Tifton Campus: News & Events
Young Scholars Program
The Young Scholars program allows local high school student to hold jobs on the Tifton Campus for six weeks. Each young scholar works with a mentor on a specified project. At the end of the program, the scholars make a presentation about their work during the program.
For more information on the Young Scholars program, contact Susan Reinhardt, UGA STARS Director at 229/386-3050; Gloria Moyer, Program Coordinator at 229/386-7312; or Jacquie Riner, Young Scholars Program Manager at 229/386-2679.
2008 Young Scholars
| Young Scholar | School | Grade | Mentor | Organization Name | Presentation Title |
| Grant Crane | Tift County High School | 10 | Mr. Steve Mullis | Plant Pathology | Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus |
| Lina Dahman | Worth County High School | 11 | Dr. Xinzhi Ni | USDA-Crop Genetics & Breeding | Tritrophic Interactions among Corn, Insect Pests, and Natural Enemies |
| Dakota Garrick | Tift County High School | 11 | Dr. Dana Sullivan | USDA-SE Watershed | Proof that strip tiling is a more efficient method of farming than conventional that results in healthier crops |
| Paul Glatz | Tift County High School | 12 | Ms. Laura Marshall | USDA, SE Watershed | Tree Sap Flow |
| Melissa Hobgood | Tiftarea Academey | 11 | Dr. Bauzhu Guo | USDA-Crop Protection & Management | Plant Breeding, Genetics, and Molecular Biology |
| Chris Larson | Tift County High School | 12 | Dr. Peng Chee | Melissa | Molecular Breeding: Cotton (Worked with Ashley Steverson) |
| Kelly Murray | Tift County High School | 10 | Mr. Stan Diffie | Entomology | Predation of Imported Fire Ants on Reptilian and Avian Eggs |
| Jason Ni | Tift County High School | 10 | Dr. Glen Rains | Biological & Agricultural Engineering | Biological and Agricultural Engineering. Developing a Robotic Wasp |
| Narke Norton | Tift County High School | 10 | Ms. Lara Lee Hickman | Plant Pathology | A Summer's Summary of Plant Pathology |
| Neha Patel | Worth County High School | 11 | Dr. Claudia Nischwitz | Plant Pathology | Host Range Study of Collectotrichum gloeosporioides Isolate from Onions |
| Coleman Perry | Colquitt County High School | 10 | Dr. Glen Ritchie | Crop and Soil Sciences | Physiology of Cotton Varieties Under Water Stress |
| Tyler Reeves | Irwin County High School | 10 | Dr. Claudia Dunkley / Dr. Sree Rajeev | Crop and Soil Sciences / Vet Diagnostic Lab | Composting Poultry |
| Kurt Seigler | Tift County High School | 10 | Mr. Erin Macheski-Preston / Mr. Brad Buchanan | NESPAL | Mesh Networking |
| Ashley Steverson | Tift County High School | 10 | Ms. Rippy Singh | Crop and Soil Sciences | Molecular Breeding: Cotton (Worked with Chris Larson) |
| Patrick Strickland | Tift County High School | 11 | Dr. David Riley | Entomology | Thrips |
| Liz Wiggins | Tift County High School | 11 | Dr. Jim Dutcher | Entomology | Aphid Control |
2008 Photo Gallery
Tifton's young scholars made project presentations on July 9-10. They also watched the Athens and Griffin young scholars present their projects.
