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NOVEMBER 2006
Agricultural Experiment Station
http://uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/uwexpstn/Room 111, Ag C(307) 766-3667
Ronda Whitman, Layout Design
rwhitman@uwyo.eduRoom 123, Ag C(307) 766-2540
Steven L. Miller, Senior Editor
slmiller@uwyo.eduRoom 123, Ag C(307) 766-6342
Robert Waggener, Editor
robertw@uwyo.eduRoom 123, Ag C(307) 766-3571
Groups join forces to support Wyoming troops in Middle East
By Robert Waggener
Editor, Offi ce of Ag Communications and Technology 
Items beingaccepted forWyoming troops
Te following items arebeing accepted for Wyomingtroops serving in the MiddleEast.Persons wishing to donatecan drop off items at an Albany County polling place on ElectionDay November 7 or contact the Albany County University of  Wyoming Cooperative ExtensionService offi ce at (307) 721-2571.
Food
– Prepackaged cookies,hard candy, gummy bears,licorice, chewing gum, dry soup mixes, health food snacks,powdered drink and sports drink mixes, flavored coffee, driedfruit, jerky, and meat sticks.
Healthcare
– aspirin andnon-aspirin pain medication,baby wipes, hand sanitizers,disposable razors, foot powder,shampoo and conditioner,lotion, after-shower body oil,lip balm, eye drops, nasal spray,soap, women’s hygiene products,body wash and powder, and shoeinsoles.
Other items
– magazines,books, newspaper subscriptions,travel games, electronichand-held games, stationery,envelopes, stamps, model kits of cars, planes, boats, etc., musicCDs and tapes, and videos.
 Among those involved in the Albany County Yellow Ribbon project to support Wyoming’s troops in the  Middle East are, from left, Carl Majewski, supply technician for the University of Wyoming Army ROTC and a 4-H volunteer; Lu Ann Herkstroeter, president of the Albany County Cow-Belles; and Levi Majewski, a member of the Albany County 4-H Junior Leaders.
 
Items beingaccepted forWyoming troops
Te following items arebeing accepted for Wyomingroops serving in the MiddleEast.Persons wishing to donatecan drop off items at an Albany County polling place on ElectionDay November 7 or contact the Albany County University of  Wyoming Cooperative Extensionervice offi ce at (307) 721-2571.
Food
– Prepackaged cookies,hard candy, gummy bears,licorice, chewing gum, dry soup mixes, health food snacks,powdered drink and sports drink mixes, flavored coffee, driedfruit, jerky, and meat sticks.
Healthcare
 
– aspirin andnon-aspirin pain medication,baby wipes, hand sanitizers,disposable razors, foot powder,shampoo and conditioner,lotion, after-shower body oil,lip balm, eye drops, nasal spray,soap, women’s hygiene products,body wash and powder, and shoeinsoles.
Other items
– magazines,books, newspaper subscriptions,ravel games, electronichand-held games, stationery,envelopes, stamps, model kits of cars, planes, boats, etc., musicCDs and taes, and videos.
he Albany County 4-H Junior Leaders and the Albany County University of  Wyoming Cooperative ExtensionService (UW CES) office have joined with other area groupsto expand a project to support Wyoming’s troops.he groups will place boxesat Albany County polling placesduring the November 7 generalelection to collect goods fortroops serving in the MiddleEast. Cards will also be availablefor citizens to write thank younotes to the soldiers.Others involved with theproject are the UW Army ROCcadets, Albany County Cow-Belles, 4-H clubs in the county, Albany County Stockgrowers,and Crow Creek Meat Processingin Cheyenne. 4-H is the youtharm of UW CES, and its stateoffices are in the College of  Agriculture.he groups were previously involved in several Yellow Ribbon projects but this yeardecided to join efforts.“We’re combining forces inan effort to make the projecteven better,” says Carl Majewski,the supply technician for UW  Army ROC and a volunteer with Albany County 4-H.One of the Albany County 4-H Junior Leaders assisting withthe project is Majewski’s son,Levi, a junior at Laramie HighSchool.“We’re trying to help roopsby sending them somethingfrom home. It will also becool to develop some pen palrelationships,” Levi says. (Pleasesee related story for items thatare being accepted.)Army ROC cadet DevinOsburn, a College of Agricultureagribusiness management major,returned to school last Decemberafter a one-year deployment toIraq.
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Wyoming troops
“Speaking fromexperience, I can tell you thesoldiers overseas are greatly appreciative of programs suchas the Yellow Ribbon project,”Osburn says. “hey are happy to receive anything that letsthem know the people back home are still thinking of them, that they are willing todo what they can to make lifefor a soldier in combat a littleeasier.”Osburn adds, “ROCis getting involved in theproject because we love tosupport our fellow soldiers. We also know we will beoverseas sooner or later and will be grateful to people whosupport this project.”Lu Ann Herkstroeter,president of the Albany County Cow-Belles, says hergroup, in conjunction withthe stockgrowers and Crow Creek Meat, has been sending jerky and thank you cards tothe troops since July 4, 2005.“hat project has grownand grown with the supportof the public and, by joiningforces with 4-H, CES, andROC, it will even getbigger,” Herkstroeter says.“We all want to supportour troops with somethingtangible, whether it’s a carepackage or words of support. We want to warm their heartsas much as the thought of their sacrifice warms ours.”
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ombining the livestock centerand greenhouse into theLaramie Research and Extension(R&E) Center under the authority of the Agricultural ExperimentStation provides a more transparentorganization to the public and abetter understanding of the roleand function of the facilities,and possibly provides enhancedsupport.Te Laramie R&E Center was created July 1 and does notinclude veterinary sciences becauseof possible conflicts with biosafety level 3 laboratory funding,says Steve Miller, AgriculturalExperiment Station (AES) directorand associate dean.Miller explained theformation of the center at a recentDepartment of Animal Sciencenoon seminar.A committee of Miller;Department of Veterinary SciencesHead and Professor Donal O’oole;Department of Animal ScienceHead and Professor Doug Hixon;animal science Professor SteveFord, Rochelle chair and directorof the Center for the Study of Fetal Programming; Departmentof Renewable Resources ProfessorSteve Williams; and former AESDirector Jim Jacobs, who chairedthe committee and examinedadvantages and disadvantages of consolidation.Te committee consideredif consolidation enhanced thecollege’s mission of research,education, and outreach and if itallowed the college to maintain
Laramie R&E Center providestransparency of operations
functionality of its resources.Te direction came froma 2004 report recommendinga committee identify resourcesallocated to the livestock center,greenhouse, and all animalhandling laboratories on campusand make a recommendation aboutconsolidation of resources.“Tere’s actually more money that goes into the infrastructurehere in Laramie than all three of theother R&E centers,” says Miller.Te committee consideredseveral disadvantages – the movecould create additional bureaucracy and cause faculty members to beless inclined to provide support of the maintenance and improvementof facilities, there would be noimprovement of effi ciencies, andconsolidation could cause conflictbetween the AES and departmentheads.“We have had goodrelationships with all thedepartment heads,” says Miller.“But there is always thatpossibility.”Te creation of the R&E centershows more clearly how money is budgeted. “Funds come from anumber of sources,” says Miller.“Consolidation makes the money more transparent. We are notgoing to pull budgets from animalscience, veterinary sciences or thegreenhouse and stick them in AES.Tere is no way to do that withoutadditional accountants.”Te move may generate moremultidisciplinary projects, he says.“I do think the biggestadvantage is the perception,” saysMiller. “We made it more open,even though nothing was closed.”
By Steven L. Miller
Senior Editor, Offi ce of Ag Academic Communications and Technology 
 
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senior in the College of  Agriculture represented thecollege by being named one of six UW Gold finalists duringhomecoming week.abithia Christner, anagroecology major with minorsin soil science and agriculturalbusiness, was the only finalistfrom out-of-state and from theCollege of Agriculture.“It’s a really great honor, andI was surprised to receive it,”says Christner.he students werenominated on the basis of continued success in academicstudies, community service, andleadership.he tradition is a way for leading students to berecognized by their peers, theuniversity, and the state.“She is a real presence,”says Dave Wilson, an associatelecturer in the Department of Plant Sciences and Christner’sacademic adviser. “I go tograduation, and there she isdirecting program flow. I walk to Old Main, and there she isgiving a tour of the campusto prospective students. I goto a banquet, and there she is winning another award. abby is more than an asset to theagroecology program and college– she is indispensable andirreplaceable.”She is an impressive student,adds Jim Wangberg, associatedean and director, Academic
By Tiffany Ann Schaffner
 Agricultural Communications Intern
 
and Student Programs, not justfor her academic achievements– she is a repeat scholarship winner – but for an impressivecommitment to extracurricularand service activities.Christner was honored athalftime of the homecomingfootball game and will receive a$215 scholarship.UW Gold is sponsoredby Cardinal Key, the national junior class honor society and was created to take the placeof the traditional homecomingroyalty program.he finalists were selectedfrom a pool of 17 and narroweddown to 12 semifinalistsfrom their applications. he12 semifinalists then gave apresentation on leadership to apanel of judges who determinedthe six finalists.“She sets a new standard forother students to strive towardand is a poster child for what I would hope every student wouldtry to accomplish,” Wilson says.“I can only imagine what greatthings await her in the future.”Christner graduatedfrom Wauneta-Palisade HighSchool in Wauneta, Nebraska.Her community service andleadership started as a child.Christner credits 4-H and hergrade school “clean-up day” forher start in community service.he students used to paintprojects and pick up trash in thepark in Hamlet, a nearby town,explains Christner.“We also used to get out of grade school for an afternoonevery spring to pick up trasharound the town, and we lovedan excuse to get out of school,”says Christner, joking.She is involved at UW in Mortar Board, President’sSenior Class Ambassadors, Wyoming Block and BridleClub, Homecoming Committee,UW Collegiate 4-H Club, Wyoming Collegiate FFA, Ag Ambassadors, AgricultureCouncil, serves as an AssociatedStudents of the University of Wyoming senator for theCollege of Agriculture, and is amember of the Women’s Rugby eam.She works for the Officeof Admissions and CampusRecreation and is completinga work-study program for theState 4-H Office.
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