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Educator of the Year
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Yes,
there is a significant difference between being the interim Dean
and the real thing! While being named Dean is certainly my most
significant achievement in higher education, the opportunity to
continue to work with the dedicated faculty, staff, students,
alumni, and friends of Cal Poly Agriculture is going to be the
most rewarding aspect of the position. I will do my best to
uphold the great tradition of excellence and the "Learn by
Doing" approach to education that has been our distinguishing
trademark over the first 100 years of the University. The future
will be challenging, but I am confident that with all of
us working together, the College will attain the "next level" of
excellence.
To help us chart
such a course for the College over the next five years, we are
beginning a strategic visioning process we hope to complete by
summer 2003. The framework for this process will be "Preparing
students for their future." The challenges our
current and future graduates face are considerably different
from the challenges faced by students in the past. We know,
however, that all of our graduates must possess a solid
technical background in their chosen discipline and become
excellent communicators, sound thinkers, and have the leadership
skills that will enable them to make significant contributions
to society. Perhaps somewhat more difficult is preparing |
them to face the
"real world" challenges that influence the success of
agriculture in California, the United States, and the world. Our
strategic vision will help us meet the needs of our students.
Of course, the
success of the College clearly depends on our continued ability
to recruit top students into our programs as resource
allocations and prestige are also related to size. Thus, we must
think carefully about the mix of programs that we offer, the
marketing and strategic placement of the programs, and the
ide4ntity of the College as well as its perception in both urban
and rural environments. Once we have our strategic vision in
place and an action plan to obtain that vision, we want to then
make sure that we have a unique identity that we can promote
with our traditional clientele groups and, at the same time,
attract students who may not have known about the exciting
careers available through our College. In business, this is
known as "branding." We will engage all of our stakeholders as
we work through the strategic visioning process.
In this issue
of the newsletter, you will once again see that our students and
faculty continue to excel and gain recognition for their
activities. We are very proud of their accomplishments! We will
resume our regular publication schedule for the newsletter so
that we can keep you informed of our progress as we enter the
second century of this great University. |
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New Head of Agricultural Education and Communication Department
Dr. Robert
Flores has been appointed to serve as Head of the
Agricultural Education and Communication Department. |
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Plant Genetics Expert Joins Faculty
Under J.G. Boswell Professorship |
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Flores has been a
member of the Department for the past 19 years. In addition to
his teaching duties, he has been involved in the development of
EARTH University in Costa Rica and has served as Director of the
Multicultural Agriculture Program at Cal Poly and Curriculum
Coordinator for the California Agricultural Leadership Program. |
Dr. Jeffrey C. Wong, formerly of the Department of Crop
Sciences at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, now
holds Cal Poly's J.G. Boswell Professorship in the Horticulture
and Crop Science Department.
Sara Hake, director of the USDA Plant Gene Expression
Center in Albany, New York, calls Wong one of the nation's most
outstanding young scientists. "California agriculture and Cal
Poly students will benefit from his hands-on approach to
discovery and learning." she said.
Wong received his Bachelor's degree in Biology from
Saint Mary's College in California and his Master's and Ph.D.
from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. The new
faculty position is made possible by the James G. Boswell
Foundation of Pasadena, which is creating a $.2 million
endowment for the College of Agriculture. The foundation is the
charitable are of the Corcoran=based J.G. Boswell Co.,
California's largest and most diverse farming operation.
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Horticulture & Crop Science Professor is Outstanding
Educator of the Year
Cal Poly Horticulture and Crop Science Professor Steve Angley
has been named Outstanding Educator of the Year by the
Associated Landscape Contractors of America (ALCA). Angley, who
has taught for 25 years, 20 of which have been at Cal Poly, was
presented with ALCA's annual award during Student Career Days at
Illinois Central College in Peoria, Illinois. "Steve was chosen
for his long-standing commitment to education and his
significant contribution to education in the green industry, "
said Debra Holder, executive vice president of ALCA. |
Foster Farms Professorship Goes to
Immunology and Nutrition Expert
Elizabeth Koutsos will be appointed to the
Foster Farms Professorship in Poultry
Science on December 16, 2002. Currently a Research
Associate in the Avian Immunology/Nutrition Laboratory of the UC
Davis Animal Science Department, Koutsos is completing her
Doctorate in Nutrition. She received a Bachelor's degree in
Animal Science from the University of Maryland, College Park,
and a Master's in Nutrition from UC Davis.
Koutsos has held fellowships provided by the
Pacific Egg and Poultry Association and has collaborated with
researchers at many leading institutions, including the
Washington National Zoo Nutrition Laboratory, Maryland Egg
Council, the San Diego Zoo and Pfizer Pharmaceutical Company.
Her research has focused on the relationships between immunity
and nutrition and the mechanisms by which they affect commercial
poultry production. This new faculty position is jointly
supported by the College of Agriculture and Foster Farms which
is the largest poultry company in the Western United States. |
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