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Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Centennial Celebration

Celebrating 100 years of dedicated service by volunteers in the Land Grant University System, including the Morrill, Hatch, and Smith-Lever Acts. Recognizing the valuable contributions of Farm Bureau, Extension Home Makers, and Task Forces in Fort Bend County. Honoring the commitment of Master Volunteers and Leadership Advisory Board in making Fort Bend County a great place to live.

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Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Centennial Celebration

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  1. 2014Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service Centennial Celebration 100 years of service & Dedicated Volunteers

  2. Go West Young Men & Women

  3. 1870 1880 1890

  4. The Structure of the Land Grant University System Morrill Act - 1862, 1890 Hatch Act - 1887 Land Grant University System TEACHING RESEARCH EXTENSION Smith–Lever Act - 1914

  5. The Morrill Act of 1862, 1890, 1990 Sen. Justin S. Morrill (R-Vt) Beginning of the Land Grant University System

  6. Our Legacy Begins

  7. Hatch Act of 1887 • Established by US Congressmen William H. Hatch (D-Mo.), Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee • $15,000 to each Land Grant University to create experiment stations to test various Ag-related concepts. • Signed by President Grover Cleveland, 22nd President of the United States

  8. then came…. Seaman A. Knapp “The Father of Cooperative Extension” • Teacher, Professor • Farmer • College president • Director of La. Farm Colonization efforts • First demonstration in Kauffman Co. TX. • Instrumental in forming the Smith-Lever Act 1833-1911 “What a man hears, he may doubt. What he sees, he may possibly doubt. What he does himself, he cannot doubt.”

  9. Smith-Lever Act of 1914 (aka: Agriculture Extension Act) Sen. Michael Hoke Smith (D-GA) Sen. Asbury Lever (D-SC)

  10. Signing of the Smith-Lever Act (aka Agriculture Extension Act)

  11. Centennial ProclamationsignedMay 27, 2014

  12. Today: June 20, 2014…… We are here to honor: • 100 years of Cooperative Extension work • You, our very valuable volunteers

  13. Who You Are – the Volunteers of FBC • Farm Bureau: Supported the salary of the first “county agent” in Fort Bend County & many counties. • Texas Extension Education Association (Extension Home Makers, Home Demonstration Agents): supported/promoted family life. • Program Area Committees: • Ag/Hort Advisory Group • Bee PAC • Beef/Forage PAC • Crops PAC • Family & Consumer Science PAC • Pecan/Citrus PAC

  14. Task Forces: • BLT Task Force • Horse Task Force • Partners for Parenting TF • Pesticide TF • Rice Task Force • Managers: • 4-H Club Managers • 4-H Project Managers & Project Leaders • Master Volunteers: • Coastal Prairie Master Naturalist • Fort Bend Master Gardeners • Master Wellness • Leadership Advisory Board: At-large focuses on the issues important to the citizens of Fort Bend County. • And, the episodic volunteers (collaborators)

  15. Thank You! …For Being a Part! A Part of the 100 Year-old relationship with AgriLife Extension Service • Extend services to clientele • Effective spokespersons to the community • Effective spokespersons to stakeholders • Bring organization perspective to program • Concentrate their time and effort on specific subject matter / program / job • For guiding us And, a part of helping to make Fort Bend a truly wonderful place to live for all!

  16. Value of Volunteers • Old Chinese Proverb - “Behind every able man there are always other able men” • That’s YOU! • THANK YOU!

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