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News and Announcements Fall 2007
Banquet Scheduled for November 15 Tickets On Sale Now! The Tennessee Chapter of Gamma Sigma Delta will hold its annual Fall Initiation Banquet on Thursday, November 15 at 6:30 pm. in Plant BioTechnoloy, room 156/157 on the Agriculture Campus. Faculty, staff, graduate and undergraduate students will be initiated as members of our Gamma Sigma Delta chapter. Read more.
Upcoming Meeting and Updated Constitution and Bylaws Now Posted The 2007 Gamma Sigma Delta Fall Lunch / Business Meeting will be held Thursday, October 4, in room 166 of Biosystems Engineering & Soil Science. Lunch will be served at 12:00 noon and the business meeting will start at 12:20 p.m. Your prompt attendance will be GREATLY appreciated. Please plan to attend this very important meeting so we can conduct the business of OUR organization which includes reports from committee chairs, approval of nominations for students and faculty/staff to be invited membership in GSD for the Fall Semester and voting on changes to our constitution. Specifically we will continue discuss on the wording for our new graduate student award and hopefully amend the constitution accordingly. SO PLEASE review the constitution on our website prior to the meeting. Also please come prepared to nominate new faculty / staff for membership. The form for nomination will be available at the meeting or you can contact John Riley at jriley@utk.edu (4-7465) to request a copy of the nomination form be sent to you ahead of the meeting or you can print a copy from the website. If you have any new business that should be put on the meeting agenda please contact Ernie Bazen (4-7463 or ebazen@utk.edu). Thanks in advance for your time and cooperation. See you on Thursday, October 4. Please RSVP to Willie Hart (whart@utk.edu) if you plan to attend so that we can plan for food.
UT Chapter Receives 2006-2007Gold Chapter Award Not Bronze. Not Silver. But Gold! On behalf of the more than 110,000 members initiated into GSD since 1905, and its executive committee, congratulations were given to the UT Chapter on the selection as a 2007 Gold Chapter. This award is in recognition of the activities and accomplishments of our UT Chapter during the 2006-2007 academic year. Only five chapters are recognized each year with this designation. To read about the Chapter’s 2006-2007 activities and events, be sure to check out our annual report posted on the GSD website!
Gamma Sigma Delta is accepting nominations for their Graduate Student The recipient for this award must have demonstrated significant impact of research achievements with publications based on original research and presentations to professional societies OR displayed exceptional creative achievement developing innovative materials and technologies. The nominee’s cumulative GPA and service to his or her department and UTIA will also be given strong consideration. Only one Graduate Student Award will be given annually and it will be presented at the Spring Reception/Business Meeting.
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Sigma Delta Announces 2006 Award Recipients The fall initiation and awards banquet of the UT Chapter of Gamma Sigma Delta, the Honor Society of Agriculture, was held November 9, 2006. Dr. Michael Smith, chapter president, presided over the evening’s events, which featured Dr. Joe DiPietro, UT Vice President for Agriculture, as the guest speaker. Faculty and student awards of excellence were also presented.
Dues Time! Believe it or not it is time to pay our Gamma Sigma Delta membership dues for the 2006-2007 year.
GSD Awards Nomination Materials Due October 20! A very important function of our UT Chapter of Gamma Sigma Delta is recognition of fellow faculty and alumni who strive for excellence. On November 9 at 6:00 in Hollingsworth Auditorium GSD will host the Fall awards banquet where deserving faculty will be recognized for Team, Teaching, Extension, and Research awards. However, each of you play an important role in this process--without nominations from fellow faculty it is possible that some awards may not be given. In addition to faculty awards, nominations will also be accepted for Distinguished Achievement in Agriculture and Alumni Award of Merit. It is our responsibility to nominate deserving faculty and alumni, in this way we promote excellence and reward those individuals who give that extra little bit. The GSD executive committee encourages you to find qualified people within your departments and within the Institute and nominate them for the awards mentioned above. I am attaching the nomination materials below, however they are also be posted on the GSD website (http://www.agriculture.utk.edu/gsd/). Please submit all nominations to the GSD Awards Committee, c/o Susan Hamilton, Office of the Dean, 125 Morgan Hall before the close of business on Friday, October 20.
2006 Spring Initiation and Awards Reception The UT Chapter of Gamma Sigma Delta, the international honor society for agriculture, held its annual spring awards and initiation reception on April 25, 2006, in room 156 of the new Plant Biotech building. To find out more on the recent awards and initiates, click on the title link above.
Real Science in the 6-12 Classroom This enrichment project will reach out to disadvantaged schools in Tennessee The science of agriculture is often misunderstood by the majority of young people who have no farm background. This program will also provide the opportunity to share with young people about the exciting job opportunities which are available in the field of agriculture. Gamma Sigma Delta, as the honor society of Agriculture, is the ideal society to inform the next generation of agricultural scientists about these opportunities. To find out more on Dr. Ann Draughon's Enrichment Grant report click on the title link above.
GSD Celebrates 100 Years During Conclave Hosted by OSU The 2006 International Conclave is June 24-26 at The Ohio State University where 100 years of Gamma Sigma Delta will be celebrated. Meeting Schedule Registration Form Read more about the GSD Conclave on the International GSD site. |
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