Jan. 14, 2008 |
1. Division of Agriculture Presents Faculty, Staff Awards
2. Graduate Student Wins Cotton Confernce Awards
3. College and Departmental Scholarship Applications Due February 15
4. Application Date Extended for $5,000 Spitze Legislative Internship Award
5. More Scholarship Opportunities
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1. Division of Agriculture Presents Faculty, Staff Awards
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Leslie C. "Sam" Atchley |
Randy Chlapecka |
Casandra Cox |
Mike Duren |
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Yanbin Li |
Susan Watkins |
Duane Wolf |
Outstanding performance by faculty and staff members will be recognized at the Division of Agriculture Awards Luncheon starting at 11:30 a.m. Friday at the Northwest Arkansas Convention Center.
Vice President for Agriculture Milo Shult said, "These awards signify the excellence of services provided by our faculty and staff members throughout the state. I am extremely proud of their work in support of our state's dynamic agricultural sector, the environment, families and communities."
The Robert G. F. and Hazel Taylor Spitze Land Grant University Faculty Award for Excellence will be presented to Duane Wolf, professor of crop, soil and environmental sciences at UA, Fayetteville. Wolf is director of the honors program in the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences and has served in many faculty leadership positions. His teaching and research are in soil science. The award carries a $3,000 stipend provided by the Spitzes, who graduated from the university in the 1940s and have had distinguished academic careers.
John W. White awards for outstanding teaching, research, extension service and teamwork are named for the U of A System's first vice president for agriculture when the Division of Agriculture was created in 1959.
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Eating and Moving for Life program team: Keith Cleek, Theresa James, Easter Tucker and Reyna Alvarez |
The John W. White teaching award recipient is Casandra Cox, an instructor in the department of agricultural and extension education at UA, Fayetteville. Cox works with students as an advisor, mentor and instructor in courses on leadership, management and computer applications.
Professor of Biological and Agricultural Engineering Yanbin Li will receive the John W. White research award. The holder of the Tyson Endowed Chair in Biosensing Engineering, Li developed a biosensor system for rapid, in-field detection of the H5N1 avian influenza "bird flu" virus. He is also a leading scholar in detection of pathogenic bacteria in food products.
Poultry Specialist Susan Watkins will receive the John W. White award for extension service at the state level. Watkins provides training and problem solving for poultry producers and industry personnel who work with producers. She has been director of the National Egg Quality School for four years and manages the student internship program for poultry science majors at the University of Arkansas.
The John W. White award recipient for extension service at the county level is Randy Chlapecka of Newport. As staff chair of the Jackson County extension office for 19 years he manages a comprehensive program of support for agriculture, community development, family and consumer education, and youth development through 4-H clubs.
The John W. White team award will recognize accomplishments of the "Eating and Moving for Life" program, which is a joint project of the Cooperative Extension Service and the Arkansas Minority Health Commission. Team members are Reyna Alvarez and Theresa James of the Sevier County extension office in Ashdown, Keith Cleek of the Phillips County extension office in Helena, and Easter Tucker, associate professor and nutrition specialist at the state extension office in Little Rock.
Mike Duren, program technician II at the Northeast Research and Extension Center in Keiser, will receive the non-classified support personnel award. He works with faculty scientists to manage their field research projects in rice, corn and grain sorghum at NEREC.
Leslie C. "Sam" Atchley, farm foreman at the Northeast Research and Extension Center in Keiser, will receive the classified support personnel award. He supervises a staff that helps manage field research plots and is responsible for shop operations and building and grounds maintenance.
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2. Graduate Student Wins Cotton Conference Awards
Eduardo Kawakami, a CSES graduate student, won two awards at the 2008 Beltwide Cotton Conference, Jan. 8-11, in Nashville.
Kawakami won first place in the graduate student poster contest for his poster, "Physiological effects of 1-Methylcyclopropene on Well-Watered and Water-Stressed Cotton Plants." He won second place in the oral presentation contest for his paper, "Agronomic, Physiological and Biochemical Effects of 1-MCP on the Growth and Yield of Cotton." Kawakami is a student of Derrick Oosterhuis, whose plant physiology group presented nine posters and papers.
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3. Application for College and Departmental Scholarships Due February 15
Students planning to pursue majors in Bumpers College during the 2008-2009 academic year are encouraged to apply for college and departmental scholarships by completing the Bumpers Scholarship Application located online at http://bumperscollege.uark.edu/39.htm by February 15, 2008. Paper copies of this application are also available outside the Dean's office. Contact Laura Gamble, Scholarship Administrator, at 479-575-2253 or lgamble@uark.edu with scholarship questions.
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4. Application Date Extended for $5,000 Spitze Legislative Internship Award
Sophomores, Juniors and Seniors interested in public policy and hoping to participate in a Bumpers College Internship in a legislative or congressional office are encouraged to apply for the one of two $5000 Spitze Public Policy Legislative Internship Awards by February 4, 2008. Applicants must have a minimum 3.0 GPA and must have completed at least one course in political science, law, or public policy. The Bumpers College will work with applicants to secure an internship in a legislative or congressional office (usually for the summer). This application is available at http://bumperscollege.uark.edu/39.htm under the Separate Applications section. For more information, contact Laura Gamble, Scholarship Administrator, at lgamble@uark.edu or 575-2253.
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5. More Scholarship Opportunities
Did you know that as a potential or current University of Arkansas student you may be eligible for scholarships through the University and other affiliated agencies? Be sure to review the Separate Applications at http://bumperscollege.uark.edu/39.htm and the Office of Academic Scholarships Website at http://scholarships.uark.edu/index.php/home/default for more information. These scholarships require separate applications, and the Bumpers Scholarship Application does NOT make you eligible for these awards. Deadlines range from February 1, 2008, through April 15, 2008. Many of these awards have little competition because students overlook their availability, so it is to your advantage to apply.
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