Stories From Mar 2018
NC State Dining Executive Chef Adam Smith Relies on Agroecology Education Farm Crops
“Whatever’s in season, we try to fold that into our menu items and our offerings daily, to showcase that it’s as local as it gets.”
Crop and Soil Sciences Alumnus Norris Tolson Gives Back by Endowing Scholarship
The Tolson family gives back to NC State University by directly assisting CALS undergraduate students.
2018 Willie Woltz Lecture Series
Join us April 11 and 12 for the 2018 Willie Woltz Lecture Series featuring Dr. Harold Van Es - Professor: Cornell University
2018 Wernsman Seminar Offers Tropical Flavors
“[NC State] students are enthusiastic. It’s energizing!”
Alex Fox Means Business about Agriculture
“My father, my grandfather, my great-grandfather: I guess I’ll be a fourth-generation farmer.”
Professor Emeritus and Philanthropist William Collins Awarded Prestigious Watauga Medal
“In addition to all the good things he has done for tobacco farmers and for rural North Carolina, his legacy is going to be in the people he helped along the way. He takes just as much joy in the success of others than he does in his own success – and probably more.”
Dunphy Wins National Award
For lifetime contributions and leadership, NC State University’s E. James Dunphy recently won the American Soybean Association’s Pinnacle Award.
Susana Milla-Lewis Named University Faculty Scholar
Dr. Susana Milla-Lewis was recently selected as a 2017-18 University Faculty Scholar.
Weed Science Society of North Carolina Annual Meeting Awards
We are pleased to announce the following award winners at the 36th Annual Meeting of the Weed Science Society of North Carolina. Congratulations to all!
Jim Dunphy Wins the First Ever American Soybean Association Pinnacle Award
“Recognizing the highest level of contribution and long-term leadership within the soybean family and industry.”