Connections

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Fall 2009

The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences is a busy place. The college newsletter, Connections, helps faculty, staff, students, alumni, and friends keep abreast of important events and milestones for the college. The newsletter recognizes individual achievements and organizational accomplishments while it looks at trends affecting the college's future.

Current and Past Issues

Current and past issues of the college newsletter are available in PDF format. Make sure to download Adobe Acrobat Reader before getting started.

Fall 2009

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Headlines: Near-Campus Agricultural Facilities to Move to Kentland Farm; Harnessing the Power of Social Media; New Leaders to Move the College and Extension Forward; College Continues to Tackle Budget Shortfall; Biochemistry Student Named Outstanding Senior; Travel Fund Supports Study Abroad; Top-Notch Students Earn Truman and Goldwater Scholarships; Entomology Celebrates Golden Jubilee; Horticulture Department Recognized for Engagement; Agnew Hall Renovations Offer Students Greater Opportunities; Estate Gifts Work for You and Your College; Hahn Horticulture Garden Rolls Out Red Carpet; New Audiences for Time-Tested Programs; Extension Offers New Online Resources; Virginia Cooperative Extension Names Bain Farmer of the Year; 4-H’ers Construct the Future; Extension Professor of Excellence in Community Viability; University Bestows Honors; Alumni; Faculty & Staff; New Wheat Variety Named in Honor of Dedicated Seedsman; Eastern Shore AREC Assists Virginia’s Vegetable Growers; USDA Scholars; National Ag Day Returns to Campus; Student Club and Team Roundup

Winter 2009

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Headlines: Residential Leadership Community Finds New Home Within College; Students Spend the Summer "Horsing" Around; You Make a Difference; The College Appoints New Department Heads; More than $10,000 Raised for Scholarships; Frazier Leads Alumni Organization; Alumni Gather at MARE Center; University Recognizes Faculty and Staff with Prestigious Awards; Tidewater AREC Benefits the Region's Agriculture Industry; Toyota Brings the Red, White, and Forever Blue Tailgate Tour to Tech; Student Ambassadors: The Face of Our College; Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences Celebrates 100 Years; William D. and Bonnie Lou Wampler: A Lifetime of Giving; Endowments Will Secure and Expand Valuable College Programs; Horse Sale Benefits Scholarships; Virginia Tech Ranks No. 6 in Agricultural Research Dollars; Dairy Judging Team Has Successful Year; Huff Recognized at Regional Horse Show; Supporting the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences; People in the News

Spring/Summer 2008

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Headlines: Soil Judging Team Captures Second Place at National Competition; A Day of Remembrance; Chong Named Outstanding Senior; Budget Difficulties Challenge College; Happy Birthday Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences!; Campus Celebrates National Ag Day March 20; Alumni Organization Honors Alumni and Faculty Members; University Recognizes James for Distinguished Achievement; Fred Crittenden Named Friend of Virginia Cooperative Extension; Middle School Students Explore Science at Camp; Colony Collapse Disorder Plagues Virginia's Honeybees; Shenandoah Valley AREC Honors McCormick Legacy with Research and Outreach; Virginia Tech Develops High Number of New Wheat Varieties; Directions Career Fair; The Stars of the W.B. Alwood Entomological Society: Bugs and Graduate Students; Biochemistry Student Named Goldwater Scholar; An Alternative Spring Break at the Heifer Ranch; Student Club and Team Round-up; People in the News

Fall 2007

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Headlines: A Summer of Research for Human Nutrition, Foods and Exercise Students; Drillfield Memorial a Place to Gather, Mourn, and Reflect; Equestrian Club Joins the Sports Club Federation, Record Enrollments in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Ag Tech Program Reaches Milestone, Beal Receives Sporn Award, Hokies In Transition, Alumni Organization Honors Alumni and Faculty Members, Latham Awarded Virginia Tech’s Top Accolade, Summer Around the Drillfield, $8,000 Raised for Scholarships, Old Guard Reunion, Alumni Gather at College Homecoming Festivities, New Horticulture Faculty Member to Specialize in Biofuel Feedstocks, Students and Faculty Travel to Ecuador to Study Sustainability, University Launches $1 Billion Fundraising Campaign, Garden Gala Nets More Than $13,500, Jeff Ishee Presented with State Friend of Extension Award, VCE Encourages Private Water System Management, Two Receive Alumni Award for Excellence in Extension, Ozzie Abaye and Thomas Wilchynski Earn Swiger Awards, Quesenberry Awarded President’s Award for Excellence, Uzel Receives College Diversity Award, People in the News, Specialty Vegetables New Focus of SPAREC, Collegiate 4-H Helps Communities, Financial Planning Team Wins National Contest, Virginia Tech Hosts Weed Contest, Student Club and Team Round-up

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