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National association honors four with CALS ties

Four people associated with N.C. State University won national awards recently at the National Agricultural Alumni and Development Association’s annual conference in Lubbock, Texas.

Carlson Endowment created to fund annual award for outstanding ARE dissertation

From left, Barbara Carlson, Dr. Ying Zhu, Dr. Keri Jacobs and Dr. Gerald Carlson gathered for the presentation of the inaugural Gerald A. Carlson Outstanding Ph.D. Dissertation Awards to Zhu and Jacobs.

The Barbara E. and Gerald A. Carlson Endowment — to fund the annual Gerald A. Carlson Outstanding Ph.D. Dissertation Award in Agricultural and Resource Economics — was established in ceremonies April 29.

N.C. State gets boost for cabbage research

Fresh cabbage at the State Farmers Market in Raleigh, N.C.

Using an extensive cabbage germplasm collection given to N.C. State University by Monsanto Co., scientists expect to develop new and improved varieties to increase demand for cabbage and expand production in North Carolina.

Resource Development Awards presented, new endowments celebrated at 2011 joint foundations spring event

Shown are honorees (front, from left) Lauren Mabry, Lindsay Pitts, Matt Greene, Cortney Freeman and Scott Whisnant; and (back) Wayne Skaggs, Frank Rackley, Zakiya Leggett, Sue Johnson-Langdon, Judi Grainger, Frank Grainger and Carolyn Dunn.

The awards, sponsored each year by the N.C. Agricultural Foundation Inc., recognized CALS faculty and student organizations for efforts in raising funds to benefit College programs, as well as volunteer, corporate/foundation and commodity organization support activities.

Clark and Proctor honored at 4-H Lifetime Achievement event

Dr. Jim Clark (left) was honored along with Dr. Dalton Proctor, whose son Anthony (right) attended on his behalf.

The annual fund-raising event honors the lifetime achievements of former 4-H members, families and supporters.

Sustainable development professorship fully endowed by Bayer CropScience

In September, Bayer CropScience’s Dr. Nick Hamon presented the final of three gift installments from the company to fully endow the position of Bayer Environmental Science Professor of Sustainable Development in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

Crop Science alumna Laura Whatley creates student emergency fund

Dr. Laura Whatley, with husband Thomas Whatley, credits her professional success to N.C. State University.

The Laura Medlen Whatley and Thomas L. Whatley Crop Science Student Emergency Fund will help crop science students who may experience unexpected economic hardship or changes in their financial status.

New CALS scholarship honors Richard Canady and his love for family, friends and agriculture

David and Jean Canady shared memories of their son Richard.

It’s not typical that an endowment signing draws a standing-room-only crowd, but when word went out that a scholarship was being created in memory of Richard Canady, 2002 graduate of N.C. State University, nearly three score family, friends and colleagues made a point to be there Oct. 1.

Hightowers endow awards for graduate students in fisheries and wildlife

Shown at the signing are Drs. Robin and Joe Hightower (seated) and, standing from left, Dr. Barry Goldfarb, Dr. David Bristol, Dr. Damian Shea, Dr. Robert Brown and Dr. Johnny Wynne, along with fisheries and wildlife program colleague Dr. Chris Moorman.

The Joseph E. and Robin C. Hightower Graduate Award Endowment in Fisheries and Wildlife Sciences was created Oct. 22.

Order of Long Leaf Pine and Distinguished Service Awards given at foundations event

Jerry Hardesty (left), Dr. James West and Sen. Richard Stevens were honored in November.

A state legislator, a county commissioner and a retired Extension-director-turned-community-volunteer were honored Nov. 10 during the joint meeting of the North Carolina Agriculture, Dairy and Tobacco foundations at N.C. State University.

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