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| Significant events and accomplishments:
• Numerous new facilities were constructed, including the Allen Laboratory, a state-of-the-art biocontainment facility for poultry disease research; Lasher Laboratory, a poultry diagnostic lab and headquarters for the Research and Education Center in Georgetown; Livestock Teaching Pavilion on the Newark Farm; and Pesticide Research Facility at the Research and Education Center; and the Charles and Eleanor Paradee Center in Dover. • The Center for Agricultural Biotechnology was created. • New curricula were developed in natural resource management, wildlife conservation, environmental soil science and bioresources engineering technology. • The animal and food sciences Ph.D. program was expanded to include food sciences; a Ph.D. program in entomology was created. • Longwood Graduate Program was ranked No. 2 among graduate programs. • Extension and outreach efforts expanded, including the Children, Youth and Families at Risk; Nutrient Management; and Food Safety programs. • Two faculty members serve as presidents of national professional societies: Don Sparks, Soil Science Society of America, and Bill Saylor, Poultry Science Society. previous page....................next page January 2002 |
| Acting dean (since July 2001): Robin Morgan Mission statement: To improve the quality of life for Delaware and the global community through superior research, extension and education programs in agricultural and related disciplines. Departments: Animal and Food Sciences Bioresources Engineering Entomology and Applied Ecology Food and Resource Economics Plant and Soil Sciences Student enrollment (full-time and part-time, as of fall 2000): 702 undergraduate 137 graduate Full-time faculty (as of fall 2000): 71 |