Jack Bailey Memorial Tour

Dr. Jack Bailey, long-time Professor and Extension Specialist in the department who died unexpectedly, had a passion for teaching and mentoring students. He saw that both applied and basic research was needed to solve disease problems for growers. For example, he developed an environmental monitoring device for in-field use in support of his disease forecasting models for leaf spot in peanuts when no suitable device was available. He regularly invited student groups and faculty to his family's suburban home for discussions and socials. In his honor, the faculty chose to name the student tour in his memory.The tour aims to introduce students in plant pathology to agriculture and agribusiness in North Carolina.

Thursday, August 14, 2008

Jack Bailey 2008 Flier

Jack Bailey 2008 Itinerary

Thursday, August 16, 2007

This year the Bailey tour focused on the Sandhills and southern piedmont of North Carolina. Students and faculty visited the Sandhills Research Station, in Jackson Springs, Sandhills Turf, Inc. in Candor, and Metrolina Greenhouses, in Huntersville. The tour was organized by Dr. Larry Grand. At the Sandhills station, Dr. Dave Ritchie and Dr. Zvezdana Pesic-VanEsbroeck spoke of their research. Dr. Lane Tredway introduced students to turfgrass production at Sandhills Turf, and Dr. Mike Benson described the ornamental industry and automation of greenhouse production at Metrolina Greenhouses.

Later in the afternoon, the group was treated to a behind the scenes view of contruction at the new North Carolina Research Campus under way in Kannapolis. This public-private venture on 350 acres will boast the most technologically advanced biotechnology campus in the country. It will feature several prestigious, university-run research facilities and labs as well as private industries. This public-private partnership was conceived and is being supported by Mr. David H. Murdock, owner of Castle & Cooke, Inc. and Dole Food Company, Inc., The campus tour was co-led by Ms. Lynne Scott Safrit, President, Castle & Cooke, and Dr. Steven Leath, Vice-President for Research, UNC. A dinner following the tour was hosted by Dr. Steven Lommel, Associate Dean for Research at NC State University.

Photo highlights-2007

A Few photo highlights of the 2006 Bailey Tour

The Diseases Observed - 2006

Bailey Tour 2005 Information and Photo Album

Damon Smith's Photo Album

Bailey Tour 2004 information