Welcome
New Employees:
Rudy Jones, a familiar face to many as the husband of Joyce Jones, joined us last month as an OPS Assistant with Gary Vallad's Plant Pathology program. Rudy and Joyce are proud first-time grandparents just this month! Son, Benjamin and his wife Bandy welcomed a son, Titus Uriah Jones 8lb.11oz, 21-1/2 inches long, born February 7, 2008.
Katrina Kelly is another
familiar face at the Center. She has participated in
"shadowing" twice in two different programs; once with Nancy
West and another more recently with Joyce Jones in Dr. Deng's
program. Katrina is a senior this year at Braden River
High School and is working as OPS on a project for Jay Scott
until after graduation. Katrina was just notified of her
acceptance at UF! GO
GATOR!
(The one in the background is proud new grandma,
Joyce Jones!) 
Summerfield
Indians visit GCREC!
GCREC during a two-day visit designed to
educate and interest students in learning more about agricultural
research. After an entertaining presentation of the Center's work
given by Christine Cooley, student's were split in
groups to tour
environmental hort greenhouse, entomology lab, and participate in
hands-on learning stati
ons set up in the auditorium that featured
entomology, plant pathology, wildlife ecology, and soil and water
science. One of the highlights was the visit to the strawberry fields
where each picked a container of strawberries to take home. The
Center is always a favorite "field trip" for students and teachers alike
as they gain new knowledge and appreciation for the science of
agriculture. Much thanks goes to Christine Cooley for setting up
the tours and to faculty and staff who readily volunteer to take part in
making this an entertaining and educational field trip!