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University Of Nebraska Cooperative Extension 2004 Fall Conference, John Owens
University Of Nebraska Cooperative Extension 2004 Fall Conference, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
I thought about beginning my time with you this afternoon by asking each of you to turn to the person on your left, shake that person's hand, and say congratulations and thank you. Then I was going to ask you to turn to the person on your right, shake hands, and say congratulations and thank you.
Maxine Singer, John Owens
Maxine Singer, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
Maxine Frank Singer began her education in the New York City public schools and earned her baccalaureate degree from Swarthmore College and her Ph.D. in biochemistry from Yale University. Dr. Singer has had a long association with the National Institutes of Health and served as Chief, Laboratory of Biochemistry, National Cancer Institute, where she now carries the title of Scientist Emerita. In 1988, she became President of the Carnegie Institution of Washington and served in that capacity until 2002 when she was named President Emerita and Senior Scientific Advisor to the Carnegie Academy for Science Education.
Distinguished Fellowship Awards Luncheon, John Owens
Distinguished Fellowship Awards Luncheon, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
What a treat it is to be here today at this distinguished fellowship awards luncheon to recognize and celebrate our 18 graduate students who are recipients of this year's awards. For each of you, I see your award as a wonderful recognition of your talent and promise. We are so pleased to have you learning and working with us in your chosen departments in the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and on behalf of all of us in the Institute, I extend the heartiest of congratulations to each of you.
Nebraska Builder Award Presented To Dr. Mark Gustafson, John Owens
Nebraska Builder Award Presented To Dr. Mark Gustafson, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
Few Nebraskans are as devoted to the University of Nebraska as Mark Gustafson. Driven by his belief that a strong university is key to a strong Nebraska economy, Mark is an advocate for the university in the local, state, and national arenas. He is a Nebraska delegate to the Council for Agricultural, Research, Extension, and Teaching, a national advocacy organization for higher education. Since 1991, he's been a member of Agriculture Builders of Nebraska, Inc., which supports UNL's Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, as well as the entire University, and has served three terms as president. He has served …
Tribute To Rod Gangwish And Mark Gustafson, John Owens
Tribute To Rod Gangwish And Mark Gustafson, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
President Williamson, honored guests and friends, it is such a pleasure to be here with you tonight, and such a privilege to deliver this tribute to our 2004 Nebraska Hall of Agricultural Achievement honorees, Rod Gangwish and Mark Gustafson.
Uaad Award Presentation Remarks, John Owens
Uaad Award Presentation Remarks, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
It's my great pleasure to be asked to participate in recognizing great employees for service to the university. I am pleased to be able to confer awards today upon two university employees whose work ethic and devotion to the university are exemplary.
Uaad Founders' Day, John Owens
Uaad Founders' Day, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
Because today is the birthday of Thomas Edison who was born in 1847 in Ohio, I suppose that you would expect me as today's speaker to have a special obligation to be inventive. Some of you probably know that for several years, Edison's birthday has been observed as National Science Youth Day, which sounds to me like a rather interesting invention itself. Youth is not a science and science is certainly not a youth, but I am perfectly willing to go along with the national celebration and wish a happy birthday to any science youth that I might happen to …
Opening Comments Before Master Conservationist Presentations, John Owens
Opening Comments Before Master Conservationist Presentations, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
It is a real pleasure to participate in this recognition program honoring the 2004 Master-Conservationists. We are grateful for the partnership with the Omaha World Herald in this unique program. In an effort to keep the program in tune with current developments in soil and waster conservation, a special committee is considering the idea of including conservation easements in the 2005 program. Some members of the committee are in the audience tonight. We appreciate the efforts of members of the Omaha World Herald, Natural Resources Districts, the USDA Natural-Resources Conservation Service and the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources in …
Ianr Recognition Luncheon, John Owens
Ianr Recognition Luncheon, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
What a pleasure it is to come together here to recognize and celebrate Outstanding work of members of our IANR community. It is even more of a treat to have three reasons to celebrate today as we recognize excellence with two IANR Exemplary Service Awards, two Dinsdale Family Faculty Awards, and the IANR Team Award.
Gudmundsen Sandhills Laboratory Open House, John Owens
Gudmundsen Sandhills Laboratory Open House, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
What a pleasure it is to be here with you today at the Gudmundsen Sandhills Laboratory Open House. I grew up a country boy in Texas, and any day I get to spend in rangeland is a good day to me.
2004 Nebraska Grazing Conference, John Owens
2004 Nebraska Grazing Conference, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
It is both my privilege and pleasure to have the opportunity this morning to welcome you to the 2004 Nebraska Grazing Conference. I am sure you are looking forward to the next two days of great topics and excellent speakers. This is the fourth year this conference has brought people together to hear, to discuss, to exchange a wide variety of ideas. Reading through the list of conference sponsors and supporters, I think how fortunate we are in Nebraska to forge and foster such productive partnerships for the good of our state.
Moving Ahead In Lean Times: Nebraska Ag Relations Council, John Owens
Moving Ahead In Lean Times: Nebraska Ag Relations Council, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
One day a rancher's prize bull was missing from the section of his land the railroad passed through. He filed suit against the railroad, wanting only to be paid a fair-price of the bull. A big-city lawyer arrived in the rancher's small town to represent the railroad in the case and quickly cornered the rancher, pressuring him to settle out of court.
Ag At The Crossroads, John Owens
Ag At The Crossroads, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
Thank you for inviting me to be here with you today. It is always such a pleasure to be asked to talk about the ways the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources benefits Nebraskans, Nebraska, and our state's economy. I am proud of the real difference our work makes in Nebraska's future and in Nebraskans' lives.
Agriculture Builders Of Nebraska, Inc., John Owens
Agriculture Builders Of Nebraska, Inc., John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
What a pleasure it is to be with you here this morning! And How startling it is to realize a whole year has passed since we last gathered at this meeting. So much has occurred in that year.
Splinter Dedication, John Owens
Splinter Dedication, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
This man who grew up on an irrigated farm near North Platte was inducted into the National Academy of Engineering in 1984 for invention and development of aerial-spray systems and harvesting systems, the only Nebraskan elected to that esteemed academy. Six patents are based on his research.
Omtvedt Innovation Awards Presented To Chris Calkins, Steven Jones, Rodger Johnson, And Sheila Scheideler, John Owens
Omtvedt Innovation Awards Presented To Chris Calkins, Steven Jones, Rodger Johnson, And Sheila Scheideler, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
It's a great pleasure to welcome you to this very first recognition ceremony for the Omtvedt Innovation Awards. We are present here to honor innovation strengths of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and certainly the four faculty members receiving today's awards are greatly deserving of this recognition. Just hearing about their work is gratifying!
Tribute To Curt Bromm, John Owens
Tribute To Curt Bromm, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
Since growing up on the family farm, Curt Bromm has continued to maintain a strong interest in agriculture and education as he developed his legal practice in Wahoo and embarked on a career in public service as a State Senator.
Curt Bromm was born at Oakland and graduated from Tekamah High School. He continued his education at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where he received his baccalaureate degree in agriculture and then a law degree. Curt served as a second lieutenant in the U. S. Army.
Agriculture At The Crossroads, John Owens
Agriculture At The Crossroads, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
What a pleasure it is to have this opportunity to welcome you all to this thirteenth annual Agriculture at the Crossroads Conference sponsored by the Nebraska AgRelations Council and the Department of Agricultural Economics here in the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska- Lincoln.
Final Testimony On Lr 141: Status Of Nebraska Forest Service, John Owens
Final Testimony On Lr 141: Status Of Nebraska Forest Service, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
Good morning, Chairman Wehrbein and members of the Appropriations Committee. I am John Owens, and I serve as Vice - President and Vice Chancellor of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska. Thank you for allowing me the opportunity to speak with you regarding Legislative Resolution 141 on the Nebraska Forest Service.
University Of Nebraska Cooperative Extension Fall Conference, John Owens
University Of Nebraska Cooperative Extension Fall Conference, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
I think Cooperative Extension is the best out-of-classroom learning experience ever yet devised anywhere in the world. I say that every chance I get to the various audiences I address throughout the year, and I say it to you today: The work you do the, the way you do it, the expertise and passion you bring to it, the belief you have in it, and the commitment you make to it makes Cooperative Extension the absolutely best out-of-classroom learning experience available to Nebraskans today. I thank you, each of you, for making that true.
Welcome: North American Symposium On Bat Research, John Owens
Welcome: North American Symposium On Bat Research, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
Good morning. I'm very pleased to welcome you to the 33rd annual North American Symposium on Bat Research here in Lincoln, Nebraska. Lincoln is our Nebraska state capitol, the state's second largest city, and home to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the flagship campus of the University of Nebraska system.
Master Conservationist Presentations - 2003, John Owens
Master Conservationist Presentations - 2003, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
We begin our Master Conservationist recognition in Production Agriculture with the Buskirk Family of Hemingford in the Panhandle. Will David and Toni Buskirk, Dean and Sonya Buskirk, Chad Buskirk, and Dustin and Shelly McConville, please come forward? They started with a half-section which has grown to 2,855 acres, as well as a tree-planting business. The family formed a partnership in 1995 and named it “Trees are Us” in 1998. They have used no-till farming on 1,000 acres of cropland since 1980 and planted over 165,000 trees. A low-pressure irrigation system saves about 400 acre inches of water every growing season. …
Opening Remarks For Master Conservationist Presentations, John Owens
Opening Remarks For Master Conservationist Presentations, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
It is a distinct honor for me to help recognize the 2003 Master Conservationists tonight. Tonight's event marks the 20th anniversary of the program sponsored by the Omaha World-Herald and the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
Topic: Nu Program Highlights In The Areas Of Food, Agriculture And Natural Resources, And The Future Of The Nebraska Agricultural Industry, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
Tonight I would like very much to talk with you about the good news of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska- Lincoln.
It is a pleasure to talk about good news. For the last two-plus years of my going-on three years in Nebraska, we have had a great deal of painful news to discuss, as Nebraska's budget crisis affected its land-grant university through budget cuts. Throughout the university and certainly in the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, cuts occurred that we did not want to make and never would have considered had they …
Casnr Fall Faculty Meeting, John Owens
Casnr Fall Faculty Meeting, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
I am so pleased to have this opportunity to speak with you today. There is something about the beginning of a semester that always strikes me as hopeful and exciting, and it is a treat to share in hopeful times just as we have shared in the very difficult economic times the Institute, the university, and our state have experienced in the past two years.
We have dealt with budget crises and made some tremendously difficult decisions that are felt personally, as well as professionally. We know it often seems that "bad news" grabs the headlines, yet a tremendous number …
New Faculty Orientation, John Owens
New Faculty Orientation, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
Good morning! What a pleasure it is for me to have this opportunity to Welcome you to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln as we look forward to the new academic year. I promise to keep my remarks short! After a morning of hearing others speak, I know you are looking forward to the opportunity to visit with each other. The opportunity to get to know your new colleagues is a key component of the New Faculty Orientation. And I hope you will get to know those people here today and take advantage of all opportunities you will find to explore common …
Nebraska Golf Course Superintendents Association, John Owens
Nebraska Golf Course Superintendents Association, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
Thank you for inviting me to be here with you today. It is such a pleasure to have this opportunity to greet you, and to talk briefly with you about an exciting new program within the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln that we're looking forward to with great anticipation.
Association Of American State Geologists 95th Annual Meeting, John Owens
Association Of American State Geologists 95th Annual Meeting, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
What a great pleasure to welcome you to the 95th annual meeting of the Association of American State Geologists. I truly hope you enjoy your stay the next few days here in Lincoln, our state's capitol and Nebraska's second-largest city.
Mark mentioned that I'm from Texas. My family started there, our first family home in the United States, when my maternal great-grandfather immigrated to this country from Germany, to escape military conscription -- just as the Civil War broke out here. With remarkably bad timing, he landed at the port of Galveston just in time to be rounded up and …
Update On The Unl Institute Of Agriculture And Natural Resources Nebraska Agribusiness Club, John Owens
Update On The Unl Institute Of Agriculture And Natural Resources Nebraska Agribusiness Club, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
Today I have the pleasure of beginning my remarks with good news. That's always a treat, and it seems to become even more so in hard times. Certainly the state's budget crisis and its consequences ever-present in our lives make for hard times these days in Nebraska, and good news is something we all can use and celebrate. Our good news in the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska is that Dr. James Van Etten, a member of our Department of Plant Pathology, has been elected to membership in the highly prestigious National Academy of …
Phi Beta Delta Presentation - Lawrence Bruner, John Owens
Phi Beta Delta Presentation - Lawrence Bruner, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
A year ago I had the privilege of being inducted into Phi Beta Delta, and at that time I was invited to speak at the next induction ceremony, which it is my pleasure to do today. I am delighted to have this opportunity to congratulate our scholarship recipient, our new inductees, Peter Gleick, President of the Pacific Institute for Studies in Development, Environment and Security, and Merlyn Carlson, Director of the Nebraska Department of Agriculture and a member of the Governor's cabinet, on their honorary memberships in the society. I want to acknowledge Harriet Turner, Director of International affairs, for …