretary of Agriculture for Marketing and Regulatory Programs by United States Secretary of Agriculture Ann Veneman.

In January 2006, Bill Hawks formed AgWorks Solutions, a Washington, DC, consulting and government relations firm that specializes in animal health and agriculture-related trade.

Since 2010, Bill Hawks has been a member of the American Lumber Standards Board of Review and has served as Chairman since 2015.

In 2014, Bill Hawks received the United States Animal Health Association Medal of Distinction.

Bill Hawks has three children and is married to the former Robin Desha Lucas.