Congratulations to Dr. Mike
Matheron, Extension Specialist at the Mesa Yuma Agricultural Center, on his
upcoming "2003 Faculty Member of the Year" Award to be presented to him at the
June 19 Ag 100 Spring Meeting. Dr. Jeffrey Silvertooth, Department Head, Soil,
Water & Environmental Sciences, will also be a special guest with a presentation
titled "Development of Interdepartmental Crop Production Degree Program."
Working Group Proposals have been approved for FY03-04 and are located at http://ag.arizona.edu/internal/programs/coord03.html
(coa userid and ua password required). The functions of working groups include:
(1) identify specific issues, topics, or programs that occur in a minimum of
5 counties; (2) enhance communication and collaboration between campus and county
offices; (3) provide guidance for cost recovery in Extension programs that are
held statewide. Working groups should have regular meetings, either virtual
or in-person, to develop outcomes, outputs, and inputs, using a logic model
format for the program. Working groups may evolve into statewide teams. Thank
you to all who submitted proposals.
For all those interested in learning more about noxious, invasive weeds on range
and wild lands, there is the "10th Annual Southwestern Noxious & Invasive Weed"
short course being held July 15-17, 2003 in Farmington, NM and will feature
esteemed instructors from throughout the Southwest U. S. Registration will be
handled on a first come first served basis and will be limited to 100 students.
Please register ASAP to ensure your participation. Early registration deadline
is July 9. For more information and registration materials, contact Larry Howery
(621-7277, lhowery@ag.arizona.edu).
CALSmart will be closed for annual inventory from June 24 through June 30. Be
sure to have any orders in prior to that if you need delivery before the end
of the month. Questions can be sent to calsmart@ag.arizona.edu).
Reminder: Jim and Shirley O'Brien are retiring after 55 years (combined) at
the University of Arizona. Jim, Professor of Music and Dance, College of Fine
Arts, and Shirley, Associate Director, Cooperative Extension, College of Agriculture
and Life Sciences, are celebrating their years at the University with a "Thanks
for the Memories" dinner party to announce the funding of the O'Brien Endowment.
The event will be Friday, June 27 at SaddleBrooke's Mountainview Country Club,
5:30 p.m. There will be a buffet dinner followed by a musical video show. If
you would like an invitation to this celebration, contact Dr. Bryan Rowland,
Director, CALS Development/Alumni Office, Forbes 325, 520-621-7190 or Steven
Crofts, 520-621-7145, scrofts@ag.arizona.edu.
A few people have asked where Mike Matheron will be receiving the AG 100 "2003
Faculty Member of the Year" Award. It will be at their 2003 Spring
Meeting, Peoria High School & Paul Rovey Dairy, June 19. If you have any
questions or plan to attend, please RSVP to Carol Knowles (520-621-7873 or
cknowles@ag.arizona.edu) right
away.