NOVEMBER
Birthdays:4......Craig Chandler 27....Jozer Mangandi
7......Ashley Stephens 29....Martin Wortman
7......Mark Dykes 30....Don McIntyre
18....Mary Thornhill
19....James "Shine" Taylor
In May of this year we were saddened to hear that
Dianne Griesman was leaving us. We're very happy to
announce she's back (at least for a while). Dianne is assisting Cora
Sanders in the fiscal office, as
well as training a new OPS, Elena Santa
Maria for the fiscal office. Elena received her BS in Business
Administration from the Philippine Women's University in the Philippines.
She also received her CPA certification in the Philippines. Elen has worked
for Sanwa Growers, Inc. in Tampa for the past ten years and lives in Apollo
Beach. Welcome aboard, Elen!
Welcome back to Carol Campbell, OPS for David Schuster's Entomology Dept. Carol got a 3-month break before being called back to assist in the entomology program.
Dr. Elzie
McCord Jr., Courtesy Faculty for the Gulf Coast REC and Asst. Professor
of biology at New College, is the recipient of the community service
award for 2006 given by the Sarasota Branch NAACP. Elzie
co-chaired the National Marrow Donor Program Advisory Committee and
teaches nutrition to middle and high school students in the PUSH
(Preparing Unique Students for Healthcare Careers)/SUCCESS summer
program at New College in addition to his regular teaching appointment.
As a prostate cancer survivor, he often speaks to community groups about
the disease. As you may guess, Elzie stays quite busy but never
too busy to miss an opportunity to help others..jpg)
Our emeritus faculty are still out there making news! The Cucurbitaceae 2006 conference held in Ashville, NC this past September awarded three Lifetime Achievement Awards: Don Maynard (GCREC) for Crop Production, Harry Paris (Israel) for Crop Breeding and Michel Pirat (France) for Phytopathology.
Our congratulations, also, to Alex Csizinszky for his recent "Golden Diploma" award from his alma mater, the University of Hort Science in Budapest where Alex received his BS degree. He went on to Washington State to complete his MS and then PhD. This award is a lifetime achievement award for 50 years of sustained excellence and contributions to the field of his study. Another ten years, Alex, and you can receive the "Diamond Award" or 20 more for the "Ruby Award"! Congratulations on your achievement!
