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May-June 2005 • Vol. 31, No. 3
CSES Honors ‘Friends’
The Department of Crop, Soil and Environmental Sciences honored David Black of Searcy and James C. Johnson of Germantown, Tenn., as Friends of the Department during an awards banquet April 14.
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| CSES named James C. Johnson, left, and David Black ‘Friends of the Department’ during an April 14 awards banquet. |
The department also named its outstanding undergraduate and graduate students.
Burl Seversike of Olympia, Wash., was named the Outstanding Senior. He and his wife, Ranie, have a daughter, Gracie Belle.
Peter Tomlinson of Fayetteville was named the Outstanding Master’s Student.
Brian Ottis of Bay City, Texas, was named the Outstanding Ph.D. student. He completed his degree last fall and is now employed by the University of Missouri Delta Research Center in Portageville. Ottis and wife, Kristi, reside in Sikeston, Mo.
Bill Hendrix of Prairie Grove received the Spooner Scholar Award. He and his wife, Alexa, have two children, Brycelyn and Isaac.
David Black received his undergraduate and master’s degrees in plant science from California State University and his doctorate in plant health from Louisiana State University. He has been a research and development representative in Arkansas for Syngenta Crop Protection since 1998.
He is active in numerous professional organizations and serves as a member at large for the Arkansas Crop Protection Association. Mr. Black serves on several graduate student committees and, for many years, has hosted a crawfish cookout for the department.
Mr. Black and his wife, Beth, have two children, Brady and Peyton.
Following his service in the U.S. Army, James Johnson, a native of Poinsett County, worked as a research assistant for the University of Missouri Experiment Station in Portageville. Since then, he has been a long-time provider of goods and services for Arkansas agriculture, working as both a salesman and manager of one of the largest divisions of Helena Chemical Co.
The company is one of the biggest supporters of the Delta Golf Classic Tournament, which raises money for scholarships for students majoring in crop management and environmental soil and water science.
Mr. Johnson and his wife, Linda, support several charitable causes, including colleges and universities in the Mid-South.