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CA&ES Currents Newsletter
July 16, 1999
CA&ES Recruits for Executive Associate Dean, Three Divisional Associate Deans
The
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences is recruiting for
the positions of Executive Associate Dean (EAD) and three Divisional
Associate Deans (DAD). In the absence of the dean, the EAD will serve
as primary executive officer and representative of the college to the
University of California, the Division of Agriculture and Natural
Resources (DANR) and the general public. The EAD will be responsible
for the oversight, coordination and stewardship of college resources,
facilities and programs to strengthen the college's mission. The EAD
will provide leadership to promote, facilitate and ensure
interdivisional and intercollege collaborations and will oversee DANR
programmatic and administrative issues; land use, space and capital
expenditure projects; campuswide planning efforts; and human resources
programs to promote a productive environment for the highest quality of
scholarship and staff support. EAD candidates will be Academic Senate
members of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at
the full-professor rank and have demonstrated and in-depth knowledge of
campus, college, and DANR programs, policy and procedures. This
appointment carries a .90 FTE with .10 FTE remaining in the
individual's home department. Three DADs will provide programmatic
leadership for the Divisions of Environmental Sciences, Agricultural
Sciences and Human Sciences. Each position carries a .90 FTE
responsibility with .10 FTE remaining in the individual's home
department. Associate dean candidates will be Academic Senate members
of the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at the
full-professor rank and have demonstrated and well-developed knowledge
of divisional programs. Proven leadership and commitment to teaching,
research and outreach is essential. All candidates should have strong
interpersonal skills, the ability to contribute as a member of the
college leadership team and a demonstrated ability to foster an
environment reflective of the campus Principles of Community.
Applications and nominations for these positions are welcomed. Send a
brief statement of interest or a brief letter of nomination to Interim
Dean Andre Lauchli by July 30, 1999. The new college leadership team
will work with the college's new dean, Neal Van Alfen, beginning
September 1, 1999. Deadline: July 30, 1999
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College Wins Five NAADA Design Awards
The
National Agricultural Alumni and Development Association presented the
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences with five design
awards at its 24th annual conference in July held at Cornell
University. The organization is comprised of alumni and development
professionals from land-grant colleges of agriculture across the
nation. CA&ES Outlook, the college's bi-annual alumni publication,
was awarded FIRST PLACE for excellence in the "Alumni and Donor
Publications, One-to-Three Color Periodical" category. The college's
90th Anniversary Brochure, developed over a period of two years and
published in 1999, received a SECOND PLACE award for excellence in the
"Alumni Projects: Event and Promotional Materials, Single Piece"
category. The CA&ES 1998 Holiday Card received THIRD PLACE for
excellence in the "Development Projects: Stewardship Materials"
category. The Exotic Bird Report newsletter of the Psittacine Research
Project, developed with James Millam and Chris Craig-Veit of the
Department of Animal Science, was awarded THIRD PLACE for excellence in
the "Development Projects: Special Campaigns and Reports" category. The
Department of Entomology's presentation folder and two brochures won
FIRST PLACE for excellence in the "Student Publications: Recruitment"
category. Credit for the project goes to Professor Diane Ullman and
Administrative Assistant Sara Casey, Department of Entomology, and
Graphic Designer Adriana Perez of Editorial/Design. CA&ES Outlook,
the 90th Anniversary Brochure, the 1998 Holiday Card and the Exotic
Bird Report newsletter were designed and developed by Margarita
Camarena and Rhoda McKnight of the Dean's Office. "This is an exciting
honor for us," McKnight said. "It's always fulfilling to be
acknowledged by our peers, especially in national competition. The
entire college can be very proud of these awards." The 1998 Holiday
Card also was recognized in June in the Apex '99 competition that
recognizes excellence in graphic design, editorial content and the
ability to achieve overall communications excellence. The 11th Annual
Awards for Publication Excellence competition for communication
professionals is sponsored annually by Communications Concepts of
Springfield, Virginia. Over 4,900 projects were entered in the Apex '99
competition. NAADA also recognized Ron Schuler, member and past
president of the college's Dean's Advisory Council, as 1999 NAADA
Volunteer of the Year.
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Robert Price Receives USDA Group Honor Award
Robert
Price, seafood products specialist, Department of Food Science &
Technology, received the 1999 Secretary of Agriculture's Group Honor
Award for Public Service as a member of the National Seafood HACCP
(Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point) Alliance. The award was
given for the alliance's work in improving seafood safety. Price is a
member of the National Seafood HACCP Alliance Steering Committee. For
his work, Price and the alliance received Vice President Al Gore's
National Performance Review Hammer Award in 1997.
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Daniel Putnam Presented Hilgard Award
Assistant
Extension Agronomist Daniel Putnam, Department of Agronomy & Range
Science, is recipient of the Hilgard Award for his work with the CE
Statewide Alfalfa Program. Putnam assists in coordinating the
California Alfalfa Symposium and recently established the California
Alfalfa and Forage Association, which provides growers current
information on important alfalfa issues.
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Miguel Marino Elected to ASCE
The
board of directors of the American Society of Civil Engineers elected
Professor Miguel Marino an honorary member of its society. He was
recognized for mastery of surface and subsurface hydrologic processes
and his methodologies to plan, design and manage water resources
engineering projects. Marino has served as interim associate director
of the Centers for Water and Wildland Resources since October 1998. He
resumed full-time faculty responsibilities in the Department of Land,
Air & Water Resources effective July 1. Marino continues to be
associated with the centers as permanent secretary to the Rosenberg
International Forum on Water Policy.
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Mikal Saltveit Recognized by ASHS
Professor
Mikal Saltveit, Department of Vegetable Crops, was recognized by the
American Society for Horticultural Science for the most outstanding
cross-commodity research paper published by the society in 1998. This
was the third such award for an outstanding research paper that Dr.
Saltveit received from the society. The refereed article is titled
"Acetaldehyde or basic pH causes in vitro and non-enzymatic cleavage of
ACC to ethylene." Co-authors were former graduate student John C.
Beaulieu and visiting scientist Ednia Pesis.
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Xiaojia Ge Recognized by NCFR
The
National Council for Family Research recently recognized Associate
Professor Xiaojia Ge, Department of Human & Community Development,
for an outstanding article combining theory and research. His article,
"The Developmental Interface Between Nature and Nurture: A Mutual
Influence Model of Child Antisocial Behavior and Parent Behavior," was
published in Developmental Psychology.
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Terrell Salmon Returns to WFCB
The
Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources announced that Terrell
Salmon is leaving his position as regional manager of DANR's northern
region and resumes his specialist role in the Department of Wildlife,
Fish, and Conservation Biology effective in July. His focus will be on
wildlife damage management research and extension programs. .
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IPM Manual for Pear and Apple Growers
University
of California's Statewide Integrated Pest Management Project has
released its revised comprehensive reference book for growers of apples
and pears, the second edition of Integrated Pest Management for Apples
& Pears. It contains information developed by UC Cooperative
Extension specialists, county farm advisors, experiment station
scientists and industry representatives. Gary Moberg, the center's new
director, sees CABA as playing an The 232-page manual has more than 250
color photographs, line drawings and tables to help readers identify,
monitor and manage more than 140 different pest problems. A companion
slide set contains 214 images from the manual.
More information availableonline
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Thanks to Shirley O'Hearn!
Our
apologies to Shirley O'Hearn of the Dean's Office whose name was
omitted from the list of commencement volunteers acknowledged in the
last issue of CA&ES Currents.
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