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Dr. Ivory W. Lyles |
I will use this space this month to tell you about some exciting changes with 4-H and the 4-H Foundation.
Dr. Joel Anderson, president of the Foundation board and chancellor of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, appointed a committee to look at ways the foundation could more effectively accomplish its goals. Anderson appointed board members and Extension personnel to serve on the committee. Several positive changes are a result of the committee’s recommendations.
First, Extension and the foundation renewed their memorandum of understanding (MOU). The MOU provided a renewed commitment to 4-H programming, the 4-H Center and the foundation. The MOU also provided the foundation the opportunity to develop new mission and vision statements. The foundation is committed to supporting positive youth development opportunities through 4-H. The foundation is also committed to creating and enhancing growth and recognition opportunities for 4-H’ers.
Next, the committee recommended hiring an executive director for the foundation. I am excited to announce the creation of this position. Dr. Brad Davis will join our team July 2. Extension and the foundation are jointly funding this position. This is the first time the foundation has had a full-time executive director. Having Dr. Davis on board full time will allow him to focus on resource development and executive support of the foundation board. Dr. Davis will be housed at the Little Rock State Office. He’ll work closely with Merritt Royal, development director for Extension, to help the foundation raise money.
Finally, the foundation board is considering a committee restructure so that it is more hands-on with 4-H and the 4-H Center. The restructure will allow the foundation board to develop a long-range master plan for the 4-H Center; allow 4-H faculty to plan and implement specific educational programs designed for execution at the Center; and develop a comprehensive plan for fund procurement.
As I mentioned before, these are exciting changes, and they will only strengthen the already close relationship between 4-H and the foundation.
- Ivory W. Lyles
Honorary and Memorial Gifts
The following honorary and memorial gifts were recently received in support of programs and funds within the UofA Cooperative Extension Service. This list covers gifts deposited April 1-30, 2007.
Extension Service Retiree Scholarship Fund
In honor of Extension retirees with CES Federal Credit Union membership
Board of Directors, Cooperative Extension Service Federal Credit Union
In memory of Thomas Fudge
Jimmie and Jo Ann Bowling
In memory of Virginia Kirk
Bobby and Marjorie Malone
In memory of Kenneth Scott
Jimmie and Jo Ann Bowling
To make an honorary or memorial donation, please forward to the Development Office, Cooperative Extension Service, P.O. Box 391, Little Rock, AR 72203. To ensure that proper notification is sent, please also include in whose honor or memory the gift is made and the mailing address of the person to receive the notification.
- Merritt Royal
Colyard Named Chair of Human Sciences Department at UAPB
Dr. Valerie Colyard has been named chair of the Department of Human Sciences at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB).
Dr. Colyard returns to UAPB from South Carolina State University, Orangeburg, South Carolina, where she was chairperson and interim chairperson of the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences. For nearly a decade (1987-1997), Dr. Colyard served UAPB as professor in the Department of Elementary, Secondary and Special Education; Family and Consumer Sciences Teacher Educator; and program coordinator, Vocational Teacher Education.
Her degrees include a doctorate in home economics education with a minor in family studies from Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, and specialist’s, master’s and bachelor’s degrees from Tuskegee Institute. She also has a teaching certificate in secondary home economics and Spanish from Church Teacher’s College in the West Indies.
"I am delighted to return to UAPB and will use the experiences gained to enhance the Department of Human Sciences," says Dr. Colyard. "My first priority is to increase enrollment in the Department of Human Sciences. The addition of the Family Financial Certificate Program will not only increase enrollment, but also it will prepare students to become family financial planners to improve the financial status of individuals, families and communities, especially in the minority population."
School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences Dean/Director Dr. Jacquelyn W. McCray says, "I am extremely pleased to welcome Dr. Colyard, a seasoned professional who brings administrative experience and years of successful practice, to the SAFHS leadership team."
- Carol Sanders
Public Policy Center to Hold Symposium
Projects funded through the Division’s Public Policy Center are the subject of an upcoming symposium, set for June 28 in the auditorium at the Little Rock State Office. Presentations begin at 10 a.m., with a box lunch served at noon.
The center is currently funding, or partially funding, eight projects in a variety of fields. Symposium topics include helping counties out of a fiscal crisis, measuring the effect of the new food tax on Arkansas, water law, an assessment of storm water runoff in Jefferson County, public perception of prescribed burns, paying for air and water quality in northwest Arkansas, risks of amphetamine use and public finance.
Extension employees are encouraged to attend the symposium to learn more about issues facing Arkansans and to learn more about the Public Policy Center. Attendees may pre-register with Debbie Henry at 501-671-2299 or dhenry@uaex.edu.
- Elizabeth Fortune Coop
Master Gardeners Came to Town to Celebrate Gardening
Over 1,300 Master Gardeners and Extension personnel from 45 states and Canada converged on downtown Little Rock, May 2-5, for the International Master Gardener Conference. This was the largest IMG conference ever, and the evaluations were glowing. Over 475 Arkansas Master Gardeners served as volunteers, and their blue shirts were everywhere.
This event showcased the quality of the UofA Cooperative Extension Service and the Master Gardener program. It was also a positive reflection on the State of Arkansas. So many said in their evaluations that they had never been to Arkansas but plan to return again and again; they were so impressed.
- Janet Carson
APAC Honored With Award for Outreach to Minority Businesses
The Arkansas Procurement Assistance Center (APAC) has received an award recognizing its services to Arkansas businesses owned by racial and ethnic minorities.
The Government Public Service Award was presented at the third annual Corporate-Executive Minority Business Award Banquet, held at the Robinson Center in Little Rock, by the Arkansas Mississippi Minority Business Council (formerly known as Arkansas Regional Minority Supplier Development Council).
- Sue Coates
2007 4-H Innovative Grant Winners
4-H Innovative Grants are sponsored by the Arkansas 4-H Alumni Association and the Arkansas 4-H Foundation.
The 2007 winners are:
Award presentations will be made during District O-Ramas in June.
- Mike Klumpp
Fifth Annual Horsemanship School Conducted on UofA Fayetteville Campus
The Fifth Annual Horsemanship School was conducted May 17-19, 2007, in Fayetteville at the Pauline Whitaker Arena on the campus of the University of Arkansas.
- Steve Jones
Educator Update: New Course Provides Additional Faculty Support
Faculty and staff who want to learn the basics of providing well-designed, interactive online courses in Educator can now enroll in a new course - Basic Educator Course Development. This three- to five-hour, online, self-paced tutorial features step-by-step videos to review the basics of effective course design, to prepare course materials and to use Educator tools to build lessons, evaluations and exams. Employees can enroll through in-service training. Developed by program and staff development, this course supplements ongoing, hands-on Educator support.
Other new online courses offered in 2007 include Filling Your Extension Toolkit (a prerequisite for related classroom training) and Organizing 4-H Clubs for county agents (held in March). Core curriculum courses continue to be offered online in animal sciences, entomology, aquaculture, plant pathology and information technology.
Since January, more than 1,200 internal and external UACES users have enrolled in online courses through the Educator platform. The largest group of users has been 1,073 external child care providers enrolled in the Best Care Connected course.
- Lisa Ferris
Newton County Agent Lends Experience to Indonesian Farmers in Borneo
Newton County Extension Agent - Staff Chair Jack Boles had always wanted to travel, and from March 6 through March 22, he did just that. Boles traveled to Indonesia’s West Kalimantan province on the island of Borneo under the auspices of Winrock International’s John Ogonowski Farmer-to-Farmer Program. The trip was also supported by the International Center for the Research of Agroforesty (ICRAF) and by a nongovernment organization in Borneo, Yayasan Dian Tama (YDT).
- Jack C. Boles, Jr.
ConnectAR Leadership for Young Farmers and Ranchers
The University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service teamed up with the Arkansas Farm Bureau to provide leadership programming for Arkansas’s young farmers and ranchers. Although the program was specifically created for this audience, it was also made freely available to the public.
As of the end of May 2007, five 9-hour sessions were held throughout the state. These sessions were broken down into three 3-hour sessions once a month for three months. Within
the five different locations, a total of 85 people participated and 39 of those completed all nine hours of leadership training.
- Tammy Seefeld
Grants and Contracts
| Project Title | Award Amount | Principal Investigator | Granting Agency |
| Biofuel Produced from Bio-Dried Animal Manure | $91,446.00 | Samy Sadaka | Iowa State University |
| Regional Multi-State Enterprise Budgets for Fruit and Nut Crops | $3,000.00 | Dr. Ron Rainey | Auburn University |
| 4-H and Air Force Partnership Project |
$80,276.00 |
Dr. Connie Phelps | Kansas State University |
| Soybean Weed Control |
$38,408.00 |
Dr. Bob Scott | Soybean Promotion Board |
| Soybean Verification | $114,420.00 | Jeremy Ross | Soybean Promotion Board |
| Soybean Diseases | $52,631.00 | Dr. Richard Cartwright | Soybean Promotion Board |
| Technology Transfer - Ashlock | $24,426.00 | Jeremy Ross | Soybean Promotion Board |
| Soybean-Soil/Nutrition Management | $25,000.00 | Dr. Leo Espinoza | Soybean Promotion Board |
| Soybean - Irrigation | $37,000.00 | Phil Tacker | Soybean Promotion Board |
| Investigating Emerging Production Recommendations for Sustainable Soybean Production | $22,072.00 | Dr. Gus Lorenz | Soybean Promotion Board |
| Investigating Emerging Production Recommendations for Sustainable Soybean Production | $30,458.00 | Jeremy Ross | Soybean Promotion Board |
| Statewide Monitoring of Soybean Rust and Other Diseases | $46,149.00 | Scott Monfort | Soybean Promotion Board |
| Statewide Monitoring of Soybean Rust and Other Diseases | $22,309.00 | Jeremy Ross | Soybean Promotion Board |
| Rice Verification | $158,816.00 | Dr. Chuck Wilson | Rice Research Promotion Board |
| Weed Management in Rice | $105,501.00 | Dr. Bob Scott | Rice Research Promotion Board |
| Rice Diseases | $111,496.00 | Dr. Richard Cartwright | Rice Research Promotion Board |
| Rice Water Management | $30,000.00 | Phil Tacker | Rice Research Promotion Board |
| Rice Insect Management Technology | $31,867.00 | Dr. Gus Lorenz | Rice Research Promotion Board |
| National Endowment for Financial Education: High School Financial Planning Program | $2,000.00 | Laura Connerly | National Endowment for Financial Education |
| Four-State Water Forum | $2,400.00 | Lorrie Barr | Oklahoma State University |
| Teaching Food Pantry Managers and Those Who Work in Food Pantries Basic Food Safety Practices and Nutrition Education | $5,100.00 | Easter Tucker | Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance |
| Spatial Statistical Analysis of Field-Scale Precision Cotton Research Implemented and Collected With Site-Specific Precision Agriculture Technology | $10,000.00 | Dr. Terry Griffin | Cotton, Incorporated |
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Total Awards |
$1,044,775.00 |
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