INAG News Spring 2012

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What happens in Vegas doesnt

need to stay in Vegas! Twelve Maryland

turf students traveled to Las Vegas to

compete in the 18th Annual GCSAA

Turf Bowl Competition and brought

back top awards. Nearly 90 teams

entered the competition, and the

University of Maryland placed two

teams in the top ten3rd and 7thour

best showing yet.

Dr. Mathias explains, We set anumber of records. In the past, the

highest a Turf Bowl team has placed is

fourth place. This is the first time two

teams placed top ten, and we had an

essay submission receive the second

highest score.

Scott Hosier, a member of the

team that placed third describes,

Getting top five was incredible! To

prepare for the competition Scott and

the other team members met weekly to

review case study scenarios and utilized

study material provided by their advisor,

Dr. Mathias. Hosier recalls, The Doc

gave us some practicums that were hard

but were good preparation for the

competition. In addition to competing

with other schools, the event proved tobe a great educational and professional

experience for students. Next year,

Hosier hopes to win first place and beat

the undefeated team of Iowa State.

Our third place team was awarded

$1,000. The tournament and prize was

made possible through a partnership

between the Golf Course Superinten-

dents Association of America (GCSAA)

and John Deere. John Deere provided

the prize money to the winning teams.Our teams were partly sponsored by the

Mid-Atlantic Association of Golf

Course Superintendents recent $1,700

donation, and proceeds from the Shields

Memorial Golf Tournament.d

inagnewsinagnewsCOLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES INSTITUTE OF APPLIED AGRICULTURE SPRING 2012

Institute of Applied Agriculture2123 Jull Hall, University of MarylandCollege Park, Maryland 20742-2525http://iaa.umd.edu

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2/12

At the beginning of the year, I asked our

alumni to give incoming IAA students advice/

tips for succeeding at the tute. The responses

varied from the seriousness of studying to the

jokiness of where to end woodies lab. The

question made me wonder, what advice would

I pass on to the next IAA Director? Having

served as Acting Director since 2007, I surelyhad some sage advice for the new director. So

I sat down one day to compose my list of

recommendations. But as it turned out, I

became the new IAA Director, so I was writing

advice for myself. Lets hope I can follow my

own advice. I decided to share my list with all

of you because I believe its useful to anyone in

a leadership position. So heres my advice to me . . . and to you:

1. Silence is often the key. Keep your mouth shut and

listen. Its too hard to learn while you are talking. Listen to other

peoples words, audible signals, and changes in tone to gain a

better understanding of a situation and of what is important to

that person. Dont give away your hand or try to influence

another person right away. Listen first to the other persons

opinions, thoughts, and ideas. Express your appreciation. Then,

make your decision or give your response.

2. Write it down. Or else you will forget it. In this job, as

with many multidimensional jobs, you are constantly shifting

from personnel to student issues, from planning lessons to

planning budgets, from classroom teaching to student recruiting,

from grading papers to editing newsletters, and so on. Its easyfor details to get lost, but even major deadlines and activities can

be forgotten if you dont keep them on your calendar or to-do

list.

3. Sometimes good enough has to be good

enough. Time does not permit perfection on everything, so we

have to learn to let go of the notion that everything we do must

be perfect or even our very best. Often, its more important to

meet a deadline than to meet self-imposed high standards.

When good enough is okay, let it go.

From the Director...

4. Base decisions on what is best for the

students. Although it may not be the easiest

path or the most economical choice, you should

always do what is best for current and future

IAA students. The decision may mean more

work for you and the faculty, or more resources,

but you should strive for the best education and

experience for the students. And remember to

ask students for input.

5. Protect your faculty. Think of yourself as

a terrapin with a hard shell that you must use to

shield your employees. The heart of the IAA is

its extraordinary faculty and staffprotect

them. And never throw them under the bus to

protect yourself.

6. You cant go through a brick wall. Inevitably road

blocks will drop into your planned path to success. When that

happens, your first instinct may be to plow into it full speed

hoping to go right through it. When that doesnt work, you may

back up, plow into it again, complain about it, or try to move it

so you may continue on your same path. I learned that brick

walls will not move and trying to run through them only leaves

me with a pounding headache. You have to look for a way

around, over, or under the wallyou cant go through it.

7. Be gracious. Smile, say thank you, acknowledge

others, and practice small acts of kindness. In the face of

criticism, learn to be patient. Take time to cool down and collect

your thoughts. Sometimes a perceived criticism may turn out to

be a valuable opportunity, for which we should be grateful.

8. Find the joy and share it. This is a great place to

work. Youll meet interesting, fabulous peopleenjoy it. Laugh.

Now, go share that joy with your colleagues, faculty, students,

alumni, family, and, welleveryone. d

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A Little Advice

From Me to You ... and Me


3/12INAG News Spring 2012 3

PGMS Rain Garden Helps Rein In RunoffOn March 31, the Student

Chapter of the Professional Grounds

Management Society (PGMS),

headquartered at the Institute of

Applied Agriculture, installed a much-

needed rain garden at the base of the

Public Health Garden on the

University of Marylands College Park

Campus.

The site was in dire need of

amendment after more than a decade

of storm water erosion and a summers

worth of gardening had clogged the

drainage systems with sediment.

PGMS Student Chapter President

John Mowbray and Vice President

Michael Walsh identified the problem

spot as the perfect place to implement a

spring service project.

I pass the site daily and had

noticed significant erosion, said Walsh.

Our student group is always looking

for service projects that help us

enhance the beauty of the campus.

This was an exciting project because it

is a teaching garden, so we know it will

serve to educate as well as serve as a

functioning rain garden.

With IAA faculty support from

instructor Ken Ingram and a handful

of student volunteers, the perfect

number of water-loving plants were

installed and the space was

transformed in a matter of a few short

hours. Public Health Garden

Construction Manager and Landscape

Architect Bobby Tjaden provided

support and coordination.

The plants used for the project,

including three large river birches, were

originally part of the Universitys first-

place winning entry in the

International Solar Decathlon andwere donated to the PGMS by Karen

Petroff of Facilities Management.

The same weekend the rain

garden installation took place, the

Universitys Agricultural Sorority,

Gamma Sigma Delta, built a wooden

arbor. Part of the original design for

the garden, it was financed with funds

awarded for the project after a Fall

2011 proposal. While on site, the

sorority volunteers helped build the

last of the raised beds that sit at the

top of the permeably-paved, ADA-

accessible portion of garden space.

This area serves as a living classroom

for students of the IAA as well as a

demonstration space for any and allstudents interested in participating in

community gardening.Kick-started last year with a grant

awarded to the IAA from the Office of

Sustainability Green Fund, the Public

Health Garden continues to evolve as

both a teaching and community

garden.d

Alumni News & Notes

Congratulations and best of luck

to Drew Prosa (TURF 10) at

the American Water Enterprises

at Fort Meade for his hard work

and employee funding for

commercial licensing classes.

Tim Downey (TURF 09) and

his wife, Carrianne, welcomed

Scarlett Kate Downey on Tuesday,

October 25th weighing in at 7 lb. 14

oz. 21 Tim is working at Swan Point

Golf & CC.

Ltor:IAAstudentsBrianKealy,JohnMowbray,MichaelWalsh


4/12

On February 24, 2012,

Instructor Ken Ingram accompanied

Conference Scholarship Recipient

Deborah Lakowicz-Dramby to the

third and final food-focused

symposium at Brookside Gardens

titled: Green Matters: Urban

Farming Pioneers. The all-day event

highlighted innovative approaches to

feeding the worlds population

through presentations by leading

minds in the field of food production.

Deputy Secretary of the U.S.

Department of Agriculture Kathleen

Merrigan said that no single talk

stood out from the rest because they

were all so informative, inspirational

and exciting.

It was remarkable to learn

about the new Know Your Farmer

Know Your Food initiative from

Deputy Secretary Merrigan directlylive and in person, Lakowicz-

Dramby shares, but it was just as

amazing to hear the success story of

the Brooklyn Grange, get advice on

community garden building from

Darrin Nordahl, see what is

happening on the forefront of vertical

farming and then learn how to get a

SARE grant so that my colleagues

and I can become pioneers in the

movement locally.

The full day of programming

began with Darrin Nordahls

presentation about community

gardens and the provoking thought

that fresh produce belongs to

everyone and should be available to

everyone especially in the food

deserts spanning through many

highly populated cities.

After Merrigan announced the

new Compass Initiative within the

USDA, attendees had a chance to

network over lunch before regrouping

to hear from Ben Flanner, head

farmer and co-founder of the New

York City rooftop farm: BrooklynGrange.

Ken Ingrams favorite quote, A

farmer is outstanding in his field,

rang true throughout the event albeit

the definition of field appears to begrowing. "There are so many

exciting opportunities, commented

Ingram. The speakers were

amazing entrepreneurs building

farms in cities and on rooftops."d


Opportunities Abound

in the Land ofGreen

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Institute of Applied Agriculture

2123 Jull Hall

University of Maryland

College Park, MD 20742-2525

Phone: 301-405-4685 FAX: 301-314-9343

E-mail: [email protected]

WEB: iaa.umd.edu

IAA DIRECTOR

Glori D. Hyman

GRAPHIC DESIGNERJim Black

WRITERS

Deborah Lakowicz-Dramby

Diana Velasquez-Munoz

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KathleenMerrigan.

Alumni News& Notes

Institute Alumni never stop

learning! Pam Koch, (HORT 87)is making a career move from plants

to people. After working for Behnke

Nurseries, Marriott Corporations,

and then running her own business,

Pam worked with the USDAs

Harvest for the Hungry for ten

years. She recently returned to

school and earned her nursing

degree.

IAA was pleased to share a table

with Raymond Harrison, III

(FARM 87) and his wife at the

annual MAEF dinner in November.

Raymond is an Agricultural

Technician Lead at the Wye

Research and Education Center in

Queenstown, MD.

Alumni News& Notes

Congratulations toJames Weaver

(TURF 90) on his recent engagement.
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The Institute of Applied

Agriculture hosted 23 secondaryeducation teachers who learned how to

teach the Introduction to Agriculture,

Food and Natural Resources (AFNR)

curriculum, designed to introduce

students to a variety of agricultural

careers, sciences and cultural issues.

The Curriculum for Agricultural

Science and Education (CASE)

emphasizes the use of science-inquiry

and student-led classroom experiences

to encourage a lifelong connection toagricultural knowledge and skills.

AFNR is a ninth-grade applied

agriculture class that serves as the

foundation for pathway courses in

plant science, animal science,biotechnology and environmental

science.

Maryland was one of eleven initial

funding states for the development of

the CASE curricula. Additionally, the

Maryland Department of Education

identified the CASE Institute as the

standard agricultural education for all

secondary schools and provided grant

funding to support the CASE Institute.

This summer the IAA is hostinganother institute focusing on teaching

students about plants. d

Since 1980, the Annual Shields

Memorial Golf Tournament has paid

tribute to brothers Bob, Ray and Roy

and their many contributions to the

game of golf and to golf turf

education in Maryland.

If you or anyone you know is

interested in participating in this years

event, either as a player, sponsor, or

volunteer, please contact Kevin

Mathias via email: [email protected], or

by phone: 301-405-4692. d

Shields Memorial

May 11 at

Glenn Dale Golf Club

TeachersfromaroundthecountrycompletedtheUMCASEInstitutecurriculum.

IAA On The CASE Helping

Teachers Teach Ag Alumni News& Notes

Jake Smith (TURF 08) is

working at Old South Country

Club. He and his wife Lana now

have two boys: Reese and Noah.

Kevin Moore (TURF 03) is the

Golf Course Superintendent at

Stoney Creek Golf Club at

Wintergreen Resort in VA.


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Deedra Suchting, a first-year IAA

student majoring in Agricultural

Business Management, traveled to

Maine with the University of

Marylands Block and Bridle Club to

compete in the Northeast Student

Affiliate Block and Bridle Animal

Science Competition.

Deedra, the only freshman on

Marylands A Team, placed second

overall among 250 students competing

in livestock judging category. d


The Sports Turf Managers

Association (STMA) hosted the 2012

Student Challenge held in conjunction

with its winter conference in Long

Beach, CA, January 10-14. A record-

setting 37 teams competed this year,

and the Terps team of Drew Wolcott

(IAA), Travis Biggs (IAA), Tommy

Hutson (PSLA), and Pat Moynihan

(PSLA) took 2nd place in the 4-Yearteam competition with a total score of

130.5 points and just 1.5 points

behind the winning team from

Purdue.

The Student Challenge tests

participants in various areas relating

to sports field maintenance from

turfgrass weed, insect, and disease

identification to field safety issues such

as field hardness, traction, and overall

playability issues. This is the second

year that the IAA prepared a team for

this national competition.

Dr. Mathias who coached the

team along with Alex Steinman stated,This was a great experience for our

students and they were excited to

attend the national conference and

compete in such a prestigious event.

The UMD team also attended a

welcome reception, various

educational seminars, and the awards

banquet. d

Deedra Suchting earns 2nd

place at NESA Block and

Bridle Animal ScienceCompetition

eedraSuchDng(r)receivesheraward.

Terps Take

2nd Place in STMA Challenge

More Terrapin Trophies

Standing:r.Mathias(coach)andAlexSteinman(coach).SiXng:PatMoynihan,TravisBiggs,

TommyHutson,andrewWolco

Alumni News& Notes

Curt Ramsey (TURF 71)

remembers his first job after

graduation was Assistant

Superintendent at Manor Country

Club in Rockville. After 40 years of

working in the turf/golf industry,

Curt is happily retired.



The Institute of Applied

Agriculture (IAA) is proud to announce

that long-time instructor and four-year

acting director Glori Hyman was

appointed Director of the IAA. Hyman

has taught the written communication,

oral communication and professional

development classes during her 20

years at the Institute and will continue

to teach and mentor in her capacity as

director. Industry leaders and alumni

acknowledge and appreciate the quality

of resumes, interview skills and

electronic portfolios IAA students have

perfected under her tutelage.

As many of our alumni have

witnessed, Hyman has put her heart

into forever enhancing, growing and

promoting the Institute. She has

established innovative and effective

marketing materials for the IAA, and

flourished as an active recruiter and

ambassador for the college. By

developing and coordinating open

houses and recruitment events for

prospective students and their families,

and participating in school visits,

Hyman has nourished working

relationships with the MarylandAgriculture community and the

Maryland Agriculture Teachers

Association (MATA).

Under her leadership, the IAA

has increased enrollment, expanded its

presence on campus, developed online

classes and cooperative agreements

with community colleges, and

launched its Sustainable Agriculture

Certificate program, which is one of

the first in the country.

In 2011, Hyman managed the

$25,000 grant from the Maryland

State Department of Education to

host the Curriculum for Agricultural

Science and Education (CASE)

Institute for secondary education

teachers. Twenty-three teachers

from across the U.S. completed the

two-week program in July of 2011

and the CASE Institute is scheduled

to be offered at University ofMaryland in 2012 and 2013, as a

part of this initial grant.

Hyman is the IAAs fourth

director and first woman to lead the

program in its 47-year history. She

says her vision for the IAA is to

continue to grow, become an

interactive learning community,

prepare our students for an ever-

changing ag industry, and provide

opportunitiesboth academicallyand professionallyfor our students.d

Its Official . . .

Hyman Quits Acting Career,

Takes Job Seriously

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IAAWelcomesNewStudentServices

Coordinator:DianaVelasquez-Munoz


Around the tuteAround the tute

Ken Ingram Honored at

GSCAA Conference in Las Vegas

While IAA students were preparing for and

participating in the Student Challenges in Las Vegas,

the Institutes own Ken Ingram was honored with an

award at the GCSAA Conference in February 2012.

Ingram earned the award for 25 years of Certified

Golf Course Superintendents service (Class of 86)

and Five Certification Renewals.

A full page (page 65) in the December 2011

edition of Golf Course Management magazine

congratulated Ken and his classmates. Way to go,

Ken! d

Originally from SilverSpring, Maryland, Diana

Velasquez-Munoz became

interested in the University of

Maryland community after

working for the Hispanic

College Fund and participating

at the Prince Georges County

Estudios Universitarios A Su

Alcance college fair hosted on

campus at the Stamp Student

Union.

Before joining the Institute

of Applied Agriculture team in

early March, Velasquez-Munoz

worked in marketing, public

relations and outreach

throughout Maryland, Virginia,

Washington D.C. and even

Northern California. As a

Financial Aid Outreach Liaison

at Chabot College in Hayward,

California, and locally at the

Hispanic College Fund, she

worked with students, sponsors,

parents and community leaders

to ensure equal educational

opportunities were available to

diverse student populations.

As IAA Student Services

Coordinator, Velasquez-Munoz

will handle student recruitment,

admissions, outreach, marketing

and alumni relations.

Velasquez-Munoz is thrilled to

be working at the Institute ofApplied Agriculture. The self-

proclaimed Rookie Gardener

is experimenting in her own

backyard with fruits and

vegetables.dWelcome to Jull Hall, Diana!

Alumni News & Notes

Love is in the air. ChristinaMathias (EQUI 08), who is

working as a lead assistant in a

large veterinary office, married

Robbie Bradshaw, a member of

the U.S. Coast Guard. The happy

couple is living in Suffolk, Virginia

where Christina is planning to go

back to school to become a

teacher.

After five seasons asSuperintendent/General

Manager at Westminster National

Golf Course, Ryan Kraushofer

(TURF 05) is changing his

GCSAA status from

superintendent to Class A.

Congratulations on your

continued success.



Way to go Ray!

Ray Gless was

awarded grant funding

from the Ag Council for his

innovative, up-and-coming

Ag You Know e-flyer

series. The publication will

serve as a platform toinform the public of the

importance of agriculture in Maryland

and culminate in an educational video.

With other grant recipients, Ray

received praise from Governor Martin

OMalley, who applauded the Maryland

agricultural community for its record-

breaking cover crop plantings and

continued innovations in the field.

Gless hopes the Ag You Know

series brings terms like cover crops into

the mainstream consciousness and re-

opens the lines of communication

between farmers and consumers.

Although the official publication schedule

remains in pencil, topics that are expected

to be highlighted include everything from

facts and history about Maryland

agriculture to emerging education and

career opportunities.

The goal is for the general public to

know more and to want to know more,commented Gless. The newsletter will

give everyone an opportunity to

understand the green industry, farmers

markets, how to be a conscious consumer,

and get a feel for what is growing in

Maryland.d

Ellen Polishuk

joined IAA faculty in

August as our

Sustainable Agriculture

Instructor and teaching

garden coordinator.

Raised in the

suburbs of Reston,

VA, Ellen encountered

sustainable agriculture

early in life. In her

teens, she realized that

agriculture would

become her future

while working at a local

farm. I was lucky

enough to figure that

out early on in spite of

being a suburbanite and never knowing

what a farm was. After graduating from

Virginia Techs horticulture program in

1986, Ellen moved to California and

worked with Harris Moran Seed

Company in Davis, California, focusingon plant and seed breeding. Four years

later, she returned to Virginia and has

been involved in agriculture production

ever since. She became part owner at

Potomac Vegetable Farm and has

managed her business quite well.

Meet Ellen:

From Suburbanite to Sustainable Farmer

She has extensive

experience

teaching

agriculture in

conference group/

workshop settings

as well as

firsthand

experience

running a

sustainable

agriculture

business. Inaddition to

teaching and

advising students

at the IAA, and

managing her

farm, Ellen serves

as a visionary leader in the field of

sustainable agriculture. On March 7,

Ellen was invited to join a group of

farmers at an event hosted by USDA at

the White House. The Know your

Farmer Know your Food event broughttogether local farmers, the White House

Chef, and the Deputy Secretary

Kathleen Merrigan.

We are extremely delighted to have

Ellen at the IAA.

NorthernVirginiaFarmerandProfessorof

AppliedAgricultureEllenPolishuk(secondfrom

right),listenstoAgricultureeputySecretary

KathleenMerrigan.

USAPhotobyLanceCheung.

Alumni News & Notes

Welcome Jacob Douglas Newhart!

Congratulations toAdam

Newhart (LAND 02) and his

wife on their new baby boy born 6

lbs 11 ounces on February 25, 2012.

Mother and baby are doing great.

GO TERPS!


10/1210 Spring 2012 INAG News

StudentFiles

MAAGCS Scholarship Winners

Congratulations to Scott Hosier and

Cory Wesselman as they were the

MAAGS Scholarship winners.

MAAGCS Bets on IAA Students

A huge thank you goes out to the

Mid-Atlantic Association of Golf Course

Superintendents, for its $1,700 donation

to support student travel to Las Vegas to

compete in the Turf Bowl.

First Annual Harvest Festival

IAA students, faculty and public

health garden volunteers celebrated

edible garden initiatives on campus with

John Mowbra Takes To Honors

the First Annual Harvest Festival on

Monday, October 24: National Food Day.

We harvested our first big bag of leafy

greens, planted soft neck garlic, and

dined on delicious spreads made with

produce grown in the garden.

IAA Turf Students

Network With Professionals

IAA students attended the

MAAGCS Education Seminar in

February. Pictured (l to r) RJ Crow, Ryan

Peach, Scott Hosier, Brian Kealy,

Stephen Jones, David Gagnon, Tyler

Kreft, Bryan Shepherd, Josh Malnik,

Justin Patenaude

IAA second-year Landscape

Management Major, John Mowbray,

took top honors in the ArboricultureTechniques contest at the 36th Annual

PLANET (Professional Landcare

Network) Student Career Day

Competition at Kansas StateUniversity in March. Mowbray was

one of 19 University of Maryland

students chosen to compete.

The University of Maryland team

earned 13th place overall among 62

colleges and universities competing in

an array of landscaping- and

horticulture-based events.

The team also earned several

awards for placing among the top

three in specific events including

Mowbrays specific event,

Arboriculture Techniques, in which

the team took first place!

Mowbray won a climbing rope

and saddle with all the accompanying

equipment items that he will put to

great use in the field after graduating

this May. Congratulations, John! d

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IAAstudentYasmineBakeratfirst

AnnualHarvestFesDval


11/12

Jay Nalls, (TURF 00) golf course

superintendent at Norbeck Country Club

received the 2012 Excellence in

Government Relations (EGR) Award from

the Golf Course Superintendents

Association of America (GCSAA). The 10-

year GCSAA Class A member

spearheaded a group effort among golf

course superintendents in Maryland to

help lawmakers draft policy to help clean

and protect the Chesapeake Bay which

resulted in an Executive Order by

President Obama in January 2009 callingfor the federal government to lead a

renewed effort to restore the bay. Way to

go, Jay!

Congratulations toWayne Evans

(TURF 67) andWalter Montross

( TURF 75,) who were recognized by the

President of the Mid-Atlantic Association

of Golf Course Superintendents

(MAAGCS), Scott Wunder, for their active

involvement in their local association

throughout the pass 30 years.

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Local 4-H members came out last

fall to learn a little something more than

what they had been taught in school that

week. They joined IAA faculty members

Roy Walls, Kevin Mathias and Ken

Ingram to learn how to measure the

height of trees.

Students used the similar triangles

technique to measure the height. They

then determined their pace and used a

45-45-90 triangle to sight to the top ofthe trees. The pacing was what

determined the height of the tree.

Annual Turkey Bowl 20114-H Adventures

in Science!

Congratulations to the second-year students

for taking home bragging rights and the win

at this years IAA Turkey Bowl! Thanks to

everyone who came out and supported the

first-year, second-year rivalry. As the Turkey

Bowl came to a close, everyone enjoyed a

true Thanksgiving meal, compliments of

Carole, Coryn and Nephtalis hard work

put it all together. This years Turkey Bow

was a great success. d

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Even More Alumni News & Notes !

When Dr. Mathias visited Tyler Kreft

(left) at his Woodholme Country Club

internship this summer, he was pleased

to see three IAA alumni working at the

course. Jeff Muller 96, Nick

Albrecht 02, and Dave Thomas 10.
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INSTITUTE OF APPLIED AGRICULTURE2123 Jull HallUniversity of MarylandCollege Park, MD 20742-2525

Change Service Requested

Nonprofit OrganizationU.S. Postage

PAIDCollege Park, Maryland

Permit No. 10

Youre Invited ...Institute of Applied Agriculture Open House

Tuesday, May 1, 2012University of Maryland, College Park Campus

9 a.m. 12:30 p.m.

T he Institute of Applied Agriculture (IAA) at the University of Maryland invites

you and your family to attend an open house for prospective students and their families.

Learn about the IAA program, majors, financial aid, scholarships, facilities, campus life, andmore. We look forward to meeting you and answering any questions you have about the

Institute of Applied Agriculture.

T

Free

Event

Reservations

Required

Respond to Diana Velasquez-munoz

[email protected]

or 301-405-4686

Institute of Applied Agriculture College of Agriculture and Natural Resources University of Maryland, College Park

INAG News Spring 2012

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