passes away in March
Dr. Joseph A. Phillips,
a longtime agricultural and environmental education leader with the
North Carolina Cooperative Extension
Service at N.C. State University,
died March 10.
Phillips served as assistant
director of the Cooperative Extension Service for community and rural
development from 1982 until 1984, when he assumed responsibilities for
agriculture and natural resources as well. He retired from N.C. State
in 1989.
Phillips’ efforts focused
on developing North Carolina agriculture and improving the quality of
the state’s natural resources. He oversaw programs that helped
clean waterways, provided clean water for municipalities and improved
lives and livelihoods for citizens of rural North Carolina.
He provided leadership for
“Managing for Tomorrow,” a program to assist financially distressed
farmers.
—Natalie
Hampton
