Dr. Billy Daughdrill was the assistant director of the first Pensacola area regional science fair back in Sputnik times (1957). In addition to directing many regional fairs, he twice directed the Florida State Science Fair. He retired from PJC as the Dean of Sciences, but still is involved in local fairs with his daughter Kim, the present regional director of the next Regional Fair at UWF. He now has 51 years of experience judging science fairs.