Jay Akridge
Interim Dean of Agriculture
Purdue University
(765) 494-8391
akridge@purdue.edu

Olivia Maddox
Editor
Purdue University
(765) 496-3207
maddoxol@purdue.edu

Cherryl Frederick
Web Manager
Purdue University
(765) 494-2406
cdfreder@purdue.edu

Agricultural Communication
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West Lafayette, IN 47907
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Dean's Message Archive

2008

• Purdue Extension responds to floods in full-force - June
• There's a lot to learn, but momentum will continue - May
• Moving on, but not far away - April
• Agriculture sector growing - March
• High school students get Purdue Agriculture credit in life science - February
• Visiting communities to connect - January

2007

• You could be one in a million - December
• New educational facility ready to serve - November
• World Food Prize recipient exhibits Purdue can-do spirit - October
• Purdue Agriculture is the land of opportunity - September
• Purdue Extension supplies state’s various educational needs - July
• Purdue Extension looks for new leader - June
• The giant that threatens the fields of Indiana - May
• Research that hits home in Indiana - April
• New technologies speed up food contaminant detection - February/March
• Biofuels information benefits producers and consumers - January

2006

• Indiana's New Manufacturing Economy - December
• Agriculture research reaches beyond the farm - November
• Purdue Agriculture developing the next generation of bioenergy - September
• Biofuels could chart new energy course - August
• Research may help competing interests move forward together - July
• Where in the world are Purdue Agriculture students? Everywhere - June
• Research requires a strong foundation - May/June
• Purdue research, graduates help fuel Indiana's ethanol explosion - April/May
• Purdue Agriculture focuses efforts on crop protection - March
• Purdue Agriculture and Indiana's agricultural economy - February
• Basic research: The answer to many of life's questions - January

2005

• Purdue Extension expanding economic development efforts - December
• Agriculture jobs pay more than ever before - November
• Forward-thinking partners expand Purdue's potential to serve - October
• The Power of Education - September
• Tool Shed Tour - August
• Purdue working to make biofuels more economically competitive - June
• Bright future expected for May graduates - May
• Purdue Study to clear the air on livestock emissions - April
• Purdue Agriculture factors greatly into Indiana's future - March
• State services of national caliber at no taxpayer cost - February
• Purdue helping to manufacture an improved Indiana - January

2004

• Purdue Agriculture to move on with new interim dean - July
• Land swap may land jobs in Jennings County - June
• Purdue Agriculture fuels rural development efforts - May
• Purdue Extension more relevant then ever - April
• Indiana at a crossroads in the life sciences industry - February
• Purdue answers the call during U.S. mad cow report - January

2003

• Purdue Agriculture sets funding priorities for next biennium - January
• Biotechnology: balancing research and risks - February
• The impact of Purdue Extension at your fingertips - April
• Purdue helps state build its competitive advantage in life sciences - May
• Mad Cow in Canada shows U.S. surveillance significant - June
• Purdue Extension: Changing for the better - July
• New department unites 4-H and agricultural education and communication programs - August
• Purdue Agriculture: The place to go for diverse careers - October
• Purdue Agriculture Growing by Design - November
• Purdue animal sciences puts the animal first - December

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