CFAES Connect: April 2015

Welcome to CFAES Connect, the monthly e-newsletter for alumni and friends of The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences.

  1. Welcome to the first edition of CFAES Connect, the e-newsletter for alumni and friends of The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. This is a new way to stay up to date on our alumni activities and news in our college. 

Alumni News

  1. Join The Ohio State University's Buckeye Room to provide strong representation from the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences alumni community.  To facilitate hearing the voice of alumni on countless Ohio State priorities, an initiative called the “The Buckeye Room” was

  2. The College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences announced and celebrated 14 recipients at the annual Alumni Awards Luncheon on Saturday, March 7, 2015, at the Ohio Union.  Honorees were recognized in Meritorious Service, Distinguished, International and Young Professional

  3. Congratulations to Sam Custer of Ohio State Extension’s Darke County office (pictured with his grandson Owen), who received the Agricultural Advocacy Award at the Darke County Chamber of Commerce’s annual Ag Day Luncheon and Program in Greenville March 25. The

  4. Save the date for the 2015 Homecoming Weekend and CFAES Fallfest - October 9-10, 2015!  We hope you plan to come back and celebrate your Ohio State experience.   We look forward to seeing you in October!

  5. This month's spotlight is on CFAES alum and donor Dr. Rohini Mulchandani (Ph.D., 1976, food science and nutrition). Read more about her remarkable career and impactful life here.

CFAES News

  1. The Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association has given Our Lady Countess, a horse that was donated to the Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute in Wooster, the 2014 Best Dam (Producer) Award.

  2. Ohio Sea Grant and Stone Laboratory, Ohio State’s island campus on Lake Erie, said a heartfelt “Thank you” to Jeffrey Reutter, who retired from his position as Ohio Sea Grant director on March 31.

  3. The Board of Trustees of the American Council for Construction Education (ACCE) has announced the accreditation of Ohio State’s Construction Systems Management program, part of CFAES’s