Table of Contents
WHO, WHAT,
WHEN, WHERE
HEADLINES
Tyson gift puts campaign over goal
Summer abroad adventures begin in Scotland
'Global Issues' classmates tour Scotland
Delta Classic raises CSES scholarship funds
Poultry Science hosts youth conference
Philpot to host 'Party of the Century'
Basin Park Hotel hosts new course
Arkot 9203-03 and Arkot 9203-17 cotton lines released
Kwon receives NIH grant for Salmonella genome research
Student builds new tool or precision agriculture education
History exhibit features 1938 chair
Teaching Resources Center survey
Farm Management and Marketing Newsletter
Farm Bill resources added to AgLaw web library
ALL ABOUT ADVISING
August 2005 issue (PDF)
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Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences
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Vision Credits
Vision is published six times a year by the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station in the U of A System's Division of Agriculture and by the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences. It is produced by the Communication Services unit of the Department of Agricultural and Extension Education, 110 Agriculture Building, U of A, Fayetteville, AR 72701. 479-575-5647.
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Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture
Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences
A newsletter for faculty, staff and students
July-August 2005 • Vol. 31, No. 4
Volunteers lead campaign for Division and College
Volunteers from agriculture, industry and commerce led the drive by the Division of Agriculture and Bumpers College in the Campaign for the Twenty-First Century.
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| Razorback spirit groups led cheers at the June 22 “Thanks a Billion” celebration of reaching the campaign goal on Maple Street in front of University House, which is headquarters for the UA Development Department. |
Co-chairs of the committee were Leland Tollett of Rogers, former chairman and CEO of Tyson Foods, and Stanley Reed of Marianna, a farmer, President of Arkansas Farm Bureau and member of the UA Board of Trustees. Other members were:
Sherman Cullum of Hickory Ridge, former president of Cullum Seeds.
Tommy Hillman of Carlisle, a farmer, former chairman of the board of Riceland Foods and former President and CEO of Winrock Farms.
Robert L. “Bob” McGinnis of West Memphis, a farmer and member of the Arkansas Legislature from 1979-1999.
Montine McNulty of Pine Bluff, executive director of the Arkansas Hospitality Association.
Don Pattillo of Stuttgart, president and CEO of Farmers and Merchants Bank of Stuttgart
Ned Ray Purtle of Hope, a rancher, and former member of the UA Board of Trustees.
Mark Simmons of Siloam Springs, chairman of Simmons Foods, Inc.
Neill Sloan of Lake Village, a farmer, vice president of GPS Bonded Warehouse and member of the Arkansas Natural Heritage Commission.
Director of Development for the Division of Agriculture is Chuck Culver. Director of Development for the Cooperative Extension Service is Dr. Stephen Schafer. Director of Development for Bumpers College is Mark Power.