In addition to my role as Director for Cooperative Extension and Associate
Dean in CALS, I also am assuming the role of Interim Head of the Department
of Agriculture and Resource Economics until a new head is selected.
* A few days ago information on the human subjects self-test was sent to
4-H Agents in county and reservation offices. If you are interested in
viewing a copy, please contact the agent in your county. If you are taking
the test, be sure to send the test, and the form directly to: Vice
President for Research, Attn: Linda Nultemeier, Administration Bldg. Room #
601, University of Arizona, P.O. Box 210066, Tucson, AZ 85721-0066. You can
ignore the evaluation forms in the back of the book.
* Dr. Paul Brown was honored with the "Faculty of the Year Award" at the Ag
100 Council meeting June 1, 2001. He also received a check with the award.
Paul established and maintains the AZMET system throughout the state, and
also developed the Extension education program. Congratulations, Paul!
* My thanks go out to the coordinators for the CED and CALS Annual
Administrative Retreat meetings in Flagstaff, June 3-5: Stan Farlin, Ken
Foster, Debby Janes, Dean Sander, Soyeon Shim, Jeff Silvertooth, Bruce
Tabashnik, and Deborah Young.
* Please RSVP by Wednesday June 6 (that's tomorrow!) if you plan to attend
the AAEA meeting in Payson, June 13-15! Contact Lee Clark:
leeclark@cals.arizona.edu or 520-428-2432. Registration is $30. Reservations
should be made with the Inn of Payson, 1-800-247-9477. Ag Education
Professor Dr. James Knight will head up a morning workshop on presenting
controversial issues to our clientele, a fine line we all get to walk. The
BBQ ($15 at the door) will include the Woodie Winans class dinner. On
Friday, there will be a tour to Young, including touring the Tonto Fish
Hatchery (bring your kids and trout lines for some easy fishing). The tour
to Young includes some of the best scenery in Arizona, more steak, and
perhaps a chance encounter with Robert Fisher (email ckjones@cals.arizona.edu
for the agenda).
* Robert Greenberg (aka "Bob") and his spouse, Jiang Ying, return to the UA
campus on Monday, July 2 as guest lecturers through the Office of Summer
Session Distinguished Lecturer/Multicultural Series. Bob will give a
multimedia presentation titled "The USDA/Army School-Age and Teen Project"
(ASA&T) in the Marley Auditorium (Room 230) from 2:00-3:30 with a reception
following. Bob has played a key role in bringing Army youth online. For
the last three years he has worked as a computer technical specialist with
the project which is a joint effort by the U.S. Army Community Family
Support Center and USDA-CSREES. He has established Internet access to
several ASA&T computer labs at remote installations in Hawaii, Alaska,
Korea and Japan, provided technical assistance to Army staff working with
youth ages 6-18, and reviewed and recommended 4-H/Extension programs for
Army implementation. These experiences and more will be the subject of his
lecture. For those who cannot attend in person, the presentation will be
webcast and be available live and archived for later viewing. More
information will be available closer to the presentation date.