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Gamma Sigma Delta Arkansas Chapter
1. Ongoing Activities
Student Research Competition 18 winners named in 67 presentations for:
* Undergraduate Posters (2) * M.S. Posters (17) * Ph.D. Posters (9)
* Undergraduate Oral Presentations (3) * M.S. Oral Presentations (22) * Ph.D. Oral Presentations (14)
Student Research Competition
Students explain their research posters to faculty judges
Scholarship Awards * Gamma Sigma Delta Scholarship -- Fengyi Zhu
* Lippert Ellis Scholarship -- Hannah Newberry
* John W. White Scholarship -- Claire Crews
Faculty Achievement Awards Research Award of Excellence
Mike Richardson – Horticulture
Teaching Award of Excellence Ashley Dowling – Entomology
Extension Award of Excellence Elena Garcia - Horticulture
Ken Coffey, chapter president for 2013-14, accepts plaque honoring his service from Mike Popp, vice
president for 2014-15.
Service to Gamma Sigma Delta
2. New activities
* Attempt to endow prize money for poster and oral competition
* Streamline oral and poster competition submissions to on-line format
* Continue to increase membership
3. Future Plans
* There were no new initiatives in 2013-14 that differed from 2012-13 activities
Gamma Sigma Delta
ΓΣΔ The Honor Society
of Agriculture
Abelino Pitty, Ph.D. GSD EAP-Zamorano Honduras Chapter Historian
Yeguare valley, Honduras
June, 2014 Zamorano University
Serving the Americas
and the World
1. Ongoing Activities
GSD EAP- Zamorano Honduras Chapter
June, 2014
Initiation activities • 2013: 34 students and 1 faculty
member (100% acceptance)
• Besides GSD guidelines, our chapter uses disciplinary records to decide student membership
Promoting GSD on our campus
• Through our intranet and web site
• Through Facebook. GSD student
members maintain our Facebook page
– https://www.facebook.com/pages/Gamma-Sigma-Delta-Zamorano/49417632732668
2. New Activities
GSD EAP- Zamorano Honduras Chapter
June, 2014
Activities to celebrate our 25th anniversary (October 28th,
1989)
• A knowledge contest among students in our Alison Bixby
Stone elementary school. Contest will be managed by our
GSD student members and the award ceremony will be
executed during our Panamerican Fair on September 7th,
2014.
• Enrichment Grant Proposal. US$ 745 awarded by GSD
International, plus the matching funds US$745 pledged by
our University President will be used to cover expenses for
the Juan Carlos Rosas Research Competition. The winner
will be announced in November 2014.
2. New Activities
GSD EAP- Zamorano Honduras Chapter
June, 2014
Activities to celebrate our 25th
anniversary (October 28th, 1989)
• Physics Fair Contest. To promote
students initiatives to solve problems
with technologies that apply physics
laws and principles learned in the
classroom. We sponsored the trophies
to the winners.
• Ambulance Fundraising. With the
group of GSD volunteers that help with
emergency calls for the ambulance, we
had a sale of pizza, earnings were
donated for a new ambulance.
2. New Activities
GSD EAP- Zamorano Honduras Chapter
June, 2014
• GSD International Distinguished Achievement in Agriculture Award Nomination submitted
• New Chapter Activity Award Ceremony On January 23, 2014, we
received the New Chapter Activity Award from the hand of Dr. Michael Brugger, GSD International Treasurer.
We had a dinner to celebrate his visit and the award.
3. Future Plans
GSD EAP- Zamorano Honduras Chapter
June, 2014
• Planning continues to celebrate our 25th
anniversary. A meeting is scheduled for June to
determine additional activities on our campus.
CHAPTER ACTIVITIES REPORT
IOWA BETA CHAPTER
GAMMA SIGMA DELTA
Curt Youngs
Professor of Animal Science
Iowa State University
IOWA STATE UNIVERSITY College of Agriculture and Life Sciences OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Ongoing activities
• INITIATION & AWARDS CEREMONY
• initiated 110 new members
• 12 juniors
• 41 seniors
• 55 graduate and veterinary students
• 2 faculty
• awarded two $400 scholarships
• outstanding sophomore
• outstanding senior
Ongoing activities
• INITIATION & AWARDS CEREMONY (continued)
• granted 4 Mission Awards
• teaching
• research
• extension
• international
• bestowed 2 Alumni Award of Merit awards
New activities
• No new activities implemented during 2013-2014
Future plans
Activities under consideration for 2014-2015:
• résumé writing workshop for undergraduates
• manuscript writing workshop for graduate students
• social/networking activity
• volleyball / barbeque
• mock interviews
Kansas State University Gamma Sigma Delta
Eta Chapter Celebrating 100 yrs
Ongoing Activities
2013 Fall Induction Banquet • 32 Freshman 1st yr performance awards
Plus 100 yrs of Gamma Sigma Delta at K-State • Chartered: June 25, 1914 • Presentation of Plaque by Dr. David Brink, UNL • President of Gama Sigma Delta, International
Ongoing Activities
2014 Spring Recognition Reception:
• 100 Jr Honor Awards
2014 Faculty Awards
2014 UG & Graduate Awards
New Activities
2014 Undergraduate Research Showcase:
18 UG research posters from 6 Departments
2014 Update University of Kentucky
Chapter
Recognizing Excellence New Member Induction
• 16 graduate students
• 2 faculty
• 1 staff member
Recognizing Excellence Outstanding Staff Awards
• 7 recipients • 4 categories
representing all staff classifications within the College
• Co-sponsored by Gamma Sigma Delta, the UK Ag and HES Alumni Association and the Dean’s office
Recognizing Excellence Chapter Awards
• 3 outstanding
seniors
• 2 outstanding
graduate students
• 1 faculty award
• 1 alumni award
• 1 distinguished
service award
Future Plans
• Re-institute the Distinguished Lecture Series
• Conduct a fall initiation for seniors
• Continue a focus on recognizing excellence
• Actively promote membership to all eligible
faculty and staff
LSU GAMMA SIGMA DELTA
ONGOING ACTIVITIES
LSU hosted the 2014 Region VII Science and Engineering Fair March
24-26. The LSU Gamma Sigma Delta Chapter presents First, Second
and Third Place awards for projects relating to agriculture. The LSU
Gamma Sigma Delta Chapter presents awards at this fair each year.
ON GOING ACTIVITIES
LSU
Gamma
Sigma
Delta
2014
Tiger
Award
Winners
NEW ACTIVITIES
In an effort to learn more about agriculture in Louisiana, members of the LSU
Gamma Sigma Delta Chapter have started attending LSU AgCenter field days.
The images above are from the 2014 Wheat and Oat Field Day at the Macon
Ridge Research Station in Winnsboro.
NEW ACTIVITIES
Poultry production is a $1.9 billion dollar industry in Louisiana. LSU Gamma
Sigma Delta members toured the toured the meat processing plant and the
feed mill at Sanderson Farms poultry production operation to get a better
understanding what is involved in getting poultry from farm to table.
FUTURE PLANS
• Continue participating in on-campus events.
• Continue attending LSU AgCenter field days.
• Continue assisting with student research related
to agriculture.
• Hold a grant-writing workshop for graduate
students.
• Visit a variety of farming operations to give LSU
Gamma Sigma Delta members a better
understanding of the role agriculture plays in our
economy.
• Invite speakers involved with agriculture to
Gamma Sigma Delta functions as guest
speakers.
Stockbridge School of Agriculture
Chapter Number 54
Installed on March 25, 2014
University of Massachusetts Chapter
36 Stockbridge School of Agriculture
New Activities
Chapter formation – 2013-14
Installation – March 25, 2014 (Mike Brugger)
UMass Officers:
• President – Wesley Autio (1979, Virginia Tech)
• President-elect – Geunhwa Jung (1993, Univ. Nebraska)
• Secretary – John Gerber (1982, Univ. Illinois)
• Treasurer – Cassandra Uricchio (2003, Univ. Conn.)
• Historian – Allen Barker (1958, Univ. Illinois)
Induction – March 25, 2014
• 18 Undergraduate students (13 seniors, 5 juniors)
• 2 Graduate students
• 2 Members of the faculty
37 Stockbridge School of Agriculture
Installation and Induction
38 Stockbridge School of Agriculture
Future Plans
Develop a website
Integrate with the University’s other honor societies
Plan for our next induction ceremony
• Increase the number of undergraduate students in our 2015 class of inductees
• Select individuals to receive our special awards
• James C. Greenhough Award – Education
• Levi Stockbridge Award – Research
• Kenyon L. Butterfield Award – Extension
• William S. Clark Award – Outstanding Achievement
Gamma Sigma Delta The Nebraska Experience
Annual Initiation and Awards Banquet
• Keynote speaker
• New member Initiation – Undergraduate seniors
– Graduate students
– Faculty
– Alumni
– Honorary members
Annual Initiation and Awards Banquet
• Awards presentations
– Outstanding Undergraduate Student
– Outstanding Senior Student
– Outstanding Graduate Student
– Excellence in Teaching
– Excellence in Extension
– Excellence in Research
– Distinguished Achievement in
Agriculture (Award of Merit)
Fall Seminar and Annual Business Meeting
• Featured speaker – Live presentation and
snack reception
– Video streamed live
online
– Archived for future use
– Promoted via email list
serves, social media, etc.
• Business Meeting
Semi-Annual Newsletters
• Featured speaker – Live presentation and snack
reception
– Video streamed live online
– Archived for future use
– Promoted via email list serves,
social media, etc.
• Annual Business Meeting
Gamma Sigma Delta International Conclave
June 2-4, 2014 Lincoln, NE
Presented by: James Kilcrease, PhD
A Special ‘Thank You’
• Arden Baltensperger – Joined in 1949
– National President 1972-1974
– First New Mexico State University
President - 1979
“Please send my kindest regards to the charter and the organization. I have only but the fondest memories over the 60+ years I have been part of the organization. Keep up the great work.”
On-Going Activities
• Great impact on the New Mexico State University community, students, faculty and staff
• Members participate in many local grade school and teaching outreach workshops
• Encouragement and motivation of local High School students
• Multiple members serve as judges at local science fair annually
– Awards for 1st and 2nd place projects
On-Going Activities
• Distinguished Graduate Teaching Awards
• Distinguished Graduate Student Awards
• Annual banquet for initiation of new members, award presentations, science fair winner invitations, speech by university president
• New Initiates (2010 – 2014)
59 Students
24 Faculty, Staff, Alumni
New Activities
• Member Starts Endowment for Cancer Survivors
• GSD Science fair winner gets 3rd at International Science Fair (2014)
THE AGGIE
CANCER SURVIVOR
SCHOLARSHIP
• Exemplary Teaching Award – April Ulery
• Many members attending national conferences
Future Activities
• Motivate for presence / chapter in Mexico
• ‘Where Are They Now’ programs for high school science fair winners
• Continuation of science fair awards
• Graduate student poster award & agriculture research competition
• Team up with local research symposium and give out an award to a graduate student
Gamma Sigma Delta University of Tennessee
Omega Chapter
Awards Programs
Fall Awards Program Spring Awards Program
Workshops & Contests
Resume Workshop EuReca
CEMPH Research Symposium
Competition
UTIA Photo Competition
Indian Mound
Indian Mound
Scholarship
Dr. John Riley Scholarship
The Honor Society of Agriculture
Gamma Sigma Delta
Chapter of Tuskegee University
THE HONOR SOCIETY OF AGRICULTURE BENEFITS FOR MEMBERS
NEW CARD
• Membership is for life & is a Nationally & internationally recognized Merit Award
• Access to a network of professionals in agriculture & related sciences
• Opportunities for sharing research and outreach ideas with colleagues in related or identical field
• Opportunities to give back to community with like-minded colleagues & associates
2012-2013 SEMINAR SERIES
This year, we held seven College-wide GSD-GWCAES seminar series open
to all with presentations by invited speakers from institutions around the
US to promote scholarship and professional development in our faculty
and students.
GSD-PAWC STUDENT
COMPETITION EMINENT SCHOLARS
Three student Inductees received 2nd and 3rd place awards.
Eminent scholars received honor
certificates
ANNUAL LUNCHEON INDUCTION CEREMONY
29 New Members were inducted April 26, 2013 witnessed by several faculty
members
SAFE HAVEN GARDEN ACTIVITY
Safe Haven Children taught to care for gardens and the importance of biotechnology to food security
HERP JOURNEY ALABAMA 4-H
Five live reptiles were presented to addresses misconceptions about reptiles with hands on learning experience
Wyoming Chapter Gamma Sigma Delta
Established 1961
Potential membership: 50 (staff)
Active membership: ~10
Anowar Islam, PhD
Department of Plant Sciences
University of Wyoming
Ongoing Activities
Awards Brunch (April 12, 2014)
• Outstanding Students (So, Jr, Sr, MS, PhD)
• Outstanding Agriculturalist
• Departmental awards
Ongoing Activities
• Annual Meeting - spring
• Annual dues: $20
• Annual support from Dean of $500
• Invitations to membership: seniors, staff
• Honor cords at graduation
• Nominate student for GSD scholarship
• Work toward annual timeline
New Activities: Chapter Development
• Tours of ag enterprises
• Cozy Cow Dairy and
Creamery, April 4, 2014
• Funds from GSD Int’l,
Chapter Development
New Activities: Marketing
• Flier in all advisor’s mailboxes
(encourages them to remind
students to accept election to GSD)
• Emails to College (call for
nominations, brunch tickets)
• Poster – encouraging acceptance
• GSD trifold available in College
• Hard copy invoice for dues
payment with letter from president
Future Plans
• Further chapter development activities
• Increase acceptance rate of new elected
students: currently 12% (grads) and 23%
(seniors). Membership costs $15
• Membership drive to increase the number
• Address active participation level
• Develop future officers
• Increase chapter funds