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Aug 5, 2011

Carlson Endowment created to fund annual award for outstanding ARE dissertation

Dr. Gerald Carlson and his wife, Barbara, have created an endowment in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, where Carlson spent 35 years as a faculty member. 

May 13, 2011

Carlson Endowment created to fund annual award for outstanding ARE dissertation

The Barbara E. and Gerald A. Carlson Endowment -- to fund the annual Gerald A. Carlson Outstanding Ph.D. Dissertation Award in Agricultural and Resource Economics -- was established in ceremonies April 29. 

Apr 19, 2011

Resource Development Awards presented, new endowments celebrated at 2011 joint foundations spring event

The awards, sponsored each year by the N.C. Agricultural Foundation Inc., recognized CALS faculty and student organizations for efforts in raising funds to benefit College programs, as well as volunteer, corporate/foundation and commodity organization support activities. 

Apr 11, 2011

Clark and Proctor honored at 4-H Lifetime Achievement event

The annual fund-raising event honors the lifetime achievements of former 4-H members, families and supporters. 

Apr 1, 2011

Mobile agriculture classroom visits North Carolina schools

The North Carolina FFA Foundation joins partners to bring a classroom-on-wheels program called Seed Survivor that teaches children the mechanics and the value of growing plants. 

Aug 19, 2010

North Carolina 4-H names four “Partners in Excellence”

Four organizations were recently named 2010 North Carolina 4-H Partners in Excellence: Carolina Farm Credit, North Carolina Farm Bureau Federation, NC SPIN and the North Carolina State Grange. “The spirit… 

Aug 17, 2010

“A friend to all”: Fred Webb honored with creation of Webb/Caldwell Scholarship endowment

In honor of J. Fred Webb Jr.'s life and achievements, the James Fred Webb Jr./John T. Caldwell Alumni Scholarship Endowment was established by his family on July 14. The endowment will provide scholarships for the Alumni Caldwell Fellows Program at N.C. State according to the Webb family’s stipulation that scholarship recipients be currently enrolled as undergraduate students in N.C. State's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences in a traditional agriculture department. 

Jul 14, 2010

Tractor known as a ‘multipurpose workhorse’ made available for field lab use

Ronnie Jackson has donated a six-month lease of a Maxxum ® 125 farm/agricultural tractor for use in the teaching and research activities at the field lab. 

Jul 14, 2010

‘All in the golden afternoon’ at the 2010 Arb Gala

It’s not unusual for guests at the JC Raulston Arboretum’s annual Gala in the Garden to feel they’ve been transported to an enchanted world of botanical beauty. 

Jul 14, 2010

New foundation launched at joint Extension foundations event

The North Carolina Cooperative Extension Foundation, the 4-H Development Fund and the Family and Consumer Sciences Foundation welcomed a fourth foundation to the Extension family on April 22. The North…