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2003 Ianr Team Award And Exemplary Service Award Presentations, John Owens
2003 Ianr Team Award And Exemplary Service Award Presentations, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
What a treat it is to be here today to celebrate the outstanding work of members of our IANR community.
It seems so much of our administrative time these days is spent dealing with difficult and joyless issues surrounding slashed budgets, lost programs, and the very real pain those engender. Perhaps it is that pain that doubles our joy when we have opportunities such as today to celebrate excellence. This afternoon we celebrate accomplishment in two ways with the IANR Team Award, and with the Exemplary Service Award.
We'll begin today with the IANR Team Award, which recognizes the importance …
Nebraska Hall Of Agricultural Achievement Dinner, John Owens
Nebraska Hall Of Agricultural Achievement Dinner, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
What a joy it is to be here tonight to celebrate the achievements of these wonderful new additions to the Nebraska Hall of Agricultural Achievement. It seems as if all of the speaking I’ve done lately has been on the very difficult subject of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources’ budget cuts, so troubling to all of us who care about Nebraska. So it’s a real treat to have this opportunity to instead focus on the highly pleasant business of recognizing people so deserving of this high honor. I can think of few experiences more gratifying than those in …
Apc Hearing, John Owens
Apc Hearing, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
Fellow members of the Academic Planning Committee and others here today, I am appearing before you to speak about three proposed cuts to the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources budget. These cuts are: $213,959 in state funding for the Nebraska Statewide Arboretum; $837,333 in state funding for the Nebraska Forest Service; and $1,799,915 in state funding for the Veterinary Student Contract program.
Nebraska Lead Xxi Morning Meeting, John Owens
Nebraska Lead Xxi Morning Meeting, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
What a treat it is to be here with you this morning to say congratulations and offer my best wishes as you complete your LEAD program. This is a significant accomplishment, and one of which you each can be rightfully proud. I hope you are celebrating and savoring the moments today, and I hope you've done that through the past two years. It is with high hopes and real enthusiasm that I look forward watching your future contributions to the world and to the people around you as you serve as leaders in agriculture, in your local communities, in Nebraska, …
Nebraska College Of Technical Agriculture Budget Hearing, John Owens
Nebraska College Of Technical Agriculture Budget Hearing, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
Senator Wehrbein and members of the Appropriations Committee. As I mentioned in earlier testimony, I am John Owens, and I am University of Nebraska Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources, and Harlan Vice Chancellor of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska- Lincoln. I am here to speak with you about the proposed biennium budget for the Nebraska College of Technical Agriculture - NCTA.
Hearing On L8569, John Owens
Hearing On L8569, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
Senator Wehrbein and members of the Appropriations Committee. My name is John Owens, and I am University of Nebraska Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources, and Harlan Vice Chancellor of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln.
I thank Senator Schrock and all the senators co-sponsoring LB569 for their recognition of the importance of agriculture in Nebraska, where one in four jobs depends on this vital industry. Their support for the work done by the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources to continually strengthen Nebraska agriculture is deeply gratifying and greatly appreciated.
Neal Harlan Eulogy, John Owens
Neal Harlan Eulogy, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
Several evenings this week I have watched the luminous glow of Nebraska sunsets just before the dark of night encompasses fields, farms, and Nebraska's communities, and I have thought of Neal Harlan. I have thought of just how deeply the roots of this Nebraska farm boy have stretched across the rich, fertile soil of our state, I have thought of how those roots helped grow the man whose life we honor and celebrate here today.
Ianr Faculty Forum, John Owens
Ianr Faculty Forum, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
1) How we got here - the budget situation
2) Our good work needed now, more than ever, by Nebraska - huge needs
3) What can you do?
Nebraska Agri-Business Association, John C. Owens
Nebraska Agri-Business Association, John C. Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
When I was with you back in August of 2001, I mentioned that in New Mexico I served on the board of the New Mexico Agricultural-Chemical and Plant Food Association, and have, I hope, some appreciation of the work you do. I also truly appreciate your interest in your support of the work conducted at the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Thank you for that! Your support, always critical, becomes even more so in such difficult, difficult economic times as our state finds itself in today. Nearly $4 million dollars was permanently slashed from …
Agriculture Builders Of Nebraska, Inc., John Owens
Agriculture Builders Of Nebraska, Inc., John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
There’s a story that a construction foreman one day noticed one of his workers pushing his wheelbarrow upside down around the work site.
“Hey,” the foreman shouted, “turn that thing right side up!”
The man with the wheelbarrow looked at him in surprise. “Don’t be silly,” he said. “Every time I do that, they put bricks in it!”
I think of that story sometimes, in the midst of these difficult economic times, as our states, its people, and its university, in turn, wrestle with budge cuts. Wouldn’t it be great if we all could just turn our wheelbarrows over and …
Agriculture Builders Of Nebraska, Inc. Morning Session, John Owens
Agriculture Builders Of Nebraska, Inc. Morning Session, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
Good morning! On behalf of the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources representatives here this morning, I want to express our very real pleasure in being with you, and our very great appreciation of all that you do. We in the Institute value the Agriculture Builders of Nebraska highly. Your support for our work and the wise counsel of ABN members has been invaluable to me personally since my arrival in Nebraska, and I know that is true of the entire Institute, as well. In fact, the thoughtful perspective and the confidential advice of the ABN Executive Committee in the …
Academic Senate Notes, John Owens
Academic Senate Notes, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
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Wagonhammer Education Center Groundbreaking, John Owens
Wagonhammer Education Center Groundbreaking, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
Last year when I had the opportunity to speak at the 2002 Gudmundsen Sandhills Laboratory Open House I noted the tremendous gift Pete and Abbie Gudmundsen gave the university, the people who live throughout their beloved Sandhills, and, indeed, the entire state of Nebraska when they donated their almost 13,000 acre ranch, the Rafter C, to the University of Nebraska Foundation back in 1978.
Talking Points For "Wake Dance" Dedication, John Owens
Talking Points For "Wake Dance" Dedication, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
*When the Morrill Act was passed in 1862, creating the land-grant university system which includes our own University of Nebraska, part of the language of the bill read: " ... the leading object shall be, without excluding other scientific and classical studies, and including military tactics, to teach such branches of learning as are related to agriculture and the mechanic arts, in such manner as the legislatures of the States may respectively prescribe, in order to promote the liberal and practical education of the industrial classes in the several pursuits and professions in life.
Student Scholars And Leadership Recognition Banquet, John Owens
Student Scholars And Leadership Recognition Banquet, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
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Rural Outreach, John Owens
Rural Outreach, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
I think it comes as no surprise here when I say I am a very firm believer in the importance of engagement and outreach for Nebraska's land-grant university. We have a proud tradition of teaching, research, and engagement and outreach at the University of Nebraska. And each day we build on that tradition.
Apc Hearing, John Owens
Apc Hearing, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
Members of the Academic Planning Committee, and others present, I appear before the committee this afternoon to speak about a vertical cut proposed for the West Central Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, a cut we in the Institute would not choose to make unless forced by circumstances to do so.
After three rounds of budget cutting there are no budget cuts we can make that will not adversely affect someone, somewhere. Whatever cuts we make, worthwhile programs are gone, our constituents are less well-served, someone affected will think we should have cut something else. We are recommending these cuts because, in our …
Apc Hearing, John Owens
Apc Hearing, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
Members of the Academic Planning Committee, and others here today, I will appear before this committee today and tomorrow during the APC hearing process to speak about proposed vertical cuts in the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources budget. Each time we will discuss a cut we in the Institute do not like ... a cut we would not make unless forced, as we are now, to do so. This is true of today's proposal to close the South Central Research and Extension Center at Clay Center.
Nebraska Lead Xxii Dinner, John Owens
Nebraska Lead Xxii Dinner, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
I’d like to start tonight with the words of the late anthropologist Margaret Mead, who once said: “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
As the LEAD22 class I have no doubt that you are a group of thoughtful Nebraska citizens, and we look forward with enthusiastic anticipation to your important participation in various agricultural and other organizations when you complete this wonderful program. We in the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources look forward to all you can and will do in …
The Nebraska State Grange, John Owens
The Nebraska State Grange, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
Thank you so much for inviting my wife Virginia and me to be with you today. It delights me to talk about land-grant universities in general, and about the land-grant university mission we take so very seriously in the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources in particular, because I am so proud of the way our faculty and staff continually strive to contribute to and improve the economic and societal well-being of rural Nebraska, as well as all of Nebraska.
Gudmundsen Sandhills Laboratory Open House, John Owens
Gudmundsen Sandhills Laboratory Open House, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
What a tremendous gift “Pete” and Abbie Gudmundsen gave to the University, to the people who live throughout their beloved Sandhills, and to the entire State of Nebraska when they donated their 12,817 acre ranch, the Rafter C, to the University of Nebraska Foundation in 1978. And what tremendous work our faculty and staff have accomplished here over the past 20 years. UNL faculty and staff research and educational efforts have truly made this ranch the “Gudmundsen Sandhills Laboratory.”
Maxwell Arboretum Anniversary Celebration, John Owens
Maxwell Arboretum Anniversary Celebration, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
What a pleasure it is to have this opportunity to welcome you to campus today as we celebrate the 35th anniversary of the Earl G. Maxwell Arboretum. Henry Van Dyke once wrote that "He that planteth a tree ... provideth a kindness for many generations, and faces that he hath not seen shall bless him."
New Student Enrollment, John Owens
New Student Enrollment, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
Good morning! It is my very real pleasure to welcome you to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. I want to welcome you to the entire campus, which includes both the City Campus where we are today and the East Campus - famous for its beauty and the university ice cream store!
As a student here you are becoming an important part of the University of Nebraska family, with many exciting challenges and opportunities ahead of you. In fact, often these challenges and opportunities are both sides of the same coin.
You're entering a challenging educational environment, and the opportunities which are …
Dr. Edward (Ted) Elliot Eulogy, John Owens
Dr. Edward (Ted) Elliot Eulogy, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
Kathy and Susie, members of the faculty, and staff of the School of Natural Resource Sciences, ladies and gentlemen.
There are some things in this world that, try as we may, just cannot be adequately accomplished. One of those things, for me at least, is to express adequately what I feel about the passing of Dr. Edward (Ted) Elliot.
Ted came to this University of Nebraska a few months before I arrived, and it was my distinct honor to count him among my friends at this great University. Ted was a man of exceptional scientific standing and wisdom, and his …
Sorghum Research Meeting, John Owens
Sorghum Research Meeting, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
It is my pleasure to welcome you to East Campus this morning, and I thank you for inviting me to be here with you. I am pleased that we have this opportunity to come together to exchange information and ideas, to update on what's happening now, and to look to the future. It is important that we make and take advantage of such opportunities to communicate with each other, to learn each others' views, and to work with each other toward our common goals. I want to personally thank the people who have worked to organize this meeting and to …
School Of Natural Resource Sciences, John Owens
School Of Natural Resource Sciences, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
Good afternoon. Thank you for asking me to be with you today; I welcome this opportunity to talk with you, to hear what you're thinking, and to participate with you in an exchange of ideas.
I've been asked to make some prepared remarks this afternoon, and when those are ended I welcome your ideas, your questions, and your comments. I look forward to more discussions with you at other times, as well. I do have open hours Friday afternoons, and encourage faculty and staff to stop by to visit, to share an idea, to ask a question, or to just …
Apc Hearings, John Owens
Apc Hearings, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
Members of the Academic Planning Committee, and others here today, it is my responsibility to speak with you about the budget cuts we are recommending in the Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources. This is a difficult task, because I must speak for cuts that I would prefer not to make, cuts I know are opposed by constituents and colleagues whom I hold in high regard, cuts imposed upon us because of the current status of the Nebraska economy.
Tenure, John Owens
Tenure, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
Tenure is not easy to get. It is not, as one journalist puts it, a smooth rail for the gravy train. It is a long and challenging road ... Evaluation of the candidate for tenure is serious and thorough. Hours and days are spent reading and reviewing research contributions. Teaching is reviewed extensively ... The basic reason tenure is bestowed is to preserve freedom for highly trained and capable people to do their best work, to protect them from inappropriate political pressures ... Evaluation does not cease with tenure. Tenured faculty are reviewed at mandated intervals and also annually to …
Nebraska Hall Of Agricultural Achievement Dinner, John Owens
Nebraska Hall Of Agricultural Achievement Dinner, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
What a treat to be here tonight to celebrate the achievements of some wonderful new additions to the Nebraska Hall of Agricultural Achievement. I can think of few experiences more-gratifying than those in which we get to say a heartfelt “well-done and thank you" to people who make significant contributions to the world around them by the way they live their lives and by the places they choose to put their talents and energies.
Gamma Sigma Delta Reception, John Owens
Gamma Sigma Delta Reception, John Owens
John Owens: Speeches and Appearances
“Teachers open the door, but you must enter by yourself.”
I think of that old Chinese proverb today as we celebrate outstanding scholarship. I know our extremely talented and dedicated faculty, of whom I am especially proud, do a tremendous job of opening doors for those students who study with us in our classes in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources and the College of Human Resources and Family Sciences here at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln. Today we also are very proud of and for each of you students being recognized for your scholastic …