Message from Dean Quisenberry
Dear Supporters and
Friends:
We are excited to share that
Virginia Tech has been nationally recognized for its outstanding achievements in
agricultural and natural resources research. We are now ranked sixth by the
National Science Foundation for research expenditures related to agriculture and
natural resources, up from the number 10 position we held last year. We are
proud of the excellence of our programs and are making a difference in the lives
of Virginians.
Unfortunately, the recent
successes in external and private funding support cannot offset the additional
impending state budget reductions we are facing. These cuts will endanger the
continued maintenance of our core programs. Virginia Cooperative Extension and
Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station (the 229 Agency) already received a
five-percent budget reduction for Extension and research this year, which has
eliminated all budget flexibility.
To help stave off further
reductions of our programs, we would like to ask for your support in contacting
state legislators on our behalf (Colleges of Agriculture and Life Sciences,
Natural Resources, and Veterinary Medicine). We have attached a document
entitled “Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station and Virginia Cooperative
Extension (Agency 229) – Working to the Benefit of Virginians.” In this
document, we outline selected program impacts that you may find helpful as a
reference in contacting legislators.
We sincerely appreciate your
continued efforts on our behalf and thank you in advance for your ongoing
support.
Sincerely,
Sharron S. Quisenberry
Dean, College of
Agriculture and Life Sciences
J. Michael Kelly
Dean, College of Natural
Resources
Gerhardt Schurig
Dean, Virginia-Maryland
Regional College of Veterinary Medicine
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