October 24, 2006 |
1. Cochran Named Associate Vice President for Agriculture-Research -- photo attached
2. Marriage and Families in China Presentation -- Today
3. Recyclable Shelters on Display -- photos attached
4. Mondays at Ella's -- photo attached
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1. Cochran Named Associate Vice President for Agriculture-Research. Dr. Mark J. Cochran, department head and professor of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, has been named associate vice president for agriculture-research and director of the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, effective Nov. 1.
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Mark Cochran |
Cochran will become a member of the office of the vice president for agriculture, which includes similar positions for extension and academic programs.
"There is an ever-increasing number of issues that require direct administrative attention," said Vice President for Agriculture Milo J. Shult. "The creation of this post and Dr. Cochran's appointment will put us in an even better position to create innovative answers and efficiencies for the agriculture industry that depends on us.
"Dr. Cochran has provided outstanding leadership for our department of agricultural economics and agribusiness over the past 10 years," Shult said. "He is well-prepared to take this next step within the division."
Cochran has excelled as co-chair of the Division's Environmental Task Force, which includes both research and extension faculty and staff, said Shult, adding, "He has very successfully provided guidance and advice to our scientists as we have worked through difficult water quality issues affecting Arkansas and surrounding states."
Cochran will work alongside Dr. Ivory W. Lyles, associate vice president-extension, and Dr. Gregory J. Weidemann, associate vice president-academics, to provide seamless leadership across the land grant mission areas to ensure equal representation and accountability, Shult said.
Cochran came to Arkansas in 1982 after receiving his Ph.D. and M.S. degrees from Michigan State University. He received his bachelor's degree from New Mexico State University.
His accomplishments as a scientist and administrator were cited in the Arkansas Cotton Achievement Award from the Arkansas Cotton Group and the John W. White Outstanding Team Award from the Division of Agriculture for his role in developing the COTMAN cotton management system now used by farmers in several states.
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2. Marriage and Families in China Presentation -- Today. Professor Zhenyu Wang, a visiting scholar from the Institute of Sociology at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, will give a presentation, Critical Issues of Marriages and Families in Contemporary China, on Tuesday, Oct. 24 at 2:30 p.m. in the Human Environmental Sciences Building, Room 108 (Living Room). Professor Wang is a colleague of Assistant Professor Timothy Killian.
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3. Recyclable Shelters on Display. Interior Design first year students built temporary shelter structures of recyclable materials as a design project. The shelters will be up until early Wednesday morning in the Horticulture Display Garden east of the H.R. Rosen Center for Alternative Pest Control. Each group received a pair of evocative terms on which to base their designs. The students will track the materials after they dismantle their projects.
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| Earthy and Glowing -- Mary Karsten of Fort Smith and Josh Jones of Bentonville make sketches of their shelter designed around the words earthy and glowing. | |||
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| Supple and Attenuated -- Stuart Thalheimer makes sketches of the shelter her team constructed to evoke feelings associated with the words supple and attenuated. |
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4. Mondays at Ella's. Hospitality and Restaurant Management students have revived the tradition of providing a fine dining experience on Monday evenings in the Maple Bistro at Ella's Restaurant, the Inn at Carnall Hall. The dinner for Oct. 30 will feature pecan glazed breast of chicken with mushroom and tarragon dressing and lemon-herb haricot vert with sweet potato biscuits. $12. For complete menu and reservations, contact Nola Magee, 575-3245 or nmagee@uark.edu.
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| La Cucina Italiana -- Melissa Muncy serves dinner to Betty and Eddie Bradford of Fayetteville at the Maple Bistro Monday. Betty Bradford serves on the Bumpers College Alumni Society Board of Directors. Instructor Allen Powell, culinary artist Travis Maier and Ella's Restaurant management assist Hospitality and Restaurant Management students who prepare and serve the dinner. |