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

September-October 2005 • Vol. 31, No. 5

College Centennial Symposium set for Oct. 17

Alumni, faculty, staff and students are invited to the Inaugural Symposium of the Bumpers College Lecture Series on Monday, October 17, from 2:00 to 3:30 p.m. in the H.L. Hembree Auditorium, which is in the AFLS Building.

The symposium will focus on the evolving role of colleges of agricultural and life sciences. Speakers are Victor L. Lechtenberg, vice provost for engagement at Purdue University, and Gary Moore, professor of agricultural and extension education at North Carolina State University.

The symposium is sponsored by the George E. Templeton Jr. Memorial Endowment.

A second symposium is scheduled for Friday, Dec. 2, to begin the Centennial Gala weekend. The centennial celebration will conclude with the “Party of the Century” on Saturday evening, Dec. 3, at the Northwest Arkansas Convention Center in Springdale.

Gary Moore is a professor of agricultural and extension education at North Carolina State University. He received a B.S. degree from Tarleton State University (Texas A&M system), and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in agricultural education from The Ohio State University.

Dr. Moore’s many scholarly publications include three textbooks. He has twice been the opening session speaker at the Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists. In 2003, he was the keynote speaker at an international agricultural education conference in the Netherlands. He delivered the keynote address at the 2005 NACTA Conference and the American Association for Agricultural Education conference.

Dr. Moore’s research interests are in teaching effectiveness and historical and philosophical foundations of agricultural and extension education.

Victor L. Lechtenberg became Purdue University’s Vice Provost for Engagement in July 2004. Previously, he served as Dean of Agriculture at Purdue University for 10 years. As Vice Provost, Dr. Lechtenberg works to align the university’s intellectual and other resources to assist in the state’s economic growth.

Dr. Lechtenberg is a leader on the state and national levels with respect to research and technology policy and an advocate for technology related economic growth in the food, agriculture, and natural resource sectors. He chaired the USDA’s National Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board from 1996-2002. He has also served as the president of the Crop Science Society of America and as president of the Council for Agricultural Science and Technology.