Congratulations to Linda Block for receiving the 2002 Extension Award and
to Victoria Steinfelt as recipient of the 2002 Established Leader from the
Arizona Association of Family and Consumer Sciences 2002 Awards at their
recent annual meeting.
* With the theme of "Native American Professionals in Outreach Settings,"
this conference is open to educators, students, faculty, diversity managers
and any individual who want to become more knowledgeable about current
Native American issues in Arizona. Invitations have gone to key contacts
and organizations across the United States and Canada. The two-day event is
sponsored by the University of Arizona College of Agriculture & Life
Sciences Diversity Committee and American Indian Studies and will kick off
with keynote speaker Cassandra Manuelito Kerkvliet, President of Diné
College, who will tell her life story and set the scene for similar
presentations. Diné College is a 1994 tribal college, located in Tsaile,
AZ. Price: $65 (by 3/29) / $75 (after 3/29) / $25 for students.
Registration is required. The event will begin at 1:00pm on April 11,
including an evening dinner & mini pow wow, and conclude at 12:00 noon on
April 12. All events will take place at the Arizona Historical Society, 949
E. Second Street. Contact: Steven Crofts (scrofts@cals.arizona.edu, 621-7145).
* Our thanks to the many faculty who participated in the 59th Cotton
Growers Meeting last week in Phoenix. Peter Ellsworth made an excellent
presentation. Steve Husman, Harry Ayer, Alan Ker (Department Head, Ag &
Resource Economics), Bob Roth, Dave Langston, and others participated.
* Thanks also to Bob Collier, Chel Moore (our temporary dairy program
coordinator), Lance Baumgard (Assistant Professor, Animal Nutrition), and
Steve Faber (Animal Sciences Farm Manager) who helped facilitate the 2002
Arizona Dairy Day in Phoenix last week. Over 700 folks attended this annual
event.
* REMINDER: Program Enhancement Proposals are due to Deborah Young by March
22. Guidelines can be found at:
http://cals.arizona.edu/internal/programs/peace99.html.
* Pinal County 4-H is holding a dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony of
the Faul 4-H Learning Center, Thursday, March 21 beginning at 9:00 a.m. at
the Pinal County Fairgrounds. R.S.V.P. by March 19th to (520) 836-5221,
extension 213.
* A series of workshops on 'Cross-Commodity Whitefly Management', designed
to provide in-depth information about managing whitefly and its importance
to Arizona's cotton industry are planned for next week. March 18,
12:00-3:45, at MAC - contact Steve Husman (husman@cals.arizona.edu); March
19, 9:00-1:00, at Yuma County Extension office - contact Mohammed Zerkoune
(zerkoune@cals.arizona.edu); March 20, 12:00-3:45, at Holiday Inn, Phoenix
West - contact Pat Clay (pclay@cals.arizona.edu); and March 21, 9:00-1:00, at
Parker Elk's Club - contact Eric Norton (enorton@cals.arizona.edu).
* Arizona Beef Cattle: From Conception to Consumer, March 20-21 at the
Campbell Avenue Meat Science Laboratory. Contact Dan Baerg
(baergd@u.arizona.edu).
* Winegrape Production: A Viticulture Shortcourse, March 28-30, at the
Campus Ag Center. Contact Mike Kilby (mkilby@cals.arizona.edu).