May 15, 2007 |
1. Class of 2007 the Largest Ever
2. Tyson Vice President Honors Johnson
4. Blueberry and Blackberry Production Workshop - June 5
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1. Class of 2007 the Largest Ever
The largest audience to attend a Bumpers College Commencement ceremony filled the Pauline Whitaker Animal Science Center Saturday afternoon to help the college's largest graduating class celebrate.
The estimated attendance of 2,400 included 225 graduates who participated in the ceremonies. The preliminary count of graduates in the Class of 2007 is 278, including those who completed their baccalaureate degree requirements in the summer and fall of 2006.
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| A Little Help. Desma Hurley helps Leah Center adjust her cap before the graduation ceremony begins. | Congratulations. Outstanding Alumna Cordia Harrington congratulates Jodie Franklin during graduation. More than 250 students walked in the Bumpers College commencement May 12, the most ever to participate in the ceremony. |
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| Speakers. Commencement speakers were Outstanding Alumnus Cordia Harrington, president of Tennessee Bun Co. in Nashville, and Food Science major Brittany Adams of Jonesboro, Senior Scholar and John W. White Outstanding Student. |
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2. Tyson Vice President Honors Johnson
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Michael Johnson (right), professor of Food Science, accepts a plaque from Neal Apple, Tyson Foods vice president for food safety and laboratory services, expressing the company's appreciation to Johnson for more than 20 years of "invaluable service to Tyson Foods, Inc. and the food industry." Jacqueline Adams, senior microbiologist and head of the research team in the Tyson Food Safety and Research Laboratory in Springdale, holds a framed display of a newspaper article showing Johnson attending the 2001 groundbreaking of Tyson's food safety laboratories.
Johnson, a member of the Food Science faculty since 1984, has worked closely with Tyson personnel on food safety issues and research projects. He has served from 1997 to 2005 as the research program coordinator of the UA component of the federally funded tri-state Food Safety Consortium. "The true legacy of your career in food science is a network of food safety professionals who consider you professionally and personally as a mentor, role model and friend," the plaque states. Johnson was presented the honor at the end of a department faculty meeting.
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The annual Staff Picnic, sponsored by the University of Arkansas Staff Senate, will be held on Friday, May 18, at the Reynolds Razorback Stadium South Endzone from 11 a.m. until 1 p.m.
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4. Blueberry and Blackberry Production Workshop - June 5
The Department of Horticulture will conduct a Blueberry and Blackberry Production Workshop at the Fruit Substation near Clarksville, June 5, from 1 to 6 p.m. The program is designed as a refresher course on pest management, economics, cultivars and basic cultural practices. This workshop requires pre-registration before May 24. The cost to attend is $20. To register or for information, contact Jo Salazar, Department of Horticulture, 575-8619.
The workshop includes a tour of the Fruit Substation. There is very little fruit to see because of the freeze damage, but some fruit survived in the breeding program plots.
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