Louis Edward Buck was born in the Azores on March 27, 1958. He is the son of Robert Lawrence Buck and Virginia Ann Ussery Buck. His professional life developed in Tennessee, where his engineering education and public-sector career led from technical work with the Tennessee Valley Authority to senior administrative responsibilities in state and federal agricultural affairs.
Buck studied agricultural and environmental engineering at the University of Tennessee, receiving a Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Engineering in 1981 and a Master of Science in Environmental Engineering in 1982. He later earned a Master of Business Administration from Vanderbilt University in 1991, adding formal business training to his engineering background and public-administration career.
Buck began his professional career as an intern with John Deere & Company in Waterloo, Iowa, from 1978 to 1980. After completing his engineering education, he joined the Tennessee Valley Authority in Knoxville as a civil engineer, serving from 1982 to 1991. He then advanced within the TVA as a program manager from 1991 to 1993 and as a senior civil engineer from 1993 to 1995. In 1995 he became deputy commissioner of the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, a position recorded through 2000. By 2004 he was appearing before the Tennessee General Assembly in connection with the Tennessee Farm Service Agency of the United States Department of Agriculture, representing the agency in discussions concerning agricultural administration and the federal response to discrimination claims involving Black farmers.
Buck is identified with the Baptist denomination.
Republican.
Buck's documented organizational activities include membership in Alpha Gamma Rho and Omicron Delta Kappa. Within Alpha Gamma Rho, he served as alumni association chair in 1987, was recognized as Alumnus of the Year in 1986 and 1988, and served as finance advisor in 1992. His professional and civic participation also included the College of Agriculture Advisory Council in Knoxville, the Governor's Council on Agriculture and Forestry in Nashville, the Federal Hydrology Subcommittee, the Federal Sedimentation Subcommittee, and service as a key person in the United Way Campaign in Knoxville.
Member in Knoxville.
College of Agriculture Advisory Council , United States
1993 - 1994
Member in Nashville.
Governor's Council on Agriculture and Forestry , United States
1995 - 1996
Member.
Federal Hydrology Subcommittee , United States
1989 - 1990
Member.
Federal Sedimentation Subcommittee , United States
1991 - 1992
Served as a key person in the Knoxville campaign.
United Way Campaign , United States
1984 - 1984
Finance advisor in 1992; Alumni Association chair in 1987; Alumnus of the Year in 1986 and 1988.
Alpha Gamma Rho , United States
Member.
Omicron Delta Kappa , United States
Buck is the son of Robert Lawrence Buck and Virginia Ann Ussery Buck. He married Janet Carol Bruhin on September 8, 1979. Their children are Katherine Lynne Buck and Emily Annual Buck.
Father of Louis Edward Buck.
Mother of Louis Edward Buck.
Married Louis Edward Buck on September 8, 1979.
Daughter of Louis Edward Buck.
Daughter of Louis Edward Buck.
