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School of Agriculture
ANNUAL REPORT
2009-2010
SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE ANNUAL REPORT
August 1, 2010
MISSION STATEMENT It is the mission of the School of Agriculture to provide educational programs on both the
theory and practice of agricultural science enabling the graduate to compete within and contribute to this diverse field at the producer, industry, and graduate student level. This mission is accomplished through degree options in Agribusiness, Animal Science, Plant and Soil Science, and General Agriculture. Four agriculture minors are also offered. Those desiring agricultural degree programs not offered at the University of Arkansas at Monticello are provided introductory course work and advising designed to facilitate transfer to another institution. In addition, students desiring to enter veterinary school are provided course work and advising aimed at meeting the requirements of institutions offering a degree in veterinary medicine.
SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE FACULTY
Professors Dr. Kelly J. Bryant, Dean Dr. Paul B. Francis Dr. Robert Stark, Jr. Associate Professor Dr. Whitney Whitworth UAM Rodeo Coach Ms. Jolyn Wells Adjunct Faculty Dr. Ken Smith Dr. Scott Akin Mr. Cliff Coker
Dr. Dwight Witcher, D.V.M.
AGRICULTURE MAJORS BY CLASS LEVEL
Fall Terms
Agriculture 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Freshman 30 31 13 23 27 24 22 26 32 29
Sophomore 33 20 22 17 12 10 15 19 17 18
Junior 12 24 14 15 15 20 11 19 13 20
Senior 29 20 18 14 12 16 21 15 27 21
Pre-Freshman 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 1
Special (non- degree seeking)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Post Bachelor 6 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0
TOTAL 111 95 67 71 67 70 70 83 93 89
Pre-Veterinary 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
Freshman 1 1 5 6 4 4 8 3 10 5
Sophomore 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 1
Junior 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Senior 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Pre-Freshman 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2
Special (non- degree seeking)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Post Bachelor 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 1 1 6 9 5 5 9 3 12 8
UNIT TOTALS 112 96 73 80 72 75 79 86 105 97
SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE ENROLLMENT DATA
Option Fr So Jr Sr Pre-Fr Post Bach Special
Fall 2009
Agri Business 8 5 5 6 0 0 0
Animal Science 16 8 8 7 0 0 0
Plant & Soil Science 1 2 5 7 0 0 0
General Agriculture 0 2 1 1 0 0 0
Pre-Veterinary 4 1 1 0 1 0 0
TOTAL 29 18 20 21 1 0 0
Option Fr So Jr Sr Pre-Fr Post Bach Special
Spring 2010
Agri Business 7 4 4 8 0 0 0
Animal Science 11 8 10 10 0 0 0
Plant & Soil Science 2 3 2 8 0 0 0
General Agriculture 6 1 2 0 0 0 0
Pre-Veterinary 1 1 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 27 17 18 26 0 0 0
COURSE ENROLLMENT BY TERM
FALL 2009
SEQUENCE SECTION DEPT & NO COURSE TITLE ENROLLED
0627 01 AGEC 2273 Agricultural Economics 25
0662 01 AGEC 4623 Farm Management 11
0668 01 AGEC 4683 Commodity Marketing 16
0682 01 AGEC 4823 Econ Environ Mgmt 4
0610 01 AGRI 1101 Agriculture Orientation 30
0677 01 AGRI 4771 Seminar 12
0678 01 AGRI 4783 Internship 3
0605 01 AGRO 2053 Applied Plant Pathology 23
0605 51 AGRO 2053 Applied Plant Pathology lab 23
0624 01 AGRO 2244 Soils 12
0624 51 AGRO 2244 Soils lab 12
0645 01 AGRO 3452 Forage Crops 16
0651 01 AGRO 3513 Fiber & Oilseed Crops 17
0613 01 AGRO 479V IS:Cypermeth Assays 1
0600 01 ANSC 1003 Principles of Animal Science 28
0600 51 ANSC 1003 Prin of Animal Science lab 28
0641 01 ANSC 3413 Livestock Breeding 18
0647 01 ANSC 3474 Beef Production 22
0647 51 ANSC 3474 Beef Production lab 22
SPRING 2010
0661 01 AGEC 4613 Agricultural Policy 7
0670 01 AGEC 4703 Contract Marketing & Futures Trading 20
0671 01 AGEC 4713 Agricultural Finance 4
0672 01 AGEC 472V ST: Ag Econ Quiz Bowl 4
0680 01 AGEC 4803 Agri Business Firm Management 15
0677 01 AGRI 4771 Seminar 10
0603 01 AGRO 1033 Field Crops 33
0603 51 AGRO 1033 Field Crops lab 28
0603 52 AGRO 1033 Field Crops lab 5
0650 01 AGRO 3503 Cereal Crops 10
0626 01 AGRO 2263 Soil & Water Conservation 11
0626 51 AGRO 2263 Soil & Water Conservation lab 11
0621 01 ANSC 2213 Feeds & Feeding 17
0652 01 ANSC 3523 Horse Production 29
0672 01 AGRI 472V ST: Sheep & Goat Production 15
0663 01 ANSC 4633 Animal Metabolism & Nutrition 20
0628 01 ENTO 2283 Applied Entomology 19
FACULTY WORKLOAD
FALL 2009
Faculty/Title Course Taught Enrollment Credit Hrs SSCH
Bryant, K Professor/Dean
Seminar Agriculture Orientation Internship
12 30 3
1 1 3
12 30 9
51
Francis, P Professor
Soils Soils lab Forage Crops Fiber & Oilseed Crops
12 12 16 17
4 0 3 3
48 0
48 51
147
Stark, R Professor
Agri Economics Farm Management Commodity Marketing Econ Environ Mgmt
25 11 16 4
3 3 3 3
75 33 48 12
168
Whitworth, W Assoc Professor
Prin of Animal Science Prin of AnSc lab Livestock Breeding Beef Production Beef Production lab
28 28 18 22 22
3 0 3 4 0
84 0
54 88 0
226
Akin, D1 IS: Cypermeth Assays 1 3 3
3
Coker, C1 Applied Plant Pathology App Plant Path. Lab
23 23
3 0
69 0
69
SPRING 2010
Bryant, K Professor/Dean
Seminar
10 1 10
10
Francis, P Professor
Field Crops Field Crops lab (1) Field Crops lab (2) Cereal Crops Soil & Water Cons. Soil & Water Cons. Lab
30 26 4
10 11 11
3 0 0 3 3 0
90 0 0
30 33 0
153
Stark, R Professor
Agricultural Policy Cont Mktg & Fut Trdg Agricultural Finance Agribusiness Firm Mgmt ST: Ag Econ Quiz Bowl
7 20 4
15 4
3 3 3 3 1
21 60 12 45 4
142
Whitworth, W Assoc Professor
Feeds & Feeding Horse Production ST: Sheep & Goat Prod. Animal Met. & Nutrition
17 29 15 20
3 3 3 3
51 87 45 60
243
Akin, S.1 Applied Entomology 19 3 57
57 1Adjunct faculty
SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE FACULTY UAM COMMITTEE INVOLVEMENT
2009-2010
Dr. Kelly Bryant Academic Council General Education Committee Institutional Review Board Building and Grounds Committee Strategic Planning Steering Committee Dr. Whitney Whitworth American Democracy Project Committee Animal Use & Care Committee Dr. Robert Stark Curriculum & Standards Committee CASAA Committee Ad Hoc Committee on Revising UAM Assembly Constitution Committee to study feasibility of building retirement housing on campus Dr. Paul Francis Program Review Committee Library Committee Committee on Committees
Information Technology Committee (serving on Administrative Software sub-committee)
CURRICULUM
Course enrollment was good last year with 23 of our 26 regular courses having double digit enrollment. Spring 2010 was the début of Sheep and Goat Production which had an enrollment of 15. Horse Production class had to be moved to a larger classroom to accommodate an enrollment of 29. During pre-registration for Fall 2010 the enrollment limit for Intro to Weed Science had to be increased from 20 to 25 to accommodate a total of 22 pre-registered students. Currently all of our classes for Fall 2010 have double digit enrollment except for Seminar which has an enrollment of 6. Student success in our Agriculture classes was good last year. The pass rate was 100% in 20 of our 29 classes. An additional five classes had pass rates in excess of 90%. Ag Orientation, Principals of Animal Science, Ag Economics, and Contract Marketing and Futures Trading each had a pass rate of 80% to 83%.
Our curriculum is accomplishing the task for which it was designed.
Our minors have not caught on as no one is currently an Animal Science minor, Plant and Soil Science minor, or an Ag Business minor. Ag internship is another class that is under utilized by our student body.
FACILITIES
Finance and Administration has indicated funds are available to repair the foundation of the Agriculture building. This work will likely be completed in the coming year. The chiller for the new wing of the building has been repaired, serviced and inspected and should continue to meet our needs for the foreseeable future. Once the weight room for athletics is moved to the Indoor Practice Facility we will have the space we need to fully utilize our greenhouses.
SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE ACCOMPLISHMENTS
Dr. Paul Francis obtained Agri Specialty Crop Grant funds to be used in an heirloom tomato research project. This project is being conducted with the assistance and cooperation of a number of County Extension Agents and farmers in southeast Arkansas.
Dr. Kelly Bryant attended Agricultural Economics and Environmental conferences held in
Fayetteville, AR July 13-14, 2009. Dr. Kelly Bryant attended the Cotton Mini Field Day held at the Cotton Branch Experiment
Station in Marianna, AR July 15-16, 2009. Ms. Jolyn Wells traveled to Farmington, NM to recruit potential students for the UAM Rodeo
Team at the National High School Rodeo Finals held July 19-23, 2009. Dr. Kelly Bryant hosted a Bio-fuels Workshop at the Rohwer Research Station in Rohwer, AR July
30, 2009. Invited speakers discussed various alternative crops for bio-fuel production. Dr. Robert Stark served as a Cooperative Extension Service Soybean Representative at the Farm
Bureau Policy Development Meeting in Stuttgart, AR on August 3 and in Jonesboro, AR on August 4, 2009.
Dr. Robert Stark gave a presentation at the Northeast Research and Extension Center field day
at Keiser, AR on August 5, 2009 and presented a selected poster at the Rice Research and Extension Center field day at Stuttgart, AR on August 12, 2009.
Dr. Whitney Whitworth attended the 55th Annual Beef Cattle Short Course in College Station, TX
August 2-5, 2009. The annual Back-to-School Picnic hosted by the School of Agriculture faculty and staff for new
and returning students was held at the Agriculture Building on September 1, 2009. Dr. Kelly Bryant was invited to be the Parade Marshal for the annual Drew County Fair Parade
held in Monticello in September 2009. Dr. Whitney Whitworth judged livestock shows at the Lincoln County Livestock Show in Stark
City, AR on September 24, 2009 and at the Dallas County Livestock Show in Fordyce, AR on September 26, 2009.
Dr. Robert Stark attended the Tri-State Soybean Board Meeting held in Stoneville, MS on
September 8, 2009. On September 16, 2009 Mr. John Tyson, chairman of the board of Tyson Foods, Inc. and a
member of the University of Arkansas board of trustees, spoke to students and faculty in the UAM School of Agriculture. Mr. Tyson discussed various aspects of Tyson Foods,
as well as his family history and lessons he had learned over the years in business. Dr. Robert Stark coordinated Mr. Tyson’s visit to the UAM campus.
Dr. Robert Stark attended the Mississippi Agricultural Economics Association Meeting held in
Starkville, MS October 22-23, 2009. Dr. Kelly Bryant served on a committee to select the Arkansas Farm Bureau’s Young Farmer of
the Year. The selection required making visits to the farms of each of the candidates being considered for the award.
Mr. David Farabough, Farm Manager at the Cummins Prison, visited with School of Agriculture
students November 4, 2009 about possible job opportunities with the Arkansas Department of Corrections.
The UAM Agriculture Club and the Agriculture Alumni Society coordinated a chicken dinner
fundraiser for the Robert Kirst Scholarship on November 13, 2009 at the Monticello WalMart parking lot. Tyson Foods donated the dinners and the services of the Tyson Cooking Team in this effort.
Dr. Whitney Whitworth was the featured speaker at the Lincoln County Cattleman’s Association
Meeting in Star City November 17, 2009. Dr. Paul Francis was the featured speaker for the Last Lecture Series hosted by the UAM
Journalism Club on November 19, 2009. Dr. Robert Stark participated by phone in a University of Arkansas ABAE faculty meeting on
November 19, 2009. Dr. Robert Stark attended the Arkansas Soybean Research Conference in Brinkley, AR on
December 8, 2009. Dr. Paul Francis and Dr. Robert Stark attended the annual meeting of the Tri-State Soybean
Association held in Stoneville, MS January 8, 2010 where they were able to visit with other scientists about ongoing soybean research projects. Dr. Stark also presented a poster at the meeting.
Dr. Kelly Bryant and Dr. Paul Francis attended the Crop Management Conference held in Little
Rock January 19-20, 2010. Dr. Robert Stark presented a selected paper entitled “Seasonal Price Patterns for Arkansas
Soybeans” and served as moderator for a session at the Southern Agricultural Economics Association meeting in Orlando, FL February 6-10, 2010. Dr. Kelly Bryant co-authored this paper and was also in attendance at this meeting.
Dr. Whitney Whitworth attended the American Society of Animal Scientists southern meeting
held in Orlando, FL January 7-10, 2010.
Dr. Kelly Bryant cooperated on an AFRI proposal entitled “The evolution, dispersal and management of glyphosate-resistant Palmer amaranth”. Principal investigators are Nilda Burgos, Amy Lawton-Rauh, Jason Norsworthy, Ken Smith, Michael Marshall and Kelly Bryant.
Dr. Paul Francis attended and presented a paper at the Rural Life Conference in Pine Bluff, AR
on February 26, 2010. Dr. Robert Stark, who served as co-author on the paper, also attended the meeting.
Dr. Kelly Bryant was the principal investigator on a Cotton Inc. CORE project entitled “Current
Economic Status of Conservation and No-Till Cotton Production the Southeastern United States Working Group, Arkansas”.
Dr. Robert Stark attended the Arkansas Farm Bureau Collegiate Conference in Little Rock, AR on
March 5-6, 2010 with Justin Jones, winner of the local Collegiate Farm Bureau contest. Dr. Paul Francis and Robert Stark served as judges in the Plant Sciences division for the 2010
Regional Science Fair held on the UAM campus on March 11, 2010. Dr. Kelly Bryant was co-investigator on a Cotton State Support Group proposal entitled
“Development of a Whole-Farm Linear Programming Model for Arkansas Cotton Farms”. Principal investigators were Terry Griffin, Kelly Bryant and Tom Barber. (submitted to Cotton State Support Group but not funded)
The UAM School of Agriculture joined other agriculture schools across the country in
celebrating Agriculture Week, March 15-20, 2010. The event is sponsored by the National Agriculture Council of America. On March 17, 2010, a reception was held in the auditorium of the Agriculture Building, where Dr. Robert Stark’s Agriculture Business Firm Management class presented posters and discussed various aspects of the agriculture industry with visitors.
Dr. Whitney Whitworth gave a presentation at the Beef Field Day held at the Southwest
Research and Extension Center at Hope, AR March 16, 2010. Dr. Kelly Bryant administered NRI funds for a study being done at Monticello regarding the use
of clover as a replacement for commercial fertilizer. Effective April 1, 2010 the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees and the Arkansas
Department of Higher Education approved a name change for the UAM Division of Agriculture. The new name will be the School of Agriculture and signifies that the department is a major instructional unit of the University. As part of this name change, Dr. Kelly Bryant, previously known as the Chair of the department, will now hold the title of Dean of the UAM School of Agriculture.
In April 2010, Dr. Kelly Bryant developed a series of emails with photographs entitled “Neat
Stuff at SEREC and UAM” highlighting unique projects of interest that will be distributed to a selected listserve on a regular basis.
The School of Agriculture hosted an Agriculture Alumni Reunion at the Homer Pace Building at
the Drew County Fairgrounds on April 24, 2010. The reunion, held in conjunction with the UAM Weevil Stampede Rodeo activities attracted current and former students, as well as UAM administrators, School of Agriculture faculty and staff.
Dr. Kelly Bryant coordinated and hosted a Beef/Forage Field Day held on the UAM campus April
29, 2010. Dr. Whitney Whitworth gave a presentation at the field day entitled “Management Strategies in an Unusual Year”.
The UAM School of Agriculture held its annual Agriculture Awards Banquet in the University
Center on May 3, 2010 to recognize and honor agriculture students and members of the UAM Rodeo Team for their accomplishments. In addition to the students present, special guests included UAM administrators, scholarship donors, and School of Agriculture and SEREC faculty and staff.
Dr. Robert Stark served as a judge for Drew Central High School Senior Projects on May 10,
2010. Dr. Whitney Whitworth was the featured speaker at the Ashley County Cattleman’s Association
Meeting in Hamburg on May 11, 2010. Dr. Kelly Bryant and Dr. Robert Stark attended the Delta States Farm Management annual
meeting held in Anacoco, LA May 26-28, 2010. Dr. Robert Stark attended the Arkansas State FFA Convention held at Camp Couchdale June 1-4,
2010. He manned a booth giving information about the UAM School of Agriculture. Recruiting contacts were made with a number of students attending the convention.
Ms. Jolyn Wells accompanied UAM Rodeo Team member, Lana Chastain, to compete in the
NIRA National Finals in Casper, WY June 9-20, 2010. Dr. Paul Francis attended the Arkansas Soil Survey Work Planning Conference at the Winrock
International Center in Little Rock on June 9, 2010. Dr. Robert Stark represented the UAM School of Agriculture at the Bradley County Pink Tomato
Festival Hermitage Fish Fry June 7, 2010. Dr. Whitney Whitworth served as a judge for the Arkansas Junior Brahman Association State
Show on June 19, 2010. Dr. Paul Francis attended the annual meeting of the American Forage and Grassland Society in
Springfield, MO June 21-23, 2010. Dr. Paul Francis traveled to Petit Jean Mountain on June 25, 2010 to confer with Winthrop
Rockefeller Center cooperators regarding his heirloom tomato project.
STUDENT ACTIVITIES
During the year, Division of Agriculture students participated in a number of field trips and other activities:
October 29, 2009 – Three students who were involved in internships during the summer of 2009 gave presentations about their work with their sponsoring organizations, USDA/AR, WorldWide SoyTechnologies, and USDA-NRCS.
Raven Smith, a senior agriculture major from Hot Springs was one of 12 women chosen to be a part of the UAM Homecoming Court at the Homecoming game on October 24, 2009.
Fall 2009 Senior Seminar students presented their research papers on November 9, November 16, November 23 and November 30, 2009.
November 13, 2009 – Agriculture faculty and students, under the leadership of Dr. Whitney Whitworth, along with members of the Agriculture Alumni Society, conducted a fundraiser for the Robert C. Kirst Scholarship. Tyson Foods furnishes the chicken and side dishes which are prepared by their Cooking Team. Agriculture students are responsible for selling tickets for the dinners and delivering the dinners.
November 20, 2009 – Seventeen students in Dr. Paul Francis’ Fiber and Oilseed Crops class traveled to DeWitt, AR to tour the Hornbeck Seed Company.
November 23, 2009 – Dr. Robert Stark accompanied a number of agriculture students to the Clinton Library in Little Rock, AR to attend the Senate Agriculture Committee hearing.
December 1, 2009 – Dr. Stark’s Economics of Environmental Management class presented a university seminar entitled “UAM Recycling – Opportunities and Challenges” in which the students identified the current UAM recycling programs and facilities.
December 2, 2009 – Shelby Williams gave a seminar presentation to the Agriculture Orientation class entitled “Row Crop Pest Management in Southeast Arkansas”.
February 18, 2010 – Seven students in Dr. Robert Stark’s Ag Policy class made an educational field trip to the State Capitol in Little Rock, AR.
March 2-5, 2010 – Shelby Williams, a senior agriculture major, traveled to Washington, D.C. as the guest of the Arkansas Farm Bureau delegation to participate in the Collegiate Farm Bureau 2010 Presidents’ Tour. He was able to meet the Arkansas Farm Bureau staff and presidents of county Farm Bureaus across the state, as well as Senator Blanche Lincoln and Congressman Mike Ross. Upon his return he spoke to the Drew County Farm Bureau Board Meeting about his trip
March 5, 2010 – Justin Jones of Monticello was the first place winner in the UAM Collegiate Farm Bureau Discussion Meet and represented UAM in the state finals in Little Rock.
March 31, 2010 – Eleven students in Dr. Paul Francis’ Soil and Water Conservation class participated in a field trip to the Delta Conservation and Demonstration Center in Metcalfe, MS.
April 28, 2010 – Fifteen students in Dr. Robert Stark’s Agri Business Firm Management class participated in a field trip to Perkins Farm Supply in Monticello, AR.
Of the 43 students serving as UAM Ambassadors, three students were from the School of Agriculture: Brittany Dees, Whitney McGregor, and Kacie Johnson. Letters of congratulations were mailed to two School of Agriculture students who were named to the Chancellor’s list in the fall semester to eight students who were named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2009 semester. Two students were named to the Chancellor’s list in the spring semester and nine to the Dean’s list. The University of Arkansas at Monticello rodeo team hosted the Boll Weevil Stampede, an Ozark Region collegiate rodeo April 22-24, 2010 at the Drew County Fairgrounds with eleven teams from seven schools competing in the event. One member of the UAM rodeo team, Lana Chastain qualified to compete in the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Finals held in Casper, WY in June 2010.
SCHOLARSHIPS AWARDED 2009-2010
SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT AMOUNT B.C. Pickens Natalie Abernathy $1093 B.C. Pickens Stephen Day $2186 Division of Agriculture Jared McMillan $1750 Division of Agriculture Meredith Steelman $ 220 Weldon Abbott Endowed Roy Smith $1680 Weldon Abbott Endowed Raven Smith $1000 Vance Edmondson Lana Chastain $ 526 Robert L. Hixson Lana Chastain $ 208 Robert C. Kirst Scholarship Huey Johnson $ 604 Robert C. Kirst Scholarship Aerial Martin $ 604 Webb/Carter Endowed Raven Smith $1000 Webb/Carter Endowed Meredith Steelman $ 580 Daniel/Charlotte Hornaday Scholarship Kirstin Guetzlaff $1000 Daniel/Charlotte Hornaday Scholarship Meredith Steelman $1000 Mid-South GEAPS Scholarship Brett Stewart $1000 Arkansas Crop Protection Assn (ACPA) Blain Pearce $1000 Jimmie Lee Buford Zach Hill $ 725 General Rodeo Lana Chastain $ 500 TOTAL $16,676
AGRICULTURE GRADUATES 2009-2010
NAME PLACEMENT OF GRADUATES
August 2009 Associate of Arts Natalie Abernathy Chris Bryant Casey Greer Murry Hudson Justin Johnson Mike Johnson April Kitchens Matt O’Whene B.S. Degree- Agriculture Sarah Dorton Seth Tucker
December 2009 Associate of Arts Whitney McGregor Brett Stewart Mark Day Shelby Williams B.S. Degree Chris Bryant Blake Gilbert Kirstin Guetzlaff Justin Johnson Matthew Lowe Christina Reynolds Matthew Rutledge Steve Walmsley Blake Williams
Arkansas Department of Correction, Row-Crop Mgr Gilbert Ag Chemical Service, McGehee, AR AT&T Sales Clerk Working for Young Farms, Portland, AR Farming Working for Hornbeck Seed
May 2010 Associate of Arts Donna Allison Phillip Brown Ethan Ferguson Amie Smith B.S. Degree Jennifer Brewton Lana Chastain Mark Day Kevin Ford
Working in Vet Clinic in Pine Bluff, AR Working for Drug Compounding Co. Farming
Casey Greer Jessica Harris Mike Johnson April Kitchens Linda Martin Blain Pearce
Working for Drug Compounding Co. Working at Arkansas Department of Corrections Consulting Service
Prior to graduation on May 14 2010 Division of Agriculture faculty and staff hosted a reception in the Agriculture Building for 2009-2010 graduates and their families.
PROSPECTIVE STUDENT CONTACTS
During the 2009-10 academic year, the following contacts were made with prospective students. Letters from the School of Agriculture were sent to students who had been awarded scholarships to the University of Arkansas at Monticello, including those expressing an interest in the Agriculture or PreVet curriculum:
DATE NO. OF LETTERS AREA OF INTEREST IN-STATE OUT-OF-STATE
9/24/09 2 Agriculture 2
10/16/09 1 Agriculture 1
10/19/10 1 Agriculture 1
2 PreVet 2
12 General Studies 12
11/10/09 1 PreVet 1
3 General Studies 3
12/17/10 2 Agriculture 2
19 General Studies 18 1
1/7/10 1 Agriculture 1
17 General Studies 17
2/4/10 1 Agriculture 1
3 PreVet 2 1
14 General Studies 14
2/9/10 10 General Studies
2/19/10 1 Agriculture 1
12 General Studies 10 2
2/25/10 1 Agriculture 1
3/5/10 2 Agriculture 2
17 General Studies 15 2
3/12/10 5 General Studies 4 1
4/9/10 1 Agriculture 1
1 PreVet 1
10 General Studies 9 1
5/6/10 10 General Studies 8 2
In addition, for the period of July 1, 2009 to June 30, 2010, the following were mailed from the School of Agriculture to prospective students:
184 letters to students requesting information about the School of Agriculture curriculum.
38 letters to students in high school FFA programs with an interest in attending UAM.