Jack Bailey Memorial Tour

Thursday, August 11, 2005

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. This year the tour was focused on the southeastern and southern portion of North Carolina. The students and faculty visited a blueberry processing plant in Burgaw, blueberry and peanut fields in the Whitelake area and soybeans, cotton and nematode rotation studies in the Laurinburg area. Bill Cline, Barbara Shew and Steve Koenning were the hosts and guides for the tour.

Bailey Tour 2005 Photo Album

Damon Smith's Photo Album

Bailey Tour 2004 information