Congratulations to the following award recipients from the University of
Arizona Alumni Association. Eugene G. Sander, Honorary Alumnus Award;
Shirley Jo Taylor, Sidney S. Woods Alumni Service Award; Shirley O'Brien,
Bear Down Award; Stuart Anderson, Distinguished Citizen Award; John Hays,
Public Service Award; Polly F.R. Elson, Slonaker Award; College of
Agriculture and Life Sciences, College Alumni Council Award of Excellence;
and College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, College Alumni Council Red
and Blue Award.
* Thanks goes to Glenn Wright (Plant Sciences), Mike Kilby (Plant
Sciences), editors, and all of the CALS Contributors for producing the
2000 Citrus and Deciduous Fruit and Nut Research Report, sponsored by the
Arizona Citrus Research Council.
* The Maricopa Agricultural Center with its Ag-Ventures at the Farm program
is the recent recipient of $27,000 from various community sources. These
funds will be applied towards the development of the Ag-Venture Village at
MAC in addition to helping support the educational program outreach taking
place at this center. If you wish to know more about this successful
Ag-Literacy program, contact Victor Jimenez. It's all happening at the Farm.
* It's not too late to register for the "Anticipate Excellence - Pathways
to Success" a live satellite conference on Thursday, November 30 from
10:00-12:00. Sponsored by the CALS Diversity Committee and Epsilon Sigma
Phi (the National Extension Professional's Organization of Cooperative
Extension) and in cooperation with Utah State University, the program will
feature video clips of the gold medal award winning programs of
excellence. The CALS Diversity Committee will receive a Silver Medal for
their "Partners For Life: A Service Dog's Tale" video. The program is
designed to gain deeper insight into methods, technology and successful
partnerships that will enhance Extension programs and further lead
Extension units toward being an Engaged Institution. The video conference
can be viewed in three locations: Forbes 307, University of Arizona campus,
the Maricopa County Extension Office, 4341 E. Broadway Road, Phoenix, and
the Yuma County Extension Office, 2200 W. 28th Street, Suite 102, Yuma. To
register, please contact Steven Crofts (520-621-7145, scrofts@cals.arizona.edu).
* Annual Conference registration begins at 10:00 AM on Wednesday, December
6 in the Student Union, Senior Ballroom. Poster set-up is scheduled from
9-11 AM in the Senior Ballroom. The Dean's Welcome and a presentation by
Provost George Davis begin at 11:30 with lunch being served at 12:00. We
will have an AAEA Barbeque and Auction at 6:00 PM in the Forbes
courtyard. Lodging at the Doubletree Hotel (445 S. Alvernon) is closed
since the hotel is filled to capacity on 12/6. On Thursday, December 7,
our conference continues with a Continental Breakfast at the DoubleTree at
7:30 AM and our program begins promptly at 8:00 AM. The conference
concludes at 1:30 PM. If you have any questions, please contact Jack
Roberts at 520/621-7209 or by e-mail (jroberts@cals.arizona.edu). Advance
registration is requested for appropriate meal counts. Registration forms
can be found on the web
at: http://cals.arizona.edu/extension/employee/memo.html Spread the word!