state of the department 2 may 2007. department accomplishments

State of the Department

2 May 2007

Department Accomplishments

+ Summary AY 2006-2007 +

+Maintained leadership in research

+ Continued teaching prowess

+Animal facility now funded by Office of Research, we save at least $26 000/year

+ Summary AY 2006-2007 +

+ Outstanding new hires

+ Markedly increased gifts and endowments

+ New greenhouse complex will open in July

+ Summary AY 2006-2007 +

+ Return of lab fees for course purchases

+ Continued revision of our undergraduate curriculum

+ New Chief Department Advisor and revised policies

We are also losing anotherdevoted teacher

Brian Dyer will be leavingthis summer. . .

after teachingand researching in our department for many years.

After 29 years (!!) as Chief Department Advisor,

Kneeland Nesius steps down. . .

but continues to serve the department in numerous other ways

Moving from the past. . .

We are Growing!

We have been fortunate to hire four excellent new

faculty

Alex GreenwoodKate LyonsTim Motley

Emilia Oleszak

Alex Greenwood

Kate Lyons

Tim Motley

Emilia Oleszak

Alex Greenwood

Kate Lyons

Tim Motley

Emilia Oleszak

× 2 !!

Plus---our new dean, Chris Platsoucas, is a biologist

and has an appointment in our department

During the past year our faculty and students have won numerous grants and awards, held offices in

national and international organizations, appointed to national and international committees been nominated for the most prestigious

university awards ---and much more!

Faculty examples include:

Frank Day--Society of Wetland Scientists

President’s Service Award

Lytton Musselman--National Technical Committee for Wetland Vegetation

Al Savitzky--American Institute of Biological Sciences

Faculty examples include:

Ralph Stevens- Most Inspiring Teacher for Two

Students Again this Year

He has won more of these awards than anyone!

Faculty do well in the three pillars of activity

Faculty do well in the three pillars of activity

Teaching Research Service

Students

During the past year our faculty and students have won numerous grants and awards, held offices in

national and international organizations, appointed to national and international committees been nominated for the most prestigious

university awards ---and much more!

Student examples include:

Jay Bolin--Best Plant Image Award BotanicalSociety of America; Earl Core Research Award,

Southern Appalachian Botanical Society

Marc Milne--Martina Wadewitz Haggard Award, Highlands Biological Station

Jennifer Spence--Young Investigator Award, American Society of Tropical Medicine and

Hygiene

Student examples include:

Dan Stover - Botanical Society of America Southeastern Section Student Award winner

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120

2001-2002

2002-2003

2003-2004

2004-2005

2004-2006

Total Graduate Enrollment

MS Students

PhD Ecological Sciences

PhD Biomedical Sciences

Currently we have 50 MS students, 35 biomedPhD students, and 22 ecology PhD students

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40

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120

2001-2002

2002-2003

2003-2004

2004-2005

2004-2006

Total Graduate Enrollment

MS Students

PhD Ecological Sciences

PhD Biomedical Sciences

Currently we have 50 MS students, 35 biomedPhD students, and 22 ecology PhD students

$MONEY$

Commonwealth Funding

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1000000

1500000

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3500000

2001-2002

2002-2003

2003-2004

2004-2005

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2006-2007

Total Budget

Salaries and Benefits

Research Funding

02,000,0004,000,0006,000,0008,000,000

10,000,00012,000,00014,000,00016,000,000

Dollars

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Proposals

Awards

Current research funding is$2, 801, 383

02,000,0004,000,0006,000,0008,000,000

10,000,00012,000,00014,000,00016,000,000

Dollars

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Proposals

Awards

Current research funding is$2, 801, 383

Funding up from last year by ~$800, 000

Department Gifts

Giving to the department has changed dramatically in the past few years with the establishment of several new endowments.

Unrestricted gifts this past yeartotal about $4 000

Department gifts wereslightly less than our

research funding, ~$2, 300, 000

Department Endowments

$-

$500,000

$1,000,000

$1,500,000

$2,000,000

$2,500,000

$3,000,000

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Endowments

2002 2003 2004 2005 2006

Kaplan $ 5,001 $ 43,805

Natural History $ 2,139 $ 5,031 $ 18,896

Sonenshine $ 0 $ 16,269 $ 33,845

Hogan $ 576,836 $ 765,170 $ 760,943 $ 764,676 $ 793,846

Stiffler $ 0 $1,174,532 $ 1,269,176 $1,296,415 $1,407,699

Bagley $ 162,612 $ 179,825 $ 190,521 $ 196,167 $ 212,904

Dabel $ 27,417 $ 30,413 $ 32,475 $ 33,435 $ 36,278

Marshall $ 26,269 $ 53,291 $ 84,227

Totals $766,865 2,149,940 2,281,521 2,370,284 2,631,500

Our Endowments More than Tripled in the past Four Years!

In fact, last year we receivedmore money in gifts and endowments than any time in the history of the department.

In Addition to the Wade Scholarship, I am working

on Two Bequeathals

Moving ahead

New Hires Scheduled forNext Year

+Crafting replacement for Nancy Wade

+Search for new chair to start August 2008

+Hire new ecologist

The Road Ahead is a littlemore complicated. . .

We are growing- - -except in space for teaching and research

What we have in mind for the newbuilding. . .

What we actually have

What the state can fund

Annual Department PartyFriday 4 May Riverfront

Swim Club

Bring family, friends, and a dish to pass, hot dogs, drinks,

tableware provided

Special awards and honors

I’m proud to serve our Department. . . .

Where the administrators

are handsome,

the faculty are strong, and allthe students are above average.

That’s All, Folks--and itis all-all about these wonderfulfolks!