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January
20, 2006
Topics in today's issue of Extension Update:
APRIL 1 START DATE FOR NEW ASSOCIATE DEAN AND ASSOCIATE
DIRECTOR OF EXTENSION
We are pleased to announce Dr. John Winder has been
hired as Associate Dean and Associate Director of WSU Extension.
He will start on April 1, 2006. Dr. Winder currently serves
as Assistant Director of Extension at Oregon State University.
Dr. Winder comes to WSU very well prepared for the job. He has
devoted considerable energy toward broadening the engagement of
Oregon State University with communities across the state. In addition,
he has supported the national Extension agenda by serving on the
eXtension review panel charged with evaluating proposals for “community
of practice” grants.
He serves on the Western Regional Coordination and Implementation
Committee (RCIC), the committee which approves and advises multi-state
and integrated Research and Extension projects. During his career
he has also worked for the University of Vermont Extension, the
Samuel Roberts Noble Foundation, New Mexico State University, and
Oklahoma State University. He has a Ph.D. in Animal Sciences
from Colorado State University.
TRAINING REQUIRED FOR ALL NEW SPONSORED PROGRAM AWARDS
The National
Science Foundation has notified WSU that we must train faculty
in several key areas (see Extension Update, September 30, 2005).
To facilitate this process, while minimizing the burden on our
faculty, Jim Petersen, Vice Provost for Research, has developed
an on-line training program. Although we encourage all faculty
and graduate students to complete the training, at the present
time, we will require participation only by those who receive new
sponsored program awards. Thus, starting immediately, OGRD and
Sponsored Programs will not be able to complete account setup processes
until all a project’s co-PI’s have completed the necessary
training. To access the training modules, faculty should sign in
to https://myresearch.wsu.edu using
their usual WSU network ID and password.
NEW USDA CSREES UNDER SECRETARY NOMINEE
President George W. Bush
recently announced his intention to nominate Gale A. Buchanan as
Under Secretary of Agriculture for Research, Education and Economics.
Buchanan is dean and director emeritus at the College of Agricultural
and Environmental Sciences at the University of Georgia, Athens,
GA. Earlier in his career, he served as associate director for
the Georgia Agricultural Experiment Station and resident director
of the Coastal Plain Experiment Station. Buchanan served as a colonel
in the Alabama Army National Guard for over 25 years. He received
his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Florida,
Gainesville, FL; and received his PhD from Iowa State University,
Ames, IA.
NATIONAL RESEARCH INITIATIVE “PARTNERS” VIDEO
MAGAZINE #14
The new Cooperative States Research, Education and Extension
Service (CSREES) “Partners” Video Magazine takes a
look at the National Research Initiative (NRI) in its quest to
tackle the pressing scientific issues of our time. Partners Video
Magazine is produced by CSREES and highlights programs and accomplishments
of agricultural research, education, and extension systems nationwide.
The four segments on this release focus on:
- Wonders of Wheat -- In California, University
of California-Davis scientists are unlocking the secrets of wheat
by mapping its complex genomes. It is vital information that
will benefit farmers and consumers alike.
- Wild Medicine -- In Mississippi, researchers
are exploring the medicinal wonders of the Mayapple, a wild plant
that produces critical chemicals used in today’s anticancer
drugs.
- Beating Obesity -- In Hawaii, the Waianae
Coast Comprehensive Health Center combines fresh, locally-grown
food with weight management intervention to help residents fight
against obesity.
- The Great Pollinators -- In Illinois,
scientists are learning how bees communicate with each other
in hopes of saving these important pollinators of the plant world.
- A DVD of the NRI Partners Video Magazine
was sent to all Land-Grant Partners and should arrive soon.
To request additional copies or view short clips of Magazine #14
and back issues of Partners Videos, visit the CSREES Web site Newsroom, http://www.csrees.usda.gov/newsroom/newsroom.html.
NEW MAILING ADDRESS FOR THE OFFICE OF THE DEAN AND DIRECTOR
WSU EXTENSION
The Dean and Director of Extension office has a new address
to expedite delivery of mail. Please update your records to show
the new mailing address reflecting changes to PO Box and to the
zip-code as:
P.O. Box 646248
Pullman, WA 99164-6248
This address is for mail to be delivered to the following people:
Linda Kirk Fox, Dean and Director
John Winder, Associate Dean and
Associate Director (effective April 1, 2006)
Sherri Frederick, Assistant
to the Dean and Director
Kathy Stilwell, Principal Assistant
And the Pullman mailing address for:
Rob McDaniel, Program Director for Community Resource Development
Cheryl
Rajcich Hill, Principal Assistant
SCHEDULE
Linda will be in Pullman all week. Ed will in Spokane
on Monday and at the Western Plant Diagnostic Network Workgroup
Regional Meeting the remainder of the week.
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Linda Kirk Fox, PhD
Dean and Director
Washington State University Extension
PO Box 646230, 411 Hulbert Hall
Pullman WA 99164-6230
(509) 335-2933 Office
(509) 335-9223 Desk/Voicemail
FAX (509) 335-2926
lkfox@wsu.edu
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