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Media contact: Keith Oakley , President, North Carolina Agricultural Foundation, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, North Carolina State University, 919.515.9262 or keith_oakley@ncsu.edu
NC State University event honors Philip Morris USA support
North Carolina State University's tobacco programs were in the spotlight recently as university faculty and students gathered with representatives of Philip Morris USA to celebrate the company's annual support of those programs.
Dr. Johnny Wynne, dean of N . C State's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, hosted a luncheon event at the NC State University Club.
“We have a great College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and are pleased to be here today with representatives from Philip Morris USA,” he said. “Philip Morris USA is the largest corporate sponsor of our college. We could not ask for a better supporter.”
Philip Morris USA, which annually contributes to cooperative programs in the college and the university, presented its 2006 check for $248,000 in August. The funds will support undergraduate scholarships in the college and its Agricultural Institute, undergraduate research and Extension internships, fellowships for professional development of Extension agents, Philip Morris Professorships (an account to reward outstanding Extension specialists), and research and extension tobacco projects.
“We're pleased to be a supporter of NC State, a relationship we want to continue and expand,” said Hal Teegarden, Philip Morris USA's director of agricultural programs.
--Suzanne Stanard, 919.513.3126 or suzanne_stanard@ncsu.edu--
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