Cattlemen, College form partnership with creation of research endowment
Seated to sign the agreement are Dr. Phil Goodson (left) and Clint Reese. Behind them are (from left) Dr. Johnny Wynne, Carroll Joyner, Dr. Roger McCraw, Jim Smith, Dr. Jerry Spears, Bundy Plyler and Dr. Ken Esbenshade.
Photo by Daniel Kim
"When two groups are working toward the same goal, it just makes sense to join forces."
So said James I. (Jim) Smith, former president of the N.C. Cattlemen's Association and alumnus of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. He was speaking Feb. 14 on behalf of the N.C. Cattlemen's Foundation Inc. (NCCF) as it signed a partnership agreement with the College's North Carolina Agricultural Foundation Inc. and the N.C. Agriculture and Life Sciences Research Foundation. Together the groups created the North Carolina Cattlemen's Foundation Research Endowment.
The $275,000 endowment will provide funding for beef cattle research, including College research, teaching and extension activities related to beef cattle.
Attending the ceremonies were E. Carroll Joyner, NCCF founder; Dr. Phil Goodson, NCCF president; Clint Reese, NCCF treasurer; and Cattlemen's Association members Bundy Plyler and Smith.
CALS Dean Johnny Wynne, who hosted the event, told the cattlemen, "We appreciate your confidence in us and look forward to working together to better the cattle industry."
Also participating were Dr. Roger McCraw, head of the Department of Animal Science, and Dr. Jerry Spears, professor of animal science.
McCraw added a historical perspective to the ceremonies, as he recalled how Joyner - an N.C. State alumnus, former vice president with Golden Corral, 1994 Watauga Medalist and now an Angus cattle producer - became the founding donor of the endowment.
Joyner provided the $25,000 "seed money" that created the NCCF and supported animal science and cattle research projects that led to increased grant-funding, McCraw said. "Now this merger with the Ag Foundation opens up a lot more opportunities to raise donations with the Cattlemen's Foundation to benefit the College."
Goodson, NCCF president, said the merger of the foundations is timely because "over recent years state funds for universities have been harder to come by, and funds from private donors are becoming more important."
Added Dr. Steve Leath, College associate dean and director of the N.C. Agricultural Research Service, "For us to be successful, we need partnerships. This is a great example of working together to get things done that the cattle industry in this state needs."
Leath was accompanied by Dr. Ken Esbenshade, CALS associate dean and director of Academic Programs, and Dr. Tom Melton, representing Cooperative Extension Service director Dr. Jon Ort. They, respectively, mentioned the significance of the new partnership to the academic mission of the College and to the work of Extension agents and specialists supporting the state's cattle operations.
Smith, who has long been a proponent of such a partnership between the cattlemen and the College, said the day's ceremonies were "just the beginning of good things to come from this joint venture."
- Terri Leith
So said James I. (Jim) Smith, former president of the N.C. Cattlemen's Association and alumnus of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. He was speaking Feb. 14 on behalf of the N.C. Cattlemen's Foundation Inc. (NCCF) as it signed a partnership agreement with the College's North Carolina Agricultural Foundation Inc. and the N.C. Agriculture and Life Sciences Research Foundation. Together the groups created the North Carolina Cattlemen's Foundation Research Endowment.
The $275,000 endowment will provide funding for beef cattle research, including College research, teaching and extension activities related to beef cattle.
Attending the ceremonies were E. Carroll Joyner, NCCF founder; Dr. Phil Goodson, NCCF president; Clint Reese, NCCF treasurer; and Cattlemen's Association members Bundy Plyler and Smith.
CALS Dean Johnny Wynne, who hosted the event, told the cattlemen, "We appreciate your confidence in us and look forward to working together to better the cattle industry."
Also participating were Dr. Roger McCraw, head of the Department of Animal Science, and Dr. Jerry Spears, professor of animal science.
McCraw added a historical perspective to the ceremonies, as he recalled how Joyner - an N.C. State alumnus, former vice president with Golden Corral, 1994 Watauga Medalist and now an Angus cattle producer - became the founding donor of the endowment.
Joyner provided the $25,000 "seed money" that created the NCCF and supported animal science and cattle research projects that led to increased grant-funding, McCraw said. "Now this merger with the Ag Foundation opens up a lot more opportunities to raise donations with the Cattlemen's Foundation to benefit the College."
Goodson, NCCF president, said the merger of the foundations is timely because "over recent years state funds for universities have been harder to come by, and funds from private donors are becoming more important."
Added Dr. Steve Leath, College associate dean and director of the N.C. Agricultural Research Service, "For us to be successful, we need partnerships. This is a great example of working together to get things done that the cattle industry in this state needs."
Leath was accompanied by Dr. Ken Esbenshade, CALS associate dean and director of Academic Programs, and Dr. Tom Melton, representing Cooperative Extension Service director Dr. Jon Ort. They, respectively, mentioned the significance of the new partnership to the academic mission of the College and to the work of Extension agents and specialists supporting the state's cattle operations.
Smith, who has long been a proponent of such a partnership between the cattlemen and the College, said the day's ceremonies were "just the beginning of good things to come from this joint venture."
- Terri Leith