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AU SCIENTISTS ATTEND AG EXPERIMENT STATION LEADERSHIP COURSE
AUBURN, Ala.__--Three scientists working in the Alabama Agricultural
Experiment Station (AAES), Dr. Dean Gjerstad, Dr. Joe Touchton and Dr.
Charles Gilliam, participated in a week-long workshop in Indianapolis,
Ind., that was designed to increase their leadership capabilities.
The workshop, held Sept. 28 through Oct. 4, is the first phase in a
three-part Leadership Development Course for State Agricultural Experiment
Station (SAES) scientists. Sponsored by the Experiment Station Committee
on Organization and Policy (ESCOP) and the USDA Cooperative State Research
Service, the Development Course spans nine months and will include other
workshops and also in-service work for the scientists.
"This is an excellent opportunity for future research leaders because
the course will provide an opportunity to learn about leadership and
how to be more effective in leadership roles," said Dr. Gale Buchanan,
director of the Coastal Plain Experiment Station in Tifton, Ga., and
chairman of the ESCOP Leadership Development Subcommittee. The program
also allows the participants to continually improve their current leadership
skills, he added.
Gjerstad is a professor in the School of Forestry at Auburn who, through
his AAES work, has developed a cooperative research program with federal
and State agencies, forest industries, and research companies. He also
is director of the A.U. Forest Regeneration Center.
Touchton is professor and head of the Agronomy and Soils Department
at Auburn. His AAES research efforts have focused on fertilizer management
for crops grown in reduced tillage and multiple cropping systems.
Gilliam is a professor in the Department of Horticulture at Auburn where
his AAES studies have concentrated on developing weed control strategies
of container-grown ornamentals in the southern United States.
The participation of these three scientists in the Leadership Course
is being sponsored by the AAES.
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By:
Katie Smith
10/8/91
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