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Advancement Top Stories

2009 North Carolina Tobacco Referendum set for Nov. 19. Click for more information.

NC Agricultural Foundation receives fourth consecutive 4-star rating from Charity Navigator!

CALS Alumni and Friends Society launches new Web site! Stay tuned to the Advancement pages -- they'll be transformed over the next months also!

Dean Johnny Wynne announces Dean's Fund for Excellence to support the College's teaching, research and extension programs. More...

Former Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and NC State alumnus, General H. Hugh Shelton (RET), announces the release of his new coffee-table book, Secrets of Success...North Carolina Values-Based Leadership. Proceeds from the sale of this book will support programs for the General H. Hugh Shelton Leadership Center, including 4-H Shelton scholarships and enhancing expansion of values-based leadership development initiatives for young people statewide. BOOKS MAY BE PURCHASED THROUGH YOUR LOCAL BOOKSTORE OR ONLINE: WWW.AMAZON.COM.

SECOND PRINT RUN ANNOUNCED! Dr. George T. Barthalmus' original murder mystery, Revenge Through Me, with profits from the sale of the book going to the George and Marina Barthalmus Life Sciences Scholarship Endowment, has sold out its first printing. If you wish, Dr. B will continue to sign all copies purchased through this second offering, which contains all the corrections send to George by his readers!  Cognizant of the lingering economic situation, Dr. B has asked us to keep the book's price at $25 plus shipping and handling. To order your personalized second edition(s), just click here. More info, here.

"The Best of Cecil and Leonard" The NC 4-H Development Fund is partnering with Capitol Broadcasting Company and WRAL-TV to promote a compilation CD of "The Best of Cecil and Leonard" featuring the voice of Ray Wilkinson. Proceeds will support the North Carolina 4-H Program. To order a copy of the CD ($9.99 plus shipping), visit http://www.cafepress.com/wral.267242610. The 4-H youth development program is conducted by North Carolina Cooperative Extension at North Carolina State and North Carolina A&T State universities. More than 208,000 young people between the ages of 5 and 19 participate in North Carolina 4-H activities each year with the help of 21,000 adult and youth volunteers. To learn more, click: http://www.nc4h.org.

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Donors, Alumni & Friends -- Leaving a Legacy, Making an Impact Do you want your story featured on our new CALS Legacies page? Tell us why CALS and NC State are the beneficiaries of your generosity! Click here.