Griffin Campus

College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences graduates 6 on the UGA Griffin Campus

On Thursday, May 10, 2012, the University of Georgia Griffin Campus held its Spring Graduation Reception and Brick Ceremony.  There were a total of 18 graduates with the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CAES) graduating 6. The Graduation Reception honors graduating students and their families.  Faculty, staff and current students attended the reception.  At the reception’s conclusion, participants reconvened at the Naomi Chapman Woodroof Agricultural Pavilion for the graduating students to place their bricks in the Pavilion floor.

College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences Staff Awards

The 23rd Annual Classified Staff Awards ceremony was held on Wednesday, April 4 in the Stuckey Conference Center Auditorium.  This year there were eight nominees.  During the ceremony, those employees who had meritorious service of ten years or more were recognized as well as new hires and retirees.  John Gassett, an agronomist of the Statewide Variety Testing Program presented the research highlight focus for this year.  Lieutenant General David Poythress was the guest speaker.  Following Lt. General Poythress’ keynote address, the 2012 Employees of the Year were announced; and they are Gene Phillips, Physical Plant, and Sam Stephens, Plant Pathology departments.  For more pictures. 

Pictured to the left: (l-r) Dr. Jerry Arkin, Assistant Dean of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, UGA Griffin, Classified Staff Employees of the Year Gene Phillips and Sam Stephens, and Dean J. Scott Angle, Dean of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.

Pictured in the Griffin Campus banner above: (front row l-r) Dr. Jerry Arkin, Assistant Dean of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, UGA Griffin, Jean Liao, Center for Food Safety; Gene Phillips, Physical Plant; Sam Stephens, Plant Pathology; Sandra Young, Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education; and Dean J. Scott Angle, Dean of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.  Back row (l-r):  Lewayne White, Crop & Soil Sciences; Robby Beck, Field Research Services; Ken Manley, Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit; and Tyler Eaton, Entomology.

UGA Griffin Campus weekly radio show

Every Tuesday from 9:00 - 10:15 a.m. join us for the weekly UGA Griffin Campus radio show on WKEU (1450 Am or 88.9 FM) to hear the latest on the UGA Griffin Campus. On this week's show (May 15), our guests will be Ken Boote, Professor Emeritus at the University of Florida and Bob Carrow, Professor in Crop & Soil Sciences - Turfgrass Management at the UGA Griffin Campus.

To hear previous shows, please go to the News & Events page.

Ag Advocacy is here!

Remember that article on Yahoo! Education that listed agriculture as the number one useless major? A group of students at Texas A&M started an advocacy group called “Farmers Fight”. Farmers Fight is a student-led initiative that hopes to reconnect American society to the world of agriculture. Beginning with these university students, Farmers Fight encourage consumers to ask where their food comes from, and give students, faculty, public officials, farmers and ranchers an opportunity to become “agvocates” for the agriculture community. Watch this video to see the Texas A&M students promoting agriculture.

Marie Fort Garden Club donation to the UGA Griffin Campus

Ms. Doreen Marshall of Griffin generously donated $500 in memory of her husband Larry Marshall on behalf of the Marie Fort Garden Club.  This gift will provide a scholarship for a student majoring in Horticulture or a closely related field in the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at the University of Georgia’s Griffin Campus. Erin Maldonado, a UGA Griffin Campus Student, who is majoring in Environmental Resource Science, was awarded the scholarship.

Shown during the donation presentation is (l-r) Dr. Jerry Arkin, Assistant Dean of the College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences on the UGA Griffin Campus, Ms. Doreen Marshall, Marie Fort Garden Club Member, Erin Maldonado, student; Mrs. Diane Lamb, President of the Marie Fort Garden Club; Montrese Adger Fuller, Director of Development, Griffin Campus; and Heather Brodzik, College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences Program Coordinator.

UGA Griffin hosted the Rotary Club of Griffin's Brazil Group Study Exchange Team

On Wednesday, April 11, 2012, the UGA Griffin Campus hosted the Rotary Club of Griffin’s Brazil Group Study Exchange.  While on the campus, the five Brazilians were welcomed by Dr. Jerry Arkin, Assistant Dean of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, and toured the Envirotron and learned about the UGA Weather Network; toured the USDA Plant Genetic Resources Conservation Unit Seed Storage facility, the Center for Food Safety, and the Food Product Innovation & Commercialization Center. 

The Group Study Exchange is a program that broadens the perspectives of young leaders, who will eventually become leaders in their company or business. 

Pictured above: (l-r) Dr. Jerry Arkin, Eugenio Pachelle (Team Leader), Fabio Rocha, Amanda Leal, Telma Barros, Talita Yurie, Dr. Dick Phillips, and Henrique Durante.

Young Scholar headed to science fair in Houston Texas

Quonnedairious Davis, a UGA Griffin Campus Young Scholar and junior at Griffin High School, has been selected to present his science fair project - along with teammate Briana Smith - at the International Sustainable World (Energy, Engineering, & Environment) Project (I-SWEEEP) Olympiad. Click to view the complete article.

Congressman Lynn Westmoreland visits the UGA Griffin Campus

On Friday, February 24 Assistant Dean Jerry Arkin along with faculty and staff of the University of Georgia's Food Innovation and Commercialization (FoodPIC) Center welcomed Congressman Lynn Westmorland, Board of Regents member Dr. Tommy Hopkins, and Griffin City Commissioner Dick Morrow to the new Test Kitchen located in the Melton Building on the Griffin Campus. The group discussed the importance of the Center's mission to assist food entrepreneurs and companies in developing new food products and improving processing, packaging, and branding. It is anticipated that some of the Center's clients may locate food-related businesses in the nearby Lakes at Green Valley Industrial Park to take advantage of FoodPIC expertise and assistance. In addition to the test kitchen, the Center offers pilot plant facilities for processing foods up to the test marketing scale and laboratories for measuring product quality. Pictured above:  Congressman Westmoreland is shown tasting crepes that were made of peanut flour, a Georgia grown product.  UGA Griffin FoodPIC faculty member Dr. Dick Phillips and Dr. Yen-Con Hung and Regent Hopkins are in the background.

$100 Thousand Dollar Gift to Establish an Endowment to benefit UGA Griffin Campus Students with Special Needs

Amon L. Cain, Jr. Memorial Trust Fund trustees have recently donated $100,000 to the University of Georgia Foundation to establish an endowment to benefit students with special needs on the UGA Griffin Campus. The UGA Griffin Campus will use the funds specifically to provide equipment, materials, supplies and other expenses to support the special needs students. Pictured are the Amon L. Cain, Jr. Memorial Trust Fund trustees Gary Cavanaugh, Bill Landrum, Warren Holder and Billy Carter along with UGA Griffin Campus Assistant Dean Gerald Arkin and UGA Griffin Campus Major Gift Officer Montrese Adger Fuller.

The Joann Goodman Estate Fund donation

The Joann Goodman Estate Fund recently donated $1.5 million to the University of Georgia Foundation for the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences to fund scholarships for students on the UGA Griffin Campus. Dr. and Mrs. Robert Hayden, executors of the estate, presented a check reflecting the donation to UGA Griffin Campus Assistant Dean Jerry Arkin and Major Gift Officer Montrese Adger-Fuller. UGA Griffin students and scholarship recipients Steven Green, Bethany Harris, Lauren Hesterman and Mary Wilkerson were on hand for the presentation. Pictured left to right are Harris, Hesterman, Arkin, Dr. and Mrs. Hayden, Adger-Fuller, Wilkerson and Green.

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About the Griffin Campus

The Griffin Campus, one of the premier agricultural research centers in the region, addresses today's needs for research, extension and outreach, and teaching. The programs on the Griffin Campus focus on several areas including,

• Education
• Food safety and quality enhancement
• Biotechnology and genetics
• Crop and pest management
• Environment and natural resources
• Urban agriculture