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Presentation and Discussion on Dr. Glen Harris Question to answer:

Should Dr. Dr. Glen Harris, Associate Professor in the Crop and Soil Sciences Department, be promoted to the rank of Professor at the University of Georgia?

Dr. Glen Harris • Position: Extension Specialist – Environmental Soils and Fertilizer • 96% Extension appointment (4% Teaching) • 12-month, tenure-track, Associate Professor Location: Tifton Duties: develop public outreach programs for statewide extension soil and fertilizer programs for “all crops” (excluding vegetables).

Dr. Glen Harris Professional Positions

Years

Position

Employer

2000 – present

Associate Professor

UGA, CSS

1994 – 2000

Assistant Professor

UGA, CSS

1993 – 1994

Postdoctoral Research Associate

USDA-ARS, Watkinsville, GA

1990 – 1993

C.S. Mott Sustainable Agriculture Fellow

Michigan State University

1985 – 1990

Graduate Research Assistant

Michigan State University

Achievements • 96% Extension responsibilities in soil fertility • Dr. Harris has established himself as the leading expert in his field of soil fertility. • Dr. Harris has made significant contributions in teaching, applied research and extension for CRSS, CAES, UGA, the Georgia fertilizer industry and Georgia agriculture. • Dr. Harris has gained a national and international reputation as a leader in the field of soil fertility, particularly with cotton and peanut.

Achievements

Research, Scholarship, & Other Creative Activities

• Since promotion to Associate Professor in 2000, Dr. Harris has:

– conducted 231 county educational programs – Attracted more than $1,735,389 in grants – Received the Certificate of Excellence in recognition of the UGAFERTEX program with Owen Plank from the American Society of Agronomy in 2001. – 5 referred journal articles (2 published, 1 accepted, and 2 in review) since 2000 (9 in career)

Achievements in Service Society, University, and the Profession

• Crops (cotton and peanut) for which are the main focus of Dr. Harris soil fertility responsibilities have an aggregate farm gate value of $1.1 billion in Georgia in 2009 and were planted on 2.1 million acres in GA.

Achievements • Publications from this program – referred journal articles, abstracts, popular press articles, regional bulletins, newsletters, radio and tv

• Dr. Harris is recognized as one of the leading experts in the nation on potassium management in cotton

Achievements

Potassium deficiency and leafspot disease

• Following a shift from full-season varieties to newer short season varieties there was a prevalence of potassium deficiency and an associated leafspot disease occurring in cotton in Georgia and throughout the southeast. • Dr. Harris conducted studies to investigate the potassium nutrition needs of these new varieties and hot to meet these needs. • Studies included K rates, sources, timing and placement of potassium fertilizers as well as foliar fertilization of K on cotton. Dr. Harris is now recognized as a leading expert in this topic.

Achievements

Calcium Nutrition in Peanut

• A variety shift in peanut resulted in recognition of an important soil fertility issue in peanut. • Shift from small-seeded runner peanut to largeseeded runners caused an increased awareness for the need of calcium. • Dr. Harris, in conjunction with Dr. John Beasley conducted calcium rate, source and timing field studies on these new peanut varieties. • Calcium in the seed and seed germination were measured in addition to yield and grade of the mature peanuts.

Achievements

Calcium Nutrition in Peanut

• Beneficiaries of this research work on calcium are the Georgia peanut grower, peanut seed companies and the Georgia Foundation Seed Industry. • This early collaboration with other faculty members has resulted in additional collaborations for Dr. Harris such as those with Dr. Scott Tubbs, Cropping Systems Agronomist and Dr. Mike Toews, Cotton Research Entomologist resulting in annual support from the Cotton Commission to the UGA Cotton team of more than $1.5 million in competitive grants.

Achievements in Service Society, University, and the Profession

• Active member of American Society of Agronomy, Beltwide Cotton Conference, Georgia Plant Food Educational Society, Georgia Conservation Tillage Alliance, Georgia Crop Production Alliance and Georgia Certified Crop Advisors. • Since 2000, has made oral or poster presentations at 34 annual meetings, including 47 published abstracts as author or co-author

Achievements in Service Society, University, and the Profession

Publication Type Refereed Journal Articles

Abstracts & Proceedings Bulletins Res/Ext Publications Popular Press Ext Fact Sheet/Circulars Newsletter Articles Total

Career 9 82 12 67 45 3 203 421

2000-2010 5 47 7 47 25 2 72 205

Achievements in Service Society, University, and the Profession

• In-Service Training for County Extension Faculty – 75 training sessions since 2000 (117 total)

• Wimba Training

– Among the first to develop and conduct an internet training course for county extension faculty in 2007, consisted of 5, one hour training sessions on basic soils and fertilizers via the Wimba system for agents with little or no soil science experience. Included a field trip to the “Little Grand Canyon” to observe deep soil profiles and unchecked soil erosion

• Field Days and Tours

– Participated in 53 other field days as a way to deliver information generated in his extension program with end users.

Achievements in Service Society, University, and the Profession

• Radio – 72, 2000-2010; 125 total

– 22 “County Agent Radio Programs” with Johnny Harrell – Average 5 radio interviews for county agents per year.

• Television – 21, 2000 – 2010; 36 total

– Frequent appearances on WSST-TV Cordele, GA

Achievements in Service Society, University, and the Profession

• Invitational Lectures

– 48 invited presentations at state or regional Extension sponsored meetings since 2000 – 51 invited presentations to Non-Extension Sponsored group.

Achievements in Service Society, University, and the Profession

• Local County Production Meetings

– 231 county production meeting presentations to approximately 9,204 clientele – Presentations on soil fertility made to cotton, peanut, corn, soybean producers as well as cattlemen’s (forages) and poultry litter meetings.

Achievements in Service Society, University, and the Profession

• University, College, Department Governance – Specialist-in-charge, State 4-H Land Judging Contest – 2000-present – Peanut Tour Committee – 2000 – present – Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan Task Force – 2000 – Georgia Phosphorous Index Work Group – 2000 – Georgia Peanut Commodity Committee • Secretary - 2005 • Chair – 2006

– Conservation Tillage Task Force – 2005

Achievements in Service Society, University, and the Profession

• American Society of Agronomy – Judge and Moderator A-4 Ed. Materials, 2001 – Chair, A-4 Extension Education Division, 2004 – Judge, Graduate Student Oral Presentation Contest, 2009 • National Cotton Council (Beltwide Cotton Conference) – Chair, Soil and Plant Nutrition Technical Conference, 2004 • Soil Science Society of America

– Member, 2000-present

Achievements in Service Society, University, and the Profession

• Southern Soil Fertility Conference – Chair, 2001 • SERA-IEG 17 Phosphorous Work Group – Member, 2000-2005 • SERA-IEG 6 Soil Testing Workgroup – Member, 2000-2005

Achievements in Service Society, University, and the Profession

• Georgia Plant Food Education Society – Educational Advisor – Board Member – Program Committee – Scholarship Committee – Editor, Quarterly Newsletter “What & Why” • Georgia Association of County Agricultural Agents – Board of Directors (2001 –Sr. Dir. State Staff)

Achievements in Service Society, University, and the Profession

• Georgia Conservation Tillage Alliance

– Recording Secretary 2000 – 2008 • Georgia Crop Production Alliance – Board of Directors (2008 – present) • Georgia Certified Crop Advisors – Board of Directors (2004 – present)

Achievements in Service International Activities

• Guyana, South America – 2002, 2003, 2004

– Joined peanut scientists from UGA and Uf on a US-AID Peanut CRSP project. • Conducted soil fertility research plots in 3 different villages 2002, 2003 • Assisted with row spacing, herbicide and fungicide trials at each location - 2002, 2003. • Conducted educational meetings on soil fertility, soil fertility and goals of the plot work at each location – 2002. • Assisted with educational meetings in 5 villages with 500 peanut growers in 2004. • “one of the most successful Peanut CRSP projects as measured by the impact on the acreage and yield increases”. • Associated program successful in getting peanut butter and cassava sandwiches made on site into school lunch programs.

Achievements in Service International Activities

• Australia - 2003

– Invited by CSIRO in Narrabri, New South Wales, Investigated nutritional problems caused by increasing sodicity

• Field visits with Australian counterpart • Met with scientists from other institutions and industry • Searched literature for info related to sodicity and potassium nutrition and premature senescence. • Participated in major cotton field day – Queensland • Videotaped interview posted on internet by prominent Australian seed company.

• China, Yunnan Province – 2007 - 2008

– Invited to investigate and assist with vegetable fertility problems. – Assisted local consulting firm with soil testing and diagnosing soil fertility problems in farmer fields. – Worked with small groups of Chinese farmers.

Achievements in Service Instructional Activities – 4% appointment

• Graduate Students – 2 M.S. graduate committees

• Undergraduate – Co-Taught Soils & Hydrology, AESC 4960, (with Jim Hook), 2003, 2004 2005 2006, 2007, 2008 – Taught Soils & Hydrology, AESC 4960, 2009, 2010 – Guest Lecture at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College • 2002 - Soil Tillage and Cropping Systems for Field Crops • 2003 - Soil Tillage and Cropping Systems for Field Crops • 2009 - Fertilization for Field Crops

– Guest Lecture for UGA-Tifton. AESC 4950, 2008 • Organic Fertilizers

Dr. Glen Harris

Dr. Glen Harris

Dr. Glen Harris

Awards and Recognition Year

Award

Awarder

2000

Achievement Award

NACAA

2000

Achievement Award

GACAA

2000

1st Place Poster

GACAA

2001

Certificate of Excellence (UGAFERTEX, w/ O. Plank)

ASA

2002

Invited for study leave

CSIRO Plant Industry

2005

Certificate of Excellence for UGA Cotton Newsletter

ASA A-4 Ext Ed Mat Award Program

Dr. Glen Harris

Awards and Recognition Year

Award

Awarder

Award of Excellence for UGA Tifton Campus Teaching UGA rep to Bayer Crop 2009 Science Specialist Bayer Crop Science, Meeting,Tubac, AZ 1st Place Applied 2009 GACAA Research Poster Certificate of Appreciation for 15 2010 UGA CAES Years of Loyal and Dedicated Service 2007