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Michael D. Chason Director of Public
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For IMMEDIATE
Release November 24, 2009
Jim Brock
(center) presents a $5,800 Poultry Foundation grant check to Dr. Tim Marshall
(left), Dean of the School of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and Dr. Niles
Reddick, Vice President for Academic Affairs, at ABAC.
ABAC
Receives $5,800 Grant from Poultry Foundation
TIFTON—A $5,800 grant from the United States Poultry and Egg Harold
E. Ford Foundation will help to open the doors to careers in the poultry
industry for students at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College.
Dr.
Tim Marshall, Dean of the School of Agriculture and Natural Resources at ABAC,
said the funding will allow ABAC students to go on field trips to poultry
companies throughout the state and visit the annual International Poultry
Exposition.
“Interest
in Poultry Science in South Georgia is increasing due to the expansion of the
broiler industry in the area,” Marshall said.
“Employment opportunities have increased significantly.”
Jim
Brock, President of Crystal Farms, Inc., echoed that
sentiment when he presented the grant funds check to Marshall.
“We
are trying to reach these college students,” Brock said. “We want to attract them to the industry
because there are jobs available for them.”
ABAC
offers an introductory class in Poultry Science. Students can use this class toward the completion
of a degree at ABAC and then transfer to a university to complete their
bachelor’s degree in Poultry Science.
“We
appreciate this grant funding very much,” Marshall said. “The bottom line for our graduates is that
these companies are hiring. These jobs
are out there.”
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