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
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July-August 2006 • Vol. 32, No. 4

Table of Contents

WHO, WHAT,
WHEN, WHERE

Notables
Grants
Articles Published

New Publications
Coming Events

HEADLINES

On Top of the Hill
Development Momentum Continues
Division Co-Sponsors Biomass Workshop
Division Forms Biofuels Task Force
US, EU Exchange Students and Faculty
Balkan Students Excel in Bumpers College
Preston La Ferney Retires
Bob Riggs Retires
Nolan Arthur Retires
Graduate Course for HS Teachers
Delta Classic Raises $35,000
Barham Endows Scholarship Fund
Wall Street Journal Discovers Arkansas Berries
Tailgate Party set for Alabama Game
Cattle Conference and Marketing Symposium
Field Days for Crops, Forestry, Wildlife
College Hosts 4-H O-Rama
Vegetable Field Day
Jake Phillips, 1930-2006
H. Don Scott, 1944-2006
Darell Widick, 1942-2006
ACT Group Tours Scotland
Hospitality Course at Basin Park Hotel
Apparel Students Visit NYC
BAEG Designs in Top Three
Rogers Creek Trail Dedicated
College Hosts Kauffman Scholars
College Hosts Gifted & Talented
Technology Classrooms Ready for Fall
Carnall Hall Centennial Finale Set


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xxxExperiment Station
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College and Campus Host 4-H O-Rama

Bumpers College and the entire University campus welcomed 4-H members from throughout Arkansas for the 60th annual O-Rama, in which 4-Hers perform in competitive events that cover a wide range of topics July 26-28.

State 4-H officers and ambassadors were elected during the O-Rama.

On-campus included technology showcase, entomology collection and talk, veterinary science and pet care, singing, dancing, instrumental performance, gun safety, consumer economics, human development, fashion revue, food fair, safety, health, citizenship, public speaking, environmental stewardship, agricultural public speaking, forestry, ornamental horticulture, crop and seed identification, sport fishing, bait casting and fish identification, animal science, horse, and bicycling.

Events held off-campus included livestock judging and skills, dairy judging, automotive, tractor, poultry judging, land judging, photography, food bowl, reporting, consumer judging, parliamentary procedure, career pursuit, turkey barbeque and talk and home furnishings.

Other events included a Bumpers College Leadership Workshop, the 60th Awards of Excellence Banquet at the Northwest Arkansas Convention Center in Springdale, recreation at HPER and the Jones Center for Families, and a dance at the Arkansas Union Ballroom.

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