Agricultural Science and Technology Programs to Merge

Effective January 1, 2004 , the Technology Department will be merged with the Department of Agricultural Sciences. Robert Lane will remain Chair of the enlarged department, while Dr. Tom Higgins will continue to administer many aspects of the Technology program, serving as Coordinator. Dr. Higgins has served as Chair of the Technology Department for the past eight years. In addition to Dr. Higgins, the Agricultural Sciences Department will also be joined by existing Technology faculty members, Nedom Muns, Bill Moore and adjunct faculty Keith Coogler.

"I think the combination of the Agricultural Sciences and Technology Programs will make for a unique and beneficial academic program," says Lane. "Many of our students, particularly the Ag Mechanization students, take minors in Technology and vice versa. Our faculty have always worked well together and I look forward to building upon the strengths of both programs." Once the programs are combined, the Department will consist of 17 faculty members and over 850 students, making it one of the largest single departments on campus.

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