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STORIES Online June 2012College News
KOSOVO PRESIDENT VISITS IOWA STATEAtifete Jahjaga, president of the Republic of Kosovo (third from left), stopped by campus and the university's Horticulture Research Station on June 13. The visit was part of a military exchange program between the Iowa National Guard and the Kosovo Security Force. More...RESEARCH FARM FIELD DAYS BEGIN WITH ANNIVERSARY JUNE 21Iowa State University’s Research and Demonstration Farm field days begin June 21 with a 25th anniversary celebration at the Southeast Research and Demonstration Farm near Crawfordsville. More...ISU HOSTS FIRST WORLD FOOD PRIZE IOWA YOUTH INSTITUTEThe inaugural World Food Prize Iowa Youth Institute brought 130 Iowa high school students to campus on April 30 to learn more about world hunger. Students presented their ideas on how to combat hunger, learn from speakers and ISU faculty engaged in fighting hunger on a global scale, and tour Iowa State facilities. The institute is coordinated by CALS alumna Catherine Swoboda (‘08 agronomy, MS ‘10 crop production and physiology), director of Iowa and Midwest Education Programs for the World Food Prize Foundation. More...CARVER TRUST AWARDS $7.5 MILLION TO SUPPORT BBMBPending approval by the Board of Regents, ISU’s Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology will be named in honor of the Roy J. Carver Charitable Trust, in recognition of gifts and commitments to the department totaling more than $12.3 million. More...IPPA INCREASES SUPPORT FOR AG STUDENT LEARNING CENTERThe Iowa Pork Producers Association has increased its support for a new student learning facility at ISU. The association’s $400,000 gift commitment will help establish the Jeff and Deb Hansen Agriculture Student Learning Center on land south of campus. More...Alumni NewsYoung Alum of the MonthDarrin Rahn ALUMNI HOPE TO “BRING HOME THE BACON” WITH BIG BOARPaul Kruse (’80 farm operations) and John Sweeney (’80 animal science,’84 DVM) have teamed up with fellow ISU alumni and Cyclone fans in hopes of bringing home top honors at the Iowa State Fair’s Big Boar competition. They and their teammates Brad Peyton, Don Erickson, Steve Duesenberg and Joe Pritchard were recently featured on local television for their quest to “bring home the bacon.” Dubbed “Fred Hoiboar,” the half-ton Hampshire also is working with his namesake for the benefit of Camp Odayin – a camp for kids with heart disease. Proceeds from sales of their t-shirts benefit Camp Odayin. More...
HALBUR FAMILY HOSTS TAILGATE TOUR STOPISU Athletics’ May 22 Cyclon! e Tailgate Tour included a stop at the Jim and Barby Halbur’s farm near Glidden. Jim (’79 farm op) and Barby (’79 industrial ed and phys ed) and their five children (all CALS grads or current students) showcased their new grain handling operation for guests President Steven Leath, Athletic Director Jamie Pollard, Head Coaches Paul Rhoads, Bill Fennelly, Fred Hoiberg and others. View photos on Facebook. More... |
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