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B t admi istrators, ac lty, sta , a d st de ts haverespo ded with e al swi t ess a d determi atio to the

disaster. The camp s is bei g clea ed p, b ildi gs are bei grepaired, employees are back at work eve as some o them

have bee relocated to other b ildi gs, a d research activitiesco ti e despite the act that e perime ts have bee lost or delayed.

We have made treme do s strides si ce the day o the tor ado thro ghremediatio e orts that have gotte s back o o r eet, a d will co ti e to move

The Sept. 16 tornado tore through the Ohio Agricultural Researchand Development Center (OARDC) at speeds o up to 130 mph

and more than enough strength to damage buildings, lattengreenhouses, uproot trees, and leave a trail o destructionand debris all over the Wooster campus.

After tornado, OARDC picks up the pieces, looks forward to rebui

A I ide: Exte i p. 4 A ade i P a p. 7 ATI p. 10 De e p e tp. 12 A ip.

orward with re ovatio projects i thecomi g mo ths, said OARDC DirectorSteve Slack. I am always ama edat how people step p i times oemerge cy, a d this sit atio has bee

o e ceptio .

The tor ado damaged the ResearchServices B ildi g (admi istratio ), theAgric lt ral E gi eeri g B ildi g, theSimo Rice Ho se (Police Statio ), theSto e Ho se (a historical b ildi g),several Research Operatio s grai a dstorage acilities, a d most o the camp ss26 gree ho ses. The storm also wreckedhavoc i Secrest Arboret m, which lost

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Its inevitable that a orestwill be hit by a storm in its li e,

Arboretum Program Director KenCochran said. Renewal is a natural

process a terward.For now, cleanup in the arboretum continues.

And Cochran and sta are planning the bestways to renew it. Replanting will play a big part.So, in some places, will natural re orestation simply letting nature take its course.

A orest can be renewed ollowing thesesituations, Cochran said. Whats important todo is to understand the science and to moveahead based on that science.

See a slide presentation on the tornados

damage at http://go.os .ed /BC7 .Ohio State has announced a Secrest

Arboretum tornado und. Cash gi ts to the undwill go directly toward the arboretums renewale orts. Learn more at http://www.giveto.os .ed /secrest d . Or call 330-464-2148.

The arboretum is part o the Ohio AgriculturalResearch and Development Center(OARDC). The center receivedmajor damage to buildings andgreenhouses rom the storm.

Both the main OARDCcampus and the arboretumremain closed to the publicat this writing.

KuRT KnEBuSCH

Secrest Arboretum:A ter the Storm, Renewal

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more tha 1,500 large treesa d a ewly b ilt pavilio .

Ma y pla ts were losti the gree ho ses, setti gback research projects bycrop scie tists a d pla tpathologists or mo ths

or eve years. However,the most critical data(s ch as DnA a drelated materials)was salvaged.

There will besome cha gesproposed a dco sidered asthe total recoveryprocess is mappedo t a d eval ated bythe iversity, Slacke plai ed. This processwill allow s to do thi gsdi ere tly a d hope llybetter tha be ore. Theresilie ce show by everyo ei the OARDC comm ityspeaks well to a rich a d evemore prod ctive t re.

S ch determi atiowas echoed by Ohio StatePreside t Gordo Gee, whoto red the camp s less tha

24 ho rs a ter the tor ado.Obvio sly, this is a

devastati g loss to thisbea ti l camp s a d theWooster comm ity, b talso to the ma y peoplewho have p t a lot o timea d e ort maki g this placea great i stit tio , Geesaid. B t Im impressed bythe resilie ce o o r peoplewho are already looki g tothe t re, to recovery. It

shows the stre gth o theOhio State spirit.

More i ormatio is availableat http://oardc.osu.edu/tornado . MAuRICIO ESPInOzA

Secrest took a huge hit. But people and nature will bring it back.

Ohio State Universitys Secrest Arboretum in Wooster,blasted by a tornado on Sept. 16, has weathered

at least two other big storms in its 100-plus-yearhistory. And bounced back.

Weve got to replant and hope that 100 years from now, people will stand back and say,Somebody did the right thing. Ohio Governor Ted Strickland while touring the arboretum two days after the storm

On April 19, 1963, a violent stormle t 426 trees shattered, rootspr g, a d overthrow , accordi gto the arboret ms website.

Cochra came to see that damagewhile i college. He said the stormleveled j st abo t everythi g ia arrow swath betwee thearboret ms daw redwood a dwhite pi e/ po derosa pi epla ti gs.

On March 22, 1955, a 70-mph gale k ocked dow 212 trees, alsoaccordi g to the arboret mswebsite.

The rece t tor ado had the biggest

impact yet. It devastated abo t30 acres of the 120-acre arboretum,i cl di g a ew visitor pavilio ,display garde s, a d more tha1,500 large trees. The natio alWeather Service rated the twisteras an EF-2 on a scale of 05 with winds of up to 130 mph.


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he Buckeye states agricultural landscape has it all:grassla ds a d livestock o the steep terrai s o eastera d so ther Ohio, large grai arms o the wester

latla ds, r it a d ge eral armi g i the rolli g hills othe ce tral co ties, a d ab da t vegetable a d r it

prod ctio alo g Lake Erie.S ch diversity re ires agric lt ral research that takes i to

co sideratio the vario s crops a d a imals raised by Ohioarmers a d the partic lar growi g co ditio s a d challe ges

e perie ced by those armers. Thats where OARDCs o tlyi gagric lt ral research statio s come i to play.

Spread all over Ohio, these statio s provide acilities (a dmore than 3,000 acres) for OARDC scientists to conduct fielde perime ts that address di ere ces i soil t ype, terrai ,climate, water s pply, marketi g opport ities, a d h maa d at ral reso rces.

Sta ed with a reside t ma ager a d tech ically trai edperso el, each o tlyi g statio also provides a opport ity

or prod cers to see research i actio der co ditio s similarto those e perie ced o their ow arms. Field days a d otherki ds o ed catio al activities are commo thro gho t the yearat the research arms, o te held i collaboratio with OSuE te sio specialists.

Liquid pesticide applications are the most reliable way o riddi gfood of pests and diseases, while providing a high-quality,co siste t prod ct. B t those prod cts ca also be a e viro me tal

hazard, finding their way in the water supply through run-off orspray dri t. The Ohio State u iversity has embarked o a e ort top t sa er, more e ective applicatio s i armers ha ds.

Thro gh a $5 millio Third Fro tier Gra t, Ohio Agric lt ralResearch a d Developme t Ce ter researchers are eval ati ggra lar tech ology developed by The A derso s, I c., that moree ectively co tai s, tra sports, a d delivers ertili er a d pesticides,or other biologically active i gredie ts, to speci ic areas. The res ltis a more e ective a d e viro me tally sa er prod ct, activatedo ly whe e posed to water.

The OARDC project makes p two compo e ts. O e is to i d a way o get ti g theprod ct o the pla t; little tech ology e ists to e ectively apply a gra lar pesticideprod ct.

O r goal is to develop e ipme t that will apply dry prod cts as close to li idprod cts as possible i terms o precisio a d allow them stay o the pla t s r ace m chlo ger, said OARDC agric lt ral e gi eer Erdal O ka .

Researchers are developi g e ipme t that will apply the dry prod ct where itseeded a d keep it o the pla t, which will be achieved by i trod ci g moist re to dry

prod ct gra les as they travel rom the dry applicatio e ipme t to the target.

The seco d compo e t a swers the estio , How well do gra lar pesticides work?

E tomologist Celeste Welty is si g cabbage as the crop o choice or eval ati g thegra lar prod ct a d compari g its e icacy to co ve tio al li id applicatio s.

I we are s ccess l with the proper applicatio e ipme t a d i the prod cts work,it will mea a sa er alter ative to li id prod cts a d a reliable prod ct or armers, saidO ka . CAnDACE POLLOCK

Granular Technology O ers MoreOptions or E ective, Sa er Ag Products

OARDC BEYOnD WOOSTER AnD COLuMBuSAg research statio s across state serve as eld labs, o treach hotspots

1. Northwest Agricultural ResearchStation, Wood County

2. North Central Agricultural ResearchStation, Sandusky County

3. Muck Crops Agricultural ResearchStation, Huron County

4. Wooster Campus,OARDC, Wayne County

5. Ashtabula Agricultural Research Station,Ashtabula County

6. North AppalachianExperimental Watershed,Coshocton County

7. Pomerene Forest Laboratory, CoshoctonCounty

8. Western Agricultural Research Station,Clark County

9. Columbus Campus, OARDand OSU, Franklin County

10. Eastern Agricultural Research Station, Noble County

11. Ohio State University

South Centers, Pike Count12. Jackson Agricultural

Research Station,Jackson County

The o tlyi g research statio sare critical to the delivery of site- speci ic ield research i Ohio,OARDC Director Steve Slack said.I am perso ally pleased by the activeparticipatio o local stakeholders othe advisory committees or eachstatio ; they provide s releva ta d timely eedback abo t c rre tprograms a d t re eeds.

J st to cite a ew e amples,research a d o treach co d ctedat OARDCs o tlyi g statio s:

have been instrumental in the development of Phytophthora-

resista t soybea varieties, whichco ld save Ohio armers p to $120millio a year i prod ctio losses;

directly support the $22.7 millio ayear resh vegetable i d stry i them ck soils o orth ce tral Ohio;

contribute to the growth of ortheast Ohios grape a d wi ei d stry, which ge erates moretha $35 million in income for people i that part o the state; a d

has led to the development of reprod ctive protocols or beecows that ca boost preg a cyrates by 17.5 perce t, res lti g imillio s o dollars i savi gs a di creased prod ctio .

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Between May and the first frost every year, visitors toOhio State u iversitys College o Food, Agric lt ral,a d E viro me tal Scie ces camp s are welcomedto the color l sight o h dreds o a als lo rishi go the cor er o Woody Hayes Drive a d Fy e Co r t.

From gera i ms to pet ias to pa sies, the pla ts arepart o a loric lt re program that eval ates the per orma ce

o the c ltivars der Ohios growi g co ditio s. The o es that get good marks mayeve t ally be marketed or someo es garde or lowerbed.

The a als trials be e it the compa ies who provide s with the pla t material,the growers who eed to determi e the best c ltivars to grow i their rseriesor gree ho ses, a d the p blic so olks ca p rchase the pla ts that best it theirgarde s or la dscapes, said Cla dio Pasia , a Ohio State u iversity Exte sio

loric lt re specialist.

The a als trials, which started i 2000, have come a lo g way. Pasia a d hiscolleag es started o t eval ati g abo t 100 c ltivars. This year, they are looki gat more tha 700 c ltivars. The material was provided or eval atio by the top

loric lt re breedi g compa ies aro d the world.

We are testi g the c ltivars or stresses typically experie ced i the garde :heat, cold, too m ch rai , too little rai , pests, diseases, a d lack o er tility, saidPasia . We get pla ts that per orm really well to those that do t per orm at allto everythi g i betwee .

In 2009, 716 cultivars were evaluated and 31 of the top-performing plants were chose or gro d beds a d co tai ers. The list ca be o d athttp://ohiofloriculture.osu.edu/archive/Dec09/Trials_09_Petunias.html .

CAnDACE POLLOCK

The Best Annuals Coming to aGarden Near You, Thanks to Ohio State


Tra fc crashes are the leading causeo teen deaths in America. This OhioState program helps reduce them.

Can teens be safer drivers? OSu Exte sio sJim Jorda thi ks they ca , k ows how, a d

ow has the mbers to prove it.Jordan, a Butler County 4-H educator, works

with 4-Hs CarTeens program and studied itor his early i ished Ohio State doctoral

dissertatio . CarTee s is a i terve tioprogram for first-time juvenile traffic offenders.Tee s who complete it, Jorda s researchshows, make a sig i ica t improveme t i theirdrivi g. Their risky drivi g behaviors, s ch asspeedi g, decli e by more tha a third.

Jorda has see the be e its irstha d.

Abo t 10 perce t o B tler Co tys tra icatalities each year sed to be tee s. O e

year, a third o them were. The ig res, Jordasaid, were alarmi g.

But since the county started a zero-tolerancepolicy or tee drivi g violatio s a a tomat -ic citation and, for first-timers, a court mandateto attend 4-H CarTeens weve reduced thati some years to o e.

OSu Exte sio developed CarTee swith the Ohio State Highway Patrola d Ohios j ve ile j stice system a ddelivers it through 4-H.

CarTeens teachers are teens 4-H vol teers who s ally have go ethrough CarTeens themselves. Juvenile-court judges, law-enforcement officials,and 4-H educators guide them.

Magistrate Steve B ck works withCarTee s thro gh the M ski g m Co tyJ ve ile Co rt. By a y meas re, B cksaid, CarTee s has bee a e ectiveprogram i M ski g m Co ty: red ci gthe mber o repeat j ve ile tra ic

o e ders, helpi g make pare ts a dg ardia s aware o their respo sibilities ortheir tee s drivi g, a d i creasi g tee saware ess o respo sible drivi g decisio sa d the impact those decisio s have o others.

More tha 8,400 Ohio tee s participatedin 4-H CarTeens in 2009.

For a mi imal tax dollar expe se iacilitati g CarTee s thro gh OSu Exte sio ,

we all be e it immeas rably rom red ced j ve ile tra ic accide ts, i j ries, a d deaths,B ck said. Its hard to imagi e a better seo o r tax dollars. KuRT KnEBuSCH

New Study Shows4-H Carteens CutsRisky Teen DrivingBy a Third

When Bob Horton visited Tanzania, Zambia, and Kenyain January, he was struck by the number o children hesaw at least, compared to the relatively ewer numbero adults.

Ohio 4-H Taking Lead in DevelopingGlobal 4-H Knowledge Center


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A DAY FOR TREES, A LINK FOR LIFE

Harold Schnell Elementary Schools DeniseMoore called it a tree-mendous success.

Ohio State u iversity Exte sio s JimChat ield described it both as a greatpart ership a d perma e t co ectio .

A yo g st de t amed A rora simplydrew a pict re o a tree, the s , a d

lowers i crayo a d captio ed it, Mytree ha rai drop leevs.

All three were amo g the 550 people,including 450 first- through fifth-graders,who came together A g. 18 or HaroldSchnell Elementarys first-ever Tree-me do s Day i Dayto s Cox Arboret mMetroPark. The program celebrated treesa d the good they do. Art, math, scie ce,la g age, a d history were part o thec rric l m.

Teachers a d pare ts rom the schooli West Carrollto , ed cators rom thearboret m ext door, Master Garde ers,Certi ied Vol teer nat ralists, a d OSuExte sio specialists teamed p to prese tit. A OSu Exte sio I ovative Gra tto Exte sio s S stai able Developme tI itiative was a catalyst. Aim: to develop

a STEM (Scie ce,Tech ology,E gi eeri g, a dMathematics)scie ce c rric l mo trees.

We wa ted toshow that while,yes, trees are pretty,theyre also ai tegral part oe viro me tal healtha d more tha pay

or what they cost i terms o what theydo e viro me tally, said Chat ield, ahortic lt re specialist a d member oExte sio s Why Trees Matter Sig at reProgram team.

Each o the schools 40 Bravo gro ps,gro ps with st de ts rom all ive grades,adopted a arboret m tree as their ow .They ide ti ied, meas red, photographed,a d wrote abo t it. The they calc latedthe val e o its e viro me tal services,s ch as clea i g the air a d red ci ghome e ergy se, with a comp ter

program called i-Tree.Theyll ollow their treethro gh the year a dbeyo d.

The activities

e gaged o r st de tsmi ds, m scles, a dimagi atio s, saidMoore, the schoolscomp ter lab coordi ator.O e teacher told meevery st de t i herfirst-grade class

remembered what type otree their adopted tree is.

Seei g the st de tsmake that co ectio ,seei g their exciteme t,

seei g them i volved iso ma y ways was verygrati yi g, said Chat ield,who added that thepla is to develop theprogram as a model

or other schools.

KuRT KnEBuSCH

A program called Tree-mendous Day showed kids why trees and learning are good.

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The AIDS epidemic has really taken a toll in sub-SaharanA rica, Horton said. There are lots o children, but ar eweradults than one would e pect to see.

Horton realized that in just a ew years, many o thosechildren will become A ricas armers. But because theirparents generation has been ravaged by death and illness,those children need help in developing the skills that willempower them to become the armers, agri-business people,and community leaders o 2025.

Thats why Horton, an associate pro essor with Ohio StateUniversity E tensions 4-H Youth Development program, is

working with colleagues at Ohio State and across the nation ina Global 4-H Network project that will establish a clearinghouseo land-grant university in ormation and technical assistance

or 4-H club leaders throughout A rica and provide them withtimely, open access to that knowledge. The project is beingsupported by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and theNike Foundation.

It is estimated that 200,000 young A ricans participate in4-H programs, but Horton said 75 percent o A rican 4-Hleaders reported in 2009 that access to uality educational

materials and technical support or sta is a challenge. Theleaders asked or curriculum that was customized to A ricanneeds on topics such as entrepreneurship, income generation,vegetable gardening, sustainable agriculture, poultry science,and environmental sciences, and identi ied the need ortechnical assistance and capacity-building support in staand volunteer development, inancial management, andin rastructure.

Others at Ohio State whoare involved in the project areRobert Agunga, associatepro essor o human and

community resourcedevelopment, and MarkErbaugh, director oInternational Programsin the College o Food,Agricultural, andEnvironmental Sciences.

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Speaking at the solar arms dedication were ( rom le t to right) Ohio State President Gordon Gee, PSEG CEO Ralph Izzo, and Ohio Governor Ted Strickland.

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The dedication o Ohios largest solar energy arm in Upper Sanduskydemonstrates how Ohio State University E tension can play an invaluablerole in the development o renewable energy projects, economic activity,and jobs throughout the state.

The Wyandot Solar acility was unveiled on Aug. 19 at a ceremonyattended by Ohio Governor Ted Strickland, Ohio State President GordonGee, and representatives rom New Jersey-based PSEG Solar Source,which owns the project.

At 12 megawatts o electricity generation capacity, the arm is one o thelargest o its kind east o the Mississippi. Its more than 159,000 solar panels,ground-mounted on 80 acres o ormer armland,can yield enough clean energy to keep the lightson and air conditioners humming at more than9,000 homes when the sun is shining. Additionally,

the project will help eliminate 14,030 tons ogreenhouse gas emissions per year.

OSU E tension has played a very vital rolein this project, Wyandot County CommissionerMike Wheeler said. We are in an agricultural-based area that had a de inite need and all theitems essential or a renewable energy project othis kind. What we lacked in the Commissionerso ice was the e pertise to convey that messageproperly. E tensions e pertise and wealth oknowledge is unbelievable and helped us do that.

Eric Romich, who doubles as OSU E tensioneconomic development and regional planning

educator and director o the Wyandot County O iceo Economic Development, said the lessons learnedrom working on this project make OSU E tension

an invaluable resource or communities acrossOhio looking to take advantage o renewableenergy development opportunities.

The demand or renewable energy projects willcontinue to grow in Ohio because the demand or energy is increasing andthere are policies in place acilitating these kinds o projects, Romich e plained.

OSU E tension is illing a need that e ists in the state to help address thesenew opportunities.

A video o the dedication is available at http://go.osu.edu/9g . MAuRICIO ESPInOzA

The demand forrenewable energy

projects willcontinue to growin Ohio becausethe demand forenergy isincreasing andthere are policiesin place facilitatingthese kinds ofprojects.

Eric Romich, OSU

Extension economicdevelopment and regional

planning educator of the Wyandot County Office of EconomicDevelopment

Ohio State University Extension hasreceived approval to act as a ho s

i g co seli g service age cy bythe u.S. Departme t o Ho si ga d urba Developme t.

Te Exte sio ed cators a dtwo program assista ts are

approved to o er three types ohousing counseling: pre-purchase/

homeb yi g ed catio ; resolvi g orpreve ti g mortgage deli q e cy or de a lt;and non-delinquency post-purchase financialed catio .

Ma y o Ohios Exte sio ed cators haveo ered s ch programs i the past, b t i rece t

years, part ers have i creasi gly asked i theeducators are HUD-approved, said Nancy Steh lak, a amily a d co s mer scie cesed cator based i He ry Co ty. Steh lak workedwith C ilia Loibl, OSu Exte sio specialista d assista t pro essor i the Departme t oCo s mer Scie ces i the College o Ed catioa d H ma Ecology, to gai the HuD approval.

O r goal is to target r ral areas, which areq ite derserved with regard to ho si gco seli g services a d which have some othe highest oreclos re rates i the s tate, saidLoibl, who is also a researcher with the Ohio

Agric lt ral Research a d Developme t Ce ter.HuD req ires co selors have at least o e

years experie ce i co d cti g s ch sessio s;the ed cators a d program assista ts providedworkshops or i divid al co seli g to severalh dred clie ts betwee Ja ary a d December2009.

now with HuD approval, we hope to i creasethe mber o sta devoted to this e ort a d the

mber o amilies served i Ohio, Loibl said.

Those offering HUD-approved sessions arelisted o the OSu Exte sio Ho si g Co seli g

Services website: http://fcs.osu.edu/cs/house-counseling.php .

O r workshops are ope to everyo e whowa ts a better dersta di g o mortgagesa d i a ces, b t ormally we part er with alocal ho si g a thority, Habitat or H ma ity,or a other orga i atio that works directly withpeople who may be first-time homebuyersor j st eed some backgro d o their rightsa d respo sibilities be ore talki g to a ba ker,Steh lak said. We k ow that i people participatei a homeb yer ed catio co rse, they are lesslikely to go i to oreclos re. MARTHA FILIPIC

End Goal:Reducing ForeclosuresOSU E tension gains HUDapproval or housing counseling

LARGEST OHIO SOLAR FARMDEDICATED IN UPPER SANDUSKYOSu E te sio lli g a eed to help comm itiestake adva tage o re ewable e ergy opport ities


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Students interested in inding an i ter ship d ri g s mmer break or a

job a ter grad atio o te search theI ter et, talk to their rie ds a d amily,or co s lt with their teachers to i dthe right positio . A other good optio

or them is to atte d a career e poeve t hosted by their college.

Whe someo e is co d cti ga job or i ter ship search, it ca bevery di ic lt to visit with 20 compa iesi o e day, said Adam Cahill, CareerDevelopme t Coordi ator or theCollege o Food, Agric lt ral, a dE viro me tal Scie ces. B t yo caby comi g to o e o o r Career E poeve ts where compa ies come to yoi o e a ter oo .

The college o ers o r Career E posthro gho t the year to meet the eedso all the di ere t majors i the college.The largest e po, i november, is age eral eve t that draws a wide arrayo compa ies a d orga i atio s aswell as a broad ra ge o those looki g

or employme t.

The november eve t was so pop larwith compa ies we had to e pa d i tomore eve ts, Cahill said. C rre tly,i October the college o ers a CareerE po oc sed o the co str ctioi d stry, a d i Ja ary, it o ers a e pospeci ically or opport ities related toe viro me tal careers. A seco d ge erale po is held i Febr ary.

We e co rage st de ts to takeadva tage o these eve ts, Cahill said.Eve as a reshma yo might otbe looki g or a job b t yo ll meetpeople, etwork, a d see what ki ds oopport ities are available. Sig i g p

or a i terview o ers a great pro essio aldevelopme t e perie ce as well.

The e pos are also ope to al m i, whoca make se o the colleges o li ecareer services site, Hireab ckeye, toide ti y employme t opport ities.Weve see a large i crease i al m i

si g Hireab ckeye, Cahill said. Al m i,c rre t st de ts, a d compa ies ca allbe e it rom this site.

For more i ormatio o Hireab ckeye,Career E pos, or ge eral career serviceso ered by the college, visit http://www.c aes.osu.edu/career or co tactAdam Cahill at cahill.71@os .ed or614-292-1589. MARTHA FILIPIC

academic programs

We encourage students to take advantage o these events. Even

as a reshman you might not be looking or a job but youll meetpeople, network, and see what kinds o opportunities are available. Adam Cahill, Career Development Coordinator or the College o Food, Agricultural,

and Environmental Sciences

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CAREER ExPOS GET THE JOB DONE


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As coordinator o Prospective Student Services, Jill Tyson is eeling good about the Collegeo Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences.

New first-quarter freshmen for 201011 totaled 142. With an additional 192 transfer students including 80 from ATI (AgriculturalTechnical Institute) in Wooster the college welcomed a total new student population of 334 this fall.

The fact that we have 19 different majors representing a lot of different areas tends to bring students in, Tyson said. Many of o r majors are the o ly program i the state a d are atio ally recog i ed. Thats a i dicatio that were doi g thi gs right.

DOINGTHINGSRIGHTMore students fnda home in CFAES

The College o Food, Agric lt ral, a d E viro me talScie ces o ers several opport ities or i comi gst de ts to visit, i cl di g these pcomi g eve ts:

Saturday, Feb. 5, 2011 ATI Open House @ATI

April 2011 TBD Regional CampusTransition Day

Saturday, April 2, 2011 ATI Open House @ATI

Saturday, May 21, 2011 Spring Visit Day(Pre-Vet Day)

I additio , E perie ce OSu or a Day visits cabe sched led a y day i which classes are o ered.

To lear more, visit http://www.c aes.osu.edu/visit or call 614-688-4659.

MARK YOUR CALENDARS

COLLEGE HIGHLIGHTS: Over 90 percent of CFAES graduates find full-time employment

or enter graduate school within six months of graduation.

The colleges student-to-faculty ratio remains at 10 to 1, offering a small-college feel at a world-class institution.

The college awards $1.5 million in scholarships each yearsomany that, typically, two-thirds of applicants receive an award.

Tyso s o ice is maki g more se o social media a d etworki gtoday to spread the word abo t the opport ities available i thecollege.

This is de i itely a team e ort, a d al m i ca play a big role.Whe they talk abo t how s ccess l theyve bee or how m chthey e joyed their years i the college, that goes a lo g way. I theyever speak with a i terested st de t, they ca j st re er them too r o ice or more i ormatio .

A ew st de t recr itme t video has ge erated a phe ome alrespo se, Tyso said. It really holds peoples i terest. I thi k it sbeca se we sed c rre t st de ts a d othi g was scripted theyre j st talki g abo t what they i d e joyable abo t the college.People relate to that.

To see the video, see http://go.osu.edu/cfaesrecruit . For morei ormatio abo t st de t recr itme t, co tact Tyso at tyso [email protected] or 614-292-8124. MARTHA FILIPIC


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The 6,500 reshmen enrolled at The OhioState University this all were welcomed withthe challenge o e ploring ways to reduce theircarbon ootprint on campus.

From biking to supporting local oods toconserving water and e ploring alternativeenergy, the students embarked on a week-long carbon-cleansing No Impact eventOct. 1017 that encouraged them to take upOhio State President E. Gordon Gees call otrans orming Ohio State into the greenestcampus in the country.

Trish Raridan Preston, School o Environ-

ment and Natural Resources program coordi-nator, said that the program is a culminationo the First Year E perience Buckeye BookCommunity where the incoming students

were asked to read No ImpactMan. The story ollows a manand his amily as they go othe grid or one year and livea no-impact li e.

The activities centeredaround the book weredesigned to educate thestudents that in somesmall way they can con-tribute to environmental

stewardship and a moresustainable li estyle, said Raridan

Preston. We in SENR were e cited aboutbeing part o the activities because o theemphasis on being green.

Students toured the College o Food,Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences,Ohio 4-H Center, Olentangy River WetlandResearch Park, and Waterman Agricultureand Natural Resources Laboratory.

The Buckeye Book Community is oneo the largest book clubs in the nation. Thegoal o the program is to introduce irst-yearstudents to campus li e, and oster communityamong other students and aculty throughconnections achieved by reading re uiredselections be ore classes begin. The bookand subse uent discussions, said RaridanPreston, are a way or students to share theire periences both in and outside the classroom.

To learn more about Buckeye BookCommunity, log on to http:// ye.os .ed /bbc.html . CAnDACE POLLOCK

Book CluBACCliMAtEsstudEnts toCollEgE liFE

Two CFAES students were recently recog i ed or their academic achieveme ts.

J sti Rismiller, a Versailles, Ohio, se ior majori g i agrib si ess a d appliedeco omics a d mi ori g i political scie ce, received the Ohio State u iversityBoard o Tr stees St de t Recog itio Award Sept. 17.

Hes a member o Class 10 o Alpha zeta Part ers (AzP), CFAESs selectiveleadership program, last year worked i Ohio States Ohio Bioprod cts I ovatioCe ter, a d c rre tly serves as a college ambassador assis ti g with CFAESrecr itme t.

He was a 2010 i alist or the Board o Tr stees highly competitive st de tpositio a d wo CFAESs O tsta di g Freshma Award i 2008.

As the advisor to AzP over the past three years, Ive watched J sti blossomboth i side a d o tside the classroom, said Jill P ister, CFAESs assista t dea

or academic a airs. He has the kee ability to liste , sy thesi e the i ormatio ,a aly e the sit atio , a d o er s ggestio s or improveme t.

He is committed, P ister said, to get ti g the most o t o his college experie ce.

Jedidiah Bookma , a Lo do ville, Ohio, se ior majori g i agric lt ral ed catio ,has bee selected as o e o 15 recipie ts atio ally o the natio al Associatioof Agricultural Educators (NAAE) Delmar-Cengage Upper Division EducationScholarship. He received the award at nAEEs november a al co ere ce.

Bookma has co d cted dergrad ate research o classroom applicatio s oPiagets theory o cog itive developme t a d i each o the past three years hasprese ted his work i CFAESs u dergrad ate Research For m a d i Ohio Statesprestigio s De ma u dergrad ate Research For m.

Hes st de t teachi g this all at Ama da Clearcreek High School i Fair ieldCo ty. Hell ret r to his job as a st de t admi istrative assista t i theDepartme t o H ma a d Comm ity Reso rce Developme t a ter that.

Jed sets high s ta dards or himsel , said S sie Whitti gto , a associatepro essor i the departme t, Bookma s advisor, a d his st de t employme ts pervisor. He came rom a stro g FFA backgro d at Hillsdale High School(i Ashla d Co ty) a d co seq e tly believes i the i trac rric lar missioo agric lt ral ed catio .

Hell be a great teacher.

KuRT KnEBuSCH

CFAES St de ts Ear Ohio State,

natio al Ag Ed Ho orsCongratulations to our latest award winners,Justin Rismiller and Jed Bookman

High standards, keen ability: Earning top awards this all were CFAES students JedidiahBookman (le t, in an elementary school classroom), and Justin Rismiller (during AZPs study abroad program in Brazil, with the local undergraduate student acilitator).

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le t s i the d st, Smith joked.

I was act ally ridi gbehi d them, namethresponded. Well-versed inha dli g s ch road ha ardsas lat tires a d derailedchai s, nameth wa ted to make s re he wo ld be earby ithe trio e co tered problems.

Smith and Nameth both exceeded their personal fund-raisi g goals. I raised twice as m ch as I eeded to,a d I did t have a y big corporate do atio s. It was allthro gh i divid als, Smith said. I was very to ched bythe response to my fund-raising letters. Their donationscontributed to the total of more than $31,000 raised byTeam Conquest, far exceeding the initial fund-raising goalo $7,000.

I ca t thi k o a better way to spe d a day tha ridi gto Athe s a d raisi g mo ey or ca cer research, namethsaid. Ca cer has to ched all o o r lives i ma y ways, a ddo atio s to The James Ca cer Hospital will help those wek ow as well as those we do t. FRAnCES WHITED

ATI loral design and marketing major Bailey Anne Wilson broughthome a total o our awards, including irst place overall, romthe 2010 Student Floral Design Competition that was held aspart o the American Institute o Floral Designers 2010 NationalSymposium in Boston, July 38. This competition is the mostprestigious student loral design competition in the nation.

Wilson, who is a second-year student rom Marblehead, Ohio,garnered the Peoples Choice Award, an award or best designvoted on by the general public, as well as irst place in the OverallContest Winner category. She also received irst place in theBu et Design category and second place in the Napkin DcorDesign category.

The competition consists o ive categories: Overall, Bu et/ Food Table Design, Napkin Floral Dcor, Flowers to Carry BridalBou uet Design, and Sweetheart Table Design.

The Student AIFD (SAIFD) maintains chapters at 15 collegesand universities throughout the United States and Canada.SAIFD chapters not only compete in the Annual Student DesignCompetition during AIFDs National Symposium but also hostartist in residence programs throughout the year.

ATI sends a student design team to the competition everyyear. An ATI student won irst place overall in 2005, and ATIalso earned the irst-ever Top Overall School Award that year.

FRAnCES WHITED

Steve Cli to , captai

Br ce Ackley

Ma ree A sti

Eva Cli to

Robert C rley

Mike Dodrill

Derrick Do ier

Mark Lo

Tory Lo

Ke Marti

Joseph Mitchell

Pa l Mo k

Amir Morta avi

Bobby Moser

Steve nameth

Thomas Ole cki

Joseph Ottobre

Ke Riedl

Steve Schwart

Ci dy Shelly

Keith Smith

Hsueh-li Tan

Hele Thompso

Fra ces Whited

CFAES PelotoniaTeam Members

Le t to right:

Bobby Moser,Keith Smith,Ken Martin

P tti g medals to her petals:ATI st de t wi s rst place i

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development

Lydia Bailey, alumna, student, staff member, a d rie d to The Ohio

State u iversity, wa ted to ho or her ather, Arley D Bla ke ship,after he passed away in 1999. Born in Justice, West Virginia, Mr.Bla ke ship was a avid o tdoorsma a d took a deep i terest i

at ral scie ce. He vol teered or m ltiple religio s a d comm ityorga i atio s a d actively participated i at ral reso rce ed catio alopport ities. Lydia o dly remarked, He was the most ama i g maIve ever met, a d everyo e he k ew was better havi g k ow him. I his memory, she established TheArley D Bla ke ship Memorial F d at Sto e Laboratory i May 2010. The e dowme t d recog i esa d celebrates his love o ed catio a d at re by providi g scholarships or st de ts taki g i trod ctoryco rses at Sto e Laboratory with pre ere ce give to st de ts rom Appalachia.

Lydias love o Sto e Lab bega the same year that her ather e tered hospice care. The lake is ama i g,a d it was a relie to be o the isla d d ri g that stress l period o time i my li e, she explai ed. Altho gh her ather was everable to visit the lab, she k ew that he wo ld have e joyed spe di g time there. He was a advocate or ed catio a d wo ld havewhole-heartedly supported Stone Labs mission. The establishment of this scholarship was the best way to honor him while alsos pporti g the lab a d helpi g st de ts. Theworld becomes a better place whe we havebetter ed cated citi e s, Lydia remarked. Astreas rer o the Frie ds o Sto e LaboratoryBoard, she is extremely dedicated to the laba d has a treme do s amo t o respect orits director, Dr. Je Re tter, a d the dedicatedteam o researchers a d ed cators that workthro gh Sto e Lab to improve a d protect theGreat Lakes. It is her hope that this scholarshipe dowme t will be a great help ot o ly to itsrecipie ts, b t also to the lab itsel by attracti gthe best a d brightest st de ts.

The Arley D Bla ke ship Memorial F d atSto e Laboratory tr ly exempli es Lydias loveo Ohio State, Sto e Laboratory, a d most oall, her ather. I his memory, co tless grate lst de ts will have the opport ity to takeadvantage of life-changing opportunities andachieve s ccess by receivi g a ed catio thatmay ot have bee possible otherwise.

KELLY VOTInO

Memorial Scholarship SupportsStudents at Stone Laboratory

On Oct. 6, the Ohio 4-H Foundation Board celebrat -ed the ho ori ic ami g o the Bea Clevela d Board

Room with a dedicatio ceremo y.Dr. Beatrice J. Cleveland served for 32 years as a

dedicated ac lty member o Ohio State u iversityExtension, including many years in the State 4-H

Office. Bea has been an outstanding volunteer and advocate for the 4-Hprogram for more than 65 years. She served 4-H at the national level byparticipating on the National 4-H Policy Committee, the National 4-H Foodsand Nutrition Development Committee, and the National 4-H Foundation.

Beas volunteer fund-raising activities resulted in more than $1 millio orthe 4-H Foundation Endowment. In addition, she has given generously to the4-H Center and plans to make future gifts to the 4-H Center via her estate.

Nationwide and OhioFarm Bureau 4-H CenterBoard Room Named inHonor o Bea Cleveland

The world becomes a

better place when wehave better educatedcitizens. Lydia Bailey

Lydia Bailey withher ather Arley Blankenship

Dr. Beatrice J.Cleveland

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Lauren Slutzsky knows the value of an education. A second-generation collegestudent, she set her sights high with a double major in psychology along with food,agricultural, and biological engineering. Now in her fourth year, Lauren plans to goon to medical school to become a physician scientist.

Even with such inspiring goals, Lauren recently faced a major challenge when bothof her parents lost their jobs. With graduation becoming uncertain, Lauren was

grateful to receive the generous support of donors. I was incredibly fortunate toreceive a scholarship that helps pay my tuition, she said.

Students like Lauren deserve a chance to make their dreams come true. By joiningtogether, Ohio State alumni and friends can make a difference for students in need.

Help Ohio State put Students First,Students Now by making a gift today at giveto.osu.edu/studentsfrst

I am eternally gratefulfor the support Ive received.

Closing in on the Students First, Students Now und-raising goal

SStudents First, Students Now is auniversity-wide initiative. Kicked off byPresident E. Gordon Gee January 2009,St de ts First was created to e s reco ti ed access to ed catio or c rre ta d t re Ohio State st de ts. TheSt de ts First, St de ts now ve t re iscomprehe sive, a d i volves scholarships,loa s, aid, a d emerge cy ds.

The universitys overall fund-raising goal or St de ts First, St de ts now is$100 millio , a d CFAES was challe gedto raise early $2.8 million before June 30,2011. By the e d o Fiscal Year 2010, thecolleges ge ero s s pporters had give$2,159,951, putting CFAES at 77 percento its goal. These dollars are solely orscholarships a d emerge cy ds tost de ts who eeded immediate a cialhelp to stay o track toward their degrees.

Thro gho t the co rse o FiscalYear 2010, 773 CFAES students on the

Col mb s camp s received $1.5 millioin scholarships and 138 ATI studentsreceived $300,000 in scholarships.Ge ero s do ors made this possible.

O e o the st de ts who hasbe e ted rom scholarship s pport isLa re Sl t sky, a do ble major i Food,Agric lt ral, a d Biological E gi eeri g,a d Psychology. Sl t sky, a Ci ci ati

ative, received the Shepherd ScholarshipAward; the Al red Soboyejo Scholarship;the Ohio a d Michiga Eq ipme t DealersAssociatio Scholarship; the Wome iE gi eeri g Scholarship; a Ho ors &Scholars award.

My mother was the rst perso i heramily to grad ate rom college, a d I k ow

how hard she had to work to pay or herow t itio , said Sl t sky.

Havi g my t itio paid or has allowedme to oc s o my academics a d tosearch or opport ities that have give

me broad expos re, ot j st a paycheck.Ive prese ted research at the De mau dergrad ate Research For m, a dhave do e vol teer work with Womei E gi eeri g, City Year Col mb s, a dthe emerge cy departme t at natio wideChildre s Hospital.

As iversity preside t E. Gordo Geehas explai ed, O r pro o d commit -me t is to providi g access to Ohio Statesexcelle t ed catio al opport ities. nowmore tha ever, we m st ass re thatyo g people are able to p rs e theirdreams, ear a degree, a d se theirtale ts to e ha ce o r eco omy, o r state,a d o r world.

To make a gi t to the St de ts First,St de ts now campaig , visit www.giveto.osu.edu . AMY MCKEnzIE

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alumni

CFAES Alumni Society to RecognizeSeventeen at Awards Luncheon

Meritorious Service to the College

Kenneth E. Dountz (BS, Agricultural Economics, 1964) D bli ,Ohio, o bei g recog i ed or his service to the college a dst de ts i AEDE a d the nAMA marketi g team a d or hisservice o ma y sig i ca t committees i the college.

William L. Flinn (BS, Rural Sociology, 1960) Worthi gto , Ohio,will be ho ored or his s bsta tial service to the R ral Sociologyprogram a d the i ter atio al programs o ce i the collegethro gh his work i MuCIA.

John R. Staubus (non-alumnus) Col mb s, Ohio, or his ma yyears o service to the college a d exte sio programs as statedairy tritio ist a d service to the dairy i d stry i Ohio ornearly 30 years, and his contribution to many students over

the years.

Distinguished Alumni Award

Gary Bennett (MS, Animal Sciences, 1975; PhD, Animal Sciences,1977) Clay Center, Nebraska, is being recognized for 35 years as a ge etics specialist i bee , sheep, swi e, a d po ltry leadi gto his stro g p blicatio record a d atio al a d i ter atio alco ere ce prese ter.

Alan R. Brugler (Combined BS-MS, Agricultural Education,Agricultural Economics, 1976) Omaha, nebraska, i bei g ho ored

or his adoptio o ew i ormatio tech ologies with OhioFarm B rea , DTn Ag Daily, a d his perso ally ow ed Br glerMarketi g a d Ma ageme t LLC co s lti g rm.

Steven P. Debruin (BS, Dairy Science, 1977; DVM, 1983) Millersport, Ohio, is bei g recog i ed or his work iveteri ary medici e with Feeder Creek Vet Services, a d hiswork with the Ohio Cattleme s Associatio , as well as co tya d atio al associatio s.

David R. Hawkins (BS, Animal Science, 1963; MS, Animal Science 1965) East La si g, Michiga , is bei g ho ored as adisti g ished ac lty member at Michiga State u iversitya d his active i volveme t i teachi g a d research programsthere as well as across the atio .

Scott E. Higgins (BS, Agricultural Economics, 1984) Joh stow ,Ohio, is bei g recog i ed or his service as Preside t a d CEO,America Dairy Ass Mideast; CEO Ohio Dairy Prod cers Ass ,a d Preside t a d CEO o the Ohio Dairy I d stry For m or

early 25 years.

Linda M. Pollak (BS, Horticulture, 1978) Ames, Iowa, is bei gho ored or her sig i ca t leadership role i the corbreedi g comm ity a d developme t o the u.S. testi g

etwork, oc si g o co ve tio al a d orga ic testi g orhybrid per orma ce across the atio .

Dan Wampler (BS, Horticulture-Food Processing, 1980; PhD,Food Technology, 1983) Hamilto , Ohio, is bei g ho ored orhis service to the college o several committees a d hisestablishme t as a ood i d stry leader i at ral prod ctextractio .

Brian H. Watkins (BS Agricultural Economics, 1983) Ke to ,Ohio, is bei g recog i ed or his record o accomplishme t as

a amily armer, i d stry leader, a d active participa t i severalcooperatives deali g with pork a d GPS database ma ageme t.

International Alumni Award

Yoo Yong Kim (PhD, Animal Sciences, 1999) Seo l, Korea, is bei grecog i ed or his co trib tio as a world leader i porkprod ctio , a d or his excelle ce i teachi g.

Fahri Yavuz (MS, Agricultural Economics, 1992; PhD Agricultural Economics, 1994) , Er r m, T rkey, is bei g ho ored or hisexpertise i i ter atio al a airs, a d his admi istrative service tohis iversity a d the Mi istry o Agric lt re o ce o T rkey.

Young Pro essional Achievement Award

David Darr (BS, Agribusiness and Applied Economics, 2001) Ka sas City, Misso ri, is bei g recog i ed or his work i the dairycooperative i d stry a d his excelle ce i d raisi g or DairyFarmers o America.

Andrea M. Grube (BS, Agribusiness and Applied Economics,2000) Champaig , Illi ois, is bei g ho ored or her ast trackpromotio with Joh Deere Compa y a d or her sig i ca t workwith dealers in her two-state area of Indiana and Illinois.

Jenifer L. Weaver (BS, Agribusiness and Applied Economics,1997) north Jackso , Ohio, is bei g recog i ed or hero tsta di g career i grai ma ageme t with Deer eld arm

services, a d the expa sio o their service areas.Melanie Flax Wilt (BS, Agricultural Communication, 1998) So thCharlesto , Ohio, is bei g ho ored or her achieveme t s i p blicrelatio s with OFA, a associatio o foric lt re pro essio als,the Ohio Departme t o Agric lt re, a d her establishme t o WiltP blic Relatio s.

Congratulations to all o our alumni award recipients or2011. Join us on March 5 to salute your riends, amily,mentors, or teachers.

The CFAES Alumni Society announces the selection o 17 recipients or recognition at the annual Alumni AwardsLuncheon on Saturday, March 5, 2011. The event will be held at the Fawcett Center, 2400 Olentangy River Roadbeginning with a reception at 11 a.m., ollowed by the luncheon at noon and the recognition program at appro imately

1:15 p.m. Alumni, amily riends, and mentors are encouraged to attend and support our recipients.Meals are $26 each and may be reserved using the orm on the ne t page.

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ABNLindsay and Andy

Amanda Hills Pure Spring Water

American Dairy Association MidEast

Bob Evans Farms,Inc.

H. Meyer Dairy

Instantwhip

Johnny Regula

KOVA o Ohio

Mechanicsburg Implement, Inc.

Michael Farms, Inc.

Ohio Apple Marketing Program

Ohio Corn Growers Association

Ohio Pork ProducerCouncil

Ohio SoybeanCouncil

J.H. Routh Packing Company

Sandridge Food Corporation

Minerva Cheese

Wyandot Snacks

and the many contributors tothe Silent Auction

or Alumni Scholarships

Nearly 650 people joined us in the French

Field House or Fall est 2010.The CFAES Alumni Society thanks2010 donors:

Fallfest 2011 will be September 10, 2011.Watch the CFAES website and Continuumfor information. As a reminder, footballticket packages will be available only to paidmembers of the OSU Alumni Association. Logon to http://www.ohiostatealumni.org/ membership to join the OSU AlumniAssociation.

Winter Event Registration Form Al m i Awards L cheo a d upcomi g Eve ts cfAEs AlumnI socIETy

wIns scArlET, grAy,AnD grEEn TAIlgATEcomPETITIon AT fAllfEsT

See the al m i website, http://c aes.osu.edu/alumni-and-donors , or details oall eve ts.

Alumni Awards Luncheon Sat rday, March 5, 2011Registratio s m st be received by Monday, February 21, 2011 See story on page 14 or details .................................................. # L ches @ $26.00 =

Womens BasketballI you are interested in attending a Womens Basketball game at the end o February or early March,please contact Ray Mill er ([email protected]) or Amber Pasternak (614-247-2745 or pas [email protected]).Also watch the Alumni website or up-to-date in o in January.

Mens Hockey vs. Notre Dame Sat rday, Ja ary 22, 2011Registratio s m st be received by Wednesday, January 5, 2011 Game time will be announced closer to the event ...................... # Tickets $6.00 =

Tailgate at Longaberger Alumni House starts two hours be ore the game (limited availability). Pricing is still tentative, but there will be special pricing or childrenunder 12. Please check here i you would like more in ormation about the tailgate. ..............

Mens Basketball vs. Wisconsin S day, March 6, 2011We have 20 tickets reserved in the upper bowl at $20 each. Time to be determined. First come, frst served. Additional details will be posted on our website by late December. ......

Spring Game Tailgate Saturday, April 23, 2011 (tentative date)Date and pricing are still tentative. Watch http://c aes.osu.edu/alumni or up-to-date in ormation. Please check here i you would like more in ormation about the tailgate. ........

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names as yo wo ld like them to appear o the ame tags ( or Al m i Awards L cheo ):

Make checks payable to The Ohio State University and send to Ray Mil ler, CFAES AlumniSociety, 100 Ag Admin Building, 2120 Fyffe Road, Columbus, OH 43210. Questions? ContactRay Miller ([email protected]) or Amber Pasternak ([email protected]) at 614-247-2745.

CFAES well represe ted at OSu Al m i AwardsOn Friday, September 24, Ray Miller and John Foltz were recognized at the OSU Alumni Association Awards Ban uet along withtwo Human Ecology graduates, Anne Foltz and Virginia Bazler. Miller received the E. Gordon Gee Spirit o Ohio State Award, whichhonors a person who demonstrates a devotion to Ohio State and promotes school spirit with integrity and honor or his energy andleadership in student a airs and alumni program in the college and university. John and Anne Foltz were recognized with the DanHeinlen Award or being leading and vocal advocates or the university in their community, pro ession, or civic involvement. TheFoltzes have been major supporters o the Ohio 4-H program or many years. Bazler, along with her husband, Frank, received theRalph Davenport Mershon Award or demonstrated leadership and service to The Ohio State University through support o a varietyo scholarship programs in Agriculture, Human Ecology, pro essorships in the Moritz College o Law, the College o Food, Agricultural,and Environmental Sciences, and planned pro essorships in business law and ood science. Congratulations to these outstandingalumni. GO BUCKS!

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Elsewhere in this issue youll read about the EF-2 tornadothat hit the Wooster camp s o the Ohio Agric lt ral Research a dDevelopme t Ce ter. As yo review the damages s stai ed that

September eve i g, yo ll dersta d why we are ama ed a d sovery grate l that obody was h rt . B ildi gs were demolished, roo stor o , gree ho ses fatte ed. We are still determi i g the dollarval e o the damages. Perhaps the most heartbreaki g losses arethose that only time can truly replace the hundred-year-old trees

rom Secrest Arboret m a d the research, especially that co d ctedby o r grad ate st de ts. B t i o r great loss we d reaso s orgratit de. The rst 48 ho rs a ter the storm, Gover or Ted Strickla d,Co gressma Joh Boccieri, Way e Co ty Commissio er AObrecht, Wooster Mayor Bob Bre ema , Ohio State Board o Tr steesMember Jack Fisher, a d Ohio State Preside t E. Gordo Gee wereamo g the o cials providi g s pport a d e co rageme t. A d two

ds established are already star ti g to growwith do atio s rom s pporters. O e willhelp Secrest Arboret m reb ild: http://www.giveto.osu.edu/secrest und .The other, a ge eral d, will helpgrad ate st de ts a d the e tirecamp s: http://giveto.osu.edu ,(Fund#313533 OARDC CampusTor ado Relie F d). We willreb ild, a d we will come backbetter tha be ore.

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ollege o Food, Agric lt ral, a d E viro me tal Scie cesAl m i Society

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Bobby D. MoserVice President

or Agricultural Administrationand Dean, College o Food, Agricultural,and Environmental Sciences

Continuum is prod ced by the College o Food,Agric lt ral, a d E viro me tal Scie ces at The OhioState u iversity. View Continuum o li e at http://c aosu.edu/alumni-and-donors/alumni/college-news/

Section o Communications and Technology

Managing Editor: Martha FilipicContent Editor: S a e SteelEditor: Kim Wi tri gham

Contributing Writers: Ma ricio Espi o a, MarthaFilipic, K rt K eb sch, Amy McKe ie, Ray Miller,Ca dace Pollock, Kelly Voti o, Fra ces WhitedGraphic Design: Kim BrowPhotographer: Ke ChamberlaiContinuum is prod ced three times a year by OhioState u iversitys College o Food, Agric lt ral, a dE viro me tal Scie ces, its Ohio Agric lt ral Researcha d Developme t Ce ter, a d OSu E te sio . Yo rethe a die cepeople i terested i agric lt re a d itsiss es. This p blicatio is distrib ted thro gh co tyE te sio o ces a d at Ohio State eve ts. I yo

have estio s or comme ts, write to: Continuum216 Kottma Hall, 2021 Co ey Road, Col mb s, Ohio,43210-1044 or flipic.3@c aes.osu.edu . For addresschanges, contact Amber Pasternak at 614-247-2745 [email protected].

The College o Food, Agric lt ral, a d E viro me talScie ces a d its academic a d research departme tsi cl di g Ohio Agric lt ral Research a d Developme tCe ter (OARDC), Agric lt ral Tech ical I stit te (ATI),a d Ohio State u iversity E te sio embrace h madiversity a d are committed to e s ri g that allresearch a d related ed catio al programs are availableto clie tele o a o discrimi atory basis witho t regardto race, color, religio , se , age, atio al or igi , se alorie tatio , ge der ide tity or e pressio , disability,or vetera stat s. This stateme t is i accorda ce withu ited States Civil Rights Laws a d the uSDA.

Bobby Moser, Ph.D., Vice Preside t or Agric lt ralAdmi istratio & Dea

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