Celebration of

Land-Grant Research

2:30 p.m. Friday, December 9, 2011

Seay Auditorium

Welcoming Remarks by President Eli Capilouto

Keynote Address:

Is the Land-Grant Concept Relevant in Today’s World?

by Gale Buchanan, Ph.D.

Former Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics, U.S., Department of Agriculture, 2006-2009

Dean and Director Emeritus, College of Agriculture, University of Georgia

Presentations of the 2011 Research Awards:

Bobby Pass Excellence in Grantsmanship Award

Research/Extension Impact Award

Prestigious Research Paper Award

Reception to follow