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AGGIE AGENDA
DEPARTMENT OF SOIL AND CROP SCIENCES
In this issue:
November 2011
• AWordfromtheDepartmentHead
• Condolences
• Calendar
• Awards
• NewEmployee
• OpenHouse
• ChristmasCoffee
Soil
& Crop Sciences
T A M U
Department of Soil & Crop Sciences, TAMU 2474, College Station, Tx 77843-2474, PH. 979-845-3041 Fax: 979-845-0456
We have much to be thankful for as we approach the Holiday. We are progressing with the negotia-tions on a new soil chemist with the department. We have made ad-justments in the Peanut Specialist position with Jason Woodward as-suming those responsibilities. We have received announcements of several new grants and contracts to further our work. We have re-ceived a little rain, but Travis as-sures me that the drought is not over - www.drought.gov. The fed-eral grant and research and exten-sion budgets look better than pre-dicted a few months ago. And, we have Turkey tomorrow, thanks to Carol Rhodes and Bill Rooney and teams.
The last few weeks have been highlighted by visits by Marilyn Warburton as part of the Advance program and visits from Syngen-ta and Bayer representatives. We have also had visitors from China,
ICARDA and Stephen F Austin. We have now started the efforts to develop a new strategic plan thanks to planning by a committee led by Scott Senseman. The initial plan will go through the Faculty Advi-sory Committee and, the Faculty at large in December.
Our curriculum continues rapid transition as we expand our dis-tance offering for graduate pro-grams in plant breeding and regu-latory science. Thanks to all for the efforts in moving these through the approval process.
I am currently at a hospital in Chey-enne, Wyoming with my youngest daughter, hopefully a diagnosis and cure will come quickly.
Happy Thanksgiving!
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Nov.22 HEEPCENTERAnnualThanksgivingLunch-ServinginRoom424at11:45a.m.
Nov.24 TexasA&Mvs.Texas-Gametime-7:00p.m.
Nov.24&25 Thanksgiving HolidayNov.29&30 CommodityForum-Amarillo
Dec.1-2 TexasStateSupportCommittee
Dec.3 ChristmasOpenHouseattheBaltensperger’shome
Dec.5-6 TexasPlantProtectionAssociation2011Conference-BrazosCenter,Bryan
Dec.12-14 TexasTurfgrassAssociationMeeting-SanAntonio
Dec.14 FacultyMeetingatnoon
Dec.16 Graduation
Dec.23-Jan.1 Christmas Holiday - 2012 -
Jan.3-6 BeltwideCottonConference-Orlando,FL
Jan.10 2012TexasA&MAgriLifeVideoConference
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We are deeply saddened at the death of Chris Dowswell. Chris passed away at his home in Mexico on Saturday.
From Jean F. Freymond - His life was people centered and devoted to the betterment of humanity. SG2000 and SAA was his family, and the family is today orphan, wherever it has members, in Africa, in Japan, in the Americas, in Eu-rope Chris will be missed. He will be remembered. His legacy is a very important one on which to build the future, a future which he will have contributed to shape with his ideas and determination.
Condolences Congratulations!
Nov.22 HEEPCENTERAnnualThanksgivingLunch-ServinginRoom424at11:45a.m.
Nov.24 TexasA&Mvs.Texas-Gametime-7:00p.m.
Nov.24&25 Thanksgiving HolidayNov.29&30 CommodityForum-Amarillo
Dec.1-2 TexasStateSupportCommittee
Dec.3 ChristmasOpenHouseattheBaltensperger’shome
Dec.5-6 TexasPlantProtectionAssociation2011Conference-BrazosCenter,Bryan
Dec.12-14 TexasTurfgrassAssociationMeeting-SanAntonio
Dec.14 FacultyMeetingatnoon
Dec.16 Graduation
Dec.23-Jan.1 Christmas Holiday - 2012 -
Jan.3-6 BeltwideCottonConference-Orlando,FL
Jan.10 2012TexasA&MAgriLifeVideoConference
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Congratulations toEdinalvo Camargo on receiving theSWSSOut-standingGraduateStudentAwardforthisyear.
Congratulations!
Welcome toDr. Jason Woodward on being named the new statepeanutspeciaist.
“WeareverypleasedthatDr.Woodwardwillassumethepositionofstatepeanutspecialist,”saidDr.TravisMiller,programleaderfortheSoilandCropSciencesAgriLifeExtensionunit. “Hewill serveasaliaisonwiththeTexasPeanutProducersBoardandcoordinateAgriL-ifeExtension’speanutproductionmanagementprograms.Hehasan
excellentrangeofexperienceworkingwithpeanutsandweareconfidentthathe’llmakearealdifferenceinthisrole.”
YoumayviewtheentirearticlebySteveBymsat:http://agrilife.org/today/2011/11/18/agrilife-extension-names-new-state-peanut-specialist/.
Ifyouhaveawardsorinformationthatyouwouldlikementionedinfuturenewsletters,[email protected]
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Open House You and your guest are invited to the home of
Dr. and Mrs. Baltensperger5202 Cascades Drive
College Station, TX
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Hors d’oeuvres and desserts will be served from4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.
RSVP Appreciated Judy Young at 979-845-3041
Soil & Crop Christmas Open House Soil & Crop Annual Christmas Coffee
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Please join us for our Annual Christmas
Coffee and Sweets before we
break for the holidays.
Tuesday, December 20, 2011Room 440, 3:00 p.m.
Annual Soil & Crop Sciences Christmas Coffee
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Soil & Crop Annual Christmas Coffee