Foundation makes donation towards UA poultry science recruitment efforts

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Contact Information:

Karen Eskew, communications
Department of Poultry Science
(479) 575-3192, keskew@uark.edu

Gary Davis, undergraduate recruiter
Department of Poultry Science
(479) 575-7526, gdavis@uark.edu

RECRUITMENT TEAM

SOME OF THE RECRUITMENT “TEAM:” (left to right) Gary Davis, undergraduate recruiter; Donna Tinsley, secretary II and undergraduate student helper; Dr. Jason Emmert, undergraduate curriculum coordinator, advisor and associate professor; Monty Henderson, President/COO of George’s Inc., and secretary of the U.S. Poultry & Egg Harold E. Ford Foundation presents a $19,037 check to Dr. Walter Bottje, department head for the Department of Poultry Science at the University of Arkansas; Dr. Casey Owens, undergraduate advisor; Ken Primm, president of the Poultry Federation; and Karen Eskew, communication specialist and creator of recruitment publications.

FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. -- Monty Henderson, president/COO of George’s Inc., and secretary of the U.S. Poultry & Egg Harold E. Ford Foundation, presented a check of $19,037 to the University of Arkansas Department of Poultry Science on Nov. 20.

The check from the foundation is to be used by the department for recruiting efforts and programs over the 2006-07 year.

In the past, funds from the Harold E. Ford Foundation have been used to produce recruitment materials, publications, and an interactive CD. The money is also used to help support the Poultry Science Youth Conference, a major recruitment event each summer.

“The Department is fortunate to receive the support of the Harold E. Ford Foundation.  It enables us to inform teachers, parents and students about the vast opportunities in Poultry Science careers.  It also provides the means to communicate our story with quality publications, electronic media and activities,” said Gary Davis, undergraduate recruiter for the department.

The Harold E. Ford Foundation was founded in 1995 and has disbursed nearly $1 million to poultry science departments across the nation.