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Students Scott Williams (left),
Amanda Ruble and Joey Gentile (right) gain hands-on experience
in aquaculture in Tom Daugherty's (in tie) vo-ag class at Maconaquah
High School.
Photo by Tom Campbell
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"Yeah, I have to admit, that was pretty neat," says Dorroll,
who is keeping his options open for the future.
"I'll do just about anything, as long as it means I can work outside,"
he says.
"I realize I have absolutely no experience in the field of forestry
and natural resources, but I'm trading that for a lot of enthusiasm
and a good GPA. I hope that will work for me."
Maconaquah High School teacher Tom Daugherty has sent many students
just like Dorroll to Purdue's College of Agriculture. Daugherty's name
showed up on so many lists, including him as a scout was a no-brainer.
A teacher at the central Indiana high school since earning his BS degree
at Purdue in ag education in 1971, Daugherty is a former member of the
Dean's Advisory Council and current member of PCARET, the Purdue Council
for Agricultural Research, Extension and Teaching. His daughter, Heather,
earned her BS at Purdue in Consumer and Family Sciences ('99) and his
son, Jeremy, graduated in December with a BS in food science.
"Anybody who knows me knows I bleed gold and black," says
Daugherty, whose hands-on teaching approach is just what Whittaker's
scout program is all about.
Daugherty routinely brings high school students to campus for a one-on-one
tour, often dropping in unannounced on a professor, or for that matter,
the dean, to make an introduction.
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