Herbert Chronicle Archives

2016 – 2015 Issues

2016 Dean’s Holiday Message

• Awarding Our First Honorary Doctorate
• Tosha Triumphs Over The Odds
• Donor Support Establishes Student Emergency Fund
• Fire Relief Efforts
• Operation Christmas Child

2016 Fall Issue

• Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries’ Fall Camp
• Constructing Tomorrow
• Students Complete 1,157-Mile Tennessee River Tour
• Fabulous CASNR Faculty
• Challenges Veterans Face Returning to Study
• A Bridge to the Future
• Students Experience Gardens and Culture of Japan
• Fall Festival Fun and Competition
• Big Orange Give
• CASNR Team Participates at National FFA Convention
• Distinguished Honor for UT Forestry Student

2016 Summer Issue

• H.S. Team Wins at International Science & Engineering Fair
• Annual Fall Kickoff Success!
• Stellar Hands-on Learning for Our Students
• UT Turfgrass Student a Part of Wimbledon History
• UT International Programs Showcase
• Nick Baker Serves as National FFA Secretary
• Connect with Farmhouse Fraternity
• Cultivating aGIRLculture
• UT Farm Credit Scholars Start Their Internships
• Top 10 Reasons to Join the UT Livestock Judging Team
• Real World Learning
• Important Dates Ahead

2016 May Issue

• Battle of the Habitat Playhouses
• UT Forestry Club Thrives at Forestry Center
• A Big Orange Win
• Wildlife Society Places 3rd in the Wildlife Conclave
• Big Orange Joins Blue and Gold Once More!
• VOLstarter
• CASNR Takes on Atlanta for the College Student Career Program
• Farm Credit Scholars
• Seniors, It’s Your Turn
• CASNR Students Excel in UT Exhibition of Undergraduate Research & Creative Achievement
• No fooling: New BESS Department Head Arrive April 1st
• From Serving to Learning—Challenges Today’s Veterans Face Returning to an Academic Setting
• Karen Vail Serves as Interim Department Head of EPP
• Spotlight: Nine in college Celebrated at Chancellor Cheek’s Honors Banquet

2016 March Issue

• Spotlight: First Term in CASNR
• Dean Beyl Serves as Delegate at Summit on Women in Agriculture
• Grads Capture Win in Nat’l Farm Bureau Challenge
• UT Welcomes First China Scholars Class
• Graduates Head West to San Antonio
• Impact of an Ag Degree on Landing a Job
• VOLstarter
• CASNR Beautifies Campus
• Big Orange Accomplishments
• Seniors, It’s Your Turn
• Horsing Around

2015 November Issue

• Spotlight: Leadership Opportunities Within CASNR
• Students Thrive in Leadership Summit
• Get InVOLved
• College Prepare Students for Success with Career Fair
• MANRRS Students Take Over Atlanta
• Big Orange Give Benefits Students & Faculty
• It Was a Magical Day on the Ag Campus
• National FFA Convention Offers Big Orange Welcome
• Sterges Biosystems Learning Hub Debuts
• CASNR in the Community
• Brewing a Big Idea
• Say Cheese, All Vol Cheese
• You Can’t Have Football without Ag
• International Experience Learning at its Finest

2015 August Issue

• Spotlight: Student Internships
• WWOOFing Isn’t Just About Puppies Any More
• CASNR Believe It or Not
• Living With a Desire to Inspire
• Smith Chair Tom Gill Encourages CASNR Family to Engage in International Exchanges
• 2015 Class of China Scholars
• Students Thrive in Summer Bridge Program
• CASNR Hosts 300 4-H Members on the Agricultural Campus
• Our Students Define What it Looks Like to be Leaders
• Future is Bright for Ag and Resource Economics Grads
• John Stier Promoted to Associate Dean of CASNR
• At 99 Years, One of Our Oldest Alums Still Farming
• A Really Crappy Day

2015 Spring Issue

• Spotlight: ALEC
• What’s Happening with FFA
• From Orange Country to Rainbow Country
• March a Busy Month for FFA State Officers
• Elena Smith Reminisces on FFA Experiences
• Ambassadors: CASNR Students Are True Volunteers
• Five Things Agriculture Students Are Tired of Hearing
• In Memory of Dr. Riley
• AGR Makes Its Mark Academically and in the Community
• Forestry Alum Jerri Marr to Address Spring Graduates
• One of CASNR’s Own is UT Hooding Ceremony Speaker
• EPP’s Proposal for a New Doctoral Program Moves Forward
• Adam Willcox Steps Up as CASNR Student International Experiences Coordinator
• CASNR Welcomes New Leader of Tennessee 4-H/ALEC
• Director of Advising for CASNR Launches the Online Petition Process
• Plant Sciences Professor Presented with National Teaching Honor
• Career Focus
• Tennessee Farmers’ Cooperative Provides Career Opportunities for Students
• CASNR ACEs Visit
• CASNR Constructs a Model of Success
• Experiential Learning: First-time Competitors Win National Honors!
• AREC Students Experience Learning
• Powell High School Students Get Hands-on with Turf Research
• Students Attend Thirtieth Annual MANRRS Conference in Houston
• Crops, Cancer, and Chickens, OH MY!
• Interviews Abound at the International Production and Processing Expo
• Wildlife: Things Seem a Bit Batty Around Here
• She Started from the Bottom
• Congratulations to our Southeastern Wildlife Conclave Champion

2014 and Earlier Issues

Fall 2014

• Spotlight: PlanET
• CASNR’s Outstanding Student Services Group
• International Page VP of Sustainability Visits Forestry Club
• Tyson Foods, Inc. Designates First College Campus Ambassador
• FAA Student Leadership Has Lunch with Chancellor Cheek
• Forestry Club Hosts Weyerhausen’s Representative
• Landscape Construction Students Repair Morgan Hall Bench
• UTIA Student Team Captures National Honors in Dairy Products Evaluation
• CASNR Career Fair a Resounding Success
• BRIDGE for the FUTURE Symposium: Building Research Interest & Developing Global Engagement in USDA-NIFA Priority Areas
• Jobs, jobs, jobs — Ag is the Place to Be
• Third Creek: A Real Experience in Surface Water Issues
• UT Organic Farm Internship Program
• A CASNR Student in Napa Valley
• CASNR’s Study Abroad Program
• Farm Credit Scholar Program–New Experience, New Class
• TN Farmers Cooperative (TFA) Opportunities Popular with Students
• CASNR Promotes Student Involvement and International Awareness
• Harmony By Design
• Upcoming Events: CASNR Looks to Promote Leadership and Civic Engagement in 2015

Summer 2014 Issue

• Achievement Pins for CASNR Graduates
• Coming to America-100 Chinese Scholars
• Faculty-led International Trips
• International Experiences
• Summer Internships
• Incoming Students
• Alumni Profile
• New Recruitment Coordinator
• LeaderShape
• Summer Bridge Program
• Student Award Winners
• NACTA Honors

Spring 2014 Issue

• Students Value CASNR Faculty
• CASNR Launches Strategic Plan
• Governor’s Rural Challenge
• Julius Johnson at Graduation
• FFA Honors Cheek and Beyl
• The Job Picture – Mars Petcare, Poultry Expo, Sanderson Farm, and CSAW Workforce Census
• Internships – Duke Energy, Royal Botanical Garden in Kew, In Washington D. C., and At Blount Farm
• Gamma Beta Phi
• Competitions – EUReCA Results, Discussion Meet, and Conclave Results
• Trip to the Capital
• IAAS Summit
• CASNR LLC – Explores the Great Outdoors, Gets New Teaching Assistant, and Honors Dr. Smith
• Recruiting Diversity – MANRRS, JUMP, Sneak Peek, and Teen Step Show

Fall 2013 Issue

• CASNR Enrollment Picture for Fall
• Dean’s Scholars
• Farm Credit Scholars
• Ag Ambassador Retreat
• Career Fair
• Bivens from AgriGold Hybrids Visits Classes
• International Fair
• Students in China
• West TN FFA Students Visit
• Halloween Mixer
• CASNR Students of Distinction – Baker and Buehler
• CASNR Student Attends Youth Ag Summit in Canada
• Turf Students Sod the Rock
• Wildlife Quiz Bowl Team Takes Third
• LLC Paints the Rock
• Science Fair Winner and Flies
• Buggy Buffet
• Sigma Alpha Wins
• Brad Collett – Quest Scholar
• Loss of John Riley
• Craig Pickett Joins the Dean’s Office
• Students Construct Wetlands
• Happy Holidays

Summer 2013 Issue

• CASNR is a Family Tradition – Welcoming New Freshmen
• Two of our Legacy Families
• TEAL Classroom
• Outdoor Classroom for the UT Gardens
• Farm Credit Scholars Go to DC
• CASNR Students Attend IAAS World Congress in Chile
• Learning in Jamaica
• Learning in Italy
• CASNR Students on Summer Internships
• Undergraduate Research and its Impact
• Prize Approach to Entrepreneurship in the Classroom
• Graduate Scientific Writing Class Goes Global
• Joint MLA Program Gets a New Chair
• The Job Outlook for Agriculture

Spring 2013 Issue

• New Facilities
• Donnie Smith at Graduation
• CASNR Enrollment Growth Exceeds National
• Learning Community
• International Poultry Expo
• Chancellor’s Award Recipients
• Advising Corner
• FST Program Review
• FWF Program Review
• Urban Forestry Concentration
• Sigma Alpha Sweeps Awards
• Wildlife Team Takes Second
• Forestry Team Takes Eighth
• Food Science Team take Second
• Turf Students Excel
• CASNR Students Shine at EURECA
• Innovative Recruitment (Step Show, Gadget Girls)
• Congratulations Graduates