NC STATE UNIVERSITY CROP SCIENCE GRADUATE PROGRAM REVIEW

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1 NC STATE UNIVERSITY CROP SCIENCE GRADUATE PROGRAM REVIEW MARCH 17-21, 2002 Prepared by David A. Danehower Director of Graduate Programs Department of Crop Science Box 7620 Raleigh, NC Tel. (919) Fax (919)

2 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The Crop Science Graduate Program traces its history to the origins of NC State University and the Land Grant missions of research, teaching, and extension. Master of Science, Master of Crop Science, and Doctoral degrees are offered. Students can also obtain an M.S. in Functional Genomics, Master of Functional Genomics, Master of Bioinformatics, and Doctorates in Bioinformatics or Functional Genomics. There are 52 Crop Science Graduate Faculty including 11 USDA faculty. Our Graduate Program currently has 56 students in degree programs with 55% in M.S., 5% in M.C.S., and 40% in Ph.D. programs. Females account for 29%, foreign students 15%, and minorities 4% of total enrollment. Faculty chair or co-chair an additional 18 students in programs administered in other Departments. Our Weed Science and Plant Genetics programs enjoy international reputations. The addition of faculty in molecular biology has added breadth to the genetics programs. Weed Science has been strengthened by the recent addition of a Weed Biologist/Ecologist. This position and a pool of outstanding applicants from the Center for Environmental Farming Systems Intern Program have also added strength to our programs in Agro-ecology/Sustainable Agriculture. These applicants enhance other departmental programs as well. Physiology programs have been strengthened by the addition of a graduate Crop Physiology course. Funding for graduate education includes a new training grant in plant genetics, several fellowships, and new state funding for turfgrass research. Our ability to place students in the workforce has been high in both public and private sectors. The performance and esprit de corps of Crop Science graduate students is high. The College, University, and scientific societies continue to recognize our students for the excellence of their research and training. In 2001 the Crop Science Graduate Student Association inaugurated the Wernsman Graduate Seminar, featuring an internationally recognized scientist who speaks on critical issues in the agri-sciences. Attendance is drawn from the campus and regional agribusinesses. Other student initiatives include regular faculty-student coffee hours and outreach programs in the community such as school visits and participation in service projects such as Service-Raleigh. Challenges to the department include loss of expertise in cytogenetics, crop management, crop chemistry, and weed science due to changes in positions or retirements. These losses negatively impact our ability to teach several courses and limit research opportunities for students applying to our programs. Other limitations include a shortage of student office space, and historically low funding of TAs. The current balance of U.S. and international students, numbers of NC students in our programs, and low minority enrollment are concerns. A comprehensive review and revision of Crop Science graduate curricula has been underway since the spring 2001 semester. Crop Science Graduate Programs will continue to respond to challenges in the agricultural sciences based upon continued state, commodity organization, and grant funding for research and teaching assistantships, our ability to redefine and fill vacant positions, and adaptation of our curriculum in response to those challenges and student educational needs. 2

3 CROP SCIENCE GRADUATE PROGRAM REVIEW 2002 I. PROGRAM DESCRIPTION 1.1 Program Title: Crop Science 1.2 Department Authorized to Offer Degree Programs: Crop Science 1.3 Exact Titles of Degrees Granted: Master of Crop Science Master of Science Doctor of Philosophy 1.4 College or School: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Brief History and Aims: Graduate studies in Crop Science at NCSU have a long history. The roots of the Crop Science Department trace back to 1877, when research in crop production was begun near the current site of the University. In March 1887, in accordance with the Land Grant College (Morrill) Act of 1862, the North Carolina College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts was designated as the institution in North Carolina "where the leading object shall be... to teach such branches of learning as are related to agriculture and mechanic arts." At that time, programs in the areas of field crop production, soil chemistry, and crop and soil management were included under the General Agriculture unit. The Agronomy Department grew steadily in the early 20th century with several Master s degrees granted by the late 1930's. The department awarded its first Ph.D. to Roy E. Blaser in In 1956, the Departments of Field Crops and Soil Science were established as separate entities. The Field Crops Department was responsible for research and teaching of all crop-related programs including Breeding and Genetic Improvement; Forage Crop Management; Crop Physiology; Weed Control; Chemistry of Crop Quality; and Seeds. In 1962 the faculty requested that the department s name be changed to its current designation, reflecting the development of the department as a center of both applied and basic research. Graduate enrollment at the time included 33 students, some of whom held joint appointments within the Departments of Genetics, Chemistry, and Botany. Research programs and graduate education expanded with an increase in grant funding from national and international funding sources as well as from a wide variety of commodity organizations. Between 1973 and 1983 the department awarded approximately 20 graduate degrees per year. Ph.D. degrees accounted for 37% of the total, 50% were M.S. degrees, and 13% were Master of Agriculture (non-thesis) degrees. During the academic year the department had a total of 104 students in its Graduate Program, reflecting a broad range of basic and applied research disciplines and commodities. A gradual decline in graduate enrollment occurred during the late 1980s and 1990s, accompanied by increases in the numbers of post-doctoral positions within the department. Presently, the NCSU Crop Science Department has 52 faculty, including 40 tenure track faculty and 12 faculty with joint USDA-ARS appointments. All of these faculty hold either Associate or Full Graduate Faculty status. A number of faculty also hold joint appointments and/or have chaired graduate student committees in other disciplines including Genetics, Animal Science, Botany, Horticultural Science, Statistics, Toxicology, and Plant Pathology. In addition, several 3

4 faculty hold graduate faculty appointments in the Biotechnology, Genomics, and Plant Physiology Interdepartmental Programs. 1.6 Degree Program Objectives The mission of the Crop Science Department is to conduct research on production and utilization of agronomic plants in an efficient and sustainable manner, educate students in the applied and basic sciences that relate to agronomic plants, and effectively disseminate agronomic information throughout the state, nation, and world. The diversity of graduate students from throughout the world contributes to the mission of the Department and College to expand the international emphasis of its programs. The Department s mission dovetails with that of the College of Agriculture and Life Science. That mission is to: 1) educate students for a lifetime of learning by engaging them in both the creation and acquisition of knowledge, 2) develop the knowledge and technology needed to improve the productivity, profitability, and sustainability of industries in the agricultural and life sciences, 3) conserve and improve N.C. s natural resources and environment, and 4) improve the well being and quality of life of our citizens. The Crop Science Graduate Program includes areas of study related to row crops, forages, and turf at all levels of biological organization ranging from molecular and cellular to the whole plant and environmental levels. Research within the Department involves a mix of basic and applied studies, often within a single program. Major programmatic emphases include plant breeding, genetics, and molecular biology; plant chemistry, biochemistry, and physiology; agronomic production and management; agro-ecology and sustainable agriculture; turfgrass management; and weed management and biology. Crop Science faculty, staff, and students conduct research on important N.C. commodities including corn, cotton, forages, peanuts, small grains, soybeans, tobacco, and turfgrasses as well as several specialty crop species. Graduate education in Crop Science stresses the solution of basic and applied questions in the agronomic sciences. Crop Science faculty collaborate with faculty in other CALS departments and at other universities as well as with scientists at federal and international agencies. Crop Science graduate studies are wide-ranging and include environmental management, biotechnology, mathematical modeling of agricultural systems, the chemistry of plant natural products, turfgrass management, plant breeding and genetics, meat goat production, row crop production, and weed ecology, to name only a few. Notably, Crop Science graduate students participate in a number of inter-departmental and inter-institutional research programs. Several Crop Science graduate courses are cross-listed with other departments, indicative of the multi-disciplinary nature of the program. The educational experiences of Crop Science graduate students are grounded in the diverse research programs and the rigorous academic requirements of the department. Graduate students are expected to be creative members of professional research and education teams. Students are expected to assume responsibility for their programs of study and research immediately upon enrollment. Faculty and incoming students work together to identify research areas for investigation and determine the courses required for a successful program. Graduate students are strongly encouraged to present their research findings at regional, national, and international meetings and to publish their discoveries in peer-reviewed scientific journals. 4

5 The Master of Crop Science (M.C.S.) is a non-thesis degree program designed to prepare students for a career in agribusiness or extension. The degree emphasizes additional course work in lieu of thesis research. This degree is considered terminal and is not intended to prepare a student to continue his/her education toward a Ph.D. Programs in the M.C.S. are very flexible and designed to help students continue their education and find suitable employment in the job market. The Master of Crop Science degree program meets the demands of extension agents or individuals working in agriculture who are seeking the latest knowledge of modern agriculture methods for career advancement. The Master of Science (M.S.) is a research degree program that educates students through advanced studies and technical training. The degree is designed to prepare students for a Ph.D. program or to fill employment positions in research laboratories or agribusiness where advanced professional expertise is needed. M.S. graduates go on to careers as scientists, extension agents, agricultural consultants, program managers, technical representatives, and educators. The Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) is a research degree program that prepares students for careers as leaders in academic, industrial or government research, development, or business environments. Independent and creative research is required as part of the degree requirements. The program requirements include essential course work, preliminary written and oral examinations, a dissertation based on original research, and a final oral exam. The department strongly encourages students to earn the M.S. degree before pursuing a Ph.D. degree. 1.7 Need and Satisfaction Crop Science is not a single focused discipline, but is instead an array of sub-disciplines with a common thread: a basic understanding of crop plants and the development of methods for the sustainable and profitable production of turf, field, and forage crops. The department places an emphasis on studies of the agricultural sciences and technology as they relate to the production and utilization of food and fiber by the people of North Carolina and the world. Agriculture continues to be an important contributor to the economy and well being of North Carolina. We strongly believe that continued research and sharing of our knowledge of plants and the methods for their successful agricultural production lies at the foundation of our society. There is no other graduate program in Crop Science in the State of North Carolina. North Carolina Agricultural and Technical University has a Department of Agribusiness, Applied Economics and Agriscience Education and a Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Design. These Departments have a limited graduate program leading to Master of Science degrees in Agricultural Education, Agricultural Business, or Plant and Soil Science. Thus, the Crop Science Department and our sister department, Soil Science, play a crucial role in training and supplying agricultural scientists to our state and nation. Indicators of the high quality of the Crop Science Graduate Program include the quality of our faculty, the number and types of students that apply to the department (Appendix B, Tables 1-3), student success in their academic work, the numbers and quality of peer-reviewed publications based on the students research (Appendix O), the Awards and Honors received by our students (Appendix G), and the successful record of employment of our graduates (Appendix C and N). The department has a national and international reputation for both the quality of its Graduate Program and for the corresponding quality of its graduates. Former students hold leadership positions in academia, agribusiness, non-profit organizations, and government agencies in the U.S. and abroad. The research generated by graduate students in Crop Science ultimately leads to greater and more efficient food 5

6 and fiber production with benefits accruing to the farmers and consumers of North Carolina, our nation, and world. 1.8 Administration The Graduate Program is administered by the Director of Graduate Programs (DGP) with input from the Department Head, the Crop Science Academic Advisory Committee, the Graduate Faculty, and the Crop Science Graduate Student Association. A Graduate Secretary provide critical clerical and secretarial support for the program. Additional support is supplied by the Departmental Administrative Assistant who assists with the appointment and reappointment of students and other payroll-related duties. Routine tasks performed by the Graduate Office include processing graduate applications and admissions, scheduling of recruitment visits, gathering appointment and reappointment information, academic and personal counseling of students, submissions of Plans of Work and Advisory Committee appointments, and scheduling of preliminary and final examination requests. The Graduate Office works closely with the Crop Science Academic Advisory Committee on graduate course and curriculum issues. The Director of Graduate Programs provides leadership in the recruitment of new graduate students. In order to promote recruitment, the Graduate Office produces a color brochure highlighting application procedures; faculty; and departmental research, teaching and extension activities. A new departmental Website with extensive links to graduate program information enhances recruitment efforts. The DGP travels annually to the National ASA meetings to recruit students from across the country. Outstanding applicants are actively recruited and provided with travel funds to visit the department. Prior to admission, all students are encouraged to visit the department and meet with faculty working in their field of interest and with graduate students already in Crop Science degree programs. A list of student applicants is maintained on the Crop Science Administrative Intranet web site for use by faculty. All application packages are available in the Graduate Office for review by all faculty. Admissions and the awarding of departmental assistantships are determined by the Director of Graduate Programs and by ad hoc Admissions Committees consisting of three to six members of the graduate faculty with expertise in the area of interest. Each committee consists of faculty with expertise in the area of student interest. When deemed appropriate, the DGP confers with the Department Head and/or the Undergraduate Program Director concerning the applicant. Factors that are considered in the admissions process include GPA, GRE scores, three letters of reference, a statement of career goals, and faculty interest in mentoring and supporting the student. TOEFL scores are a consideration in foreign applications. Prospective student applications are compiled by the Graduate Secretary, reviewed by the DGP and by other graduate faculty, and upon recommendation for admissions, the DGP works with interested faculty to identify funding sources. A key strategy for effective utilization of departmental resources is to partner with faculty to provide partial funding from the Graduate Office to match individual project resources (i.e., grants) in order to recruit highly qualified students. Once recommendations are received and funding sources identified, the DGP forwards a recommendation to the Graduate School. The Graduate School notifies the student of their acceptance to the program. As students are accepted into the program, the department mails an offer letter specifying the stipend, tuition, and insurance support being offered, the faculty member whom the student will be working with, and the department s expectations for their performance as a graduate student. In the case of foreign students, information is also provided on immigration procedures. The Director of Graduate Programs works closely with the Department Head and the Graduate Faculty in setting departmental policies for the Graduate Program in Crop Science. The Director 6

7 also serves as an advisor to the Graduate Student Association in the Department and as an ex officio member of the Crop Science Academic Advisory Committee. The DGP maintains linkages between the department and the graduate programs in the Department of Animal Science, Botany, Entomology, Food Science, Genetics, Horticulture, Plant Pathology, Statistics, and Soil Science because many of our students minor in these areas. A Graduate Student Meeting/Orientation is held at the beginning of the Fall and Spring semesters. Attendance at these meetings is mandatory for all students. The Department Head and DGP speak to the students about Departmental expectations and what the students can expect from the Department. Policies and procedures are reviewed and issues of concern to the students are discussed. An emphasis is placed on adherence to the Graduate Student Support Plan, preparing the Graduate Plan of Work (POW), selection of a Graduate Committee, writing of the Project Outline, and scheduling Examination Requests. Incoming students receive Laboratory Safety Training, Hazardous Materials Safety Training, and Harassment Prevention Awareness training as part of the Orientation. The Crop Science Graduate Office produces and provides each student with a Graduate Student Handbook (Appendix P) that details departmental graduate policies and procedures. A Web-based copy of the Handbook as well as other important information including links to the Graduate Administrative Handbook, the Office of International Students and Scholars (OISSS), the Graduate Student Support Plan, tuition and insurance information, etc., can also be found at the Crop Science Website. Fellowships, graduate student stipends, out of state tuition remission waivers, and in-state tuition fellowship grants are administered through the Crop Science Graduate Office. Most graduate research assistantships are funded through research, extension, or training grants. Applications to be considered for the limited amount of departmental teaching or research assistantship funds are prioritized by the DGP based on the needs of the department and the qualifications of the student. A key strategy has been to utilize these limited monies as bridging funds to complement partial funding from faculty grants. Historically, funding of Crop Science Teaching Assistantships has been low relative to other departments in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. An initiative to address this issue was begun in This involves partnering with Biological Sciences to secure Teaching Assistantships within that program. Students are recruited by Crop Science and TA laboratories for the large Biological Sciences undergraduate program while conducting their thesis research in Crop Science. Faculty also aggressively seek out assistantship funding opportunities nationally through interdisciplinary training grants, and fellowships, most typically in the areas of molecular biology and plant genetics. Additional assistantship funding is available through the Philip Morris Stipend Supplement, Fred Bond scholarship, and E. G. Moss Fellowship programs in the College. At present approximately 10% of all Crop Science graduate students are supported by these types of funds. Crop Science faculty work closely with faculty in other departments and interdisciplinary graduate programs on campus. Personnel from other departments, agencies, and industry serve as associate or adjunct members of Crop Science and serve on Graduate Committees. Several Crop Science faculty also serve as associate members in other NCSU departments including Genetics, Botany, Plant Pathology, Entomology, Soil Science, Statistics, and Horticultural Science. Some of our graduate students co-major in other disciplines including Botany, Plant Pathology, Genetics, Horticultural Sciences, or Statistics. II. FACULTY 7

8 2.1 Faculty List and Curricula Vitae The Graduate Faculty in Crop Science are very diverse in terms of disciplines and crop species on which they concentrate their research and extension efforts. There are 32 Full Graduate Faculty and 20 Associate Graduate Faculty in the department. Appendix A lists the faculty, their rank, and the Graduate Committees chaired or co-chaired in the last five years. Faculty curriculum vitae are found in Section Visiting, Part-Time, and Other Faculty The Crop Science Department has a single Associate member (Bill Thompson, Botany). He is active on graduate committees of students who concentrate on molecular genetic problems. Twelve members of the Crop Science faculty are employed by the USDA-ARS. These faculty are treated identically to state-supported faculty and are full members of the graduate faculty. USDA faculty play a very active role in graduate education, especially in the area of plant breeding, genetics, and physiology. The Crop Science Department has a number of adjunct faculty members from other universities, governmental agencies, and agri-businesses. These adjunct faculty members often serve as members of graduate committees and assist in graduate education by providing advice and access to research expertise and laboratory facilities. The Department currently has four visiting faculty who do not assume official roles in our graduate program, but frequently interact with students in research and teaching activities and/or guest lecturing in courses. A list of these Associate, Adjunct, and Visiting Faculty can be found in Section 3 of the Departmental Review. 2.3 Faculty Quality The NCSU Crop Science Department is recognized as one of the leading departments in terms of faculty quality in the southeastern U.S. Our Plant Breeding and Weed Science programs are nationally and internationally recognized. Historically, a large number of NCSU Crop Science faculty have held William Neal Reynolds and Philip Morris Professorships. Currently, two Crop Science Professors hold William Neal Reynolds Professorships, one of whom is also a University Distinguished Professor and a member of the National Academy of Sciences. Another Crop Science faculty member is a Philip Morris Professor and a fourth is a Distinguished University Teaching Professor. Crop Science faculty members have received university and national recognition as outstanding teachers. Our faculty serve as editors of scientific journals, on review panels for federal granting agencies including USDA and NSF, and in leadership positions in agricultural extension. A summary of these honors and professional activities can be found in Section 3 of the Crop Science Departmental Review. The Department Head evaluates graduate faculty in accordance with university policies through annual reviews. On-going assessments of faculty contributions to graduate education also are made by the DGP in consultation with the Department Head. Quality of graduate programs is ensured by progression of young faculty from Associate to Full Graduate Faculty status. Associate Graduate faculty may chair M.S. student committees and co-chair Ph.D. committees with a member of the Full Graduate Faculty. Once a record of achievement as a major advisor has been demonstrated, Associate Graduate Faculty are eligible for Full membership. The record of the nominee is prepared and reviewed by the DGP and Department Head. The record is then discussed and voted on at a meeting of the Full Graduate Faculty in Crop Science. Results of these deliberations are reported to the Dean of the Graduate School. 8

9 2.4 Faculty Distribution There are 31 Full Professors, 15 Associate Professors and 6 Assistant Professors within the Crop Science Department. Twelve of these faculty are USDA scientists. The faculty is diverse in terms of disciplines (plant breeding, genetics, plant physiology, weed science, production agriculture, natural products chemistry, ecology, entomology, statistics) and commodities (corn, cotton, forages, meet goats, peanut, small grains, tobacco, turfgrass, and other minor crops). Many faculty have split appointments between research, extension and academics. Vacant positions are evaluated for reassignment or redirection by the department and college. III. STUDENTS 3.1 Enrollment In fiscal there were 56 graduate students enrolled in the Crop Science Department according to NCSU Planning and Analysis. If the number of graduate students listing a Crop Science faculty member as a Chair or Co-chair of their Graduate Committee are counted, the total increases to 74. A noteworthy trend in graduate enrollment has been an increase in students receiving their degree in another department or in an interdisciplinary program. This mirrors the increase in interdisciplinary research and the development of new disciplinary degree programs within the College and University. An equitable mechanism of accounting for these students and corresponding resource allocation is a concern of the department. Most students are enrolled full-time in the Graduate School, with the exception being students in the Master of Crop Science program. These students are frequently Agricultural Extension Agents or full time agribusiness employees. The N.C. Cooperative Extension Service (CES) places a strong emphasis on continuing education of its employees, resulting in a significant number of CES agents in this program. Notably, these students are sometimes supported by industry grants that permit them to attend graduate school full time for at least one semester of their program. Currently, there are a total of four students pursuing the Master of Crop Science degree, a fairly representative number for this degree program. In , 32 students were in Crop Science Master programs and 24 in the Ph.D. programs. Demographically, female students accounted for 29% of the total, roughly equivalent to figures in the previous review. There were eight foreign graduate students (15% of total), a single African- American student (2% of total), and a single Hispanic student (2%) in the program. These distributions reflect a decline in total numbers and percentages of minorities from the previous Departmental Review in The decline in foreign students, in particular, reflects faculty concerns about the Graduate Student Support Plan s (GSSP) ability to cover out-of-state tuition beyond the specified limits of 2 years for a M.S. student and 3 years for a Ph.D. candidate. The GSSP, implemented in 1997, guarantees student a waiver of tuition and insurance coverage for the specified period. Notably, for most students in Crop Science who are supported by grants, the faculty program that pays the graduate stipend is also responsible for paying the cost of in-state tuition and insurance for the student. This has effectively increased the cost of graduate support that individual programs must bear by approximately 20%. Frequently, the granting agency will not permit recovery of these costs, creating problems in identifying alternative resources for covering these costs. In addition, given the field-oriented nature of many Crop Science programs and the length of time necessary to complete a substantive plant breeding thesis, it is difficult for many students to complete quality research projects and degree requirements in the time allocated. As the GSSP has progressed, the comfort level with the ability of the College and Graduate School to 9

10 grant extensions has grown and an increase in enrollment of foreign students may be expected in the future. However, the impact of tuition remission concerns will continue to be felt in the Crop Science Department. The distribution in within the department among sub-disciplines is as follows: Sub-Disciplinary Area % of All Students no.* Plant Breeding and Genetics Weed Science Crop Production Crop Physiology and Chemistry 14 8 Turfgrass Science 11 6 Sustainable Agriculture/Agroecology 7 4 * These figures total more than 55 students majoring in Crop Science due to the interdisciplinary nature of several students research programs. Enrollment declined during the 1990s from the peak enrollments experienced in the early 1980s. This is attributed in part to the excellent economy during that decade and to an increased use of postdoctoral Research and Extension Associates. The latter trend was stimulated in part by a recommendation of the previous Departmental Review Panel who encouraged increased employment of post docs. Additionally, Crop Science Faculty currently chair or co-chair 18 students in programs outside the department, including students in Horticultural Sciences, Genetics, Animal Science, Botany, Plant Pathology, and Liberal Studies. This suggests that the apparent decline in Crop Science graduate students may simply reflect a trend towards increasing flexibility in student programs. The total number of students enrolling in the Crop Science Graduate Program is approximately 65% of those who apply (Appendix B). The total number of students enrolled in both Master s and Doctoral programs ranged from 53 to 67 from according to Graduate School figures. Enrollment during the last 5 years ( ) has averaged 64 students. The trend for Crop Science faculty to have graduate students receiving degrees from other departments and programs is expected to increase due to the popularity of these programs. This trend will be particularly true if the proposed Plant Biology Program within CALS is implemented. Some faculty increasingly perceive that students are reluctant to obtain graduate degrees in Crop Science as they feel that this descriptor does not accurately reflect the training they have received. Increased flexibility in degree programs could help alleviate this problem. Enrollment in Crop Science Graduate Programs is anticipated to increase by 10-15% in the next five years. Increased funding for assistantships would greatly help recruitment efforts in the department. Currently, internal funding available for four departmental research assistantships. Despite a very good record of extramural support, the uncertainty of grant funding often limits flexibility and incentive for actively recruiting students. The N.C. Legislature recently allocated a significant amount of funding for turfgrass research, and these funds should stimulate recruitment of high quality graduate students in this area. In addition, an endowment fund was started in 1996 for plant breeding, and in 2002 this fund will reach more than one million dollars. A plan is in place to create assistantships for plant breeding and genetics faculty using a portion of this endowment. Lastly, efforts are being made to reorganize the undergraduate curricula in Agronomy to increase the number of NCSU graduates entering our graduate programs. Focus is being placed upon improving undergraduate education to enhance student interest and qualifications in plant breeding, plant 10

11 physiology, and sustainable agriculture. This will complement our current ability to place N.C. students in our weed science, crop management, and turfgrass science programs. Given sufficient funding, we could increase our numbers of graduate students to about 90 students. While good quality office space for graduate students remains a problem, other space issues are becoming less of a limiting factor for admission due to the movement of some faculty from Williams Hall to other facilities. The number of faculty in the department is large enough to support more students than we currently have in Crop Science. 3.2 Quality Students applying to the Crop Science Graduate Program are evaluated according to their official transcripts from all previous academic work, references from three individuals, GRE general test scores, and a statement of their career goals. In addition, international students receiving a degree from a non-english speaking university must submit TOEFL scores. Students are asked, but not required to submit a resume. Recommendation for admission or denial is based on this information and the department s ability to accept additional students in a given field of study. Consideration is also given to space, finances, and the willingness of a faculty member to mentor the student. In general, students with GPAs exceeding a 3.0 (on a 4.0 scale), GRE scores of 1000 or better on the Verbal and Quantitative sections of the GRE, strong letters of recommendation, and a well-written statement of career goals will be recommended for full admission to the program. Students with less than a 3.0 GPA and those who have scored poorly on the GRE may be admitted provisionally if marked improvement is indicated in the latter years of their undergraduate transcripts, they have strong letters of recommendation, and show potential for succeeding in the Crop Science Graduate Program. Such students are typically asked to take courses at the Baccalaureate or Graduate level or to use the Post Baccalaureate Studies (PBS) program to make up deficiencies in education and demonstrate their ability to handle graduate level course work before being admitted to the department. Data indicate that the quality of entering students has not changed substantially in the last five years (Appendix B, Tables 1-3). The average GPA of entering students in , 96-97, and were 3.26, 3.47, and 3.40, respectively. The average GPA for entering students over the past five years is Similarly, GRE scores (Verbal + Quantitative) over the last 10 years has remained relatively constant. The GRE of entering students was 1127 in , and 1214 in From entering students GRE scores have averaged The number of applications per year has declined slightly in the past 10 years. This is attributed to the excellent economy during much of that period. Measures of student quality within the program include graduate GPA, awards, publications, and successful employment in the job market. Student GPAs are typically well above the minimum 3.0 required for continued graduate studies. The large number of inductees into Gamma Sigma Delta, which requires a 3.5 GPA in order to be nominated, is indicative of the excellent academic performance of our students. NCSU Crop Science graduate students in the past ten years have been recognized by regional, national, and international societies and organizations for their work. Awards over that time include multiple winners of the Ken Keller Award given to the student with the outstanding Ph.D. thesis in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. NCSU Crop Science Graduate students have also been recognized with Outstanding M.S. and Ph.D. Student Awards from the Weed Science Society of America and the Southern Weed Science Society, the Gerald Mott Award given for the outstanding Ph.D. student working in Agronomy, and an American Society of Agronomy Congressional Fellowship. Student research is routinely published in numerous peerreviewed scientific journals. Student awards are listed in Appendix G, graduate student publications 11

12 over the past ten years are listed in Appendix O, and the record of student employment from in Appendix N. 3.3 Degrees Granted From through the Crop Science Department awarded a total of 100 Master s degrees and 87 Doctoral degrees. The number of degrees awarded each year has remained relatively constant, ranging from 17 to 20 per year. This number can be expected to drop slightly in the next few years, paralleling the modest decline in enrollment. Attrition from graduate programs is low; one or two students (2-4% of total enrollment) leave the program every year without a degree due to academic difficulty or for personal reasons. Most students, apart from M.C.S. students, are enrolled full-time in the graduate program. As noted elsewhere, M.C.S. students tend to be drawn from either the Cooperative Extension Service or private industry. The average time to complete a degree program in the past five years was 2.9 years for all Master s students and 4.4 years for all Ph.D. students. The former number is skewed due to those students enrolled in M.C.S. degree programs and due to technical support staff seeking Master s degrees. These students are employed full time and therefore have extended degree programs. The Graduate Student Support Plan restricts most student enrollment in summer session courses to CS596 Summer Research. A small number of students enroll in ENT 641 Entomology Practicum during the summer. The limited tuition remission available for summer enrollment limits students flexibility in taking other summer courses. The data in Appendices A and B summarize the number of faculty chairing advisory committees, degrees awarded, and the time for completion. Current graduate students, their degree program, advisor, starting date, nationality and source of support are listed in Appendix F. 3.4 Need The Department has been successful in placing its graduates locally, nationally, and internationally in academic, industrial, non-governmental, and governmental positions (Appendices C and N). The demand for students in our degree programs has remained relatively constant over the past 10 years. Estimates of the future job market for our graduates is clouded by issues including the consolidation of agri-science companies, uncertainty about the future of genetically engineered crops, and continued regulatory and public pressure on the agri-chemicals industry. Similarly, the decline in rural populations has led to less legislative support of agricultural programs at the federal, state, and local levels including support for the more traditional departments, such as Crop Science, within the land-grant system. Collectively, these factors create uncertainty about future jobs in academia and government. Areas where agri-science job opportunities will likely increase, albeit modestly, include positions in non-governmental organizations, the environmental sciences (including regulatory agencies), and sustainable agriculture. Significantly, the events of September 11, 2001 have raised serious concerns about the safety and security of the nation s food supply. These same events may also spur renewed interest in international agricultural development by both governmental and non-governmental organizations, creating new job opportunities for our graduates. Trends amongst applicants include a decline in interest in traditional plant breeding programs. This trend has been accompanied by increased interest in molecular genetics. We believe that job markets are shifting towards graduates trained in both traditional and molecular plant genetics. Our Department is well positioned in this regard since many of our programs provide training that balances both traditional and molecular plant genetic techniques. Interest in and need for weed science graduates is uncertain given the many mergers in this segment of agribusiness. We anticipate that the market for traditional weed science graduates will decline slightly, but will be offset by an increase in demand for students trained more broadly in weed biology/ecology as well as 12

13 the traditional weed science areas. Students trained at the interface of molecular biology and weed science may also do well in the job market. Applications in the area of crop production are expected to be level or decline in the next 10 years paralleling current undergraduate enrollment trends and funding limitations for fundamental, long term applied research. There has been a trend for increased education at the undergraduate level in turfgrass management, and modest to significant increases are expected at the M.S. level in future years. This will be supported by recent state appropriations for turfgrass research. Modest growth also is anticipated in plant physiology and biochemistry as well as in sustainable agriculture and turfgrass science. Expertise in plant physiology and biochemistry will be required as the techniques for plant metabolic engineering mature and plants become a greater source of renewable industrial resources. This fact was spelled out in a recent report by faculty from 16 U.S. public universities (including NCSU) with major programs in whole plant physiology (Wayne R. Jordan Assessment of Graduate Training Capacity for Integrative Plant Biology at U.S. Public Institutions. Report of a Workshop held at Providence RI, July 25-26, 2001). Agro-ecology/sustainable agriculture graduates should see slightly increased job prospects in areas such as environmental management and with NGOs. We have an outstanding pool of sustainable agriculture students to draw upon via the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) Summer Internship Program. Students in this program have excellent credentials. It is imperative that we recruit students from this program for graduate education in both sustainable agriculture as well as other programmatic areas of the department. Although we expect some shifts in sub-discipline enrollments within the department, we anticipate maintaining or increasing a strong graduate program in the future. Projected increases in plant breeding and genetics, turfgrass science, whole plant physiology, and sustainable agriculture will help increase enrollment. 3.5 Funding Information on financial support for graduate students is found in Appendix B, Table 6. Historically, the average half-time assistantship was $10,790 in , $14,259 in and $17,015 in The current stipend level, coupled with tuition remission ($2511 for in-state tuition and $12,822 for out-of-state tuition) and a comprehensive health insurance package ($820/year), make the Department s financial package extremely competitive with peer institutions. Approximately 80% of our students receive financial support. The Department has been an active participant in the McKnight Program in Molecular Biology, the Triagency (NSF/USDA/DOE) Interdisciplinary Training Grant in Plant Molecular Biology, and the NASA Specialized Center of Research and Training in Gravitational Biology (NSCORT) Program. Recently, faculty have participated in development and funding of the new Knowledge-based Plant Improvement Opportunities for Graduate Education Program. Another important source of funding available for graduate student support comes from fellowships and stipend supplements available from corporate and foundation sources through the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Current examples include the Muskie and Pioneer Seed Fellowships (national); the NCBC Biotechnology Fellowship Program (statewide); and the Fred Bond Scholarship; E.G. Moss Fellowship; and the Philip-Morris, R.J. Reynolds, Brown and Williamson, and Lorillard Graduate Stipend Supplements (administered through CALS). The vast majority of Crop Science graduate students receiving a stipend (>80%) are supported by grants and fellowships obtained by faculty. This compares very favorably with other departments in CALS. Historically, the NCSU Crop Science Department chose to place much of its personnel funding in technical staff positions in order to address the constant needs of agricultural research, which often do not coincide with graduate student class schedules. This has placed the department well behind sister departments in the College in terms of College funding of RA and TA positions. 13

14 As staff support has eroded due to budget reductions in the last two decades, the Department has reached equal footing with other departments in this area, but has not seen any increase in graduate funding from the College to offset these losses. IV. CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION A summary of Crop Science degree programs is given in Appendix D. Crop Science degree programs include the non-thesis Masters of Crop Science program and thesis-based MS. and Ph.D. programs. In addition to these core degree programs, the Crop Science Department participates in several inter-disciplinary programs leading to either the M.S. or Ph.D. degree or in recognition of competency in a particular area. These programs include the Genomic Sciences Program that offers an M.S. degree in Functional Genomics, a non-thesis Master of Functional Genomics, a non-thesis Master of Bioinformatics, and Doctoral degrees in Bioinformatics and Functional Genomics. Organized programs of study that students in Crop Science may pursue include Plant Physiology, Biotechnology (Minor program), and Geographic Information Systems (Minor and Certificate programs). Students also may pursue Co-majors or Minors in other departments, typically Plant Pathology, Genetics, or Statistics. Students choosing to co-major and/or minor in a particular department must meet the requirements specified by that department for the co-major or minor degree. The Plan of Work (POW) and a Thesis Project Outline are developed jointly by the student and their Graduate Advisory Committee in the second semester in residence and must be submitted to the Director of Graduate Programs for approval and transmittal to the Graduate School. Any changes to the Plan must be submitted in writing to the DGP for approval. The Graduate Advisory Committee reviews the candidate s progress at regular intervals during the program. The Crop Science Department views the POW as a contract between the student and their Committee. Most Crop Science graduate courses have enrollments of 5-20 students. A list of graduate courses in Crop Science and enrollment in individual courses from 1991 to 2001 is given in Appendix K. Enrollment in Crop Science graduate courses has been relatively constant over the past five years. 4.1.a. Master of Science Degree The Master of Science is a research-oriented degree requiring a thesis. Advanced study opportunities include weed science; plant breeding, genetics, and molecular biology; sustainable agriculture and agro-ecology; field crop, forage, and turf management; and plant physiology and biochemistry. General Requirements for the Master of Science Program are in accordance with the those of the NCSU Graduate School and include: 1. A minimum of one full academic year or its equivalent in residence as a graduate student at the University, 2. A minimum of 30 semester hours of graduate work on the Plan of Work including a minimum of 20 hours of level course work; the Graduate Committee may require more hours, 3. No more than six hours of research (695) in a minimum 30-hour program, 4. Completion of a thesis, 14

15 5. A comprehensive final oral examination, 6. A minimum of 1 hour of Crop Science Seminar (CS 601), 7. Enrollment in ST 511 and ST 512 (or equivalent), 8. Presentation of an Exit Seminar to the Department, 9. Courses taken for credit only (S/U) may apply towards degree only if item (2) has been met, level courses cannot be taken for credit within Crop Science, 11. MS candidates in the Plant Physiology program must meet the core requirements for that program. 12. A maximum of 12 credit hours of graduate coursework may be transferred from other accredited U.S. institutions. Transfer credit must be from courses with "A" or "B" grades and cannot be from undergraduate classifications or by extension. A typical student in a Crop Science M.S. program will complete at least 36 hours of combined course work and research hours. Due to problems with course availability (most notably with graduate plant physiology courses in Botany and some weed science courses within Crop Science), core requirements in Crop Management/Physiology and Weed Science concentrations were suspended in the last five years. Students in Plant Genetics, Sustainable Agriculture, and Turfgrass Sciences have no core course requirements. Master of Science students participating in the interdepartmental Plant Physiology Program are required to meet that program s core requirements. 4.1.b Master of Crop Science The Master of Crop Science (M.C.S.) is a non-thesis degree program designed to address the needs of Agricultural Extension Agents and other professionals who are seeking an advanced degree, but are limited by time and/or location. Additional course work, reports, or special problems are required in place of a thesis. The M.C.S. degree program is considered to be a terminal degree program. Requirements for the Master of Crop Science Program are in accordance with those of the NCSU Graduate School and include: 1. A minimum of one full academic year or its equivalent in residence as a graduate student at the University, 2. A minimum of 36 semester hours of graduate work on the Plan of Work including a minimum of 20 hours of level course work, unless the student s Graduate Committee requires more hours, 3. A minimum of 4 and no more than 6 hours of Special Problems (CS590 or 620), 4. A minimum of 1 hour of Crop Science Seminar (CS 601), 5. Enrollment for 3 credit hours of Statistics (ST 511 or equivalent), 6. Presentation of an Exit Seminar to the Department, 15

16 7. Courses taken for credit only (S/U) may apply towards degree if item (2) has been met, 8. No credit for CS695 (Research) may be counted towards the M.C.S. degree, level courses cannot be taken for credit within Crop Science, 10. A maximum of 6 credit hours of graduate level work may be transferred from other accredited U.S. institutions. Transfer credit must be from courses with "A" or "B" grades and cannot be from undergraduate classifications or by extension. 4.2 Doctoral Degree Candidates for a Doctoral degree in Crop Science must demonstrate an ability to conduct original research and scholarly work at the highest levels with minimal supervision. The doctoral degree is not simply granted upon completion of a stated amount of course work but rather upon demonstration by the student of a comprehensive knowledge and high attainment in scholarship. Doctoral degrees at N.C. State University do, however, require a minimum of 72 graduate credit hours beyond the bachelor's degree. For a student with a Master's degree from another institution, a maximum of 18 hours of graduate credit from the Master's degree may be applied toward this minimum, upon recommendation of the student's Graduate Committee. If a student completes a Master's degree at N.C. State and continues for a Doctoral degree without a break in time, up to 36 credit hours taken while in Master's status may be used to meet the minimum requirements for the doctoral degree. Other requirements include: 1. Continuous registration throughout the Doctoral program (registration for a minimum of six semesters is expected), 2. A minimum of 72 semester hours of graduate work on the Plan of Work, 3. A minimum of 1 hour of Crop Science Seminar (CS 801), 4. Enrollment in ST 511 and ST 512 (or equivalent), 5. Successful completion of preliminary comprehensive written and oral examinations 6. Completion of a thesis dissertation, 7. A final oral thesis defense, 8. Presentation of an Exit Seminar to the Department. Note: Students seeking an exception to the continuous enrollment requirement (1) may obtain a leave of absence or an exception in extenuating cases. Requests must be submitted in writing o the DGP who will then forward to the Graduate Dean. For further information see the Graduate School Website at: 16

17 Graduate Advisory Committees Master and Ph.D. students are expected to select a Graduate Advisory Committee by the end of the first regular semester of study in the department. The Graduate Committee is the principal focal point for governance and oversight of the student s program and is composed of the student and members of the Graduate Faculty. The student and the Advisory Committee work closely to prepare the Plan of Work (POW). A Master s Committee consists of a minimum of three members, one of whom must come from outside the department. This member represents the minor area should the student choose a minor. A Doctoral Committee consists of four members, one of whom must come from outside the Department. In addition to the regular members of the Ph.D. Committee, a Graduate School Representative is also appointed by the Graduate School to ensure that the Committee s deliberations are fair and impartial. The student s major advisor serves as the chair or co-chair of the committee. Associate members of the Graduate Faculty may chair a Master s Committee or co-chair a Ph.D. Committee with a Full member of the Graduate Faculty. Committee members may come from other Universities, the agri-science industry, or government agencies provided that they have presented their credentials to the Department and Graduate School for approval. Once chosen, the student and their Committee work closely to ensure that appropriate progress is made towards the degree. Periodic meetings are held to monitor progress. 4.3 Instructional Relationship to Other Programs Graduate Faculty teach most graduate courses in the Crop Science Department as well as many undergraduate courses. Faculty from Plant Pathology and Horticultural Sciences assist with several cross-listed courses (CS502 - Plant Disease: Methods & Diagnosis, CS715 - Weed Science Research Techniques, CS717 - Weed Management Systems, CS718 - Biological Control of Weeds, CS725 - Pesticide Chemistry, CS727 - Pesticide Behavior & Fate in the Environoment, CS729 - Herbicide Behavior in Plants, CS741 - Plant Breeding Methods, CS745 - Quantitative Genetics In Plant Breeding, and CS 860/61 - Plant Breeding Laboratory). A number of Crop Science graduate courses are cross-listed with other departments including Plant Pathology, Botany, Horticultural Science, Biochemistry, Forestry, Toxicology, Soil Science, and Genetics. Several Crop Science faculty guest lecture in undergraduate and graduate courses in both Crop Science and other departments. Many faculty participate in undergraduate student advising. A small number of students from other departments, particularly Plant Pathology and Animal Science, co-major or minor in Crop Science. 4.4 Teaching and Research Participation All students who are enrolled in either the M.S. or Ph.D. program are required to participate in a teaching experience for a minimum of one semester during their degree program. A teaching experience is defined as: a) serving as a TA in a laboratory section or discussion section for courses in Crop Science or another appropriate department, b) participating in a series of Extension-related activities such as grower meetings, c) participating in Preparing for the Professoriate, d) taking a course such as AEE 635 (Effective Teaching in Agric. and Life Sciences), or e) other activities as approved by the Director of Graduate Programs. 17

18 All M.S. and Ph.D. students have major research responsibilities. Those appointed to graduate research assistantships are expected to participate in research projects related to their thesis and/or their advisor s research program. Students learn research methods and techniques through courses and from their mentors as they carry out their individual research projects. Research assistantships are awarded for a period of 2 years for M.S. students and for 3 years for Ph.D. students, but extensions of one or two semesters are not uncommon due to the unpredictable nature of field research and the desire to address a substantive thesis problem. 4.5 Program Review The NCSU Graduate School and a CSRS Review team conduct an external review of Crop Science Graduate Programs every 10 years. The Director of Graduate Programs tries to conduct exit interviews with all graduating students, using an in-house questionnaire as part of this process. Information is obtained on the degree of satisfaction with their education and training, adequacy of facilities, relationships with faculty, etc. The Graduate School also queries graduating students for similar purposes. The Department Head and DGP meet formally and informally with Crop Science Graduate Students to gather information about courses and the functioning of the department s graduate programs. Meetings with alumni and employers have been held in recent years to receive input on how the department can improve its programs to better serve our students and the organizations that employ them. The DGP reviews the student s Plan of Work and Project Outline upon submission. The major professor and the Graduate Advisory Committee review the student s progress on a regular basis. Interim and final student grade reports are reviewed by the DGP each semester. The DGP may also perform an ad hoc review of the performance of a student and/or their Committee as the need arises. This review usually entails a meeting with the student, the Committee, or both. Problems are discussed with the Department Head when required. Courses are evaluated by the students at the end of each semester. These evaluations are compiled by the University and returned to the Department for review by the Department Head, Director of Graduate Programs, and the course instructor. The Department Head and DGP utilize this information to address valid student concerns about teaching methodologies and/or course content. In accordance with University Policy, all Crop Science courses undergo peer evaluation every other time they are taught. This policy was implemented in 1998 at which time all courses were peer evaluated. The evaluation procedure consists of a review of the course syllabus, handouts, and copies of tests followed by two visits to the classroom. Each reviewer then provides written feedback to the instructor on course quality and teaching effectiveness. A copy of this document is forwarded to the Department Head. The Crop Science Graduate Program periodically reviews its courses according to sub-discipline. The last such review was in The departmental Academic Advisory Committee plans a comprehensive review of graduate curricula by sub-discipline in the coming year. This will follow the ongoing review and revision of our undergraduate curricula begun in

19 4.6 Recent Changes The Crop Science Graduate Program has seen significant change in the past ten years. Molecular biology, functional genomics, and sustainable agriculture/agro-ecology have become important subdisciplines. The first two areas now offer a formal graduate minor and majors, respectively. These changes are in response to student interest and markets for such skills. A graduate minor in Agroecology is being developed. Crop Science faculty have been active participants in these efforts. A pool of highly qualified students from the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) Summer Intern Programs offers the possibility of enhancing student quality and quantity in both the sustainable agriculture/agro ecology and crop management sub disciplines. The following graduate courses have been added and/or significantly revised during the past ten years: Course Course Title Hours Sem. Instructor CS (SSC) 495G* GIS in Agriculture and Engineering 3 S Crouse/Weisz/Heiniger CS (HS) (PP) 502* Plant Disease: Methods & Diagnosis 2 F Benson-Grand (PP) CS (FOR) (SSC) 577* Conservation & Sustain. Development I 3 Mueller CS 590C* Crop Physiology 3 F Wells CS 590D* Crop Physiology Lab 1 F Wells CS 590J* Environmental Issues in Turf 3 F Peacock CS 590K* Weed Team 3 S/Su/F Wilcut CS 620 F* Professional Ethics Var. S Weissinger/Rufty CS (HS) 716** Weed Biology 1 F Burton CS (HS) 717* Weed Management Systems 1 F Monks (HS) CS(BO)(HS) 718 # Biological Control of Weeds 1 Odd S Kay CS (GN) (HS) 719 # Origin & Evolution of Cult. Plants 1 Even S Stalker CS (GN) (HS) 720* Molecular Biology in Plant Breeding 3 Even S Dewey/Qu CS 795J* Environmental Issues in Turf 3 F Peacock CS 820Q* Chromatographic Tech. In Plt. Sci. 3 Even S Danehower CS 820R* Chromatography Tech. In Plt. Sci. Lab 1 Even S Danehower CS (GN) (HS) 860# Plant Breeding Laboratory 1 1 Even S D. T. Bowman CS (GN) (HS) 861# Plant Breeding Laboratory 2 1 Even F D. T. Bowman Note: * = New; # = Revised V. CURRENT RESEARCH 5.1 Current Research Details on Crop Science Research Programs can be found in Section 8 of the Review Document. Crop Science Graduate Programs have significant linkages with both University and College-level Initiatives. These initiatives include genomics, computer information technology, environmental sciences, plant biology and physiology, specialty and value-added crops, meat goat production, and integrated pest management. As previously noted, Crop Science plant genetics students can received either a Master s or Doctoral Degree in Functional Genomics. The department has several research programs involving the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS), i.e. the application of computer technology to improve agricultural efficiency. A certification program in GIS technologies is being pursued by several students. Programs in basic and applied plant physiology complement the burgeoning Plant Biology initiative in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Faculty and 19

20 students are working on the production and products of value-added and specialty crops including medicinal plants, soybeans with modified fatty acid composition, food-grade soybeans, and bioprocessed tobacco. Other programs are studying best practices for the composting and use of animal manures, the use of allelopathic cover crops to complement and reduce herbicide inputs, and sustainable foraging systems for livestock. 5.2 National Comparison As previously noted, Crop Science is not a single focused discipline, but an array of sub-disciplines. Over the past 10 years the Department has continued to place significant focus on applied research on crop, forage, and turf management; plant breeding, and weed science while moving into emerging areas including plant molecular biology, geographic information systems (GIS), the bio-processing and utilization of crops as renewable resources, and weed ecology. Ranking of Crop Science programs are complicated by the fact that land-grant departments across the country frequently incorporate soil science, basic plant biology, and horticultural sciences as well as the crop sciences. A 2001 SRAC-1 Survey of land grant institutions across the southeastern U.S. indicates that the NCSU Crop Science program compares quite favorably with these institutions in terms of enrollments, enrollment history, extramural funding, and graduate stipends (Appendix Q). A recent survey of Graduate Programs (M. Kang, LSU Agronomy Dept., 2001) indicates that our department ranks near the top nationally in stipend level, tuition support, and health insurance. In 1993 Agricultural College Deans rated NCSU amongst the top ten agricultural programs in the nation along with Michigan State University, the University of Minnesota, Texas A&M University, Purdue University, University of California-Davis, Cornell University, University of Illinois, Iowa State University, and the University of Wisconsin. Perhaps the best objective measure of our success as graduate educators is the success of our graduates. Appendix C indicates that Crop Science graduates have been successful in obtaining leadership positions in agri-business, academia, nongovernmental organizations, and government. 5.3 Interdisciplinary Projects Crop Science faculty and graduate students have participated in a number of privately and federally funded interdisciplinary research programs including the McKnight Foundation Program in Plant Biology, the Tri-Agency (NSF/USDA/DOE) Training Grant in Molecular Biology, the NASA Specialized Center of Research and Training in Gravitational Biology (NSCORT) Program, and the recently funded Knowledge-Based Plant Improvement Opportunities for Graduate Education Program. As noted previously, the department also participates in interdepartmental curricula including the Plant Physiology, Biotechnology, and Genomics programs. We have strong linkages with other departments in CALS including Botany, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, Animal Science, Genetics, Plant Pathology, Entomology, Horticultural Sciences, Food Science, and Soil Science. Many of our research programs are linked with U.S. Universities and with national and international agricultural centers including the International Crops Research Institute for Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT), the International Potato Center (CIP), the International Center for Tropical Agriculture (CIAT), and the International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CYMMIT). These relationships are highly valued as they bring international recognition, funding, and students to our program. Refer to Sections 8 and 11of the Crop Science Review Document for details of these programs. 5.4 External Research Support Refer to Section 5 of the CS Review for detailed information on External Support. Foundation, Grant, and Contract support for Crop Science research programs has grown from $1,272,979 in 20

21 to $3,674,925 in and $8,894,244 in The Crop Science Department has significantly increased its external funding over the last ten years. This is particularly noteworthy given the fact that commodity and foundation support, a bulwark of support historically for Crop Science programs, has remained flat over that same period owing in part to declining revenues from agricultural commodities. The increase in grant funding has offset declining State support in some programmatic areas. Notably, external funding accounts for approximately 82% of all graduate student assistantship support in the department. The College of Agriculture and Life Sciences accounts for the remaining 18%, paid through Research Assistantships from the NCARS and Teaching Assistantships from the College Academic office. A total of 51 students are supported by these resources. Internal support of Crop Science programs is also a key issue in graduate student education. As noted earlier, many Crop Science programs are supported by commodity granting agencies. These agencies are frequently relied upon to support graduate stipends, but often do not permit faculty to include the costs of graduate tuition and insurance. The decline in a base level of internal support has effectively eliminated the principal alternative funding source to cover these expenses. 5.5 Research Development This information is documented in detail in the Crop Science Comprehensive Review document. Refer to Section 8 of this document for further information. Overall, the NCSU Crop Science Department has an excellent record of extramural funding for research and extension activities and continues to maintain and develop research programs that draw funding support from governmental, foundation, and commodity group resources.. VI. SERVICE 6.1 Consulting Consulting activities by faculty associated with field crop production and plant breeding are very limited in large part because the extension specialists in the department fill this role as part of their job responsibilities. This reflects the fact that the primary clientele for our department is the N.C. farmer, who has limited abilities to pay for consulting. The consulting activities of Crop Science Extension faculty with N.C. farmers, agents, and agri-businesses are quite significant contributors to the Crop Science Graduate Program. Students frequently work on applied [extension] research programs and often participate in Extension activities. These activities include presentation of their work to growers at county meetings and at commodity field days. Student-based research often finds its way into Extension publications and recommendations. A limited number of faculty consult with agri-businesses, particularly in the areas of weed science and turfgrass science. These consulting activities of faculty do not have a significant negative impact on the Crop Science Graduate Program. Such activities do bring opportunities for new perspectives and job contacts for our students in a manner similar to that described above for Extension activities. 6.2 Community Service In addition to serving the N.C. agricultural community through their research, Crop Science graduate students are active in serving the broader community. The Crop Science Graduate Student Association (CSGSA) has a Service Committee that coordinates other community service projects. In the past year, students and faculty have conducted presentations on agriculture in the public school system, assisted in the construction of an all children s playground, and worked with the Service Raleigh program. Feedback from these schools and organizations is extremely positive. 21

22 In 2000 the CSGSA initiated the E.A Wernsman Graduate Seminar. This annual lecture brings in an internationally recognized guest to speak on key issues relating to agriculture. This Seminar is advertised across the region and draws attendees from the campus, government, and agribusinesses. At the national level, an NCSU graduate student, Neysa Call, has recently served as an Agronomy Society of America Congressional Fellow. VII. ACCREDITATION 7.1 Accreditation There is no accrediting agency for graduate programs in Crop Science. VIII. SUMMARY COMMENTS Current strengths in our graduate programs lie primarily in the areas of weed science, plant breeding and genetics, and plant physiology. Plant genetics programs were strengthened in the past ten years by the addition of faculty and students conducting research in molecular biology. Our weed science program has recently been enhanced by the addition of a Weed Biologist/Ecologist. The sustainable agriculture program has benefited from an outstanding pool of applicants from the Center for Environmental Farming Systems (CEFS) Intern Program. These students promise to strengthen other programs in the Department as well. We have also added expertise in nutrient management and sustainable agriculture. Our crop physiology program has been enhanced by the addition of a Crop Physiology courses and faculty. Plant genetics are benefiting from a recent federal training grant. Turf graduate programs will benefit from recent N. C. legislative line item funding. Collectively these changes support continued departmental strength in plant genetics and weed science, while strengthening the areas of sustainable agriculture and physiology. Graduate recruitment and services to current students and to faculty present constant challenges to the Graduate Office. A major improvement in this area is the new Crop Science Website. We believe this web site will become an important tool in graduate recruitment. The Graduate Program portion of the Website provides extensive links to information for prospective students as well as current students, faculty, and staff. New faculty homepages provide detailed information about individual programs that should assist prospective students in learning more about specific programs. Also of importance is up-to-date information on Graduate Policies and Procedures. By far the lowest rating on graduate the graduate student exit questionaire concerned faculty knowledge of Graduate School Policies and Procedures. The implementation of the Graduate Student Support Plan in 1997 and the many changes in procedures brought about by the Peoplesoft accounting implementation in 1998 are most likely responsible for much of this perception. The new Crop Science Website, along with improvements in information distribution in the Graduate School, the Office of International Students and Scholars, and elsewhere on campus should significantly address this issue. Notably, the Graduate School is also addressing a number of issues including multiple degree requirements and the number of hours that can be transferred from other programs. These steps should help clarify some of the confusion about graduate policies and procedures. Changes in the department that present challenges to graduate programs include a loss of expertise in cytogenetics (as Tom Stalker has assumed leadership of the department) and plant genetics via the loss of Rebeca Rufty to the Graduate School and Earl Wernsman to retirement. The retirement of key faculty in our Crop Production (Bill Fike, Gerald Peedin), crop chemistry (Wes Weeks), and Weed Science (Doug Worsham, Harold Coble) programs has also resulted in a degradation in the depth and breadth of our programs. The loss of Becky Rufty (CS Plant Breeding for Pest Resistance), Bill Fike (CS Physiological Aspects of Crop Production), Harold Coble (CS

23 Weed Biology), and Gerald Peedin (CS Tobacco Technology) have had a significant negative impact on our ability to teach several graduate level courses. The loss of Tom Stalker, Becky Rufty, Harold Coble, and Doug Worsham in particular have had a negative impact on the numbers of graduate students in our programs, as these faculty were quite active in graduate education. Student esprit-de-corps is high. The Crop Science GSA has begun several initiatives including the Wernsman Graduate Seminar program, community service projects, and faculty-graduate student coffee hours. These activities increase cross-program discussion and student cohesiveness. Crop Science includes graduate students representatives on its Educational Technology Funds Committee. The GSA has been active in prioritizing use of these funds, including providing needed equipment and supplies for TAs and computers for graduate student use. In total, these activities and the social activities of the GSA have increased the cohesion of the department. Limitations to the program include a shortage of office space for graduate students, the aging physical plant in Williams Hall, and the historically low College level resources for RA and TA positions. Other problems include the lack of an operating budget for the Graduate Office, a loss of continuity in the Graduate Secretary position due to resignations and promotions, and the unpredictable nature of funding through extra-mural grants. The physical plant of the Department should improve with the Williams Hall Renovation project scheduled to begin in Priority must be given to creating good quality office and laboratory space for our students. With the movement of some faculty and programs to other locales, additional office space for graduate students should be available in the future. The current balance of U.S. and international students is a mild concern as is the recruitment of minorities. Faculty members are reluctant to offer assistantships to foreign students. Lingering doubts about the future ability of the Graduate Student Support Plan to fund tuition for these students through the extended program required for many Crop Science Graduate Students and distrust of the authenticity of GRE scores for these students are major concerns. Minority recruitment would benefit from a concerted effort to identify and actively recruit qualified students. Unfortunately, competition for such students is fierce, as is evidenced by the loss of a highly recruited minority student to Cornell University last year. Another concern is the relatively low number of N.C. natives, including NCSU Crop Science Undergraduates, entering our graduate program. The conclusion of the Undergraduate Curriculum Review and Revision process should improve the rigor of undergraduate programs. For example, the development of undergraduate plant genetics and agro-ecology courses and increased rigor in our other concentrations should assist the graduate program in recruiting more N.C. students. A critical need is to build additional flexibility and rigor into the undergraduate curriculum so that students who want to concentrate in molecular genetics, plant breeding, plant physiology, or other aspects of plant science can do so. The development of a strong NCSU undergraduate feeder program is critical to supporting the department s graduate programs and in best serving the people of this state. A comprehensive review and revision of Crop Science graduate curricula is planned within the Department. The Crop Science Academic Advisory Committee has identified this as a priority following completion of the current Undergraduate Curriculum Review/Revision. The curriculum will be reviewed and revised to reflect changes in our programmatic areas and in faculty interests. Goals will be to ensure that our curricula address the latest agri-science research and that our curricula compliment that of other Departments. Such action is appropriate given the shrinking academic resources of the Department and University. The Department will utilize new graduate degree programs such as the Functional Genomics Programs and the proposed Plant Biology program to enhance its flexibility in attracting and training 23

24 graduate students. Increasingly, some students and faculty feel that an MS or PhD in Crop Science does not adequately reflect the program of the student. These programs partially address this issue. We are also considering offering degrees indicating area of concentration (e.g. Plant Breeding and Genetics, Agronomic Management, Sustainable Agriculture, Agroecology, Plant Protection, etc.). In summary, the NCSU Crop Science Graduate Program continues to be a vital and strong component of the Department. Graduate programs will evolve to meet the changing nature of agriscience by: 1. Continuing to move towards a practical synthesis of applied and basic plant genetics, 2. Developing a deeper understanding of weeds and weed control strategies. 3. Growing our programs in sustainable agriculture to ensure the long-term future of N.C. agriculture and our environment. 4. Developing programs in value-added and specialty crops production. 5. Increasing our understanding of plant physiology and biochemistry and applying that knowledge to the improvement of crop plants, forages, and turf. 6. Supporting the needs of farmers through continued research and training on the latest crop and forage management techniques. 7. Continuing to work to integrate our programs with University and College-level initiatives whenever appropriate. Specific attention will be given to the integration of our Graduate Program with University and College Initiatives where there is strong mutual interest. These areas include genomics, computer information technology, environmental sciences, plant biology and physiology, specialty and valueadded crops, meat goat production, and integrated pest management. We envision that the Crop Science Graduate Program will continue to have student numbers ranging from 60 to 90 students but that an increasing number of these students will be involved in interdisciplinary programs or even in programs that are outside of the traditional framework of Crop Science. Funding for enrollment increases will most likely come from enhanced grant and fellowship funding, the Plant Breeding Endowment established from royalty receipts for Crop Science plant varieties, and funding from the N.C. legislature for turfgrass research. The Department of Crop Science and its Graduate Program have a long history of service to the State of N.C. and its citizens through its education of agricultural leaders and scientists. The nature of agriculture has changed tremendously during that time. The pace of that change has been no more rapid than at present. Our programs have a record of successfully responding to those changes. We believe that we are well positioned to continue addressing the needs of North Carolina and U.S. agriculture in the 21 st century. 24

25 CROP SCIENCE GRADUATE PROGRAM REVIEW LIST OF APPENDICES Appendix A Appendix B Appendix C Appendix D Appendix E Crop Science Graduate Faculty Crop Science Program Data Profile Placement of Crop Science Graduate Students Past 3 Years Crop Science Degree Programs/Degree Tracks Form Crop Science Course Review Appendix F Crop Science Graduate Students Appendix G Appendix H Appendix I Appendix J Appendix K Crop Science Graduate Student Awards and Honors Training Grants and Fellowship Programs Crop Science Graduate Courses Crop Science Course Descriptions Crop Science Course Enrollments Appendix L Crop Science Graduate Student Theses and Advisors ( ) Appendix M Crop Science Graduate Catalog Page Appendix N Crop Science Graduate Employment Appendix O Crop Science Graduate Student Publications 1992-Present Appendix P Crop Science Graduate Student Handbook Appendix Q SARC Survey S.E. Land Grant Departmental Comparison 25

26 26 APPENDIX A. LIST OF FACULTY AND COMMITTEES CHAIRED Crop Science Faculty Advisory Committees Chair - Last Five Years Master's Doctoral Name Rank Notes Completed Current Completed Current Anderson, John Professor No longer at NCSU 1.0 Booker, Fitzgerald Associate Professor USDA Bowman, Dan C. Associate Professor Bowman, Daryl T. Professor Bruneau, Arthur Professor Burkey, Kent O. Associate Professor USDA Burns, Joseph C. Professor USDA 1.0 Burton, Joseph W Professor USDA Burton, Michael Assistant Professor Cardinal, Andrea Assistant Professor 1.0 Carter, Thomas E Professor USDA 1.0 Coble, Harold Professor No longer at NCSU Cooper, Richard Professor 1.0 Corbin, Fred T Professor 1.0 Danehower, David Associate Professor Dewey, Ralph E. Associate Professor Dunphy, E. James Professor Edmisten, Keith Associate Professor Fenner, Gregeory Associate Professor

27 27 Fiscus, Edwin L. Professor USDA Goodman, Major Professor Green, James T. Professor Heiniger, Ron Associate Professor Holland, James B Assistant Professor USDA Huber, Steven C. Professor USDA Isleib, Thomas G. Professor Jordan, David L. Associate Professor Kay, Stratford H. Associate Professor 1.0 Kwanyuen, Prachuab Associate Professor USDA 0.5 Levin, Jennifer S. Assistant Professor 1.0 Linker, H. Michael Professor Livingston, David Associate Professor USDA 0.5 Long, Raymond Professor Luginbuhl, Jean-Marie Associate Professor Miller, Joseph Professor USDA Mueller, J. Paul Professor Murphy, J. Paul Professor Patterson,Robert Professor Peacock, Charles Professor Peedin, Gerald Professor 4.0 Qu, Rongda Associate Professor Ranells, Noah Ext Specialist 1.0 Rufty, R. C. Professor Grad School Dean Rufty, Thomas W. Professor

28 28 Sisco, Paul Associate Professor No longer at NCSU Sisson, Verne A. Associate Professor 1.0 Smith, W. David Professor Spears, Janet F. Associate Professor Stalker, H. Thomas Professor Weber, Jerome B. Professor Weeks, W. W. Professor Retired 0.5 Weissinger, Arthur Professor Weisz, P. Randall Associate Professor Wells, Randy Professor Wernsman, E.A. Professor Retired Wilcut, John W. Professor Wilkerson, Gail Professor Wilson, Richard Professor USDA Worsham, A. D. Professor Retired 0.5 Yelverton, Fred Associate Professor York, Alan C. Professor TOTALS

29 29 APPENDIX B. PROGRAM DATA FILE The following data are provided by the NCSU Graduate School and includes GPA and GRE data on applicants, admitted students, and enrollees; enrollment data and demographics, data on degrees awarded and years to completion, average financial support, graduate faculty data, suggested comparison programs, and student exit interview data. Table 1 - Crop Science Applicants MASTERS PROGRAMS Applied Year (N) GPA (N) GRE-V GRE-Q GRE-A GRE-V/Q GRE-V/Q/A (N) 96/ / / / / AVE Admitted Year (N) GPA (N) GRE-V GRE-Q GRE-A GRE-V/Q GRE-V/Q/A (N) 96/ / / / / AVE

30 30 Enrolled Year (N) GPA (N) GRE-V GRE-Q GRE-A GRE-V/Q GRE-V/Q/A (N) 96/ / / / / AVE

31 31 APPENDIX B. PROGRAM DATA FILE Table 2 - Crop Science Applicants DOCTORAL PROGRAMS Applied Year (N) GPA (N) GRE-V GRE-Q GRE-A GRE-V/Q GRE-V/Q/A (N) 96/ / / / / AVE Admitted Year (N) GPA (N) GRE-V GRE-Q GRE-A GRE-V/Q GRE-V/Q/A (N) 96/ / / / / AVE

32 32 Enrolled Year (N) GPA (N) GRE-V GRE-Q GRE-A GRE-V/Q GRE-V/Q/A (N) 96/ / / / / AVE

33 33 Table 3 - Crop Science Applicants MASTERS and DOCTORAL PROGRAMS Combined APPENDIX B. PROGRAM DATA FILE Applied (N) GPA (N) GRE-V GRE-Q GRE-A GRE-V/Q GRE-V/Q/A (N) 5 YR AVE Admitted (N) GPA (N) GRE-V GRE-Q GRE-A GRE-V/Q GRE-V/Q/A (N) 5 YR AVE Enrolled (N) GPA (N) GRE-V GRE-Q GRE-A GRE-V/Q GRE-V/Q/A (N) 5 YR AVE

34 34 APPENDIX B. PROGRAM DATA FILE Table 4 - Crop Science Graduate Enrollment Full Time Part Time Total Official Actual Official Actual Official Actual Year Count FTE Count Count FTE Count Count FTE Count 96/ / / / / AVE Demographics Degree Afr.Am. Women Int'l MR DR GR Year 96/ n/a 97/ n/a 98/ n/a 99/ n/a 00/ n/a AVE

35 35 Table 5 - Degrees Awarded and Years to Completion APPENDIX B. PROGRAM DATA FILE Masters Doctoral Year Number Avg. Yrs. Min. Yrs. Max. Yrs. Number Avg. Yrs. Min. Yrs. Max. Yrs. 96/ / / / / AVE Table 6 - Graduate Student Financial Support Year #RA #TA #RA/TA #Fellow #RA/Fel #TA/Fel #RA/TA/Fel # Supported % Supported Avg. Stipend 96/ % $14,259 97/ % $14,575 98/ % $14,906 99/ % $15,545 00/ % $17,015 AVE $15,260

36 36 APPENDIX B. PROGRAM DATA FILE Table 6 - Graduate Faculty Data Year Tenure Track Total Chair 1 committee On Off-Campus Scholarly Assignment 96/ / / / / Table 7 - Suggested Comparison Programs University Degree Program(s) Cornell University MS PhD Iowa State University MS PhD University of Wisconsin MS PhD University of Minnesota MS PhD

37 37 APPENDIX B. PROGRAM DATA FILE Table 8 - Student Exit Interview Data Average Response Scores - Crop Science (00-01) By Class By Gender By Ethnicity All Question MR (N) DR (N) Male (N) Female (N) White (N) AfAm AmIn As/PI (N) Hisp Avg. (N) A n/a n/a 1 3 n/a B n/a n/a n/a C n/a n/a 1 3 n/a 2 15 D n/a n/a n/a E n/a n/a 2 3 n/a F n/a n/a n/a G n/a n/a 2 3 n/a H n/a n/a n/a I n/a n/a n/a J n/a n/a n/a K n/a n/a 1 3 n/a Questions: A Cooperation and supportiveness of your major advisor B Knowledge of your major advisor about administrative procedures C Accessibility of your committee members D Extent to which your committee exhibited high ethical standards E Quality of classroom instruction F Adequacy of access to the "tools", i.e., laboratories, library, computers, etc., necessary to do your research G Recognition for your research and other academic work H Your preparation for a competitive market

38 38 I The perceived value of your education for the time and money expended J The extent to which your educational experience met your expectations K Your overall educational experience at NC State The responses are rated as follows: 1 Outstanding 2 Very Good 3 Good 4 Fair 5 Poor

39 39 APPENDIX C. PLACEMENT OF GRADUATE STUDENTS IN PAST THREE YEARS Type of Position Master's Doctoral Within NC Outside NC Within NC Outside NC Elementary and Secondary School Two-year Colleges Four-Year Colleges and Universities Government 3 Self-Employed Professionals 2 Business/Industry Agriculture/Forestry* 6 1 Other Graduate and Post-Doctoral Programs Other 1 * Includes placement as Agricultural Extension Agents

40 APPENDIX D. CROP SCIENCE DEGREE PROGRAM/PROGRAM TRACKS Degree MS Curriculum Code CS Descriptive Title Master of Science Percentage of students who elect this program ~50% Percentage of graduate faculty who teach in this program ~ 85% Description of Program/Program Track The Masters of Science in Crop Science is a thesis degree program requiring a minimum of 30 semester hours of work. A minimum of 20 hours of level course work including 1 hour of Crop Science Seminar (CS 601) is required. No more than 6 hours of research (CS695) can be taken in a 30-hour program. ST 511 and ST 512 (or equivalent), are required. A final oral examination and presentation of an Exit Seminar are required. CROP SCIENCE DEGREE PROGRAM/PROGRAM TRACKS Degree MCS Curriculum Code CS Descriptive Title Master of Crop Science Percentage of students who elect this program Percentage of graduate faculty who teach in this program ~ 5% ~50% Description of Program/Program Track The Masters of Crop Science is a non-thesis degree requiring a minimum of 36 semester hours of graduate work including a minimum of 20 hours of level courses and 1 hour of Crop Science Seminar (CS 601). A minimum of 4 and no more than 6 hours of Special Problems (CS590 or 620) and 3 credit hours of Statistics (ST 511 or equivalent) must be taken. The degree requires the presentation of a Departmental Exit Seminar. 40

41 APPENDIX D (cont'd.) Degree Ph.D. Curriculum Code CS Descriptive Title Doctor of Philosophy Percentage of students who elect this program ~ 45% Percentage of graduate faculty who teach in this program ~ 85% Description of Program/Program Track Candidates for a Doctoral degree in Crop Science must demonstrate an ability to conduct original research and scholarly work at the highest levels without supervision. Students are required to earn 72 credit hours (some of which can come from a previous M.S. program). Students are expected to have sufficient coursework in statistics to design, implement, and analyze their experiments (typically ST511, 512, and 524 or their equivalent). Graduate Seminar (CS801) must be taken as well. Written and oral preliminary exams are required before admission to candidacy. A final thesis defense and departmental Exit Seminar are also required. Publication of the thesis work is expected. 41

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43 43 APPENDIX E. CROP SCIENCE COURSE REVIEW Note: NCSU Graduate Courses underwent renumbering in the Fall of Prior to this time the system was a 500/600 system in which 500 level courses indicated MS level courses and 600 indicated advanced courses. In the fall of 1997 a 500/600/700/800 system was employed. 500/600 level courses are letter and Pass/Fail graded MS level courses while 700/800 le4vel courses indicate letter graded and Pass/Fail advanced courses. Identify those courses in your curriculum that have not undergone Graduate Administrative Board Review in the past ten years. Date of Course Initiation or Last Graduate Course Number Course Title Administrative Board Action CS (HS) (PP) 502 Plant Disease:Methods & Diagnosis Under Plant Pathology CS505 Agroecology Submitted to CALS Grad Studies Comm. 1/01, in revision CS 511/711 Tobacco Technology Initiated Spring 1977, reviewed September, 1997 CS513/713 Physiological Aspects of Crop Production Revised and approved 1992 Not currently taught (faculty position lost) CS (HS) 515/715 Weed Science Research Techniques No course action form found CS (HS) 516/716 Weed Biology No course action form found CS (HS) 517/717 Weed Management Systems No course action form found CS(BO)(HS) 518/718 Biological Control of Weeds No course action form found CS (GN) (HS) 541/741 Plant Breeding Methods No course action form found CS (GN) (HS) 542/860 Plant Breeding Laboratory Approved March 1995 CS (GN) (HS) 541/861 Plant Breeding Laboratory Approved March 1995 CS(FOR) (SCC) 577/777 Conservation and Sustainable Development No course action form found CS 590C SPPB-Crop Physiology I Initiated Fall 1997 CS 590D SPPB-Crop Physiology l Lab Initiated Fall 1997 CS 590E SPPB Plant Ecolophysiology Initiated Fall 2000 one time offering. Dr. Helmut Herzog, Humbolt U., Berlin APPENDIX E (Cont'd.) CS 590J SPPB-Environmental Issues in Turf Initiated Fall 2000

44 44 CS 590K SPPB-Weed Team Initiated Fall 2000 CS (BCH) (BO) 591O SPPB - Regulation of Intermediate Metabolism in Eucaryotes I Under Biochemistry CS BCH) (BO) 591O SPPB - Regulation of Intermediate Metabolism in Eucaryotes II Under Biochemistry CS 590S/519/719 Origin & Evolution Of Cultivated Plants Initiated Fall 1982, Reviewed August, 1994 CS 601/801 Graduate Seminar Revised Fall 1999 CS (GN) (HS) 615/745 Quantitative Genetics In Plant Breeding Initiated and approved October 1985 CS (GN) (HS) 616/746 Breeding Methods Initiated and approved October 1985 CS (GN) (HS)(PP) 618/748 Breeding for Pest Resistance Initiated and approved October 1985 (now under Plant Pathology) CS620/820B Bioethics Initiated Spring 2001 CS (GN) (PP) 620 F SPPB-Professionalism and Ethics Now under Genetics CS (HS) (SSC) (TOX ) 625/725 Pesticide Chemistry Initiated Spring 1991, reviewed October 1994 CS (HS) (SSC) (TOX) 627/ 727 Pesticide Behavior & Fate in the Environ. Initiated Spring 1991, reviewed October 1994 CS(HS) 629/729 Herbicide Behavior in Plants Initiated Spring 1991, reviewed March 1995 CS 693/893 Master's Supervised Research Initiated and approved by Graduate School CS 685/885 Doctoral Supervised Teaching Initiated and approved by Graduate School, Fall 1997 CS 695/895 Master's Thesis Research Initiated and approved by Graduate School CS 696/896 Summer Thesis Research Initiated and approved by Graduate School May 2000 CS 699/899 Master's Thesis Preparation Initiated and approved by Graduate School CS(GN)(HS) 620/720 Molecular Biology in Plant Breeding Inititated and approved March 1995 CS 820Q SPPB-Chromatographic Techniques in Plant Sciences Approved, Spring 1998; Revised Spring 2000 CS 820R SPPB-Chromatographic Techniques in Plant Sciences Lab Approved, Spring 1998; suspended Spring 2000 due to lack of teaching lab space CS 890 Doctoral Preliminary Examination Initiated and approved by Graduate School, Fall 1997

45 45 APPENDIX F. CROP SCIENCE GRADUATE STUDENTS Last Name First Degree Program Area Advisor Began US/INT Ethnic Origin Funding Source Burke Ian MS Weed Science Wilcut Aug-99 US Caucasian Research Grant Burleson John MS Crop Management Heiniger Aug-99 US Caucasian Agric. Consultant Burnell Keith MS Turf Management Yelverton Aug-99 US Caucasian Research Grant Carter Diane PhD Crop Management Weisz Aug-01 US Caucasian Research Grant Castell Shaun MS Crop Management Edmisten Aug-01 US Caucasian Research Grant Chen Xi MS Breeding/Genetics Qu Aug-00 China Asian Research Grant Clemmer Kevin MS Weed Science York Aug-00 US Caucasian Research Grant Clewis Scott MS Weed Science Wilcut Aug-99 US Caucasian SPA Employee Cochran Albert MCS Crop Management Smith Aug-99 US Caucasian Extension Agent Crooks Lane PhD Weed Science York Aug-99 US Caucasian Research Grant Cummings Hennen MS Turf Management Yelverton Jan-97 US Caucasian Research Grant Denslow Sheri MS Breeding/Genetics Weissinger Aug-98 US Caucasian Training Grant Dong Shujie PhD Breeding/Genetics Qu Aug-01 China Asian Research Grant Elliott Patsy MS Breeding/Genetics Levin Aug-01 US Caucasian Teach. Assistantship Faircloth Joel PhD Crop Management Edmisten Aug-00 US Caucasian Research Grant Finney Matthew MS Physiology/Biochem. Danehower Aug-00 US Caucasian Dept. Resources Fisher Loren PhD Crop Management Smith/Wilcut Jun-95 US Caucasian EPA Employee Flowers Mike PhD Crop Management Weisz Jan-99 US Caucasian Research Grant Gannon Travis MS Weed Science Yelverton Aug-99 US Caucasian SPA Employee Gregg Patrick MS Turf Management Peacock Jan-02 US Caucasian Grant/Dept Resources Haak David MS Physiology/Biochem. Wilson US Caucasian SPA Employee Gurganis Rodney MCS Crop Management Heininger Jan-01 US Caucasian Extension Agent Halfhill Matthew PhD Physiology/Biochem. Rufty Aug-00 US Caucasian Research Grant Hovannisyan Lusine MCS Crop Production Danehower Aug-02 Armenia Caucasian Muskie Fellowship

46 Last Name First Degree Program Area Advisor Began US/INT Ethnic Origin Funding Source Hostert Brian MS Breeding/Genetics Holland Jan-00 US Caucasian Research Grant Jelinek Susan MS Sustainable Agric. Mueller/Creamer Aug-01 US Caucasian Research Grant Jia Hongmei MCS Breeding/Genetics Murphy Aug-00 China Asian Grant/Dept Resources Lanier James MS Crop Management Jordan Jul-01 US Caucasian Research Grant Lee David PhD Turf Management Rufty Jan-99 US Caucasian Grant/Dept. Resources Lewis Ramsey PhD Breeding/Genetics Goodman Jan-99 US Caucasian Pioneer Fellowship Lu Jian Li PhD Breeding/Genetics Qu Aug-01 China Asian Research Grant McElroy Scott PhD Turf Management Yelverton Jan-01 US Caucasian SPA Employee Meijer David MS Crop Management Heininger Jan-00 US Caucasian Research Grant Milla Susana PhD Breeding/Genetics Isleib/Stalker Jan-99 Peru Hispanic Research Grant Molnar Terry PhD Breeding/Genetics Goodman Jan-99 US Caucasian Pioneer Fellowship Morgan Sarah MS Forages Green Aug-99 US Caucasian Dept Resources Moyer Kari MS Physiology/Biochem. Rufty Aug-99 US Caucasian Research Grant Naegle Erin MS Physiology/Biochem. Rufty Aug-99 US Caucasian Research Grant Nuti Russell PhD Crop Management Edmisten Jul-01 US Caucasian Research Grant Pline Wendy PhD Weed Science Wilcut/Edmisten Aug-99 US Caucasian Research Grant Porterfield Dunk MS Weed Science Wilcut Aug-98 US Caucasian Corporate Employee Price Andrew PhD Weed Science Wilcut Aug-99 US Caucasian SPA Employee Reuss Valerie MS Breeding/Genetics Sisson Aug-00 US Caucasian Research Grant Reynolds Casey MS Turf Management Peacock Aug-00 US Caucasian Grants/Dept Resources Rinehardt Mark MS Crop Management Edminsten/Wells Aug-99 US Caucasian Research Grant Robinson Bridget MS Weed Science Wilcut Aug-01 US Caucasian Teaching Assistantship Robinson Keith PhD Breeding/Genetics Burton Jan-99 US African-Am. Grant/Fellowship Sain Matthew MS Crop Management Heiniger Aug-00 US Caucasian Grant/Dept Resources Sermons Shannon MS Physiology/Biochem. Rufty Aug-00 US Caucasian Research Grant Srnic Goran PhD Breeding/Genetics Murphy Jan-01 Yugosl. Caucasian Research Grant 46

47 47 Last Name First Degree Program Area Advisor Began US/INT Ethnic Origin Funding Source Tarter Jennifer MS Breeding/Genetics Holland Aug-99 US Caucasian Research Grant Taylor Zachary MS Weed Science Wilcut Jan-02 US Caucasian Self Employed Thomas Walter MS Weed Science Wilcut Aug-01 US Caucasian Grant/Dept Resources Troxler Shawn MS Crop Management Smith Aug-00 US Caucasian Grant/Fellowship Tungate Kim PhD Physiology/Biochem. Rufty Jan-98 US Caucasian Research Grant Unruh Lori PhD Sustainable Agric. Mueller Aug-98 US Caucasian CALS/Dept Resources Viator Ryan PhD Crop Management Wells Jan-01 US Caucasian Grant/Dept Resources Whitfield Matthew MS Physiology/Biochem. Long/Danehower Aug-01 US Caucasian Research Grant David PhD Breeding/Genetics Livingston/Murphy Jan-02 US Caucasian Research Grant Yang Ji Hyung MS Breeding/Genetics Cardinal Aug-01 Korea Asian Research Grant Yang Zhengyu PhD Crop Management Wilkinson Jan-02 China Asian Research Grant Xue Huiqin PhD Breeding/Genetics Isleib/Stalker Jan-00 China Asian Research Grant STUDENTS IN OTHER PROGRAMS CHAIRED BY CS FACULTY Last Name First Degree Program Advisor Began US/INT Ethnic Origin Funding Source Onofrietti Maria MS Horticultural Science Danehower Jan-02 US Caucasian Grant/Dept Resources Chiera Joe PhD Botany Rufty US Caucasian Research Grant LaHovary Cristophe PhD Horticultural Science Danehower/Burton Aug-01 Canada Caucasian Grant/Dept Resources McCoy Joe Ann PhD Plt Physiol./Clemson Danehower/Camper/Davis Dec-98 US Caucasian Research Grant Partridge Darcy PhD Plant Pathology Jordan/Bailey US Caucasian Research Grant Glennon Heather MS Animal Science Luginbuhl US Caucasian Research Grant Hudson Jane MS Animal Science Fenner/Alston-Mills US Caucasian Research Grant Hutton Angela MS Animal Science Fenner/Alston-Mills US African Am. Research Grant Hall Richard PhD Genetics Weissinger/Spiker US Caucasian Research Grant Askew Anne MS MALS Patterson Aug-96 US Caucasian Employed Beall Pamela MS MALS Patterson Aug-99 US Caucasian Employed

48 Last Name First Degree Program Area Advisor Began US/INT Ethnic Origin Funding Source Beckwith Freda MS MALS Patterson Jan-96 US Caucasian Employed Bell Florine MS MALS Patterson US Caucasian Employed Hamlin Troy MS MALS Patterson Aug-02 US Caucasian Employed Hynes Fred MS MALS Patterson Jun-96 US Caucasian Employed Taylor Delphine MS MALS Patterson Jun-97 US Caucasian Employed Thompson Gretchen MS MALS Patterson US Caucasian Employed West Pam MS MALS Patterson US Caucasian Employed 48

49 49 APPENDIX G CROP SCIENCE GRADUATE STUDENTS AWARDS AND HONORS This listing does not include a LARGE number of students inducted into Gamma Sigma Delta between 1991 and Additional awards for which records do not exist include Weed Science regional and national awards from Student Name Name of Award Organization Program Area Gregory Goins CORESTA Study Grant Award CORESTA Plant Physiol./Biochem. Inigo Pfeiffer CORESTA Study Grant Award CORESTA Plant Physiol./Biochem. Gregory Goins E.G. Moss Fellowship Award NCSU/CALS Plant Physiol./Biochem. Cecilia Bianchi-Hall Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Seed Technology Gregory Goins Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Plant Physiology Jeanna Myers Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Weed Science Ralph Warren Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Weed Science Dan Wendt Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Weed Science Lori Wiles Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Weed Science Student Name Name of Award Organization Program Area Gregory Goins CALS Outstanding African Amer. Grad. Student CALS Plant Physiol./Biochem. Gregory Goins NCSU Outstanding African Amer. Grad. Student NCSU Plant Physiol./Biochem. Kim Campbell Ken Keller Outstanding Ph.D. Dissertation CALS Plant Genetics Kim Campbell Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Plant Genetics Thomas Clemente Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Plant Genetics Nag Gubbiga Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Weed Science

50 50 Megan Mehaffey Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Plant Physiology Timothy Phillips Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Plant Genetics David Uhr Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Plant Genetics Mark VanGessel Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Weede Science Student Name Name of Award Organization Program Area Lori Wiles Outstanding Paper Weed Science Journal Weed Science Shay Sunderland 2nd Place Oral Presentation Southern Weed Sci. Soc Weed Science Ken Ferreira 2nd Place Oral Presentation Southern Weed Sci. Soc Weed Science Sonia Herrero E.G. Moss Fellowship Award NCSU/CALS Plant Genetics Jim Holland Ken Keller Outstanding Ph.D. Dissertation CALS Plant Genetics Jim Holland Mott Graduate Student Award (NCSU) ASA Plant Genetics Tallury Shymarau Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Plant Genetics Qili Feng Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Plant Genetics Sonia Herrero Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Plant Genetics Gregory Rebetzke Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Plant Genetics Student Name Name of Award Organization Program Area Shaun Carlson CORESTA Study Grant Award CORESTA Plant Genetics Allan Taylor 1st Place Poster Southern Weed Sci. Soc Weed Science Joe Yennish 1st Place Poster Southern Weed Sci. Soc Weed Science David Hardy 2nd Place Oral Presentation Southern Weed Sci. Soc Weed Science Kelly Chapman E.G. Moss Fellowship Award NCSU/CALS Plant Genetics Michael Hawbaker Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Plant Genetics James Collins Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Weed Science

51 51 Christopher Hartwiger Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Turfgrass Science Michael Jones Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Plant Physiology Gene Taylor Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Turfgrass Science Joseph Yennish Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Weed Science Ye-Hee Yi Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Plant Genetics Student Name Name of Award Organization Program Area Jim Holland Ken Keller Outstanding Dissertation Award NCSU/CALS Plant Genetics Leslie Doss 1st Place Oral Presentation Southern Weed Sci. Soc Weed Science John Isgrigg 2nd Place Oral Presentation Southern Weed Sci. Soc Weed Science Liz Johnson E.G. Moss Fellowship Award NCSU/CALS Plant Genetics Kelley Chapman Foil McLauglin Award NCSU/CALS Plant Genetics NCSU "Weed Team" 2nd Place Grad. Award - Weed Judging N.E. Weed Sci. Soc Weed Science Gustavo Garcia Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Plant Genetics Paul Garvey Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Weed Science Setyo Utomo Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Plant Genetics Student Name Name of Award Organization Program Area Gustavo Garcia Ken Keller Outstanding Dissertation Award NCSU/CALS Plant Genetics Elizabeth Johnson CORESTA Study Grant Award CORESTA Plant Genetics Cassie Webster 2nd Place Oral Presentation Southern Weed Sci. Soc Weed Science NCSU "Weed Team" 2nd Place Grad. Award - Weed Judging N.E. Weed Sci. Soc Weed Science David Krueger Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Crop Management

52 Student Name Name of Award Organization Program Area Greg Elmore 1st Place Oral Presentation Southern Weed Sci. Soc Weed Science Rick Blum 2nd Place Oral Presentation Southern Weed Sci. Soc Weed Science Jimmy Summerlin 2nd Place Poster Southern Weed Sci. Soc Weed Science Stanley Culpepper 2nd Place Oral Presentation Southern Weed Sci. Soc Weed Science Alejandra Scott Outstanding Ph.D. Graduate Student Award CS Dept. & GSA Plant Genetics Ramsey Lewis E.G. Moss Fellowship Award NCSU/CALS Plant Genetics Jennifer Levin Foil McLauglin Award NCSU/CALS Plant Genetics Loren Fisher Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Crop Management Walter Gutierrez Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Plant Genetics Elizabeth Johnson Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Plant Genetics Chunhua Liu Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Plant Genetics Georgia Pate Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Crop Management Alejandra Scott Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Plant Genetics Bir Thapa Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Turfgrass Science Student Name Name of Award Organization Program Area Cale Bigelow Eagle Award Turf Grass Council Turfgrass Management Shawn Askew 1st Place Grad. Award - Weed Judging Contest Southern Weed Sci. Soc Weed Science Andy Bailey 2nd Place Poster Southern Weed Sci. Soc Weed Science Mary Paulsgrove 2nd Place Oral Presentation Southern Weed Sci. Soc Weed Science Stanley Culpepper 1st Place Oral Presentation Southern Weed Sci. Soc Weed Science Alexander Stewart Outstanding M.S. Graduate Student Award CS Dept. & GSA Crop Management Stanley Culpepper Outstanding Ph.D. Graduate Student Award CS Dept. & GSA Weed Science

53 53 NCSU "Weed Team" 2nd Place Award - Weed Judging Contest N.E. Weed Sci. Soc Weed Sci. Lizhi Feng Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Plant Genetics Dawn Frazer Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Plant Genetics Qun He Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Crop Management Katherine Jennings Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Weed Science Lori Linger Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Plant Genetics Suzanna Milla Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Plant Genetics Xingzhong Min Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Plant Genetics Student Name Name of Award Organization Program Area Neysa Call ASA Congressional Fellow ASA Weed Science Ramsey Lewis Foil McLaughlin Award NCSU/CALS Plant Genetics Cale Bigelow Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award NCSU Turf Management Jeanette Lylery Joe Sugg Award (Outstanding Grad. Present.) Amer. Peanut Res. & Ed. Soc. Plant Genetics Stanley Culpepper Outstanding Ph.D. Graduate Award Southern Weed Sci. Society Weed Science Stanley Culpepper Outstanding Graduate Award Weed Sci. Soc. Amer. Weed Science Shawn Askew Outstanding M.S. Graduate Award Southern Weed Sci. Society Weed Science Matthew Fagerness Eagle Award Turf Council of America Turf Grass Management Neysa Call 1st Place Poster Southern Weed Sci. Society Weed Science Ramsey Lewis Charles Stuber Award CALS Plant Genetics NCSU "Weed Team" 1st Place Award - Weed Judging Contest N.E. Weed Sci. Soc Weed Science Jennifer Levin Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Plant Genetics David Krueger Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Crop Management Terry Molnar Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Plant Genetics Jeanette Lyerly Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Plant Genetics Yuyu Bai Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Plant Genetics

54 54 Shuquan Chen Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Plant Physiology Brooks Coetzee Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Plant Genetics Zhanglin Cui Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Plant Genetics Stanley Culpepper Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Weed Science Kelly Kuches Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Plant Genetics Amalia Rincon Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Plant Physiology Alexander Stewart Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Crop Management Student Name Name of Award Organization Program Area George Scott Outstanding MS Student Award Southern Weed Sci. Society Weed Science Matthew Fagerness Outstanding Ph.D. Student Award Southern Weed Sci. Society Weed Science Yuyu Bai Eagle Award Turf Council of America Turf Grass Management Wendy Pline Outstanding M.S. Graduate Award Southern Weed Sci. Society Weed Science Ramsey Lewis CORESTA Study Grant Award CORESTA Plant Genetics Wendy Pline NCSU University Ethics Fellowship NCSU Graduate School Plant Physiology Erin Naegle NCSU University Ethics Fellowship NCSU Graduate School Plant Physiology Scott McElroy 1st Place Oral Presentation Southern Weed Sci. Society Weed Science Shawn Troxler 2nd Place Weeds Contest N.E. Weed Sci. Soc Weed Science Scott McElroy 2 nd Place Graduate Student Paper Southern Weed Sci. Society Weed Science Travis Gannon 3 rd Place Graduate Student Paper Southern Weed Sci. Society Weed Science Josh Beam Outstanding M.S. Graduate Student Award CS Dept. & GSA Crop Management Shawn Askew Outstanding Ph.D. Graduate Student Award CS Dept. & GSA Weed Science Scott McElroy Inductee Phi Kappa Phi Turf Management Scott McElroy Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Turf Management NCSU "Weed Team" 2nd Place Award - Weed Judging Contest N.E. Weed Sci. Soc Weed Science Terrance Molnar Charles Stuber Award CALS Plant Genetics

55 55 Joe Chiera Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Plant Physiol. Ramsey Lewis Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Plant Genetics Mike Flowers Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Crop Management Joel Faircloth Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Crop Management Loren Fisher Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Crop Management Susana Milla Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Plant Genetics Kim Tungate Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Plant Physiol. Dan Smith Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Crop Management Mike Hartley Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Crop Management Ian Burke Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Weed Science Robert Cochran Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Crop Management Mark Rinehardt Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Crop Management Kevin Clemmer Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Weed Science Bryant Spivey Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Crop Management Josh Beam Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Crop Management Shawn Troxler Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Crop Management Sheri Denslow Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Plant Genetics Hennen Cummings Inductee Gamma Sigma Delta Turf Grass Management Student Name Name of Award Organization Program Area Jennifer Tarter Foil McLaughlin Award NCSU/CALS Plant Genetics Wendy Pline Gerald O. Mott Award in Crop Science ASA Weed Science Scott McElroy 3rd Place Graduate Student Papers ASA Turf Management Hennen Cummings Eagle Award Turf Council Turf Grass Management Casey Reynolds SAFE Foundation Award Sports Turf Managers Assoc. Turf Grass Management Kim Tungate NCSU University Ethics Fellowship NCSU Graduate School Plant Physiology

56 Shannon Sermons NCSU University Ethics Fellowship NCSU Graduate School Plant Physiology Kari Moyer NCSU University Ethics Fellowship NCSU Graduate School Plant Physiology Shaun Troxler 1st Place Poster Southern Weed Sci. Society Weed Science Andrew Price 1st Place Poster Southern Weed Sci. Society Weed Science Shawn Askew 1st Place Poster (2X) Southern Weed Sci. Society Weed Science Scott Clewis 1st Place Poster (2X) Southern Weed Sci. Society Weed Science Wendy Pline 2nd Place Poster Southern Weed Sci. Society Weed Science Shawn Askew 2nd Place Poster Southern Weed Sci. Society Weed Science Walter Thomas 2nd Place Poster Southern Weed Sci. Society Weed Science 56

57 APPENDIX H TRAINING, ASSISTANTSHIP, AND FELLOWSHIP PROGRAMS The following list details training grants, assistantships, and fellowship programs that crop science faculty and graduate students have participated in from Significant additional support has come from stipend supplements provided on a competitive basis by the college of agriculture and life sciences. These supplements include the philip-morris stipend supplements, r.j.r stipend supplements, and the bond scholarship programs. McKnight Foundation Program in Plant Biology Period: , P.I.s: W. F. Thompson, S. L. Spiker Participating Crop Science Faculty: M. Goodman, P. Sisco, A. Weissinger, E.A. Wernsman Triagency (USDA/DOE/NSF) Interdisciplinary Training Program in Plant Molecular Biology Period: P.I.s: A. Weissinger, W. F. Thompson, M.D. Chilton Participating Crop Science Faculty: M. Goodman, P. Sisco, A. Weissinger, E.A. Wernsman, R. Rufty, R. Dewey NASA Specialized Center of Research & Training in Gravitational Biology Period: P.I.s: P. Davies, W. Boss Participating Crop Science Faculty: S. Huber CALS Sustainable Agriculture Assistantship Period: P.I.s: n/a Participating Crop Science Faculty: P. Mueller Pioneer Fellowship Program Period: Ongoing P.I.s: None Participating Crop Science Faculty: M. Goodman, E. A. Wernsman Knowledge-Based Plant Improvement Opportunities for Graduate Education Period: P.I.s: n/a Participating Crop Science Faculty: J. Holland, M. Goodman, S. Huber, J. Spears, J. Dunphy, R. Dewey 57

58 North Carolina Plant Molecular Biology Fellowships Period: Ongoing P.I.s: n/a Participating Crop Science Faculty: A. Weissinger, R. Dewey Andrews Graduate Fellowships Period: Ongoing P.I.s: n/a Participating Crop Science Faculty: D. Danehower NCSU Alumni Association Graduate Fellowship Supplements Period: Ongoing P.I.s: n/a Participating Crop Science Faculty: T. Rufty NCSU Minority Presence Grant Program Period: Ongoing P.I.s: n/a Participating Crop Science Faculty: D. Danehower, G. Fenner, J. Burton E. G. Moss Fellowship Program Period: Ongoing P.I.s: n/a Participating Crop Science Faculty: D. Danehower, E.A. Wernsman, R. C. Rufty E. A. Muskie and Freedom Support Act Graduate Fellowship Program Period: Ongoing P.I.s: n/a Participating Crop Science Faculty: D. Danehower 58

59 59 APPENDIX I. CROP SCIENCE GRADUATE COURSES COURSE # COURSE TITLE HRS GRADING OFFERED SEM. INSTRUCTOR CS (HS) (PP) 502 Plant Disease:Methods & Diagnosis 2 Letter F Benson-Grand (PP) CS (FOR) (SSC) 577 Conservation & Sustainable 3 Letter F Mueller Development CS (GN) (HS) 590 Special Topics 1 to 3 Letter every S/Su/F Danehower CS 590C SPPB-Crop Physiology I 3 Letter every F Wells CS 590D SPPB-Crop Physiology l Lab 1 Letter every F Wells CS 590J SPPB-Environmental Issues in Turf 3 Letter every F Peacock CS 590K SPPB-Weed Team 3 Letter every S/Su/F Wilcut CS 590O Origin & Evolution Of Cultivated 1 Letter even S Stalker Plants CS 601 Graduate Seminar 1 S/U every F D. C. Bowman/ Danehower CS 620 Special Problems Variable S/U every S/SU/F Danehower CS 620 F SPPB-Professional Ethics Variable S/U every S Staff CS 685 Master's Supervised Teaching 1 to 3 S/U every S/SU/F Danehower CS 690 Master's Examination 1 to 6 S/U every S/SU/F Danehower CS 693 Master's Supervised Research 1 to 9 S/U every S/SU/F Danehower CS 695 Master's Thesis Research 1 to 9 S/U every S/SU/F Danehower CS 696 Summer Thesis Research 1 S/U every SU Danehower CS 699 Master's Thesis Preparation 1 to 3 S/U every S/SU/F Danehower CS 711 Tobacco Technology 3 Letter even S Smith CS 713 Physiological Aspects of Crop Prod. 3 Letter even S Patterson CS (HS) 715 Weed Science Research Techniques 1 Letter every F Burton (HS) CS (HS) 716 Weed Biology 1 Letter every Burton CS (HS) 717 Weed Management Systems 1 Letter every F Monks (HS) CS(BO)(HS) 718 Biological Control of Weeds 1 Letter odd S Kay CS (GN) (HS) 720 Molecular Biology in Plant Breeding 3 Letter even S Dewey/Qu CS (HS) (SSC) (TOX )725 Pesticide Chemistry 1 Letter even S Weber

60 60 COURSE # COURSE TITLE HRS GRADING OFFERED SEM. INSTRUCTOR CS (HS) (SSC) (TOX) 727 Pesticide Behavior & Fate in the 2 Letter even S Weber Environ. CS(HS) 729 Herbicide Behavior in Plants 2 Letter every S Burton (HS) CS (GN) (HS) 741 Plant Breeding Methods 3 Letter every F Murphy CS (GN) (HS) 745 Quantitative Genetics In Plant 1 Letter even S Burton Breeding CS (GN) (HS) 746 Breeding Methods 2 Letter even S Isleib CS (GN) (HS)(PP) 748 Breeding for Pest Resistance 2 Letter even F D. T. Bowman CS 795 SPPB-Crop Science 1 to3 Letter every S/SU/F Danehower CS 795J SPPB-Environmental Issues in Turf 3 Letter every F Peacock CS 801 Graduate Seminar 1 S/U every F D. C. Bowman/ Danehower CS 820 Special Problems Variable S/U every S/SU/F Danehower CS (BCH) 591O SPPB - Regulation of Intermediate 3 Letter Huber Metabolism in Eucaryotes I CS BCH0 591O SPPB - Regulation of Intermediate 3 Letter Huber Metabolism in Eucaryotes II CS 820Q SPPB-Chromatographic Tech. in the 3 S/U even S Danehower Plant. Sciences CS 820R SPPB-Chromatographic Tech. in the 1 S/U even S Danehower Plant. Sciences Lab CS (GN) (HS) 860 Plant Breeding Laboratory 1 S/U even S D. T. Bowman CS (GN) (HS) 861 Plant Breeding Laboratory 1 S/U even F D. T. Bowman CS 885 Doctoral Supervised Teaching 1 to 3 S/U every S/SU/F Danehower CS 890 Doctoral Preliminary Examination 1 to 9 S/U every S/SU/F Danehower CS 893 Doctoral Supervised Research 1 to 9 S/U every S/SU/F Danehower CS 895 Doctoral Dissertation Research 1 to 9 S/U every S/SU/F Danehower CS 896 Summer Thesis Research 1 S/U every SU Danehower CS 899 Doctoral Dissertation Preparation 1 to 3 S/U every S/SU/F Danehower

61 APPENDIX J CROP SCIENCE GRADUATE COURSE DESCRIPTIONS CS (HS) (PP) 502 Plant Disease: Methods and Diagnosis 2(0-6) F Preq: PP 315 Introduction to the basic principles of disease causality in plants and the methodology for the study and diagnosis of plant diseases caused by fungi. Identification of plant-pathogenic fungi. Research project, disease profiles and field trips are required. Dept Info CS 590 Special Topics 1-3 Course Offerings: fall sum1 sum2 sprg Dept Info CS 601 Seminar 1(1-0) F,S Preq: Grad. standing Maximum of two credits allowed toward master's degree; however, additional credits toward doctorate allowed. Review and discussion of scientific articles, progress reports in research and special problems of interest to agronomists. Course Offerings: fall Dept Info CS (GN) (HS) 620 Special Problems Credits Arranged F,S,Sum Credits Arranged Special problems in va rious phases of crop science. Problems may be selected or will be assigned. Emphasis on review of recent and current research. Course Offerings: fall sum1 sum2 sprg Dept Info CS 685 Master's Supervised Teaching 1-3 F,S,Sum Preq: Master's Student Teaching experience under the mentorship of faculty who assist the student in planning for the teaching assignment, observe and provide feedback to the student during the teaching assignment, and evaluate the student upon completion of the assignment. Course Offerings: fall sum1 sum2 sprg Dept Info CS 690 Master's Examination 1-6 F,S Preq: Master's student For students in non thesis master's programs who have completed all other requirements of the degree except preparing for and taking the final master's exam. Course Offerings: fall sprg Dept Info CS 693 Master's Supervised Research 1-9 F,S,Sum Preq: Master's student Instruction in research and research under the mentorship of a member of the Graduate Faculty. Course Offerings: fall sprg Dept Info CS 695 Master's Thesis Research 1-9 F,S,Sum Preq: Master's student Thesis research. Course Offerings: fall sum1 sum2 sprg Dept Info CS 696 Summer Thesis Research 1(1-0) Sum Preq: Master's student For graduate students whose programs of work specify no formal course work during a summer session and who will be devoting full time to thesis research. Course Offerings: sum1 Dept Info CS 699 Master's Thesis Preparation 1-3 F,S,Sum Preq: Master's student For students who have completed all credit hour requirements and full-time enrollment for the master's degree and are writing and defending their thesis. Course Offerings: fall sum1 sum2 sprg Dept Info CS 711 Tobacco Technology 3(3-0) S, Alt. Yrs. Preq: BO 421 or equivalent Special problems concerned with the tobacco crop. Latest research problems and findings dealing with this important cash crop. Dept Info 61

62 CS 713 Physiological Aspects Of Crop Production 3(3-0) S, Alt. Yrs. Preq: BO 421 Emphasis upon pertinent physiological processes associated with crops and crop management such as plant growth, maturation, respiration and photoperiodism. Relationship of environment to maximum crop yields. Dept Info CS (HS) 715 Weed Science Research Techniques 1(0-2) F Preq: CS 414 or equivalent Bioassay techniques for detection of herbicide residues in soils, chemical analytical (GLC, HPLC) techniques for identifying herbicide residues in soils and plants, procedures for studying adsorption and leaching in soils, procedures for measuring herbicide interference of photosynthesis and use of 14C-labeled herbicides for following uptake, transport and metabolism of herbicides in plants. Course Offerings: fall Dept Info CS (HS) 716 Weed Biology 1(0-1) F Preq: CS 414 Weed seed development and dispersal, seed dormancy, oil seed bank, seedling development, growth analysis, reproduction, community structure, population dynamics, species interactions, environmental effects on interactions and influence of man. Taught first 5 weeks of semester. Course Offerings: fall Dept Info CS (HS) 717 Weed Management Systems 1(0-1) F Preq: CS 414 or equivalent Weed management systems including integration of cultural, biological, mechanical and chemical methods for vegetables, fruits, ornamentals, turf, small grains, corn, tobacco, cotton, peanuts, aquatic and non-cropland settings. Taught second 5 weeks of semester. Course Offerings: fall Dept Info CS (BO) (HS) 718 Biological Control Of Weeds 1(1-0) F Preq: CS 414 or equivalent Concepts and methods in use of biological agents for control of weeds. Primary emphasis on weed biocontrol with insects and plant pathogens. Taught third 5 weeks of semester. Course Offerings: fall sprg Dept Info CS (GN) 719 Origin and Evolution Of Cultivated Plants 1(0-1) F, Even Yrs. Preq: CS(GN,HS)741 Review of concepts of speciation and classification; origin and variation in plants; theories related to agricultural origins; variation patterns of cultivated species; evolution under domestication; utilization of wild and unadapted germplasm in plant breeding. Dept Info CS (GN) (HS) 720 Molecular Biology In Plant Breeding 3(3-0) S, Alt. Even Yrs. Preq: CS(GN,HS) 741, GN 701, GN 702, GN 703 Theory and principles of molecular biology applied to plant breeding. Experimental approaches to induce genetic change, cytoplasmic recombination, haploid utilization and potentials of molecular techniques for solving breeding problems. Dept Info CS (HS) (SSC) (TOX) 725 Pesticide Chemistry 1(1-0) S Preq: CH 201 and 221 Chemical properties of pesticides including hydration and solvation, ionization, volatilization, lipophilicity, molecular structure and size, and reactivity and classification according to chemical description, mode of action or ionizability. Taughtduring the first 5 weeks of semester. Drop date is last day of 3rd week of the minicourse. Dept Info CS (HS) (SSC) (TOX) 727 Pesticide Behavior and Fate In the Environment 2(2-0) S Preq: CS(HS,SSC,TOX) 725,SSC 200 Sorption/desorption, soil reactivity, movement, 62

63 volatilization, bioavailability, degradation and stability of pesticides in the environment. Taught during the last 10 weeks of semester. Drop date is last day of 3rd week of the minicourse. Dept Info CS (HS) 729 Herbicide Behavior In Plants 2(2-0) S Preq: BO 751 and BO 752 and CS(HS,SSC) 725 Chemical, physiological and biochemical actions of herbicides in plants including uptake, translocation, metabolism and mechanism of action. Course Offerings: sprg Dept Info CS (GN) (HS) 741 Plant Breeding Methods 3(3-0) F Preq: ST 711 Advanced study of methods of plant breeding as related to principles and concepts of inheritance. Course Offerings: fall Dept Info CS (GN) (HS) 745 Quantitative Genetics In Plant Breeding 1(1-0) S, Alt. Yrs. Preq: CS(GN, HS) 741, ST 712, course in quantitative genetics recommended Theory and principles of plant quantitative genetics. Experimental approaches of relationships between type and source of genetic variability, concepts of inbreeding, estimations of genetic variance and selection theory. Dept Info CS (GN) (HS) 746 Breeding Methods 2(2-0) S, Alt yrs Preq: CS (GN, HS) 741, ST 535 Theory and principles of plant breeding methodology including population improvement, selection procedures, genotypic evaluation, cultivar development and breeding strategies. Dept Info CS (GN) (HS) (PP) 748 Breeding For Pest Resistance 2(2-0) F, Alt yrs Preq: CS(GN, HS) 741, PP 315, ST 512 Theory and principles of breeding for pest resistance. Experimental approaches for examining genetics of host-parasite interactions, expression and stability of pest resistance and breeding strategies for developing pest-resistant cultivars. Course Offerings: fall Dept Info CS 795 Special Topics 1-3 Course Offerings: fall sum1 sum2 sprg Dept Info CS 801 Seminar 1(1-0) F,S Preq: Grad. standing Maximum of two credits allowed toward master's degree; however, additional credits toward doctorate allowed Review and discussion of scientific articles, progress reports in research and special problems of interest to agronomists. Course Offerings: fall Dept Info CS 820 Special Problems NULL F,S,Sum Credits Arranged Special problems in various phases of crop science. Problems may be selected or will be assigned. Emphasis on review of recent and current research. Course Offerings: fall sum1 sum2 sprg Dept Info CS (GN) (HS) 860 Plant Breeding Laboratory 1(1-0) S, Alt. Odd Yrs. Preq: CS(GN,HS)741 Visitation of plant breeding projects in the Depts. of CS and HS at NC State, along with commercial seed companies. Discussion and viewing of breeding objectives, methods and equipment and teaching and practice of hybridization methods. Dept Info CS (GN) (HS) 861 Plant Breeding Laboratory 1(1-0) F, Alt. Odd Yrs. Preq: CS(GN,HS)741 Visitation of plant breeding projects in the Depts. of CS and HS at NC State, along with commercial seed companies. Discussion and viewing of breeding objectives, methods and equipment and teaching and practice of hybridization methods. Course 63

64 Offerings: fall Dept Info CS 885 Doctoral Supervised Teaching 1-3 F,S,Sum Preq: Doctoral student Teaching experience under the mentorship of faculty who assist the student in planning for the teaching assignment, observe and provide feedback to the student during the teaching assignment, and evaluate the student upon completion of the assignment. Course Offerings: fall sum1 sum2 sprg Dept Info CS 890 Doctoral Preliminary Examination 1-9 F,S,Sum Preq: Doctoral student For students who are preparing for and taking written and/oral preliminary exams. Course Offerings: fall sum1 sum2 sprg Dept Info CS 893 Doctoral Supervised Research 1-9 F,S,Sum Preq: Doctoral student Instruction in research and research under the mentorship of a member of the Graduate Faculty. Course Offerings: fall sprg Dept Info CS 895 Doctoral Dissertation Research 1-9 F,S,Sum Preq: Doctoral student Dissertation research. Course Offerings: fall sum1 sum2 sprg Dept Info CS 896 Summer Dissertation Research 1(1-0) Sum Preq: Doctoral student For graduate students whose programs of work specify no formal course work during a summer session and who will be devoting full time to thesis research. Course Offerings: sum1 Dept Info CS 899 Doctoral Dissertation Preparation 1-3 F,S,Sum Preq: Doctoral student For students who have completed all credit hour, full-time enrollment, preliminary examination, and residency requirements for the doctoral degree, and are writing and defending their dissertations. Course Offerings: fall sum1 sum2 sprg Dept Info 64

65 APPENDIX L CROP SCIENCE GRADUATE STUDENT THESES AND ADVISORS CROP SCIENCE GRADUATE THESES /2002 CLEWIS, SCOTT B. Major Prof.: J.W. Wilcut Date Conf.: 12/2001 Thesis Title: Economic Assessment of New Weed Management Technologies in Strip-and Conventional-Tillage Cotton and Peanut and Common Ragweed Interference in Peanut. PORTERFIELD, CLIFFORD DUNK Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: J.W. Wilcut Date Conf.: 12/2001 Thesis Title: Weed Management and Crop Tolerance to CGA in North Carolina. CROP SCIENCE GRADUATE THESES /2001 BEAM, JOSHUA BART Major Prof: Dr. David L. Jordan Date Conf: 5/2001 Thesis Title: The Influence of Prohexadione Calcium on Yield Components and Pest Reaction in Peanut (Arachis hypogaea). BRADLEY, DAVID EDWARD Major Prof: Dr. Ron Qu Date Conf: 12/2000 Thesis Title: Variety Response to Tissue Culture in Perennial Ryegrass (Lolium perenne L.). CHERNEY, CHRISTOPHER TODD Major Prof: Dr. Daniel C. Bowman Date Conf: 12/2000 Thesis Title: Determining Rates for Nitrogen Transformations in a Turfgrass Soil. CORBETT, JERRY LEVERN Major Prof: Dr. John W. Wilcut 65

66 Date Conf: 5/2001 Thesis Title: Evaluation and Comparison of Buctril and Liberty Weed Management Systems; Buctril, Staple and MSMA for Weed Control in BXN Cotton; Liberty Plus Select Systems for Annual Grass Control. CUMMINGS, HENNEN Major Prof: Dr. Fred H. Yelverton Date Conf: 5/2001 Thesis Title: The Effect of Plant Growth Regulators, Preemergence Herbicides, and Soil Temperature on Bentgrass Rooting. SHANK, KARIN JANEL Major Prof: Dr. Ralph E. Dewey Date Conf: 12/2000 Thesis Title: Seed ER Metabolic Pathways Linking the Unfolded Protein Response to Membrane Biogenesis and Phospholipid Metabolism. ASKEW, SHAWN DALE Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof: Dr. John W. Wilcut Date Conf: 5/2001 Thesis Title: Ecology, Physiology, and Management of Troublesome Weeds in North Carolina Cotton. BAI, YUYU Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof: Dr. Ron Qu Date Conf: 5/2001 Thesis Title: Tissue Culture and Genetic Transformation of Tall Fescue. CHEN, SHUQUAN Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof: Dr. Robert P. Patterson Date Conf: 12/2000 Thesis Title: Seed Growth and Nitrogen Assimilation of Soybean Under Water Stress. 66

67 COETZEE, MICHIEL CHRISTIAAN Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof: Dr. Major M. Goodman Date Conf: 12/2000 Thesis Title: Evaluation of Southern African Germplasm in an Effort to Establish Its Value as a Germplasm Resource for Broadening and Enhancing the Germplasm Base of Modern Breeding Programs. FAGERNESS, MATTHEW J. Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof: Dr. Fred H. Yelverton Date Conf: 12/2000 Thesis Title: Effects of Trinexapac-Ethyl on Patterns of Dormancy and Winter Hardiness in Bermudagrass. SANTOS, ALBERT GALEOS Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof: Dr. J. Paul Murphy Date Conf: 12/2000 Thesis Title: Quantitative Trait Loci (Qtl) Associated with Components of Winterhardiness in Oat. STEWART, ALEXANDER MCLEOD Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof: Dr. Randy Wells and Dr. Keith Edmisten Date Conf: 12/2000 Thesis Title: Effect of Mepiquat Chloride on Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) in a Wick Delivery System. CROP SCIENCE GRADUATE THESES /2000 CAWLEY, NOEL MARY Major Prof: Keith L. Edmisten/Steven C. Hodges Date Conf.: August 1999 Thesis Title: Growth and Yield Response of Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) to Ultra Narrow Row Spacing in North Carolina; The Impact of Planting Date on Growth, Maturity and Yield in Ultra Narrow Row Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) in North Carolina; Evaluation of Selected Treatments to Control Thrips in Ultra Narrow Row Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) in North Carolina. 67

68 DI MILIA, GABRIELE Major Prof.: Robert P. Patterson Date Conf.: August 1999 Thesis Title: Drought and Heat Shock Induced Proteins in Two Genotypes of Soybeans. FENG, LIZHI Major Prof.: Joseph W. Burton Date Conf.: August 1999 Thesis Title: Recurrent Half-sib Selection for Increased Oil Content in Soybean Seeds. HARTLEY, MICHAEL DAVID Major Prof: Dr. W. David Smith Date Conf: 5/2000 Thesis Title: Response of Flue-Cured Tobacco Varieties to See Priming and the Uniformity of Seedling Emergence on Transplant Uniformity. KUCHES, KELLY ANNE Major Prof.: Joseph W. Burton Date Conf.: August 1999 Thesis Title: Mass Selection for Increased Seed Size in Soybeans and Investigation of SSR Marker Associations with Seed Size. LYERLY, JEANETTE HUGHES Major Prof.: H. Thomas Stalker Date Conf.: May 2000 Thesis Title: Evaluation of Arachis Species for Resistance to Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus. SCOTT, GEORGE HUNTER Major Prof.: John W. Wilcut Date Conf.: May 2000 Thesis Title: Evaluation of HADSS and New Technologies in Cotton and Peanut Weed Management/Jimsonweed Interference in Cotton. SCOTT, MICHAEL EDWARD Major Prof.: James T. Green Date Conf.: May 2000 Thesis Title: SPIVEY, BRYANT MCCOY Performance of Beef Heifer Grazing Stockpiled Fescue as Influenced by Supplemental Whole Cottonseed. 68

69 Major Prof: Dr. Alan C. York Date Conf: 5/2000 Thesis Title: Weed Management in Post-Compatible Corn Production Systems. BIGELOW, CALE ANDREW Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof: Daniel C. Bowman Date Conf: 5/2000 Thesis Title: Sand-based Rootzone Physical, Chemical and Microbial Properties as Influenced by Inorganic Soil Amendments and Sphagnum Peat Moss. COLLINS, JAMES ROY Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof: Harold D. Coble Date Conf.: August 1999 Thesis Title: Title Impact of Cyclanilide Synergist on Ethehon Performance in Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). CUI, ZHANGLIN Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: Thomas E. Carter Date Conf.: August 1999 Thesis Title: Genetic Diversity in Chinese Soybean Cultivars. FRASER, DAWN ELIZABETH Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: J. Paul Murphy/Steven Leath Date Conf.: May 2000 Thesis Title: Epidemiology of Stagonospora nodorum and Breeding for Resistance to Glume Blotch in Winter Wheat. HE, QUN Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: Raymond C. Long/W. Wesley Weeks Date Conf.: December 1999 Thesis Title: Interaction of Amino Acids and Secondary Amines with Carbonyls to Produce Maillard Reaction Compounds. ISGRIGG, JOHN III Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: Fred H. Yelverton/Harold D. Coble Date Conf.: December 1999 Thesis Title: Ecological Adaptations of Annual Bluegrass to Plant Growth Regulators and Herbicides. MONKS, DAVID ELLIS Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: Ralph E. Dewey/Richard E. Wilson Date Conf.: August

70 Thesis Title: Molecular Characterization of Choline Kinase and Lipid Transfer Proteins in Soybean. PEREZ-FERNANDEZ, TRINIDAD MARIA Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: Harold D. Coble Date Conf.: December 1999 Thesis Title: Effects of Phosphorus on Italian Ryegrass (Lolium multiflorum Lam.) Growth and Alternative Herbicide Management for Diclofopresistant Italian Ryegrass in Winter Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.). WICKLIFFE, WILLIAM BENSON Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: A. Douglas Worsham/Fred H. Yelverton Date Conf.: December 1999 Thesis Title: Enhancing Weed Suppression by Increasing Rye Cover Crop Seedling Rates in No-till Tobacco Production. CROP SCIENCE GRADUATE THESES /1999 BAILEY, WILLIAM ANTHONY Major Prof: John W. Wilcut Date Conf.: May 1999 Thesis Title: Evaluation of Weed Management Systems in Various Crops Utilizing Disclosulam/Velvetleaf Interference in Cotton. BRADLEY, ARTHUR LAWRENCE, JR. Major Prof.: Fred H. Yelverton Date Conf.: December 1998 Thesis Title: Fluometuron Carryover to Flue-cured Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.). LEWIS, RAMSEY STEVEN Major Prof.: Earl A. Wernsman Date Conf.: December 1998 Thesis Title: Interfacing Biotechnology and Conventional Breeding Procedures for the Development of Virus-resistant Tobaccos. 70

71 LINGER, LORI RAE Major Prof.: Earl A. Wernsman Date Conf.: May 1999 Thesis Title: Evaluating the Agronomic Performance of Flue-cured Tobacco Lines with TMV Resistance Derived from Interspecific and Transgenic Sources. LYFORD, PAUL ROBERT Major Prof.: Charles H. Peacock Date Conf.: May 1999 Thesis Title: The Influence of Increased Air Movement on Infections of Creeping Bentgrass (Agrostis stolinifera L.) by Rhizoctonia solani." MARQUARDT, TROY CAREY Major Prof.: Richard F. Wilson/Daniel W. Israel Date Conf.: August 1998 Thesis Title: Evaluation of Genotypic Differences in Palmitic Acid Metabolism in Developing Soybean Seed. MILLA, SUSANA RITA Major Prof.: Rebeca C. Rufty Date Conf.: December 1998 Thesis Title: Identification of RAPD Markers Linked to Blue Mold Resistance in Tobacco. MOLNAR, TERENCE LUKE Major Prof.: Major M. Goodman Date Conf.: December 1998 Thesis Title: Early Generation Testing and Marker-assisted Selection in an Exotic x Temperate Maize (Zea mays L.). MOZINGO, LAURA GRIGNON Major Prof.: H. Thomas Salker Date Conf.: May 1999 Thesis Title: Inheritance of Cercospora arachidicola Resistance components in Peanut (Arachis hypogaea). 71

72 PATE, GEORGIA ANNA Major Prof.: Gerald F. Peedin Date Conf.: December 1998 Thesis Title: Comparative Effects of Tobacco Pesticides and Transplant Water Additives on Field Growth of Transplants Produced in Conventional Plantbeds or Float Greenhouses. PAULSGROVE, MARY DIANE Major Prof.: John W. Wilcut Date Conf.: December 1998 Thesis Title: Weed Management Systems in Bromoxynil-resistant Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum). SMITH, TYLER FRED Major Prof.: John R. Anderson Date Conf.: May 1999 Thesis Title: The Effects of Vegetated Field Borders on Nitrate in Agricultural Drainage Water STEWART, ALEXANDER McLEOD Major Prof.: Keith L. Edmisten Date Conf.: December 1998 Thesis Title: Use of Harvest Aids to Hasten Boll Opening in Cotton. THURMAN, MARY ELIZABETH Major Prof.: Ronnie W. Heiniger Date Conf.: May 1999 Thesis Title: Characterizing the Spatial Variability of Cotton Growth for Variable Rate Mepiquat Chloride Application. WARREN, LEON SHELTON, JR Major Prof.: Harold D. Coble Thesis Title: Managing Purple Nutsedge (Cyperus rotundus) Populations Utilizing Herbicide Strategies and Crop Rotation Sequences. BARRIENTOS-PRIEGO, LILIA Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: Thomas H. Isleib Date Conf.: December 1998 Thesis Title: Evaluation of Mexican Peanut Landraces of the Variety Hirsuta. 72

73 CALL, NEYSA MICHELLE Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: Harold D. Coble Date Conf.: December 1998 Thesis Title: Biology and Physiology of the Noxious Weed, Tropical Soda Apple (Solanum viarum Dunal). CULPEPPER, ALFRED STANLEY Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: Alan C. York Date Conf.: May 1999 Thesis Title: Weed Management in Transgenic, Herbicide-tolerant Crops. HERRERO, SONIA Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: Margo E. Daub/Rebeca C. Rufty Date Conf.: May 1999 Thesis Title: Transgenic Resistance to Tomato Spotted Wilt Virus in Tobacco Lines Transformed with the Nucleocapsid Gene of the Virus: Field Assessment and Molecular Characterization. JENNINGS, KATHERINE MARY Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: Alan C. York Date Conf.: May 1999 Thesis Title: Sicklepod (Senna obtusifolia) Management and Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) Tolerance to Pyrithiobac and MSMA. JOHNSON, ELIZABETH SHIRLA Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: Rebeca C. Rufty/Earl A. Wernsman Date Conf.: May 1999 Thesis Title: Identification and Marker-assisted Selection of a Major Gene for Phytophthora Resistance, its Origin and Effect on Agronomic Characters in Tobacco. LIU, CHUNHUA Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: Richard J. Cooper Date Conf.: August 1998 Thesis Title: Effects of Humic Substances on Creeping Bentgrass Growth and Stress Tolerance. 73

74 MIN, XINGZHON Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: Robert P. Patterson Date Conf.: August 1998 Thesis Title: Impact of Planting Pattern and Root System on Comparative Drought Resistance of a Soybean Plant Introduction under Field Conditions. NAKASATHIEN, SUTKHET Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: Richard F. Wilson Date Conf.: December 1998 Thesis Title: Regulation of Seed Protein Concentration in Soybeans by Supraoptimal Nitrogen Supply. SCOTT, ALEJANDRA LEPPE Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: Rebeca C. Rufty/Arthur C. Weissinger Date Conf.: December 1998 Thesis Title: Production of Transgenic Tobacco Plants Expressing D5C Gene for Enhanced Disease Resistance. SKORA NETO, FRANCISCO Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: Harold D. Coble Date Conf.: December 1998 Thesis Title: Efficacy of Flufosinate on Selected Weed Species and Factors Contributing to its Differential Herbicidal Activity. WRIGHT, SHAWN ROBERT Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: Harold D. Coble/Thomas R. Rufty Thesis Title: Phsiological Basis for Competition between Soybean (Clycine max (L.) Merr.) and the Competing Weeds, Sicklepod (Senna obtusifolia (L.) Irwin and Barneby) and Palmer Amaranth (Amaranghus palmeri S. Wats.). CROP SCIENCE GRADUATE THESES /1998 BENNETT, BENNY WILSON, JR Major Prof.: Charles H. Peacock Date Conf.: August 1997 Thesis Title: Effects of Hand-watering and Syringing on Summer Bentgrass Management. 74

75 BLUM, RICHARD ROBERT Major Prof.: Fred H. Yelverton Date Conf.: May 1998 Thesis Title: Sedge Control in Bermudagrass (Cynodon dactylon) Turf. CHIPMAN, ROBERT BOMONT Major Prof.: Robert P. Patterson Date Conf.: August 1997 Thesis Title: Factors Affecting Early Field Growth of Flue-cured Tobacco Transplants Produced in the Loat System.. GOODE, JOHN HARPER Major Prof.: Ralph E. Dewey Date Conf.: December 1997 Thesis Title: Characterization of Plant Aminoalcoholphosphotransferase cdnas and Their Manipulation in Transgenic Plants. HORGAN BRIAN PATRICK Major Prof.: Fred H.Yelverton Date Conf.: December 1997 Thesis Title: Removal of Perennial Ryegrass from Overseeded Bermudagrass. KALAHER, CHAD JOSEPH Major Prof.: Harold D. Coble Date Conf.: May 1998 Thesis Title: Effects from Tropical Applications of Glyphosate on Fruit Abscission and Yield in Roundup-Ready TM Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). LOBOS, KATARZYNA BARBARA Major Prof.: Paul H. Sisco Date Conf.: December 1997 Thesis Title: Characterization and Mapping of Genes in the DIMBOA Biosynthetic Pathway. POOVEY, ANGELA GALE Major Prof.: Stratford H. Kay Date Conf.: May 1998 Thesis Title: Effects of a Summer Drawdown on Monoecious Hydrilla and Nontarget Plants. 75

76 SANTOS, ALBERT Major Prof.: J. Paul Murphy Date Conf.: August 1997 Thesis Title: Agronomic, Cytological and RAPD Evaluation of Avena sativa x A. macrostachya Populations. SOMERVILLE, LAURENCE LIONEL Major Prof.: Jerome B. Weber Date Conf.: December 1997 Thesis Title: Bioavailability of Fluridone, Norflurazon, Pendimenthalin and Trifluralin as Influenced by Soil Constituents in Model Soil Media. SUMMERLIN, JIMMY RAY, JR Major Prof.: Harold D. Coble Date Conf.: May 1998 Thesis Title: Biological Responses of Six Sedge Species to Mowing. URIARTE, RICARDO Major Prof.: Daniel C. Bowman Date Conf.: August 1997 Thesis Title: Effect of Soluble Silica on Brown Patch and Dollar Spot of Creeping Bentgrass. MENON, GEETA KAMALALAYAM Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: Arthur K. Weissinger Date Conf.: December 1997 Thesis Title: Development of Enhanced Resistance to Peanut Stripe Virus in Cultivated Peanuts by Biolistic Gene Delivery. NG AMBI, TENSON BOYD Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: Rebeca C. Rufty Date Conf.: May 1998 Thesis Title: Sources and Genetic Basis of Resistance to Root-knot Nematodes in Tobacco. SALAS-VINATEA, CARLOS Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: Thomas G. Isleib Date Conf.: December 1997 Thesis Title: Collection, Characterization, Evaluation and Utilization of Peruvian Peanut Landraces. SIMINSZKY, BALAZS Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof. Frederick T. Corbin 76

77 Date Conf.: December 1997 Thesis Title: Isolation and Expression in Yeast of a Soybean Cytochrome P-450 cdna That catalyzes the Metabolism of Phenylurea Herbicides. STEVENS, DAVID ROBERT Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: Joseph F. Burns Date Conf.: May 1998 Thesis Title: Nitrogen and Carbohydrate Fractions in Grasses: Their Role in the Voluntary Feed Intake of Sheep. ULKER, BEKIR Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: Arthur K.Weissinger Date Conf.: May 1998 Thesis Title: The Effects of Matrix Attachment Regions (MARs) on Transgene Expression in Tobacco Plants. ZHOU, XINGLIANG Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: J. Paul Murphy Date Conf.: December 1997 Thesis Title: Exploitation of Conserved Germplasm in Cultivated Oat Improvement. CROP SCIENCE GRADUATE THESES /1997 DORER, STEPHEN PETER Major Prof.: Charles H. Peacock Date Conf.: August 1996 Thesis Title: Nutritional Effects of a Fungicide Combination on Summer Bentgrass Decline. GIMENEZ, AGUSTIN EDWARDO Major Prof.: John W. Wilcut Date Conf.: May 1997 Thesis Title: Weed Management in Glychosate-tolerant Soybean (Glycine max.). 77

78 KRUEGER, DAVID WAYNE Major Prof.: Gail G. Wilkerson Date Conf.: August 1996 Thesis Title: Weed Mapping and Weed Scouting: Characterization of Weed Spatial Distributions with Maps, Evaluation of Alternative Scouting Methods with Simulations. LI, HONGXIA JUDY Major Prof.: Joseph W. Burton Date Conf.: December 1996 Thesis Title: Selection for Seed Density as a Method for Indirectly Increasing Soybean Seed Protein Concentration. MARTIN, MATTHEW CHARLES Major Prof.: Charles H. Peacock Date Conf.: December 1996 Thesis Title: Measuring Release Mechanisms of Coated Controlled Release Nitrogen Fertilizers. MOULAERT-QUIROS, AZUR Major Prof.: J. Paul Mueller Date Conf.: December 1996 Thesis Title: A Silvopastoral System in the North Atlantic Zone of Costa Rica: Combining Indigenous Timber Species with Dairy Pasture Swards. ROBBIE, JANICE MARIE Major Prof.: Alan C. York Date Conf.: May 1997 Thesis Title: Weed Management in Roundup-ready Cotton. TAYLOR, KIMBERLY ALLAN Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: Jerome B. Weber Date Conf.: May 1997 Thesis Title: Mobility and Dissipation of Three Herbicides as Influenced by Soil Properties, Soil Cover and Water Input Using Field Lysimeters. 78

79 YI, YE-HEE Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: Rebeca C. Rufty Date Conf.: May 1997 Thesis Title: Randomly Amplified Polymorphic DNA (RAPD) Analysis of Cultivated tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.). CROP SCIENCE GRADUATE THESES /1996 ALMONOR, GUERDA OPHELIA Major Prof.: Gregeory P. Fenner Date Conf.: December 1995 Thesis Title: Determination of the Correlation Between Sterols, Tocopherols and Fatty Acid Content in Soybeans Bred for Altered Fatty Acid Composition. BATTS, ROGER BRUCE Major Prof.: Alan C. York Date Conf.: May 1996 Thesis Title: Integration of Thiazopyr into Weed Management systems in Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum). CARDINAL, ANDREA JOSEFINA Major Prof.: Ralph E. Dewey Date Conf.: May 1996 Thesis Title: Anther Culture Induced Genetic Variability and Transgene Silencing in Tobacco Plants Expressing the GUS reporter Gene. CARLSON, SHAWN RENEE Major Prof.: Earl A. Wernsman Date Conf.: December 1995 Thesis Title: A Designer Chromosome and Its Use as a Gene Shuttle in 21st Century Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.). CULPEPPER, ALFRED STANLEY Major Prof.: Alan C. York Date Conf.: May 1996 Thesis Title: Sicklepod (Senna obtusifolia) Management in Sulfonylurea-tolerant Soybean (Glycine max) and Weed Management Systems in Notillage Bromoxynil-tolerant Cottong (Gossypium hirsutum). 79

80 GARVEY, PAUL VICTOR, JR Major Prof.: Fred H. Yelverton Date Conf.: December 1995 Thesis Title: The Effect of Propiconazole on Tobacco Growth and Development. HARRELL, NORMAN EUGENE, JR Major Prof.: W. David Smith Date Conf.: December 1995 Thesis Title: The Effects of Physical Properties of Soilless Media on Tobacco Seedling Production in the Float System. JENNINGS, KATHERINE MARY Major Prof.: Alan C. York Date Conf.: May 1996 Thesis Title: Sicklepod (Senna obtusifolia) Management in Soybean (Glycine max) with Flumetsulam. ROBERT, VINCENT JEAN MARIE Major Prof.: Earl A. Wernsman Date Conf.: August 1995 Thesis Title: Production and Identification of Breeding Lines Combining Endogenous Tobacco and Transgenic Sources of Resistance to Tobacco Etch Virus and Potato Virus Y. TAYLOR, GENE RUPERT II Major Prof.: Charles H. Peacock Date Conf.: December 1995 Thesis Title: The Effects of Mechanically Induced Air Movement on the Temperature, Leaf Water Potential and Soil Moisture Percentage of Creeping Bentgrass (Agrostic stolonifera L.) Golf Greens. WEBSTER, CASSANDRA JOAN EDGAR Major Prof.: Gail G. Wilkerson Date Conf.: May 1996 Thesis Title: Predicting Herbicide Half-life as a Function of Soil and Chemical Properties. 80

81 WHITE, DAVID ANTHONY Major Prof.: Harold D. Coble Date Conf.: May 1996 Thesis Title: Validation of HERB for Use in Peanut. ZASADA, INGA ANNE Major Prof.: H. Michael Linker Date Conf.: December 1995 Thesis Title: Effect of Initial Weed Populations on No-tillage Weed Management with a Rye Cover Crop. FENG, QILI Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: H. Thomas Stalker Date Conf.: December 1995 Thesis Title: Development of an In vitro Technique for Peg Tip Culture to Rescue Embryos of Interspecific Hybrids in Arachis. GARCIA, GUSTAVO MARCELO Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: H. Thomas Stalker Date Conf.: December 1995 Thesis Title: Evaluating Efficiency of Germplasm Introgression from Arachis Species to A. hypogaea L. GUTIERREZ, OSMAN ARIEL Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: Daryl T. Bowman Date Conf.: August 1995 Thesis Title: Inheritance of Tolerance to Columbia Lane Nematode (Hoplolaimus columbus Sher) in Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.). HAWBAKER, MICHAEL SCOTT Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: Major M. Goodman Date Conf.: December 1995 Thesis Title: Application of Recurrent Selection for Low Moisture Content in Tropical Maize (Zea mays L.) and Evaluation of the Effects on Grain Yield. MA, GUOYING Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: Harold D. Coble Date Conf.: May 1996 Thesis Title: Differential Responses of Weed Species to Prosulfuron. MANJARREZ-SANDOVAL, PEDRO Degree: Ph.D. 81

82 Major Prof.: Thomas E. Carter Date Conf.: May 1996 Thesis Title: Genetic Variance Among Inbred Lines and F 2 Heterosis as Predicted by Coefficient of Parentage and RFLP-based Genetic Similarity Estimates in Soybean. PROCHASKA, LEE MICHAEL Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: Harold D. Coble Date Conf.: May 1996 Thesis Title: The Role of Glyphosate for Weed Management in Glyphosate Tolerant Cotton. SHIN, JOUNGDU Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: Frederick T. Corbin Date Conf.: December 1995 Thesis Title: Characterization of Plant Responses to Herbicides and Safeners. UTOMO, SETYO DWI Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: Thomas G. Isleib Date Conf.: May 1996 Thesis Title: Evaluation of Four Peanut In vitro Culture Methods and a Model Transgene Expression System Based on Agrobacterium-mediated Transformation of Mature Leaves. WEBSTER, THEODORE MICHAEL Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: Harold D. Coble Date Conf.: May 1996 Thesis Title: Purple Nutsedge (Cyperus rotundus) Population Dynamics and Interference in Corn (Zea mays) and Cotton (Gossypium hirsutum). CROP SCIENCE GRADUATE THESES /1995 DOSS, LESLIE G Major Prof.: Alan C. York Date Conf.: May 1995 Thesis Title: Interaction of Glyphosate and Acetolactate Synthase-inhibitor Herbicides and Evaluation of Weed Management Systems in Glyphosate-tolerant Soybean (Glycine max). 82

83 HARTWIGER, CHRISTOPHER EDWARD Major Prof.: J. M. DiPaola Date Conf.: May 1995 Thesis Title: Light Weight Roller Use on Bentgrass Putting Greens. HUNTER, DAVID E. III Major Prof.: J. P. Murphy Date Conf.: December 1994 Thesis Title: Evaluation of Turkish Avena sterilis L. Through Electrophoretically Detected Isozyme Polymorphism. JENNETTE, MICHAEL WILLIAM Major Prof.: F. H. Yelverton Date Conf.: December 1994 Thesis Title: The Effects of Simulated Rainfall on MH Residues of Flue-cured Tobacco. MITCHEM, WAYNE EDWARD Major Prof.: A. C. York Date Conf.: December 1994 Thesis Title: Evaluation of Plant Growth Regulators for Peanut ONO, MAKOTO Major Prof.: F. T. Corbin Date Conf.: May 1995 Thesis Title: Response of Cotton to Residues of Imazaquine Alone and in Combination with Aldicarb. HOLLAND, JAMES BRENDAN Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: Major M. Goodman Date Conf.: May 1995 Thesis Title: Combining Ability of Latin American Maize Accessions with Adapted U.S. Germplasm. JONES, MICHAEL ALAN Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: R.P. Patterson and R. Wells Date Conf.: December 1994 Thesis Title: Physiological Factors Affecting Vegetative and Reproductive Dry Matter Allocation in Cotton. 83

84 PANTALONE, VINCENT ROBERT III Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: J. W. Burton Date Conf.: May 1995 Thesis Title: Utilization of a Fibrous Rooted Plant Introduction for Soybean Improvement. PEELE, DAVID McCRAY Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: G. F. Peedin Date Conf.: May 1995 Thesis Title: Effects of Twice-over Harvesting and Ethephon and/or Ethylene Gas on Flue-cured Tobacco. REBETZKE, GREGORY JOHN Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: J. W. Burton Date Conf.: May 1995 Thesis Title: Inheritance and Stability of Palmitic Acid Content in Soybean. REHMAN, ANIS UR Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: R. Wells Date Conf.: May 1995 Thesis Title: Physiological Factors Related to Earliness in Peanuts (Arachis hypogaea L.). YENISH, JOSEPH PAUL Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: A.D. Worsham Date Conf.: December 1994 Thesis Title: Weed Suppression Using Allelopathic Cover Crops in No-tillage Agriculture in North Carolina. CROP SCIENCE GRADUATE THESES /1994 COGGINS, TROY EUGENE Major Prof.: W.D. Smith Date Conf.: December 1993 Thesis Title: Effect of Sodium and Bicarbonate on Tobacco Seedling Production in the Greenhouse Float System. 84

85 COWETT, THOMAS JOHN Major Prof.: R.H. White Date Conf.: December 1993 Thesis Title: Tall Fescue Establishment as Influenced by Cultivar and Seeding Rate. DANIEL, PAUL FRANKLIN Major Prof.: C.H. Peacock Date Conf.: May 1994 Thesis Title: Fertilizer induced Changes in Selected Soil Characteristics and Turf Responses in a Bermudagrass Grown on a Native Soil and a Bentgrass Grown on an Amended Soil. HERRERO, SONIA Major Prof.: R.C. Rufty Date Conf.: May 1994 Thesis Title: Evaluation of Tobacco Germplasm for Resistance to the Tobacco Cyst Nematode Globodera tabacum solanacearum. HOOKS, RICKEY RENO Major Prof.: H.D. Coble Date Conf.: May 1994 Thesis Title: Weed Influences on the Populations of Arthropod Natural Enemies and Insect Pests in a Soybean Ecosystem. VINATEA, CARLOS ANTONIO SALAS Major Prof.: J.P. Murphy Date Conf.: December 1993 Thesis Title: Isozymes in Oat: Genetic Control and linkage Relationships of Isozyme Loci in Hexaploid Oat (Avena spp.). GOINS, GREGORY DARIN Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: D.A. Danehower Date Conf.: December 1993 Thesis Title: Influence of Ethylene Gas on the Chemistry and Quality of Underripe and Ripe Flue-cured Tobacco. MUFANDAEDZA, ONEAS TICHAFA Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: J.C. Burns Date Conf.: December 1993 Thesis Title: NAGABHUSHANA, GUBBIGA G. Degree: Ph.D. Cyanogenesis and Its Relationship with Herbage Quality in Forage Sorghum. 85

86 Major Prof.: A.D. Worsham Date Conf.: December 1993 Thesis Title: The Role of Allelopathy and Root Exudation and Transfer of Herbicide in the Growth Suppressing Effect of Nicosulfuron-Killed Johnsongrass on Corn. SETTLAGE, SHARON BROWN Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: P. Kwanyuen and R.F. Wilson Date Conf.: December 1993 Thesis Title: Characterization of Diacylglycerol Acyltransferase (DGAT) in Soybean (Glycine max L. Merr.) and the Relation of DGAT to Soybean Seed Oil Concentration. SHYAMALRAU, TALLURY Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: H.T. Stalker Date Conf.: May 1994 Thesis Title: Germplasm Introgression From Wild Species to Cultivated Peanuts. CROP SCIENCE GRADUATE THESES /1993 BAHE, ANITA RAE Major Prof.: C.H. Peacock and J.B. Weber Date Conf.: December 1992 Thesis Title: Alternative Yard Waste Disposal: Environmental Impact of Composting and Mulching. CHAPPELL, GLENN FRANKLIN II Major Prof.: T.G. Isleib Date Conf.: May 1993 Thesis Title: Evaluation of Mechanisms of Resistance to Sclerotinia minor in Peanut Genotypes. DICKSON, MARK CHRISTIAN Major Prof.: A.K. Weissinger Date Conf.: May 1993 Thesis Title: Factors Affecting the Efficiency of Gene Transfer by Microprojectile Bombardment. 86

87 JONES, ANNA RENEA Major Prof.: H.M. Linker Date Conf.: May 1993 Thesis Title: Comparison of Alternative and Conventional Management Practices for Fresh Market Tomatoes (Lycopersicon esculentum). LACKS, GREGORY DELMAR Major Prof.: H.T. Stalker Date Conf.: May 1993 Thesis Title: Developing and Utilizing a Nondestructive Isozyme Screening Technique for Arachis species. MARLOW, WILLIAM SCOTT Major Prof.: R.P. Patterson Date Conf.: May 1993 Thesis Title: Canopy Apparent Photosynthesis and Biological Nitrogen Fixation of a Drought-Tolerant Soybean Genotype. MONROE, JAMES HOWARD Major Prof.: W.M Lewis and J.M. DiPaola Date Conf.: December 1992 Thesis Title: Impact of Soil Coring on Preemergence Herbicide Efficacy. NG AMBI, TENSON BOYD Major Prof.: R.C. Rufty Date Conf.: May 1993 Thesis Title: Reaction of Root-knot Resistant Tobacco to Concomitant Populations of Meloidogyne Species. SIMINSZKY, BALAZS Major Prof.: F.T. Corbin Date Conf.: May 1993 Thesis Title: Nicosulfuron-Resistance and Metabolism in Terbufos and/or Naphyhalic Anhydride Treated Corn. THORTON, ALLAN CASEY Major Prof.: W.T. Fike Date Conf.: May 1993 Thesis Title: Nitrogen and Plant Growth Regulator Effects on Triticale (X triticosecale Wittmack) and Wheat (Triticum aestivum). BIANCHI-HALL, CECILIA MARIA Degree: Ph.D. 87

88 Major Prof.: H.T. Stalker Date Conf.: December 1992 Thesis Title: Seed Storage Proteins in Peanuts Associated with the Characterization of Species, Cultivars and Molecular Markers. CAMPBELL, KIMBERLY ANNE GARLAND Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: E.A. Wernsman Date Conf.: December 1992 Thesis Title: Designer Chromosomes and Doubled Haploids: Breeding for Disease Resistance in Tobacco. ELMORE, GREG Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: H.D. Coble Date Conf.: May 1993 Thesis Title: Soybean Canopy Effects on Weed Interference. HUDAK, COLLEN MARIE Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: R.P. Patterson Date Conf.: May 1993 Thesis Title: An Evaluation of a Soybean Plant Introduction for Drought Avoidance under Field Conditions. KELLER, KYLE EDWARD Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: J.B. Weber Date Conf.: December 1992 Thesis Title: Movement and Dissipation of Atrazine, Metolachlor, and Primisulfuron in Field Lysimeters. PFEIFFER, INIGO Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: R.C. Long and W.W. Weeks Date Conf.: May 1993 Thesis Title: Separation of Flue-Cured Tobacco into Good Versus Trashy, Poor Quality Leaves: Effect on Chemical and Smoking Characteristics. SUDARSONO Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: A.K. Weissinger Date Conf.: May 1993 Thesis Title: Transgenic Burley and Flue-cured Tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum L.) with Resistance to Various Isolates of Potato Virus Y (PUY). SUNDERLAND, SHAY Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: H.D. Coble Date Conf.: May

89 Thesis Title: Extent and Mechanism of Tall Morning Glory (Ipomoea purpurea) Tolerance to DPX-PE350. WU, ZHIMIN Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: R.C. Long and W.W. Weeks Date Conf.: December 1992 Thesis Title: Relationship of Representative Flue-cured Tobacco Grades with Chemical Constituents. YANG, MOO HEE Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: J.W. Burton Date Conf.: December 1992 Thesis Title: Response of Soybean Seed Protein and Oil to Environmental Variation. CROP SCIENCE GRADUATE THESES /1992 HETTIARACHCHI, KEERTHI Major Prof.: T.G. Isleib Date Conf.: December 1991 Thesis Title: Inheritance of the Components of Resistance to Rust in Peanut. HINEN, JEFFREY A. Major Prof.: A.D. Worsham Date Conf.: December 1991 Thesis Title: Evaluation of Rye Varieties for Weed Suppression in No-Till Corn (Zea mays), Soybeans (Glycine max), and Sorghum (Sorghum bicolor). MEHAFFEY, MEGAN HELENE Major Prof.: D.S. Fisher Date Conf.: December 1991 Thesis Title: Photosynthesis and Composition of Leaves Readapted to High Light in Three Subtropical Grasses. 89

90 NICHOLS, WENDY A. Major Prof.: R.C. Rufty Date Conf.: December 1991 Thesis Title: Anther Culture as a Probable Source of Resistance to Tobacco Black Shank caused by Phytophthora parasitica var.. SIMWANZA, PERCY CHISANGA Degree M.S. Major Prof.: R.P. Patterson Date Conf.: May 1992 Thesis Title: Soybean [Glycine max (L). Merr.] Growth and Yield in Response to Blending cultivars and Soil-Water Adjustment. TAYLOR, KIMBERLY A. Major Prof.: H.D. Coble Date Conf.: December 1991 Thesis Title: Thresholds of Multi-Species Weeds in Cotton and Evaluation of European Corn Borer and Common Cocklebur Interactive Impact on Cotton. TURNER, STEWART MCNEIL Major Prof.: A.C. York Date Conf.: May 1992 Thesis Title: Response of Triticale (X Triticosecale Wittmack) to Herbicides Applied Postemergence. COSGROVE, GERALD PATRICK Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: J.C. Burns Date Conf.: May 1992 Thesis Title: The Influence of Canopy Height, Structure and Quality on Intake Rate and Mastication by Steers of Three Temperate Grasses. GIZLICE, ZIYA Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: T.E. Carter Date Conf.: December 1991 Thesis Title: Genetic Diversity in Soybean. KASAI, MIEKO Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: H.D. Coble Date Conf.: December 1991 Thesis Title: KOROMA, BARBA MAULANA Degree: Ph.D. Absorption, Translocation, and Metabolism of MON by tolerant and Susceptible Species and Its Effects on Root Growth. 90

91 Major Prof.: R.P. Patterson Date Conf.: May 1992 Thesis Title: Analysis of Tolerance Mechanisms to Hyperthermic Stress During Germination in Selected Genotypes of Nicotiana tabacum L. MYERS, PAUL F. Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: H.D. Coble Date Conf.: December 1991 Thesis Title: The Interaction of Imazethapyr with Selected Grass Herbicides. PHILLIPS, TIMOTHY DALE Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: J.P. Murphy and J.C. Wynne Date Conf.: May 1992 Thesis Title: Evaluation of Genetic Diversity in the National Small Grains Collection of Wild Oat (Avena sterilis L.) Germplasm Based on Isozyme Polymorphisms. SHEPARD, DENNIS PAUL Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: J.C. Burns and J.M. DiPaola Date Conf.: May 1992 Thesis Title: Effects of Four Plant Growth Regulators on Carbohydrate Reserves and Cold Tolerance of Warm Season Turf. SPAK, DAVID R. Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: J.M. DiPaola and W.M. Lewis Date Conf.: December 1991 Thesis Title: Tall Fescue Sward Dynamics as Influenced by Growth Regulator Types and Mowing. UHR, DAVID V. Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: M.M. Goodman Date Conf.: December 1991 Thesis Title: Adaptation of Tropical Maize to Temperate Zones. VANGESSEL, MARK JOSEPH Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: H.D. Coble Date Conf.: May 1992 Thesis Title: Impact of Johnsongrass Control with Nicosulfuron or Primisulfuron on the Severity of Maize Dwarf Mosaic Virus in Corn. 91

92 WENDT, DANIEL ROY Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: H.B. Weber and T.J. Sheets Date Conf.: May 1992 Thesis Title: Degradation of Concentrated Pesticides and Pesticide Mixtures and Their Effects on Soil Microorganisms. WILES, LORI J. Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: G.G. Wilkerson and H.J. Gold Date Conf.: December 1991 Thesis Title: A Decision Analytic Investigation of the Influences of Weed Spatial Arrangement on Postemergence Control Decisions in Soybean (Glycine max). CROP SCIENCE GRADUATE THESES /1991 BALDWIN, GREGORY BURNETT Major Prof.: G.G. Wilkerson and H.D. Coble Date Conf.: May 1991 Thesis Title: Relationships Between Growth Characteristics of Sicklepod (Cassia Obtusifolla) and Common cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium) and Subsequent Soybean (Glycine max) Yield Loss. FISCHER, DAVID BERNARD Major Prof.: R.C. Rufty Date Conf.: May 1991 Thesis Title: Inheritance of Resistance to Tobacco Etch Virus and Tobacco Vein Mottling Virus in Burley Tobacco Cultivar Sota GOINS, GREGORY DARIN Major Prof.: D.A. Danehower Date Conf.: May 1991 Thesis Title: Influence of Sucker Control and Certain Plant Growth Regulators on the Concentration of the Duvatrienediols in Flue-cured Tobacco. HTUT, U TIN Major Prof.: T.G. Isleib Date Conf.: May 1991 Thesis Title: Inheritance of Symbiotic Nitrogen Fixation in Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) 92

93 RANELLS, NOAH NATHAN Major Prof.: M.G. Wagger Date Conf.: May 1991 Thesis Title: Management of Crimson Clover to Optimize Reseeding and Nitrogen Release in a No-Tillage Corn System. ROSEBROCK, MARY MELISSA Major Prof.: H.D. Coble Date Conf.: May 1991 Thesis Title: Determining Competitive Indices of Weed Species in Peanuts in North Carolina. WARREN, RALPH LLOYD JR. Major Prof.: G.F. Peedin Date Conf.: May 1991 Thesis Title: Nitrogen Source and Chloride Rate on Some Agronomic and Chemical Characteristics of Flue-cured Tobacco. BUBECK, DAVID MATTHEW Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: M.M. Goodman Date Conf.: May 1991 Thesis Title: Molecular and Biometric Evaluation of Gray Leaf Spot and Southern Corn Leaf Blight Resistance in Maize. FITZNER, MICHAEL SCOTT Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: J.C. Wynne Date Conf.: May 1991 Thesis Title: Plant Breeding Strategies for the Enhancement of Drought Tolerance in Peanut. WESTBERG, DAN ERIC Degree: Ph.D. Major Prof.: H.D. Coble Date Conf.: May 1991 Thesis Title: Effect of acifluorfen on chlorimuron phytotoxicity to common cocklebur (Xanthium strumarium) and sicklepod (Cassia obtusifolia). 93

94 APPENDIX M CROP SCIENCE GRADUATE CATALOG PAGE Crop Science Degrees Offered: Program Title Ph.D. Ed.D. M.S. M.A. Master of Crop Science Y Y Y M.Ed. GRADUATE FACULTY H. T. Stalker Jr., Head of the Department Director of Graduate Programs: D. A. Danehower, Box 7620, , [email protected] Distinguished University Professor and William Neal Reynolds Professor: M. M. Goodman Philip Morris Professor: G. F. Peedin Philip Morris Professor of Crop Science: W. D. Smith William Neal Reynolds Professor: E. A. Wernsman Professors: D. T. Bowman, A. H. Bruneau, F. T. Corbin, E. J. Dunphy, J. T. Green Jr., T. G. Isleib, H. M. Linker, R. C. Long, J. P. Mueller, J. P. Murphy, R. P. Patterson, C. H. Peacock, R. C. Rufty, T. W. Rufty Jr., H. T. Stalker Jr., J. B. Weber, W. W. Weeks, A. K. Weissinger, R. Wells, G. G. Wilkerson, J. C. Wynne, A. C. York; Professors (USDA): J. C. Burns, J. W. Burton, T. E. Carter Jr., E. L. Fiscus, S. C. Huber, J. E. Miller, R. F. Wilson; Professors Emeriti: C. A. Brim, B. E. Caldwell, D. S. Chamblee, J. F. Chaplin, H. D. Coble, W. K. Collins, W. A. Cope, D. A. Emery, W. T. Fike Jr., D. U. Gerstel, H. D. Gross, G. R. Gwynn, P. H. Harvey, G. L. Jones, J. A. Lee, W. M. Lewis, D. E. Moreland, H. Seltmann, G. A. Sullivan, D. L. Thompson, D. H. Timothy, W. W. Weeks, A. D. Worsham; Associate Professors: D. C. Bowman, R. J. Cooper, D. A. Danehower, R. E. Dewey, K. L. Edmisten, G. P. Fenner, S. H. Kay, R. D. Keys, V. A. Sisson, J. F. Spears, P. R. Weisz, J. W. Wilcut; Associate Professors (USDA): K. O. Burkey, P. Kwanyuen, D. P. Livingston III; Assistant Professors: R. W. Heiniger, D. L. Jordan, J. Luginbuhl, R. Qu, F. H. Yelverton; Assistant Professors (USDA): J. B. Holland ASSOCIATE MEMBERS OF THE PROGRAM Professors: W. F. Thompson The Department of Crop Science offers programs of study leading to the Master of Crop Science (M.C.S.), Master of Science (M.S.) and Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees. The M.S. and Ph.D. programs are based upon original research while the M.C.S degree is a non-thesis degree program. Areas of study in the department include plant breeding, genetics and molecular biology; crop production, management, chemistry and physiology; sustainable agriculture and agro-ecology; turf grass management and science; integrated pest management, weed science and crop modeling. Excellent facilities for graduate education are available, including wet and dry labs for preparation and analysis of plant and soil samples, cold storage facilities, greenhouses, controlled environmental chambers, computing facilities and the Southeastern Plant 94

95 Environment Laboratories (Phytotron) for highly controlled plant environmental research. Agriculturally, North Carolina has a wide array of environments and soils for field research. This includes the sandy coastal plains and black lands of eastern NC, the central Piedmont with its clay soils, and the mountains of NC with their unique environments and soils. University and State research stations are located strategically throughout each of these regions and are widely used for field research. Crop Science programs also benefit from strong cooperative ties with other departments and institutions. Graduate students in Crop Science work cooperatively with and/or obtain instruction in the Departments of Animal Science, Biochemistry, Botany, Chemistry, Computer Science, Entomology, Horticultural Science, Genetics, Mathematics, Microbiology, Plant Pathology, Soil Science and Statistics. Cooperative efforts link our programs with faculty at a number of land grant and international universities as well as with leaders in agribusiness and environmental protection. Admissions Requirements: Prospective students should be graduates of an accredited university with a major in agronomy, animal science, biology, crop science, genetics, horticulture, plant science or related field of study. Graduates from other degree programs will be considered but may be asked to make up certain undergraduate deficiencies. Acceptance of applicants is competitive and limited by program space and funding. Typically, an applicant should have a minimum of a 3.0 (out of 4.0) GPA and a minimum GRE score of 1000 on the verbal and analytical portions of the exam. Exceptions to these guidelines may be made for students with special backgrounds, abilities or interests Master's Degree Requirements: Master of Science Degree: Requirements include one hour of Seminar (CS 601), six hours of Statistics (ST 501 and ST 701 or equivalent), completion of a thesis, a comprehensive oral examination and presentation of an exit seminar. Master of Crop Science Degree: M.C.S. requirements include a minimum of 36 semester hours of graduate work with a minimum of four, but no more than six, credit hours of Special Problems (CS 620). One hour of Crop Science Seminar (CS 601), three hours of Statistics (ST 501 or equivalent) and presentation of an exit seminar are also required. Doctoral Degree Requirements: Ph.D. Candidates must demonstrate an ability to conduct original research and scholarly work at the highest level. Other requirements include one hour of Crop Science Seminar (CS 801) and an exit seminar. The crop physiology and weed science programs have additional "core" course requirements. Student Financial Support: Graduate assistantships and fellowships will be awarded to qualified applicants depending on funding availability and program space. Tuition is typically waived for students granted assistantships. Student health insurance is also provided to all students on assistantship. Other Relevant Information: A thesis (M.S. and Ph.D.) or special problem (Master of Crop Science) outline and Plan of Graduate Work should be submitted to the Director of Graduate Programs by the end of the first regular (spring or fall) semester. GRADUATE COURSES CS(HS,PP) 502 Plant Disease: Methods and Diagnosis. CS 565 Turf Management Systems and Environmental Quality. CS 601 Seminar. 95

96 CS 620 Special Problems. CS 685 Master's Supervised Teaching. CS 690 Master's Examination. CS 693 Master's Supervised Research. CS 695 Master's Thesis Research. CS 696 Summer Thesis Research. CS 699 Master's Thesis Preparation. CS 711 Tobacco Technology. CS 713 Physiological Aspects of Crop Production. CS(HS) 715 Weed Science Research Techniques. CS(HS) 716 Weed Biology. CS(HS) 717 Weed Management Systems. CS(HS) 718 Biological Control of Weeds. CS(GN) 719 Origin and Evolution of Cultivated Plants. CS(GN,HS) 720 Molecular Biology in Plant Breeding. CS(HS,SSC,TOX) 725 Pesticide Chemistry. CS(HS,SSC,TOX) 727 Pesticide Behavior and Fate in the Environment. CS(HS) 729 Herbicide Behavior in Plants. CS(NG,HS) 741 Plant Breeding Methods. CS(GN,HS) 745 Quantitative Genetics in Plant Breeding. CS(GN,HS) 746 Breeding Methods. CS(GN,HS,PP) 748 Breeding for Pest Resistance. CS(FOR,SSC) 777 Conservation and Sustainable Development I. CS 801 Seminar. CS 820 Special Problems. CS(GN,HS) 860 Plant Breeding Laboratory. CS(GN,HS) 861 Plant Breeding Laboratory. CS 885 Doctoral Supervised Teaching. CS 890 Doctoral Preliminary Examination. CS 893 Doctoral Supervised Research. CS 895 Doctoral Dissertation Research. CS 896 Summer Dissertation Research. CS 899 Doctoral Dissertation Preparation. 96

97 97 APPENDIX N. PLACEMENT OF CROP SCIENCE GRADUATE STUDENTS Graduated Graduate Student Degree Major Professor Current/Last Known Employer Title 1987 J.M. Luginbuhl PhD J.C. Burns NC State University Assistant Professor 1987 Danilo A. Pezo PhD J.C. Burns CATIE, Turrialba, Costa Rica Dept. Head 1987 Thomas Charles Corbin PhD E.A. Wernsman Pioneer Hybrid Int. Soybean Breeder 1987 William D. Witherspoon PhD E.A. Wernsman Garst Seed Company Corn Breeder/Sales Mgr Daniel R. Wendt MS J.B. Weber BASF, RTP, NC Research Scientist 1987 James F. Miller MAg P.J.Mueller/J.T.Green GA Coop. Ext. Service Unknown 1987 Inigo Pfeiffer MS W.D. Smith aai Research Senior Scientist 1987 Cedric Jones MAg W.D. Smith NC Coop. Ext. Service County Director 1987 David Lawson MS D.A. Danehower Ohio State Univerity Ph.D. student 1987 J. L. Dowty MS R.D. Keys Texas A&M Ph.D. student 1987 David A. Mortenson PhD H.D. Coble Penn State University Associate Professor 1987 Carol Wilkerson PhD J.P. Murphy VPI&SU Associate Professor 1987 Mark Tucker MS G.F. Peedin Forsyth County Ext. Service Extension Agent 1987 Wayne Batten MAg G.F. Peedin Wake County Ext. Service Extension Agent 1987 I.R. Goldman MS T.E. Carter University of Wisconsin Assistant Professor 1987 Fernando Castillo PhD M.M. Goodman Colegio de Postgraduados Professor 1987 Zia Gizlice MS T.E. Carter State of North Carolina Statistical Analyst 1988 Pamela Reece MS H.T. Stalker NCSU, Plant Pathology Technician 1988 David Jordan MS A.C. York NCSU, Crop Science Assistant Professor 1988 Derek Day MAg G.F. Peedin Person County Ext. Service Director 1988 Glenn Oliver MS A.C. York Ag Systems Associates Private Contract Research 1988 Kenneth McCaskill MS G.F. Peedin Macon County Ext Service Director 1988 Frederick W. Smith PhD H.D. Coble Unknown Consultant, Wash., DC 1988 Carl Kollmer PhD H.D. Coble Almay Products, Apex, NC Unknown 1988 Mary Joe Wannamaker PhD R.C. Rufty Wannamaker Seeds Foundation Seed Producer 1988 Frederick W. Smith PhD J.R. Anderson ACDI, Moscow, Russia Party Chief

98 Graduated Graduate Student Degree Major Professor Current/Last Known Employer Title 1988 Mohamed Khalil PhD F.T. Corbin Cairo University, Egypt Associate Professor 1988 Hone Ling Sun MS F.T.Corbin Taiwan Dept. Agric. Research Associate 1988 Steve Vozzo MS J.E. Miller NC Env. Health & Nat. Res. Unknown 1988 W. V. Wan-Mamat MS R.C. Long Malaysian Agr. Res. & Dev. Inst. Agronomist 1988 R. G. Margapuram PhD R.D. Keys Computer industry Unknown 1989 Kevin L. Hahn PhD H.D. Coble DuPont Ag Products, Illinois Unknown 1989 Kim A. Campbell MS T.E. Carter University of Ohio Assistant Professor 1989 Christopher N. Tinius PhD J.W. Burton Delta & Pineland Soybean Breeder 1989 John D. Byrd PhD H.D. Coble Mississippi State University Faculty 1989 James L. Hodges, Jr. MS J.R. Anderson Self Farmer, Washington, NC 1989 Sanchez, G. J. J. PhD M.M. Goodman INIFAP Researcher 1989 Carl Herman Yung PhD E.A. Wernsman Napoleon Ohio Comm. College Unknown 1989 Zhimin Wu MS W.W.Weeks/R.C.Long Tobacco Technology (Maryland) Tobacco Flavorist 1989 Bao Long Tsai PhD F.T.Corbin Duke Univ. and Shaw Univ. Visiting Professor 1989 Roger N. Cobb MAg W.D. Smith NC Coop. Ext. Service Extension Agent 1989 Adil Awad PhD A.D.Worsham/F.T.Corbin Int. Inst. Trop. Agric., Nigeria Research Biologist 1989 E. Jane McKinnon PhD J.B. Weber Monsanto, St. Louis, MO Unknown 1989 David Uhr MS J.P. Murphy DeKalb Seed Company Station Mgr/Corn Breeder 1989 Gail E. Mahnken MS J.B. Weber Pesticide Lab, NCSU Unknown 1989 Michael L. Blumhorst PhD J.B. Weber EPL Bio. Services, Harristown, IL Unknown 1990 Steve Moye MS A.C. York Medical School Medical Student 1990 Janet Marth MS F.T. Corbin/A.C. York Valent Chemical Co Research Associate 1990 Mark Keene MAg A.C. York NC Cooperative Ext. Service County Director 1990 Thomas Tucker Ms Corbin Fair Products, Inc. Researcher 1990 Jose L. Villalobos PhD J.C. Burns National/Univ. Heredia, Costa Rica Professor 1990 Rubin M. Smith MAg W.D. Smith NC Coop. Ext. Service County Director 1990 Curtis R. Fountain MAg W.D. Smith NC Coop. Ext. Service Area Extension Specialist 1990 Fred Yelverton PhD G.F.Peedin/A.D.Worsham NCSU, Crop Science Assistant Professor 98

99 Graduated Graduate Student Degree Major Professor Current/Last Known Employer Title 1990 Dennis Moorman MS R.F. Wilson/P. Kwanyuen Mary Knoll Priest 1990 Ellen Blenk MS M.H. Linker USDA Lab Technician 1990 Al Low MS T.E. Carter University of Colorado Technician 1990 Faye Mills Wilhite PhD E.A. Wernsman Novartis Res. Scientist 1990 David L. Dycus MAg W.D. Smith NC Coop. Ext. Service Area Extension Specialist 1990 Dan Westberg PhD H.D. Coble BASF, RTP, NC Res. Scientist 1990 Gregory M. Hoover MAg J.P. Mueller NC Coop. Ext. Service Extension Agent 1990 David B. Fisher MS R.C. Rufty Pioneer Seed Co., Algona, IA Assistant Superintendent 1990 Setyo Utomo MS T.G. Isleib Lampung University, Indonesia Assistant Professor 1990 Naazar Ali PhD T.G. Isleib Oilseeds Res. Inst., Pakistan Unknown 1990 Mark Zarnstorff PhD J.P.Mueller/D. Chamblee N. Dakota State University Assistant Professor 1990 Duy Huyng MAg J.P. Murphy Unknown Unknown 1991 Greg Goins MS D.A. Danehower Dynamac/NASA Research Scientist 1991 José Moreno PhD M.M. Goodman ICA Researcher 1991 Mark VanGessel PhD H.D. Coble University of Delaware Faculty 1991 Tin Htut MS T.G. Isleib Unknown Unknown 1991 David Bubeck PhD M.M. Goodman Novartis Plant Breeder 1991 David Uhr PhD M.M. Goodman Novartis Station Manager 1991 Greg Baldwin MS G.G. Wilkerson BASF Unknown 1991 Lori Wiles PhD G.G. Wilkerson USDA-ARS Unknown 1991 M.O. Fountain MS T.E. Carter DeKalb Commercial Breeder 1991 Mieko Kasai PhD H.D. Coble/A.C.York Monsanto, Japan Unknown 1991 K. Allan Taylor MS H.D. Coble DuPont Ag Products, DE Unknown 1991 Daniel R. Wendt PhD J.B. Weber BASF, RTP, NC Res. Scientist 1991 Ralph Warren MS G.F. Peedin American Cyanamide Pesticide Research 1991 Dennis P. Sheppard PhD J.C. Burns Novartis Technical Representative 1991 Robert F. Lee PhD J.B. Weber BG Anal. Lab. San Pedro, CA Unknown 1991 Melissa Rosebrock MS H.D. Coble NC Department of Agriculture Unknown 99

100 Graduated Graduate Student Degree Major Professor Current/Last Known Employer Title 1991 Zia Gizlice PhD T.E. Carter State of North Carolina Statistical Analyst 1991 Stewart Turner MS A.C. York Pioneer Seed Company Agronomist 1991 Paul Myers PhD H.D. Coble Unknown Stock Broker, Florida 1991 Greg Baldwin MS H.D. Coble Stoneville Seeds, MS Unknown 1992 Zhimin Wu PhD W.W.Weeks/R.C.Long Tobacco Technology (Maryland) Flavorist 1992 Inigo Pfeiffer PhD W.W.Weeks/R.C.Long Pharmaceutical Company Senior Scientist 1992 Renea Jones MS M.H. Linker Self-employed Farmer 1992 Gale McIntyre MAg T.G. Isleib Unknown Unknown 1992 Gerald P. Cosgrove PhD J.C. Burns Ag. Grasslands Palmerston N., NZ Scientist 1992 Curtis G. Barwick MAg W.D. Smith Murphy Farms Waste Management 1992 C. M. Bianchi-Hall PhD R.D. Keys Community College Faculty member 1992 Kimberly G. Campbell PhD E.A. Wernsman Ohio State University Assistant Professor 1992 David Spak PhD J.M. DiPaola/W.M. Lewis Agr Evo Dir of Res-Turf & Orn 1992 Dennis Shepard PhD J.M. DiPaola Novartis Dir of Res-Turf & Orn 1992 Kyle E. Keller PhD J.B. Weber BASF, RTP, NC Unknown 1992 Tim Phillips PhD J.P. Murphy University of Kentucky Assistant Professor 1992 Wendy Nichols MS R.C. Rufty NCSU, Plant Pathology Research Assistant 1992 Barba Korma PhD R.P. Patterson/R.D. Keys Johns Hopkins School of Medicine Research Associate 1992 Moottee Yang PhD J.W. Burton University of South Korea Professor 1992 Anita Bahe MS C.H. Peacock/J.B. Weber Front Royal Environmental Serv. Research Associate 1992 Percy Simwanza MS R.P.Patterson Zambian Department of Agric. Researcher 1993 Greg Goins PhD D.A. Danehower Dynamac/NASA Research Scientist 1993 Balazs Siminszky MS F.T. Corbin U. of Kentucky Assistant Professor 1993 Tony Salas MS J.P. Murphy NC State University Ph.D. student 1993 John C. Langston MS J.T. Green Baptist State Convention Unknown 1993 Thomas E. Clemente PhD A.K. Weissinger University of Nebraska Assistant Professor 1993 Stephen Stanfill MS R. Wells Centers for Disease Control Technician 1993 Kenneth Ferreira PhD H.D. Coble Monsanto, Texas Unknown 100

101 Graduated Graduate Student Degree Major Professor Current/Last Known Employer Title 1993 Sudarsono, S. L. PhD A.K. Weissinger University of Bogor, Indonesia Assistant Professor 1993 Thomas John Cowett MS R.H. White Novartis Field Technician 1993 Mark C. Dickson MS A.K. Weissinger Harris Moran Seeds Research Associate 1993 Glenn Chappell MS T.G. Isleib Prince George Co., VA Ag. Extension Agent 1993 Shay L. Sunderland PhD H.D. Coble Monsanto, St. Louis, MO Unknown 1993 Rut Akkasaeng PhD J.C. Burns Khon Kaen Univ., Thailand Professor 1993 Dwi Pintro Priadi PhD J.W. Burton University in Indonesia Professor 1993 Sharon B. Settlage PhD R.F. Wilson/P. Kwanyuen NCSU, Biochemistry Research Associate 1993 Robert J. Bowers MAg W.D. Smith Helena Chemical Salesperson 1993 Troy E. Coggins MS W.D. Smith NC Coop. Ext. Service Extension Agent 1993 Jack Loudermilk MAg G.F. Peedin Yadkin County Ext. Service Director 1993 Brian Smith MS G.F. Peedin Farm Credit Service Unknown 1993 Greg Elmore PhD H.D. Coble Monsanto, St. Louis, MO Unknown 1993 Oneas T. Mufandaegza PhD J.C. Burns African U., Mutare, Zimbabwe Assistant Professor 1993 G. D. Lacks MS H.T. Stalker University of North Carolina Student 1993 Colleen Hudak PhD R.P. Patterson NC Dept. of Agriculture Pesticide Specialist 1993 Scott Marlow MS R.P. Patterson Rural Advancement Foundation Project Director 1993 Tenson B.S. Ng ambi MS R.C. Rufty Ag. & Res. Inst., Lilongwe, Malawi Tobacco Geneticist 1994 David Hunter MS J.P. Murphy Baptist Seminary, Abilene, TX MS Teaching Asst Sonia Herrero MS R.C. Rufty NCSU, Plant Pathology PhD Student 1994 Gene Taylor MS C.H. Peacock Texas A&M University PhD Student 1994 Paul Daniel MS C.H. Peacock Horry-Georgetown Tech. College Instructor 1994 Scott O Connor Mag J.P. Mueller Unknown Technical Advisor 1994 David Peele PhD G.F. Peedin R.J. Reynolds, AVOCA Research Director 1994 Gregory J. Rebetske PhD J.W. Burton Australian National University Post-Doctoral Fellow 1994 William P. Scruggs MAg W.D. Smith VA Dept. of Agriculture Marketing Specialist 1994 David Nash MAg S.H. Kay NC Coop. Ext. Service Agricultural Agent 1994 James Holland PhD M.M. Goodman NC State University Assistant Professor 101

102 Graduated Graduate Student Degree Major Professor Current/Last Known Employer Title 1994 Dorothy Miner MAg D.A. Danehower NCSU, Bio. & Ag. Engineering Extension Associate 1994 Ricky Hooks MS H.D. Coble University of Hawaii PhD Student 1994 Yutai Li PhD J.B. Weber DuPont, Wilmington, DE Unknown 1994 Ralph L. Warren PhD J.B. Weber DuPont, Wilmington, DE Research Scientist 1994 S.E. Bunting PhD J.C. Burns Nat l Univ., Mexico City, Mexico Assistant Professor 1994 Jane U. Gonese PhD J.B. Weber University of Zimbabwe Unknown 1994 Michael Jones PhD R. Wells Mississippi State University Assistant Professor 1994 Michael Jennette MS F.H. Yelverton NCSU, Crop Science Technician 1994 Wayne Mitchem MS A.C. York NCSU, Horticulture Extension Associate 1994 R.C. Merkel PhD J.C. Burns Winrock International Scientist 1994 S.P. Tallury PhD H.T. Stalker NCSU, Crop Science Technician 1995 G. M. Garcia PhD H.T. Stalker DeKalb (Argentina) Plant Breeder 1995 Marvin Riddick MAg G.F. Peedin R.J. Reynolds, AVOCA Research Manager 1995 Vincent R. Pantalone PhD J.W. Burton N C State University Research Associate 1995 Qili Feng PhD H.T. Stalker University of Guelph (Canada) Post-Doctoral Fellow 1995 Norman E. Harrell MS W.D. Smith NC Coop. Ext. Service Extension Agent 1995 Jose L. Romano PhD J.C. Burns Mexican Government Scientist 1995 Chris Hartwiger MS C.H. Peacock US Golf Association Regional Agronomist 1995 Jeffrey S. Carpenter MAg W.D. Smith NC Coop. Ext. Service Extension Agent 1995 Andrea Cardinal MS R.E. Dewey NC State University Ph.D. student 1995 Guerda Almonor MS G.P. Fenner NC State University Ph.D. student 1995 Mike Webb MAg A.C. York United Ag Products Sales Representative 1995 Jacob B. VanKretschmar MS J.B. Weber Rhone-Poulanc Unknown 1995 Shawn Renee Carlson MS E.A. Wernsman Mycogen Corp. Scientist 1995 Vincent Robert MS E.A. Wernsman University of Minnesota Ph.D. student 1995 Makato Ono MS F.T. Corbin Novartis Biotech Research Associate 1995 Joung Du Shin PhD F.T. Corbin/G.P. Fenner Seoul National University Assistant Professor 1995 Leslie Doss MS A.C. York Zeneca Ag Products Registration Group 102

103 Graduated Graduate Student Degree Major Professor Current or Last Known Employer Title 1995 Michael Hawbaker PhD M.M. Goodman Asgrow Station Manager 1995 Scott Rogers MS J.T. Green Self-employed Dairy Farmer 1995 Rosanne E. Minarovic EdD J.P. Mueller NC State University Unknown 1995 Anis Ur Rehman PhD R. Wells Pakistani government Agronomist 1995 Paul Garvey MS F.H. Yelverton NCSU, Horticulture Ph.D. Student 1996 Hongxia Judy Li MS J.W. Burton University of North Carolina Ph.D. Student 1996 Pedro Manjarrez PhD T.E. Carter N C State University Post-Doctoral Fellow 1996 Setyo Utomo PhD T.G. Isleib/A. Weissinger Lampung University, Indonesia Assistant Professor 1996 Azur Moulaert MS J.P. Mueller Environmental Defense Fund Unknown 1996 Tom Harvey MS J.T. Green Cooperative Ext. Services Extension Agent 1996 Ben Addlestone MS J.P. Mueller Unknown Unknown 1996 Scott Walker MS J.P. Murphy/S. Leath NC State University Ph.D. Student 1996 Reginald D. Sterling MS J.B. Weber BASF, RTP, NC Unknown 1996 David H. Hardy PhD J.B. Weber NCSU Ext Service Program Manager 1996 Steve Dorer MS C.H. Peacock Methodist College Instr/Golf Course Supt Matt Martin MS C.H. Peacock NC Coop. Ext. Service Turf Agent 1996 Cassandra Webster MS G.G. Wilkerson Zeneca Ag. Products Data & Info. Coordinator 1996 David Krueger MS G.G. Wilkerson NCSU, Crop Science Ph.D. Student 1996 Lee Prochaska PhD H.D. Coble Stewart Ag Services, MO Unknown 1996 Ted Webster PhD H.D. Coble Ohio State Post-Doctoral Fellow 1996 Guoying Ma PhD H.D. Coble NC State University Post-Doctoral Fellow 1996 Anthony White MS H.D. Coble Iowa State Ph.D. Student 1996 Katie Jennings MS A.C. York NC State University PhD Research Assistant 1996 Stanley Culpepper MS A.C. York NC State University Ext. Assoc./PhD Res. Asst Gabriel DiMilia MS Patterson Italian Federal Agric. Research Unknown 1997 Balazs Siminszky Ph. D. F.T. Corbin U. of Kentucky Assistant Professor 1997 Albert Santos MS J.P. Murphy NC State University Ph.D. Student 1997 Ainong Shi PhD J.P. Murphy Washington State University Post-Doctoral Fellow 103

104 Graduated Graduate Student Degree Major Professor Current/Last Known Employer Title 1997 Roger Batts MS A.C. York NC State University IR-4 Coordinator 1997 Janice Robbie MS A.C. York Penn. Dept. of Agriculture Unknown 1997 Agustin Gimenez MS A.C. York/J.W. Wilcut INAS, Uruguay Gov. Weed Scientist 1997 K. Allan Taylor PhD J.B. Weber DuPont, Wilmington, DE Weed Scientist 1997 Geeta Menon PhD A.K. Weissinger University of Wisconsin Post Doctoral Fellow 1997 Loren Fisher MS G.F. Peedin NCSU, Crop Science Extension Associate 1997 David Masters-Moore MS D.A. Danehower R. J. Reynolds, AVOCA Research Scientist 1997 Ye-Hee Yi PhD R.C. Rufty Rice Genome & Map. Program Post-Doctoral Res. Associate 1997 Benny Bennett MS C.H. Peacock NCSU Field Labs Research Technician 1997 Robert Chipman MS R.P. Patterson NY Dept of Social Services Consultant 1997 Ricardo F. Uriarte M.S. D.C. Bowman Woerner's Turf Subsidiary Unknown 1997 Jeffrey S. Carpenter M.C.S. W.D. Smith NC Coop. Ext. Service Extension Agent 1997 Kelly B. Chapman M.C.S. E.A. Wernsman F.W. Rickard Seeds Unknown 1997 Loren R. Fisher M.S. G.F. Peedin NC State University Crop Sci. Extension Associate 1997 Kevin E. Johnson M.C.S. J.B. Weber Unknown Unknown 1997 John H. Goode M.S. R.E. Dewey Xanthon Inc. Unknown 1997 Brian P. Horgan M.S. F.H. Yelverton U of Illinois Assistant Professor 1997 Katarzyna B. Lobos M.S. P.H. Sisco Unknown Unknown 1997 Laurence L. Somerville M.S. J.B. Weber Unknown Unknown 1997 Carlos A. Salasvinatea Ph. D. T.G. Isleib AG Tech. College Ag. Consulting 1997 Balazs Siminszky Ph. D. F.T. Corbin University of Kentucky Assistant Professor 1997 Xingliang Zhou Ph. D. J.P. Murphy Unknown Unknown 1998 Richard R. Blum M.S. F.H. Yelverton Aventis Env.Sciences Research Biologist 1998 Chad J. Kalaher M.S. H.D. Coble University of Illinois Ph.D. student 1998 Angela G. Poovey M.S. S.H. Kay Unknown Unknown 1998 Jimmy R. Summerlin M.S. H.D. Coble Univ. of Tennessee Ph.D. Student 1998 Tenson B. Ng'ambi Ph. D. R.C. Rufty Deceased 1998 David R. Stevens Ph. D. J.C. Burns New Zealand Government Agricultural Consultant 104

105 Graduated Graduate Student Degree Major Professor Current/Last Known Employer Title 1998 Bekir Ulker Ph. D. A.K. Weissinger Max Plank Institute, Germany Post Doctoral 1998 George T. Brooks M.C.S. G.F. Peedin NC State University Extension Agent 1998 Lewis G. Ambrose M.S.C. R.W. Heininger NC Coop. Ext. Service Extension Agent 1998 Arthur L. Bradley, Jr. M.S. F.H. Yelverton NC Coop. Ext. Service Extension Agent 1998 Ramsey S. Lewis M.S. E.A. Wernsman NC State University Ph.D. Student 1998 Troy C. Marquardt M.S. R.F. Wilson Miller Brewing Unknown 1998 Susana R. Milla M.S. R.C. Rufty NC State University Ph. D. Student 1998 Terence L. Molnar M.S. M.M. Goodman NC State University Ph. D. Student 1998 Georgia A. Pate M.S. G.F. Peedin NC Coop. Ext. Service Extension Agent 1998 Mary D. Paulsgrove M.S. J.W. Wilcut Aventis Crop Protection Unknown 1998 Alexander M. Stewart M.S. K.L. Edmisten LSU Assistant Professor 1998 Lilia Barrientos Ph. D. T.H. Isleib Unknown Employee Liaison 1998 Neysa M. Call Ph. D. H.D. Coble Nat'l Science Foundation Speech Writer/Aide 1998 Chunhua Liu Ph. D. R.J. Cooper NC State University Post-Doc Research Assoc Xingzhong Min Ph. D. R.P. Patterson American Airlines Computer Programer 1998 Sutkhet Nakasanthien Ph. D. R.F. Wilson/D.W. Israel NC State University USDA Post Doctoral 1998 Alejandra L. Scott Ph. D. R.C. Rufty Agrevo Crop Science Research Scientist 1998 Shawn R. Wright Ph. D. H.D. Coble/T.W. Rufty Iowa State University Assistant Professor 1999 William A. Bailey M.S. J.W. Wilcut Ph.D. Student 1999 Lori R. Linger M.S. E.A. Wernsman Medical Research Co. Unknown 1999 Paul R. Lyford M.S. C.H. Peacock NaturaLawns of America Unknown 1999 Laura G. Mozingo M.S. H.T. Stalker Unknown Unknown 1999 Tyler F. Smith M.S. J.R. Anderson Unknown Unknown 1999 Mary E. Thurman M.S. R.W. Heininger Self-employed Independent Crop Consultant 1999 Leon S. Warren, Jr. M.S. H.D. Coble NCSU Crop Science Research Technician 1999 Alfred S. Culpepper Ph. D A.C. York Univ. of Georgia Assistant Professor 1999 Sonia Herrero Ph. D M.E. Daub/R.C. Rufty NC State University Research Associate 1999 Katherine M. Jennings Ph. D A.C. York American Cyanamid Corp. Unknown 105

106 Graduated Graduate Student Degree Major Professor Current/Last Known Employer Title 1999 Elizabeth S. Johnson Ph. D R.C. Rufty/E.A. Wernsman Cocoa Res. Inst. Univ. Trinidad Plant Geneticist 1999 Kamalika Mukherjee M.C.S. R.E. Dewey University of NC Research Techician 1999 Kirsten R. Wille M.C.S. R.F. Wells Unknown Unknown 1999 Frank C. Winslow M.C.S. R.W. Heiniger NC State University Extension Agent 1999 Noel M. Cawley M.S. K.L. Edmisten/S.C. Hodges U. of Florida Ph.D. Student 1999 Gabriele DiMilia M.S. R.P. Patterson Unknown Unknown 1999 Lizhi Feng M.S. J.W. Burton Pioneer Hybrid International Research Scientist/Statistician 1999 Kelly A. Kuches M.S. J.W. Burton Unknown Unknown 1999 James R. Collins Ph. D. H.D. Coble Aventis Crop Science Unknown 1999 Zhanglin Cui Ph. D. T.E. Carter Unknown Unknown 1999 Qun He M.S. R.C. Long/W.W. Weeks NCSU MS Student - Computer Sci John Isgrigg III Ph. D. F. Yelverton/H. Coble Bayer Corp. Research Biologist 1999 David E. Monks Ph. D. R. Dewey/R.F. Wilson Unknown Post Doctoral 1999 Trinidad Perez-Fernandez Ph. D. H.D. Coble Ecuador University Researcher 1999 William B. Wickliffe Ph. D. D. Worsham/F. Yelverton NC Coop. Ext. Service Extension Agent 2000 Jeffrey H. Chandler M.S.C J.T. Green Environmental Farming Systems Unknown 2000 Santiago Chevallier-Boutell M.S.C R.P. Patterson Agric. Chem. Industry, Argentina Unknown 2000 Jeanette H. Lyerly M.S. H.T. Stalker Unknown Unknown 2000 George H. Scott M.S. J.W. Wilcut Universal Leaf Tobacco Co. Unknown 2000 Michael E. Scott M.S. J. Green NC State University Extension Associate 2000 Cale A. Bigelow Ph. D. D.C. Bowman Robert Trent Jones Golf Course Unknown 2000 Dawn E. Fraser Ph. D. P. Murphy/S. Leath Unknown Unknown 2000 David E. Bradley M.S. R. Qu Syngenta, RTP Research Scientist 2000 Christopher T. Cherney M.S. D.C. Bowman TruGreen Chemlawn Unknown 2000 Jerry L. Corbett M.S. J.W. Wilcut Unknown Unknown 2000 Karin J. Shank M.S. R.E. Dewey/R.S. Boston BASF Research Biologist 2000 Shuquan Chen Ph. D. R. Patterson/ D. Dickey American Health Foundation Scientist/Statistician 2000 Michiel C. Coetzee Ph. D. M. Goodman Pioneer Hi-Bred International Plant Geneticist 106

107 Graduated Graduate Student Degree Major Professor Current/Last Known Employer Title 2000 Matthew J. Fagerness Ph. D. F. Yelverton/ T. Rufty Kansas State Assistant Professor 2000 Albert G. Santos Ph. D. J. Murphy Delta Pine and Land Assistant Professor 2000 Alexander M. Stewart Ph. D. R. Wells/ K. Edmisten LSU Assistant Professor 2001 Joshua B. Beam M.S. D.L. Jordan Virginia PolyTech. Institute Ph.D. Student 2001 Timothy T. Britton M.S. J.W. Wilcut Self-employed Unknown 2001 Jerry L. Corbett M.S. J.W. Wilcut Aventis Crop Protection Unknown 2001 Hennen D. Cummings M.S. F.H. Yelverton NC State University Ph.D. Student 2001 Lizhi Feng Ph.D. J.W. Burton Pioneer Hybrid International Research Scientist/Statistician 2001 Michael D. Hartley M.S. W.D. Smith A.S.P. Enterprises, Miami FL. Unknown 2001 Bryant Spivey M.S. A.C. York N.C. Coop. Ext. Serv. Extension Agent 2001 Shawn D. Askew Ph. D. J.W. Wilcut VPI & SU Assist. Professor 2001 YuYu Bai Ph. D. R. Qu Syngenta, RTP Intern 2001 Keith D. Burnell M.S. F.H. Yelverton Mississippi State Ph.D. student 2001 Scott B. Clewis M.S. J.W. Wilcut NC State University Ph.D. student 2001 Clifford D. Porterfield Ph. D.. J.W. Wilcut Syngenta Crop Protection Unknown 2001 Amalia Rincon Ph.D. Patterson/Raper Venezuelan Dept. of Agriculture Research Scientist 107

108 APPENDIX O CROP SCIENCE GRADUATE STUDENT PUBLICATIONS 1992-PRESENT 1992 Blumhorst, M. R., and J. B. Weber. Cyanazine dissipation as influenced by soil properties. J. Agric. Food Chem. 40: Clemente, T. E., D. Robertson, M. K. Beute, T. G. Isleib, and A. K. Weissinger. Evaluation of leaflets from mature zygotic embryos as recipient tissue for biolistic gene transfer to peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.). Transgenic Res. 1: Coble, H. D., and D. A. Mortensen. The threshold concept and its application to weed science. Weed Tech. 6: De la Torre, W. R., and K. O. Burkey. Physiological effects of sublethal atrazine on barley chloroplast thylakoid membranes. Photosyn. Res. 32:1-10. Dewey, R. E., D. H. Timothy, and C. S. Levings III Chimeric mitochondrial genes expressed in the C male-sterile cytoplasm of maize. Curr. Genet. 20: Goodwin, J., K. Chapman, S. Swanky, T. D. Parks, E. A. Wernsman, W. G. Fitzmaurice, L. J. Lehman, L. V. Nguyen, W. F. Thompson, and M. A. Conkling. Development and characterization of a generalized gene tagging system for higher plants using an engineered maize transposon. Ac. Plant Mol. Biol. 20: Halward, T. M., H. T. Stalker, E. A. LaRue, and G. D. Kochert Genetic variation detectable with molecular markers among unadapted germ-plasm resources of cultivated peanut and related wild species. Genome 34: Halward, T. M., H. T. Stalker, E. A. LaRue, and G. D. Kochert. Use of single-primer DNA amplifications in genetic studies of peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.). Plant Molec. Biol. 18: Halward, T. M., and J. C. Wynne. Generation means analysis for productivity in two diverse peanut crosses. Theor. Appl. Genet. 82: Halward, T. M., and J. C. Wynne. Progress and variability after four cycles of recurrent selection in peanut. Peanut Sci. 19: Heagle, A. S., J. E. Miller, D. E. Sherrill, S. F. Vozzo, and J. O. Rawlings. Effects of ozone and carbon dioxide mixtures on two clones of white clover. New Phytol. 7: Lazof, D. B., T. W. Rufty, and M. G. Redinbaugh. Localization of nitrate absorption, accumulation, and translocation within morphological regions of the corn root. Plant Physiol. 100: Moose, S. P., D. A. Danehower, and P. H. Sisco. Phenotypic and genetic analyses of a g115- mutable allele, p. 19. In Proc. 4 th Ann. Maize Genetics Conf., March 19-22, Pacific Grove, CA. Myers, P. F., and H. D. Coble. Antagonism of graminicide activity on annual grass species with imazethapyr. Weed Tech. 6:

109 Nichols, W. A., and R. C. Rufty. Anther culture as a probable source of resistance to tobacco black shank caused by Phytophthora parasitica var. nicotianae. Theor. Appl. Genet. 84: Rau, T. P., H. T. Stalker, H. E. Pattee, and P. Reece. In vitro culture of Arachis hypogaea ovules. Peanut Sci. 19: Sanchez G. J. J., and M. M. Goodman. Relationships among the Mexican races of maize. Econ. Bot. 46: Sanchez, G. J. J., and M. M. Goodman. Relationships among Mexican and some North American and South American races of maize. Maydica 37: Tinius, C. N., J. W. Burton, and T. E. Carter, Jr. Recurrent selection in soybean for seed size. I. Response to selection in replicate populations. Crop Sci. 31: Tinius, C. N., J. W. Burton, and T. E. Carter, Jr. Recurrent selection in soybeans for seed size. II. Indirect effects on seed growth rate. Crop Sci. 32: Tomeo, M. E., G. P. Fenner, S. R. Tove, and L. W. Parks. Effect of sterol alterations on conjugation in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Yeast 8: Uhr, D. V., and J. P. Murphy. Heritability of oat mosaic virus resistance. Crop Sci. 32: Villalobos, J. L., J. C. Burns, D. S. Fisher, and K. R. Pond. Prediction of in-vitro dry matter disappearance and cell wall concentrations of flaccidgrass masticates by near infrared reflectance spectroscopy. Crop Sci. 31: Weber, J. B., and R. L. Warren. Herbicide behavior in soils: A pesticide/soil ranking system for minimizing groundwater contamination. Proc. Northeast Weed Sci. Soc. 47: Westberg, D. E., and H. D. Coble. Effect of acifluorfen on the absorption, translocation, and metabolism of chlorimuron in certain weeds. Weed Tech. 6:4-12. Wiles, L. J., G. G. Wilkerson, and H. D. Coble. Weeding: A weed ecology and economic decision making instructional game. Weed Technol. 5: Wiles, L. J., G. G. Wilkerson, and H. J. Gold. Value of information about weed distribution for improving postemergence control decisions. Crop Protection 11: Wiles, L. J., G. G. Wilkerson, H. J. Gold, and H. D. Coble. Modeling weed distribution for improved postemergence control decisions. Weed Sci. 40: Wu, Z., W. W. Weeks, and R. C. Long. Contribution of neutral volatiles to flavor intensity of tobacco during smoking. J. Agric. Food Chem. 40: Yelverton, F. H., G. R. Peedin, and A. D. Worsham. Activated carbon reduces crop injury from misapplication of flumetralin and pendimethalin on flue-cured tobacco seedbeds. Tob. Sci. 36: Yelverton, F. H., A. D. Worsham, and R. Jesinger. Seedbed weed control and tobacco seedling growth as affected by napropamide and sethoxydim herbicides. Proc. 1 st Int. Weed Control Congr. 2: Yelverton, F. H., A. D. Worsham, and G. F. Peedin. Activated carbon reduces tobacco (Nicotiana tabacum) injury from soil-applied herbicides. Weed Tech. 6:

110 1993 Allen, G. C., G. E. Hall, L. C. Childs, A. K. Weissinger, S. Spiker, and W. F. Thompson. Scaffold attachment regions increase reporter gene expression in stably transformed plant cells. Plant Cell 5: Anderson, W. F., M. S. Fitzner, J. C. Wynne, T. G. Isleib, and T. D. Phillips. Combining ability for large pod and seed traits in peanut. Peanut Sci. 20: Bianchi-Hall, C., R. D. Keys, H. T. Stalker, and J. P. Murphy. Diversity of seed storage proteins in wild peanuts (Arachis species). Pl. Syst. Evol. 186:1-15. Bowman, D. T., C. A. Wilkinson, J. M. Moore, M. G. Stephenson, and R. E. Currin, III. Optimum farm test sites for flue-cured tobacco. Tob. Sci. 37:1-3. Bubeck, D. M., M. M. Goodman, W. D. Beavis, and D. Grant. Quantitative loci controlling resistance to gray leaf spot in maize. Crop Sci. 33: Carter, T. E., Jr., Z. Gizlice, and J. W. Burton. Coefficient of parentage and genetic similarity estimates for 258 North American cultivars released by public agencies during USDA-ARS Tech. Bull Cosgrove, G. P., J. C. Burns, D. S. Fisher, K. R. Pond, and J. P. Mueller. Intake rate and mastication by grazing steers as influenced by stage of season, pp In Proc. XVII Int. Grassl. Cong., Palmerston North, New Zealand. Daniel, P. F., C. H. Peacock, and D. K. Cassel. Correlating mechanical impedance to soil physical properties on a bermudagrass (Cynodon sp.). Turf. Int. Turf Res. J. 7: Fischer, D. B., and R. C. Rufty. Inheritance of partial resistance to tobacco etch virus and tobacco vein mottling virus in burley tobacco cultivar Sota Plant Dis. 77: Gizlice, Z., T. E. Carter, Jr., and J. W. Burton. Genetic diversity in North American soybean: I. Multivariate analysis of founding stock and relation to coefficient of parentage. Crop Sci. 33: Gizlice, Z., T. E. Carter, Jr., and J. W. Burton. Genetic diversity in North American soybean: II. Prediction of heterosis in F 2 populations of southern founding stock using genetic similarity measures. Crop Sci. 33: Goins, G. D., D. A. Danehower, and A. R. Butler. Influence of different degrees and methods of sucker control on the concentration of duvatrienediols in flue-cured tobacco. Tob. Sci. 37: Halward, T., H. T. Stalker, and G. Kochert. RFLP map of diploid peanut (Arachis sp.) (2n = 2x = 20), pp In S. J. O Brian (ed.) Genetic maps, 6 th ed. Cold Spring Harbor Lab. Press, Plainview, NY. Hennig, J., R. E. Dewey, J. R. Cutt, and D. F. Klessing. Pathogen, salicylic acid and developmental dependent expression of a beta-1,3-glucanase/gus gene fusion in transgenic tobacco plants. Plant J. 4: Jones, M. A., G. S. Miner, and W. D. Smith. Production of flue-cured tobacco seedlings in greenhouses: I. Effects of media and fertilization on the direct-seeded float system. Tob. Sci. 37: Jordan, D. L., A. C. York, M. R. McClelland, and R. E. Frans. Clomazone as a component in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum) herbicide programs. Weed Technol. 7:

111 Keys, R. D., C. M. Bianchi-Hall, H. T. Stalker, and J. P. Murphy. Diversity of seed storage protein patterns in wild peanut (Arachis, Fabaceae) species. Pl. Syst. Evol. 186:1-15. Lacks, G. D., and H. T. Stalker. Isozyme analyses of Arachis species and interspecific hybrids. Peanut Sci. 20: Lee, R. F., and J. B. Weber. The influence of polymers on the mobility, loss and bioactivity of atrazine, metolachlor and primisulfuron. J. Agric. Food Chem. 41: Murphy, J. P., and T. D. Phillips. Isozyme variation in cultivated oat and its progenitor species, Avena sterilis L. Crop Sci. 33: Phillips, T. D., and J. P. Murphy. Distribution and analysis of isozyme polymorphism in North American cultivated oat germplasm. Crop Sci. 33: Phillips, T. D., J. P. Murphy, and M. M. Goodman. Isozyme variation in germplasm accessions of the wild oat Avena sterilis L. Theor. Appl. Genet. 86: Ranells, N. N., and M. G. Wagger. Crimson clover reseeding potential as affected by application time of s-triazines. J. Prod. Ag. 6: Ranells, N. N., and M. G. Wagger. Crimson clover management for reseeding in a no-tillage corn grain production system. Agron. J. 85: Rufty, T. W., Jr., D. Lazof, and T. E. Carter, Jr. Root morphology and the acquisition of nitrate and water. In H. Reetz (ed.) Roots in plant nutrition. Found. for Agron. Res., Ames, IA. 249 pp. Sanchez, G., J. J., M. M. Goodman, and J. O. Rawlings. Appropriate characters for racial classification in maize. Econ. Bot. 47: Spak, D. R., J. M. DiPaola, and C. E. Anderson. Tall fescue sward dynamics: I. seasonal patterns of turf shoot development. Crop Sci. 33: Spak, D. R., J. M. DiPaola, W. M. Lewis, and C. E. Anderson. Tall fescue sward dynamics: II. Influence of four plant growth regulators. Crop Sci. 33: Sudarsono, S. L. Woloshuk, Z. Xiong, G. L. Hellmann, E. A. Wernsman, A. Weissinger, and K. Lommel. Nucleotide sequence of the capsid protein cistrons from six potato virus Y (PVY) isolates infecting tobacco. Arch. Virol. 132: Taylor, K. A., and J. B. Weber. Distribution of metolachlor in a Dothan soil as influenced by soil surface management under two irrigation regimes. Proc. South. Weed Sci. Soc. 46: Tinius, C. N., J. W. Burton, and T. E. Carter, Jr. Recurrent selection in soybeans for seed size. II. Indirect effects on seed growth rate. Crop Sci. 32: Tinius, C. N., J. W. Burton, and T. E. Carter, Jr. Recurrent selection in soybeans for seed size. III. Indirect effects on seed composition. Crop Sci. 33: Weber, J. B., J. A. Best, and J. U. Gonese. Bioavailability and bioactivity of sorbed organic chemicals, pp In D. M. Linn and T. Carski (eds.) Sorption and degradation of pesticides and organic chemicals in soils. Spec. Publ. 32. Soil Sci. Soc. Am., Madison, WI. Weber, J. B., H. J. Strek, and J. L. Sartori. Mobility of fomesafen and atrazine in soil columns under saturated- and unsaturated-flow conditions. Pestic. Sci. 39:

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132 APPENDIX P CROP SCIENCE GRADUATE STUDENT HANDBOOK CROP SCIENCE GRADUATE STUDENT HANDBOOK Revised Fall 2001 David A. Danehower, Director Table of Contents Introduction to Graduate Studies 2 Crop Science Graduate Faculty.. 3 Application to Crop Science Graduate Programs 5 Admission Deadlines. 6 Types of Admissions. 6 Master of Science Degree (MS) Programs. 8 Master of Crop Science Degree (MCS) Programs 9 Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) Programs. 10 Crop Science Co-major 11 Crop Science Minor.. 11 Outside Minors Requiring Approval of DGP of Minor Program. 11 Major Advisor and Graduate Advisory Committee 11 Thesis Project Outline.. 13 Plan of Work.. 13 Registration and Residence Requirements 14 Residence Credits.. 15 Course Registration.. 16 PRELIMINARY AND FINAL EXAMS. 19 ACADEMIC DIFFICULTY 21 Seminars.. 22 THESES AND PUBLICATIONS. 23 GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS AND OTHER FUNDING. 27 Out-of-State Tuition Remission and In-state Tuition Awards.. 29 Establishment of NC Residency.. 30 Working Hours. 35 Vacation and Sick Leave.. 36 Health Insurance.. 37 Outside Employment.. 37 Support for Travel.. 37 Keys.. 39 State Vehicles.. 39 Taxable Income.. 40 Safety and Health 40 Placement Services. 41 Housekeeping.. 42 Graduate Student Association.. 44 Being a Graduate Student: A Bibliography 45 FORM - Graduate Student Thesis Project Outline 47 FORM - Master's Plan of Graduate Work. 48 FORM - DOCTORAL PLAN OF GRADUATE WORK 52 FORM - Check List for Exiting Students

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134 INTRODUCTION TO GRADUATE STUDIES IN CROP SCIENCE Welcome to the Crop Science Department at NC State University! We are pleased that you have decided to continue your education within our Department. The Crop Science Department offers graduate educational opportunities designed to prepare students for leadership roles in research, extension and education. The Department offers instruction and research opportunities leading to the Master of Science (M.S.) and Doctorate of Philosophy (Ph.D.) degrees in the fields of plant breeding, genetics, and molecular biology; plant physiology and chemistry; sustainable agriculture and agroecology; crop, forage, and turf management; and weed science. Students seeking more general training may enroll in the non-thesis Master of Crop Science (M.C.S.) degree program. This program is particularly suitable for working professionals. In addition, students may also elect to pursue M.S. or Ph.D. degrees in Functional Genomics or a Ph.D. in Bioinformatics under the Genomic Sciences Program at NCSU. Students have an opportunity to study a diversity of crops, soils, climate and biotic factors found within the state's borders. Excellent laboratory and field research facilities exist to support these studies. The policies, guidelines, and procedures described in this document are derived from the NCSU Graduate Catalog; the Handbook for Advising and Teaching; and the Graduate Administrative Handbook. You may access these documents via the NCSU and Crop Science Web-sites at the following URLs: North Carolina State University Homepage: Crop Science Department Website: NCSU Graduate School Homepage: NCSU Graduate Catalog: Handbook for Advising and Teaching: Grad. Administrative Handbook: The Crop Science Graduate Office stands ready to help you as you proceed down the path leading to your advanced degree. The Graduate Secretary is a key individual in addressing the questions that you may have and supplying you with the information that you need in order to be successful in Graduate School. The Director of Graduate Programs (DGP) also stands ready to provide you with guidance and advice. Please feel free to contact either of us at any time. 134

135 CROP SCIENCE GRADUATE FACULTY Spring 2002 Name and Rank Graduate Faculty Status BOOKER, F., Associate Professor (USDA) Associate BOWMAN, D. C., Associate Professor Associate BOWMAN, D. T., Professor Full BRUNEAU, A. H., Professor Associate BURKEY, K. O., Associate Professor Full BURNS, J. C., Professor (USDA) Full BURTON, J. W., Professor (USDA) Full BURTON, M., Assistant Professor Associate CARTER, T. E., Professor (USDA) Full CARDINAL, A., Assistant Professor Associate COBLE, H. D., Professor Full COOPER, R., Professor Full CORBIN, F. T., Professor Full DANEHOWER, D. A., Associate Professor Full DEWEY, R. E., Associate Professor Associate DUNPHY, E. J., Professor Associate EDMISTEN, K., Associate Professor Associate FENNER, G. P., Associate Professor Associate FISCUS. E. L., Professor (USDA) Full GOODMAN, M. M., WN Reynolds Professor Full GREEN, J. T., Professor Associate HEINIGER, R., Associate Professor Associate HOLLAND, J., Associate Professor (USDA) Full HUBER, S. C., Professor (USDA) Full ISLEIB, T. G., Professor Full JORDAN, D. L., Associate Professor Associate KAY, S. H., Associate Professor Associate KWANYUEN, P., Associate Professor (USDA) Full LEVIN, J. S., Assistant Professor Associate LINKER, H. M., Professor Associate LIVINGSTON, D. P., Associate Professor (USDA) Assocaite LONG, R. C., Professor Full LUGINBUHL, J. M., Associate Professor Associate MILLER, J. E., Professor (USDA) Associate MUELLER, J. P., Professor Full MURPHY, J. P., Professor Full PATTERSON, R. P., Professor Full PEACOCK, C. H., Professor Full QU, R., Associate Professor Full RANELLS, N., Extension Associate Associate RUFTY, T. W., Professor Full SISSON, V. A., Research Associate Professor Associate SMITH, W. D., Philip Morris Professor Full CROP SCIENCE GRADUATE FACULTY (continued) Spring

136 Name and Rank SPEARS, J. M., Associate Professor STALKER, H. T., Professor WEBER, J. B., Professor WEISSINGER, A. K., Professor WEISZ, P. R., Associate Professor WELLS, R., Professor WILCUT, J., Professor WILKERSON, G. G., Professor YELVERTON, F. H., Associate Professor YORK, A. C., WN Reynolds Professor Graduate Faculty Status Associate Full Full Full Full Full Full Full Associate Full 136

137 APPLICATION TO CROP SCIENCE GRADUATE PROGRAMS The Crop Science Department considers applications as they arrive during the year. Requests for admission are reviewed by a committee composed of faculty in the prospective student s area of interest. Their recommendations are reviewed by the Director of Graduate Programs and the Department Head (where necessary) and then passed along to the Dean of the Graduate School. Criteria for the admission status of students is governed by Graduate School regulations. Applications for admission must be accompanied by two official transcripts from all colleges and universities previously attended, letters of reference from at least three people who know of the student's academic record and potential for graduate study, a non-refundable application fee of $55 ($60 for foreign applicants), a career goal statement, and an official statement of the student's Graduate Record Examination scores. Please note that applications are only sent to and considered by one department at a time. Requests can be made to transfer applications between Departments. Applicants must have a baccalaureate degree from a college or university accredited by a regional or general accrediting agency. Applicants should have a "B" (3.0 on a 4.0 scale) average or better in the undergraduate major, graduate-level post baccalaureate studies (continuing education), or in the latest graduate degree program. Applicants must have at least a "B" average in their undergraduate major to be considered. In addition, regardless of citizenship, students whose native language is other than English must submit a Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) score as part of the application package. Information regarding the TOEFL computer-based test can be found at the following Web-site: The minimum requirement for admission is a score of 550 (paper-based test) overall with a score of at least 50 on two of the three sections. No section score of less than 45 is acceptable. The requirement for the computer-based test is an overall score of 213 with at least 17 on two of the three sections. In this case no section score of less than 13 is acceptable. The Summer Institute in English for Speakers of other Languages is a five-week, intensive English language program for foreign students who wish to study English before entering the University. Application should be made to the Division of Lifelong Education prior to May 15. A monetary deposit is required. Information on this program can be obtained from the Division of Lifelong Education or the Department of Foreign Languages at the following Website: All international students who score between a 550 and 590 on the TOEFL paper-based test or on the computer-based exam must take the English Language Placement All entering foreign graduate students should contact the Graduate Student Teaching Coordinator, 205 Peele Hall or by calling (919)

138 Admissions are considered according to the following schedule. Early applications are strongly encouraged. ADMISSION DEADLINES Applicant Status Semester US Resident International FALL June 25 April 1 SPRING November 25 August 15 1 st SUMMER March 25 January 15 2 nd SUMMER May 10 January 15 FULL ADMISSION TYPES OF ADMISSIONS Full Admission requires a baccalaureate degree from a college or university accredited by a regional or general accrediting agency. Applicants must have at least a "B" average in their undergraduate major or in their last graduate degree program. PROVISIONAL ADMISSION Provisional Admission may be granted to applicants with accredited bachelor s degrees who lack undergraduate work considered essential for graduate study in Crop Science. Course work at either the undergraduate or graduate credit may be required to make up deficiencies before admission to full graduate standing can be granted. Applicants with bachelor's degrees from non-accredited institutions may be granted provisional admission when their academic records warrant. Additional course work may be required when deficiencies in previous training are apparent. Full graduate standing is granted when the deficiencies resulting in provisional status are corrected. The student must has maintained a satisfactory academic record (3.0 GPA) on all course work taken in the provisional classification. A recommendation for full graduate standing must be sent to the Graduate School by the Department. Students with overall baccalaureate GPAs that fall below 3.0 (on 4.0 scale). Students with bachelor's degrees from accredited institutions with scholastic records below the standards for full admission may be admitted provisionally when extenuating circumstances affected their undergraduate averages or when progressive improvement in their undergraduate work warrants. Students admitted provisionally under these circumstances can attain full graduate standing after completing nine graduate credit hours with a minimum 3.0 average. Note: A graduate student is not eligible for appointment to an assistantship or fellowship while on provisional status. 138

139 Graduate-Unclassified status Graduate-Unclassified status is a temporary classification. Students admitted to this status are not candidates for degrees. They may take courses for graduate credit, but may apply no more than 10 credits hours in this status to any program leading to an advanced degree in Crop Science. Unclassified graduate students must meet the same admissions requirements that apply to graduate students in full standing. Students who have completed their graduate degree programs are ineligible for further registration in the same classification, but may request admission to "Graduate-Unclassified Status" or register in the "Post-Baccalaureate Studies" program through the Division of Lifelong Education. Post-Baccalaureate Studies (PBS) The PBS program is designed for U.S. citizens who wish to take courses beyond the baccalaureate degree but who are not currently admitted to a degree program. This classification is not open to international students with the exception of the spouse of a regularly enrolled NC State student. In special cases where students are sponsored by an agency of the U. S. government for specialized non-degree study, approval is given by the Graduate School for registration in the PBS classification. The following policies apply to students who wish to register for PBS: 1) They must have baccalaureate degrees from accredited institutions. 2) Registration is through the Division of Lifelong Education. Registration can be completed via phone at (919) or over the Web by going to the NCSU TRACS Website at: 3) Grades achieved by PBS students will be included on the student's graduate transcript. 4) A maximum of 9 hours may apply toward the requirements of the graduate degree program. This includes graduate credit while classified as an undergraduate. Note: Only the first 9 hours of course work (ten hours if one course is a lab course) taken at the graduate level in the PBS category can be accepted toward degree requirements unless a request for some other combination of hours is made by the student's Graduate Committee and approved both by the College and Graduate Deans. The GPA of a student who has PBS credits approved for graduate credit will be based on all courses taken at the level. No course taken 6 years prior to enrollment in a program can be used to meet the requirements for a later degree at NC State. Registration as a PBS student is limited to a maximum of two courses per semester. Individuals who are employed full-time should limit their registration to one course per semester. The PBS classification carries with it no implication that the student will be admitted to the Graduate School. All course work accepted for degree credit must be approved by the student's Graduate Committee. Requests for degree credit for courses completed in the PBS classification are considered by the Graduate School after the student's 139

140 admission to the degree program. PBS students are expected to follow all Graduate School policies and to seek further clarification as needed. MASTER OF SCIENCE DEGREE (MS) PROGRAM The Master of Science is a research-oriented degree requiring a thesis. Advanced study opportunities include weed science; plant breeding, genetics, and molecular biology; sustainable agriculture and agro-ecology; field crop, forage, and turf management; and plant physiology and biochemistry. General Requirements for Master of Science (Highlights) 13. A minimum of one full academic year or its equivalent in residence as a graduate student at the University, 14. A minimum of 30 semester hours of graduate work on the Plan of Work including a minimum of 20 hours of level course work, unless the Graduate Committee requires more hours, 15. No more than six hours of research (CS 695) in a minimum 30-hour program, 16. Completion of a thesis, 17. A comprehensive final oral examination, 18. A minimum of 1 hour of Crop Science Seminar (CS 601), 19. Enrollment in ST 511 and ST 512 (or equivalent), 20. Presentation of an Exit Seminar to the Department, 21. Courses taken for credit only (S/U) may apply towards degree if item (2) has been met, level courses cannot be taken for credit within Crop Science, 23. MS candidates in the Plant Physiology program must meet the core requirements for that program. 24. A maximum of 12 credit hours of graduate coursework may be transferred from other accredited U.S. institutions. Transfer credit must be from courses with "A" or "B" grades and cannot be from undergraduate classifications or by extension. MASTER OF CROP SCIENCE DEGREE (MCS) PROGRAM The Master of Crop Science (MCS) is a non-thesis degree program designed to address the needs of Agricultural Extension Agents and other professionals who are seeking an advanced degree, but are limited by time and/or location. Additional course work, reports, or special problems are required in place of a thesis. The M.C. S. degree program is considered to be a terminal degree program. 140

141 General Requirements for Master of Crop Science (Program Highlights) 11. A minimum of one full academic year or its equivalent in residence as a graduate student at the University, 12. A minimum of 36 semester hours of graduate work on the Plan of Work including a minimum of 20 hours of level course work, unless the student s Graduate Committee requires more hours, 13. A minimum of 4 and no more than 6 hours of Special Problems (CS 590 or CS 620), 14. A minimum of 1 hour of Crop Science Seminar (CS 601), 15. Enrollment for 3 credit hours of Statistics (ST 511 or equivalent), 16. Presentation of an Exit Seminar to the Department, 17. Courses taken for credit only (S/U) may apply towards degree if item (1) has been met, 18. No credit for CS695 (Research) may be counted towards the MCS degree, level courses cannot be taken for credit within Crop Science, 20. A maximum of 12 credit hours of graduate level work may be transferred from other accredited U.S. institutions. Transfer credit must be from courses with "A" or "B" grades and cannot be from undergraduate classifications or by extension. DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY (Ph.D.) PROGRAMS Candidates for a Doctoral degree in Crop Science must demonstrate an ability to conduct original research and scholarly work at the highest levels without supervision. The degree is not granted simply upon completion of a stated amount of course work but rather upon demonstration by the student of a comprehensive knowledge and high attainment in scholarship. Doctoral degrees at NC State University do, however, require a minimum of 72 graduate credit hours beyond the bachelor's degree. For a student with a Master's degree from another institution, a maximum of 18 hours of graduate credit from the master's degree may be applied toward this minimum, upon recommendation of the student's Graduate Committee. If a student completes a Master's degree at NC State and continues for a Doctoral degree without a break in time, up to 36 credit hours taken while in Master's status may be used to meet the minimum requirements for the doctoral degree. Other requirements include: 9. Continuous registration throughout the Doctoral program (registration for a minimum of six semesters is expected), 10. A minimum of 72 semester hours of graduate work on the Plan of Work, 11. A minimum of 1 hour of Crop Science Seminar (CS 601), 141

142 12. Enrollment in ST 511 and ST 512 (or equivalent), 13. Successful completion of preliminary comprehensive written and oral examinations 14. Completion of a thesis dissertation, 15. A final oral thesis defense, 16. Presentation of an Exit Seminar to the Department. Note: Students seeking an exception to the continuous enrollment requirement (1) may obtain a Leave of Absence or an Exception in extenuating cases. Requests must be submitted in writing o the DGP who will then forward to the Graduate Dean. For further information see the Graduate School Web-site at: CROP SCIENCE CO-MAJOR Students enrolled in graduate programs administered by other departments must satisfy all Crop Science requirements including the Crop Science seminar requirement, and any other appropriate requirements established for all Crop Science majors. Co-majors must have a Graduate Committee Co-Chair from Crop Science who is a member of the Graduate Faculty. The Director of Graduate Programs (DGP) of both majors must request permission from the Graduate School to co-major. The Crop Science DGP must be notified in writing when a student chooses to co-major in Crop Science. The student s Plan of Work must be signed by both DGPs and a hard copy must be submitted to the Graduate School. CROP SCIENCE MINOR Students with a minor in Crop Science must have a departmental representative from the Graduate Faculty on their Graduate Committee. The DGP must be notified in writing when a student chooses Crop Science as a minor. A minimum of 9 hours of Crop Science courses at the 400 level or above are required for the minor. OUTSIDE MINORS REQUIRING APPROVAL OF THE DIRECTOR OF GRADUATE PROGRAMS FOR THE MINOR PROGRAM Graduate students wishing to minor in Biotechnology, Plant Physiology, Statistics, or Water Resources at NC State must obtain written approval from that program's Director. Students wishing to minor in one of these four fields should obtain permission from that field's DGP at the onset of course work in the field so that they are able to meet any specific requirements in that minor well before the time they wish to schedule their final oral examination. The Minor is indicated in the Plan of Graduate Work. MAJOR ADVISOR AND GRADUATE ADVISORY COMMITTEE 142

143 The Graduate Advisory Committee advises the student concerning all aspects of her/his program and monitors and evaluates the student s progress. The Committee's ultimate responsibility is to certify that the student has met the standards set for the graduate degree. The Graduate Advisor (Major Professor), in particular, is essential to the early planning and success of a graduate program. The major professor is usually the primary contact for a new student. Advisor input must be sought in choosing courses, developing the thesis problem, and other matters relating to development of the Plan of Work. If the advisor is unavailable for an extended period of time, member of the Committee and/or the Director of Graduate Programs can assist in these matters. Other members of the Graduate Committee should be chosen with the assistance of the major advisor during the first semester on campus. These members will be helpful in advising on thesis research (or non-thesis problem for the MCS degree) and development of the Plan of Graduate Work. Should a student wish to obtain a Minor or Co-major, a representative from the minor or co-major department must be included on the Committee. Ongoing utilization of the Committee s expertise is critical to the success of the student s program. The Graduate Advisory Committee is recorded on the Plan of Graduate Work form. Once submitted, additions or substitutions of Committee members must be requested by writing to the Director of Graduate Programs. This request will be processed and submitted to the Graduate School for approval. Master's Graduate Advisory Committee The Master s Graduate Committee must have a minimum of three (3) graduate faculty members. The Chair (major professor) of the committee must have either Associate or Full Graduate Faculty status. At least one of the committee members must represent the supporting area (minor) and/or be from outside the department. Faculty with joint appointments between departments should not represent the supporting area (minor) unless their programs are largely based outside the department. Doctoral Graduate Advisory Committee The Doctoral Graduate Advisory Committee must have a minimum of four (4) graduate faculty members. The Chair (major professor) of the committee must have Full Graduate Faculty status. Associate Graduate Faculty may serve as a co-chair providing the other cochair has Full Graduate Faculty status. One committee member must represent the supporting area (minor) and/or be from outside the department. Faculty with joint appointments between departments should not represent the supporting area unless their office and laboratory programs are largely based outside the department. The Graduate School will appoint a member of the Graduate Faculty to each Doctoral Graduate Advisory Committee at the time the Plan of Work is approved. This representative will ensure that the preliminary and final oral examinations are conducted fairly and with high standards. The Graduate School Representative protects the interests of the student, the Advisory Committee, and the Graduate School. It is important for the student and Graduate Committee Chair to arrange examination schedules to accommodate the Graduate School Representative. External Committee Members are occasionally asked to serve on Graduate Committee. An external committee member may be included in addition to the regular committee members. Requests to include an external committee member must be sent in writing to the Director of 143

144 Graduate Programs with appropriate documentation of the individual s expertise (CV - curriculum vitae) for processing and Graduate School approval. THESIS PROJECT OUTLINE A student s Thesis Project Outline and Plan of Work should be submitted to the Director of Graduate Programs near the end of the first semester of study in Crop Science. Thesis Project Outlines keep the department informed about the graduate student s project and ensures the prompt and correct initiation of the program. Copies of the Thesis Project Outline will be sent to the Department Head and Academic Advisory Committee Chair. A student s Plan of Work will not be processed until a thesis project outline has been submitted. The Graduate Student Thesis Project Outline can be found at the end of this Handbook. PLAN OF WORK A Plan of Work (POW) should be submitted to the Director of Graduate Programs by the end of a graduate student s first semester. A copy of the Plan of Work Form and other forms can be found at the end of this Handbook or can be downloaded from the following Graduate School Website: The Plan of Work will not be processed until a Thesis Project Outline has been submitted. Any Minors must be from approved NCSU graduate or interdisciplinary programs. Alternatively, an Interdisciplinary Minor may be chosen. An Interdisciplinary Minor consists of coursework from several departments. If an interdisciplinary minor is chosen and a committee representative is not from one of the departments in the minor, a justification should be attached to the Plan of Work. Co-majors are permitted between degree programs with similar requirements. Co-majors require the approval of both Directors of Graduate Programs, and must be indicated by their signatures on the Plan of Work. Co-majors must have representation on the Graduate Committee from each major. Co-minors at the doctoral level must have representation from each minor area. A student may choose not to declare a minor field of study. This should be indicated by writing None on the Plan of Work where the minor is normally entered. Coursework should consist of a well-rounded, unified plan of study. The program should be divided between Crop Science courses and supporting fields (all other departments). A maximum of 9 credit hours of PBS course work can be counted toward the total requirements of a Master's program. A maximum of 6 credit hours of graduate level work may be transferred from other accredited U.S. institutions. Transfer credit must be from courses with "A" or "B" grades and cannot be from undergraduate classifications or by extension. Transfer credits may not be used to fill the requirements for a minimum of 20 hours of 500 and 600 level credits. Courses at the 400 (senior undergraduate) level counted toward the minimal 30-hour requirement for a master's program may not come from the major field. The semester during which each course is to be taken must be indicated on the Plan of Work. Courses taken during summer sessions should be designated either Summer I or Summer II. The specific semester(s) for research hour credits must be clearly identified. 144

145 Once approved by the Graduate School, the Plan of Work must be strictly followed. Changes to an approved Plan of Work can only be considered following a written request from the Chair of the Graduate Committee to the DGP with an explanation of the requested change. While Graduate School approval of changes is obtained just prior to the final oral examination, requests for alteration of a Plan of Work should be brought to the attention of the Director of Graduate Programs as they arise. REGISTRATION AND RESIDENCE REQUIREMENTS PERMISSION TO REGISTER The Office of Registration and Records must have authorization from the Dean of the Graduate School before a graduate student will be permitted to register for classes. Initial authorization will be sent to Registration and Records at the time the student is notified of admission for graduate study. All students attending classes must be registered for either credit or audit. The Office of Registration and Records furnishes grade records to students at the end of each scheduled school term. A block will be placed on Registration for students with outstanding bills (parking tickets, library fines, fees, etc.). Requirement of continuous enrollment After a student is admitted to the Graduate School and enrolls for the first time, she/he is required to maintain continuous registration, i.e., be enrolled each semester, excluding summer sessions, until she/he has either graduated or her/his program has been terminated. All students who graduate during the second summer session must be registered for either the first or second summer session. A student in good academic standing who must interrupt her/his graduate program for good reasons may request a leave of absence from graduate study for a definite period of time, normally not to exceed one year. The written request should be made at least one month prior to the term involved. Requests must be approved by the student's Graduate Advisory Committee, the Director of Graduate Programs, and the Graduate School. The time spent on an approved leave of absence is included in the time allowed to complete the degree, i.e., 6 years for Master's and 10 for Doctoral programs. Graduate students whose programs have been terminated because of failure to maintain continuous registration and who have not been granted a leave of absence will be required to reapply for admission if they wish to resume their graduate studies at NC State. Registration requirements for Fellows, Teaching, Research, and Extension Assistants Students on Assistantship and working under the Graduate Student Support Plan (GSSP) must register for 9 hours (10 hours if a lab is taken) during the Fall and Spring semesters. Summer Registration and Federal Withholding In order to continue the exemption from Federal Withholding taxes that applies to graduate assistantships during the Fall and Spring semesters, students must enroll for one hour of CS696 - Summer Research during the summer. The student is responsible for the payment of the reduced tuition associated with this course unless other arrangements are made with his/her major professor. 145

146 RESIDENCE CREDITS Master's degrees Students engaged in a course of study leading to the Master of Arts, Master of Science or Master's Degree in a Designated Field are required to be on the NCSU campus pursuing graduate work for a minimum of one full academic year or its equivalent. Some programs may be exempted from this policy. (See the following section) Policy for On-Campus Master's of Designated Field and Option B Programs For on-campus Master's programs, a minimum of 9 credit hours of the minimum 30 credit hours required for the degree must be taken while in residence on the NC State University campus as a master's degree student. The remaining 21 credit hours of the minimum 30 credit master's program may be taken by a combination of extension courses, NC State PBS courses, and transfer credits. The limits on PBS and transfer credits remain unchanged. Doctoral degrees A student working toward a doctoral degree is expected to register for graduate work at NC State for at least six semesters beyond the baccalaureate degree. The University has basic residence requirements, as defined below, but Colleges have the prerogative of establishing more restrictive requirements. Earning residence credit in Doctoral programs Residence credit is determined by the number of semester hours of graduate work carried during a regular semester. The following table can be used to calculate residence credits: Semester Credits (Hours) 9 or more 6-8 less than 6 Residence Credits 1 2/3 1/3 At least two residence credits must be secured in continuous residence (registration in consecutive semesters) as a graduate student at the University, but failure to take courses in the summer does not break continuity. Summer course work, however, can be used in partial fulfillment of this requirement. A single summer session is equal to one-half of the corresponding amount for a regular semester. For example, six semester hours carried during a summer session will earn one-third of a residence credit; less than six credit hours will earn one-sixth of a residence credit. Scheduling Courses in TRACS COURSE REGISTRATION All degree students must meet with advisors for an advising conference to obtain a Personal Identification Number (PIN) prior to registering each semester. A PIN number is automatically issued for a student and sent to the graduate program if that student was either just admitted or was registered for the previous semester. Students not registered for the 146

147 preceding semester, after obtaining permission from the Graduate School, must go to Registration and Records to obtain a PIN number. After a PIN is obtained, students may either call Telephonic Registration Access to Computerized Scheduling (TRACS) at (919) and use the touch-tone keypad to enter course requests or register for class via the Web at the following URL: Use the TRACS LINK to navigate the system and register. The TRACS Bulletin provides detailed registration instructions, class schedules, and a complete semester schedule for advising, registering telephonically, revising schedules and dropping courses. TRACS course listings can be found on the Web at the following URL: Print copies of the TRACS Bulletins for Fall and Spring semesters are available at the NC State Bookstores. TRACS Bulletins for summer sessions are available at no charge in mid- Spring at D. H. Hill Library and the University Student Center. The NCSU graduate Catalog is the most up-to-date hard copy description of NC State's graduate program requirements. Catalogs can be obtained at the NC State Bookstores. The electronic edition of the Courses Catalog contains the most up-to-date descriptions of courses available and can be found at: Consent of the offering graduate program is required for all practicum and individual special topics or special problems courses as well as internships and thesis or dissertation research. Courses at the 500- through 800-level are graduate courses. Courses at the 500 and 600 level are designed primarily for Master s level students while courses at the 700 and 800 level are indicative of more advanced courses. All graduate level courses are open to either MS or Ph.D. students. Courses at the 400-level are advanced undergraduate courses but may be used, with some limitations, in graduate programs of study. Students cannot use 400 level courses credit within their curriculum for graduate credit. Adding courses Courses may be added during the first week of a semester, via the TRACS system alone, or during the second week, via TRACS and with permission of the instructor. In a summer session, courses may be added during the first two days, via TRACS alone, and or during the third and fourth days via TRACS and with permission of the instructor. To add a student to a course after the deadline for adding courses, an instructor must submit a Schedule Revision Form with the School/College or Graduate Dean's approval indicated therein. Dropping courses All level courses may be dropped through TRACS without grades during the first 147

148 six weeks of a semester and during the first two weeks of a summer session. (These periods are approximate; students and advisors should consult the most current TRACS Bulletin for the specific drop deadlines for the semester or summer session in question.) You are encouraged to make schedule changes as soon as you are aware that they need to be made. The number of hours for which a student is officially enrolled and upon which tuition and fees are based is that number in which the student is enrolled at the end of the second week of classes of a semester and at the end of the fifth day of a summer session (the last day to withdraw or drop a course with a refund). A Schedule Revision Form is required to drop a course after the deadline. No drops shall be allowed except for documented medical reasons or other verified, unforeseen grounds of personal or family hardship. Making such exceptions to policy requires the recommendation of the chair of the student's advisory committee, the Department Head, and the Dean of the Graduate School. Courses may not be dropped after the final grades have been submitted by the instructor and processed by Registration and Records. All drops processed after the authorized drop period must be handled in person at the Department of Registration and Records. Dropping minicourses The drop date for a five-week minicourse is the last day of the third week of the mini-course. The drop date for a seven-week minicourse is the last day of the fourth week of the minicourse. Instructors teaching minicourses (courses which last only a portion of the semester) should announce at the outset of these courses their appropriate drop deadlines. Auditing courses Graduate students wishing to audit a course must have the approval of their advisor and the department offering the course. While auditors receive no course credit, they are expected to attend class regularly. The degree to which an auditor must participate in class beyond regular attendance is optional with the instructor; any such requirements should be clearly explained in writing to the auditor at the beginning of the semester. Should an instructor conclude that an auditor has failed to fulfill the stipulated requirements, the instructor is justified in marking NR (no recognition given for an audit) on the final grade report. Audits (AU) in subjects in which the graduate student has had no previous experience will be evaluated at full credit value in determining course loads. Audits that are repetition of work previously accomplished are considered at one-half their credit value in calculating course loads. With the single exception of foreign language audits, all audit registration must fall within the maximum permissible course loads. Audits are not permitted for students registering for courses carrying a GR prefix. While audit registrations are evaluated for purposes of determining permissible course loads in terms of the regulations of the Graduate School, the University Cashier's Office considers all audits, excepting one permitted free of charge, in terms of full credit value in calculating the graduate student's tuition. Registration procedures for students wishing to audit a course appear in the TRACS Bulletin. The last days for changing from credit to "AU" status appear in the NC State Academic Calendar, also included in the TRACS Bulletin. Exceptions to the given deadlines may be 148

149 approved by the Dean of the Graduate School only on the grounds established for exceptions to the course drop deadline. It is possible for a student who has previously audited a course to take it again at a later date for credit with their advisor's approval,. Courses taken in this manner will be considered the same as any other course taken for credit in meeting degree requirements. A student cannot audit a course and then later receive credit for it by examination. Students registered for the 695 and 895 Research course in their particular field must carry hours of credit; they cannot audit them. Course load A full-time graduate course load is nine to 15 credits per semester (including audits) and three to six credits per summer session (including audits). Graduate students holding half-time (i.e. typical) assistantships are generally limited to taking 9-10 hours per semester. Foreign students on F-1 and J-1 visas are required by the Immigration and Naturalization Service to carry a full-time course of study to remain in status. Full-time status may be achieved with a combination of course work and a research or teaching assistantship. Assistantship classification Semester course load Length of appointment Maximum annual credit hours Full 3 hours 9 months 12 months 3/4 6 hours 9 months 12 months ½ 9 hours 9 months 12 months 1/4 12 hours 9 months 12 months PRELIMINARY AND FINAL EXAMS All Master s and Doctoral examinations must be scheduled with the Graduate School through the Crop Science Graduate Programs Office (2210 Williams Hall) at least 30 working days prior to the examination. These exams must be requested by submitting a completed Request for Approval to Schedule Doctoral (or Master s) Oral Examination Form to the Director of Graduate Programs. Any changes to the Plan of Work not previously brought to the attention of the Director of Graduate Programs should be requested with the Request for Approval to Schedule Oral Exams Form. A request for scheduling the Preliminary Oral Examination must include a memorandum from the student's graduate advisory chair stating that the written preliminary examination has been successfully completed. A request for scheduling the final doctoral oral exam must include the complete title of the student s dissertation. 149

150 Forms for Request for Approval to Schedule Master s or Ph.D. Oral Examinations may be obtained from the Crop Science Graduate Office or they can be downloaded from the Graduate School Web-site at the following address: Master's Program Final Examination A candidate for a Master's degree must pass a comprehensive oral examination to demonstrate to the advisory committee that he/she possesses a reasonable mastery of the subject matter of the major and minor fields and that this knowledge can be used with promptness and accuracy. A student must have completed or be currently enrolled in courses listed on his/her Plan of Work before a final oral examination can be held. It is the responsibility of the student and committee chair to contact committee members to establish a date and time convenient to each before officially requesting an examination. The request for permission to schedule the final oral examination is submitted to the Graduate School through the Director of Graduate Programs at least 30 working days prior to the desired scheduling date. A request for a permit may be made when all course requirements, except for those being taken in the current semester, are met. The Graduate School insures that the student's committee and courses meet Graduate School requirements and responds to the department within 20 working days of receipt of the request. If all Graduate School requirements are met, the Graduate School issues a permit to schedule the final oral exam. If requirements are not met, the Graduate School informs the department of the unmet requirement, the department works with the student to correct them, and, upon correcting, submits the request to schedule the exam as described above. Upon receipt of the permit to schedule the final exam, the department schedules and conducts the exam and notifies the Graduate School of the result within 5 working days of the exam. (Published thesis and exam deadlines for a given semester must be met in order for the student to graduate in that semester, regardless of when the permit is issued by the Graduate School.) A unanimous vote of approval by the graduate advisory committee is required for passing the oral examination. If the student receives an unconditional pass on the exam, the current process is followed, i.e., a final graduation checkout is conducted by the Graduate School after all courses are completed and the thesis, when required, is approved by the Graduate School. If the student receives a conditional pass on the exam, the department so notifies the Graduate School within 5 working days of the exam and then informs the Graduate School when the conditions of the pass have been removed. The date that the Graduate School is notified that the condition has been removed establishes the student's graduation date. If the student fails the exam, his/her graduate program is terminated unless the department recommends that a second exam be given. If a second exam is approved by the Graduate School, the Graduate School will so notify the department by sending a second permit to schedule the oral exam. If the Graduate School denies the request, the student's program is terminated. Doctoral Comprehensive Examinations 150

151 It is the responsibility of the student and their committee chair to contact committee members and (in the case of Doctoral students) the appointed Graduate School representative to establish a date and time convenient to each before officially requesting an examination and to provide the Graduate School representative with a copy of the dissertation 1 week before the final examination. Written Preliminary Examinations cannot be scheduled earlier than the end of the second year of graduate study and not later than 1 semester (4 months) before the final oral examination. Questions may cover any phase of the course work taken by the student during graduate study and any subject logically related to an understanding of the subject matter in the major or minor areas of study. Oral Preliminary Examinations cannot be scheduled before the successful completion of the written examinations and must be scheduled with the Graduate School through the Director of Graduate Programs' office (2210 Williams Hall). These exams must be requested by submitting a completed Request for Approval to Schedule Doctoral Oral Examination Form to the Director of Graduate Programs 30 working days before the date of the oral examination. This examination is designed to test the student's ability to relate factual knowledge with accuracy and promptness and to demonstrate that comprehension is not limited to facts learned in course work. A unanimous vote of approval by the members of the examining committee is required for a student to pass the preliminary oral examination. A doctoral student is admitted to Candidacy by the Graduate School upon passing the written and oral preliminary examinations without conditions or after fulfilling any conditions specified by the advisory committee. Doctoral Final Oral Examinations can be scheduled after the dissertation is complete, but not earlier than 1 semester (4 months) after admission to candidacy. Scheduling of the final oral examination must be requested by submitting a completed Request for Approval to Schedule Doctoral Oral Examination Form to the Director of Graduate Programs office 30 working days before the date of the oral examination. The examination consists of the candidates defense of the methodology used and the conclusions of the research as reported in the dissertation. A unanimous vote of approval of the advisory committee is required for passing the final oral examination. ACADEMIC DIFFICULTY Graduate students who have attempted 1 to 8 credit hours at or above the 400 level and have a GPA less than 3.0 are given an Academic Warning Notice. If more than 9 credit hours but less than 18 credit hours have been attempted and the GPA is less than 3.0, the student is placed on Academic Probation. Graduate study is terminated if 18 or more credit hours have been attempted at the 400 level or above and the GPA is less than 3.0. Registration is not possible while a student is in this classification. Under extenuating circumstances, the graduate advisory chair may petition the Director of Graduate Programs for reinstatement of a student. If reinstated, a student will need to obtain a reinstatement card from the Graduate School and then register during late registration. 151

152 SEMINARS CS601/801 SEMINAR The objectives of the Graduate seminar are to: (a) help students learn to make informative and effective scientific presentations (b) develop speaking skills, style and confidence through experience; c) train students in Crop Science how to access up-to-date information necessary to their discipline; and (d) encourage interactions between graduate students and faculty members. The Department of Crop Science requires student involvement in ALL Departmental and Graduate Seminars. One (1) credit hour of CS 601/801 must be obtained by registering for and attending CS 601/801 and by presenting a seminar on a topic not closely related to the thesis (non-thesis seminar). One credit hour of Seminar is required per degree program. Crop Science Exit Seminars Presentation of a second Exit Seminar on the thesis research (or special problem for Master of Crop Science students) is required before graduation. This seminar will be scheduled through the departmental seminar committee chair, but the student should not register for CS 601/801. It is important for exiting graduate students to give ample notification to the Department of their Exit Seminar via posted Seminar notices. Final oral exams will not be scheduled until the Crop Science Graduate Programs Office has documentation from the seminar committee that the student has scheduled an Exit Seminar. DEPARTMENTAL SEMINAR Seminars provide an important mechanism for learning about new research and expanding one s knowledge concerning research both related and unrelated to their own interests. For this reason, attendance at departmental seminars is required of all graduate students. The departmental seminar is held on Thursday afternoons during the fall and spring semesters at 3:30 p.m. in Room 2405 Williams. In addition, special seminars may be scheduled at other times. SEMINAR POLICY CONCERNING CO-MAJORS AND MINORS Graduate students entered in a co-major program with Crop Science will be expected to meet the appropriate seminar requirements established for Crop Science majors. If the other department of the co-major or minor also has seminar requirements, these must be met separately. Students will not receive credit in CS 601/801 for a seminar presented in the other department. Students with a minor in Crop Science are encouraged, but not required, to complete CS 601/801. THESES AND PUBLICATIONS A thesis or dissertation is required for both the Master of Science and Ph.D. majors in Crop Science. A Special Problem project is required for a Master of Crop Science degree. A thesis is tangible evidence of the student's scholarship, scientific efforts and ability to effectively communicate research findings. It should contribute to the scientific literature in the chosen field of study. 152

153 Considerable flexibility is allowed in the organization and preparation of the thesis. The Graduate School publishes a manual to serve as a guide for the preparation of theses, and all students should obtain a copy at the student bookstore. Included in the manual is an option that permits portions of the research to be written for journal publication and included as chapters in the thesis. A thesis containing proposed journal articles should contain additional information in the appendix as a permanent record of research including, a thorough literature review, detailed materials and methods section, supplemental results, and an overall comprehensive summary of the work. The candidate should discuss the proposed thesis organization with the Advisory Committee early in the program. All costs of thesis preparation will be borne by the degree candidate. THESIS PREPARATION OUTLINE 1) Obtain a copy of the Guide for the Preparation of Theses. 2) Arrange an appointment (4 weeks in advance) with the Thesis Editor. The appointment cannot be scheduled until the final oral examination has been officially arranged with the Graduate School. 3) At the appointment with the Thesis Editor, submit one unbound copy of the thesis and the title page bearing the original signatures of all members of the Graduate Advisory Committee. 5) After corrections have been made and approved by the Graduate Committee, submit 3 unbound copies of the thesis in separate envelopes, 3 title pages bearing original signatures of the graduate advisory committee, 1 extra copy of the Abstract for a Masters and 2 extra copies of the Abstract for a Ph.D. and for doctoral candidates, a completed copy of the Survey of Earned Doctorate Form and the University Microfilms International Agreement. ELECTRONIC THESIS PREPARATION AND SUBMISSION Beginning in the Fall of 2002 all students will be required to submit their theses electronically. Students completing their research program should make a point of attending one of the Electronic Thesis and Dissertation (ETD) Workshops sponsored by the Graduate School and NCSU Libraries. Notice of these workshops are periodically ed to students. Dates for workshops and on electronic submission of the thesis can also be found at the following Graduate School Web site: The ETD (Electronic Thesis and Dissertation) is similar to its paper predecessor, however, rather than printing a hard copy for submission to the Graduate School, the thesis or dissertation is printed to a Portable Document Format (pdf) file for electronic submission to the Graduate School. The submission is done electronically through the ETD Submission Form. pdf files are suitable for machine archives and can be viewed on the World Wide Web (WWW). ETDs are less expensive to prepare, consume virtually no library shelf space, and will be available to anyone with access to the WWW. Steps in the ETD process include the following: 153

154 Step 1: Read the Thesis and Dissertation Guide AND the Policies Regarding Electronic Submission. Step 2: Write your thesis or dissertation. Consult the Step by Step Tutorial and ETD website with questions. Step 3: Master's Students: Make sure the Director of Graduate Programs (DGP) for your department or program submits the Request for Permit to Schedule the Master's Oral Examination to the Graduate School by the Graduate Calendar deadline. Doctoral Students: Make sure the Director of Graduate Programs (DGP) for your department or program submits the Request for Approval to Schedule the Doctoral Oral Examination to the Graduate School by the Graduate Calendar deadline. Step 4: Master's Students: Upon issuance of the Permit to Schedule Master's Oral Examination, the Graduate School will forward the following documents to your DGP: * Diploma Order Request for Graduate Students * Admission to the Final Master's Oral Examination (sample only) Doctoral Students: Upon issuance of the Admission to the Final Doctoral Oral Examination (sample only), the Graduate School will forward the following documents to your DGP: * Diploma Order Request for Graduate Students * UMI Doctoral Dissertation Agreement * National Research Council Survey of Earned Doctorates Step 5: Register for the appropriate credits in the semester you take the final oral examination. Step 6: Take the final oral examination. 154

155 Step 7: Master's Students: When you pass the final oral examination your committee members will sign the Report of the Advisory Committee on the Admission to the Final Master's Oral Examination (sample only) and your committee chair will submit it to the Graduate School. Doctoral Students: When you pass the final oral examination your committee members will sign the Report of the Advisory Committee on the Admission to the Final Doctoral Oral Examination (sample only) and your committee chair will submit it to the Graduate School. Step 8: Make the changes in your thesis or dissertation as recommended by your committee. Step 9: Once the changes have been made, make a copy of the title page and have all members of your committee sign it (Policies Regarding Electronic Submission). You can scan and save your signed title page to include in your file or you can use the original title page without the signatures in your file. Step 10: Create the PDF file(s): Consult the Step by Step tutorial with questions. Step 11: Check your PDF file(s) before submitting your thesis or dissertation. Specifically check the following: * Did you name the main file etd.pdf? (the thesis/dissertation won't be processed correctly otherwise) * Are all PDF file names in lower case letters? (the system is case sensitive) * Have you linked your documents together? (you provide the only linking between the documents) * Does your thesis or dissertation fit into 15 or less files? (maximum of 15 files) * Does the title on your Abstract match the title on your Title page? * Does your Abstract have a page number? (Abstract should not have a page number.) * Have you included your Biography? * Is the page immediately following the Title page numbered as "ii" using lower case Roman numerals? * Are the preliminary pages numbered consecutively using Roman numerals? * Do the listed items in the Table of Contents match the actual text? * Have you included your List of References/Bibliography? * Are all your pages numbered consecutively to the end, including any appendices? * Have you checked for missing pages, poor font translation, and other anomalies? * Are all internal and external multimedia objects and files linked and ready for submission? 155

156 Step 12: Deliver the signed title page and the Diploma Order Request for Graduate Students to the Thesis Editor of the Graduate School, in Peele 108A. Step 13: Submit your thesis or dissertation electronically. A. Find a networked machine running Netscape 2.0 or higher. B. Complete the ETD Submission Form. You can submit your ETD to the Thesis Editor before you have made the corrections required by your committee. If you choose to do this, please let the Thesis Editor know that this is not your final copy by placing the word "DRAFT" in the title or filename of the ETD you submit via the online form. Step 14: Work with the Graduate School as needed until your thesis or dissertation is accepted. Step 15: Upon acceptance of your thesis or dissertation by the Graduate School, you will be notified by that it has been approved and the library cataloger has been notified. Step 16: If not held because of pending publications or copyright, your thesis or dissertation will be on the library server and in the online catalog within 2-3 weeks. DEADLINE FOR SUBMISSION OF THESES The following dates are deadlines for submission of theses in their final form in order to officially graduate in a given semester: 1 st Friday in November for Fall graduation 1 st Friday in April for Spring graduation 1 st Friday in July for August graduation 156

157 GRADUATE ASSISTANTSHIPS AND OTHER FUNDING The Crop Science Department offers Graduate Assistantships, Graduate Stipends, and Fellowships from a variety of funding sources to qualified students. Assistantships, Stipends, or Fellowships can only be awarded to students who have been fully admitted to the graduate program. Students placed on an assistantship must maintain a minimum GPA of 3.0 to be eligible for reappointment. In order for graduate assistants to receive stipends or be placed on the NCSU payroll, the University requires certain information from each student. The following forms must be completed: a) Federal and State tax withholding status b) Selective Service Compliance c) Employment Eligibility Verification (I-9) d) Patent Agreement Form The above forms can be obtained from the Crop Science Administrative Assistants office in Room 2205 Williams Hall. The Employment Eligibility Verification form requires two forms of identification (e.g., driver s license and social security card). International students are required to have two forms of identification also. These can be copies of a visa, valid passport, alien registration card, etc. This information, along with the Selective Service Compliance and Employment Eligibility forms, should be returned to the Graduate Programs office. Departmental Graduate Assistantships Graduate assistants play supportive roles in departmental research and teaching projects. The specific responsibilities of the graduate assistant will vary with the assignment, i.e., half-time (typically) or three-quarter time. Thesis research may count as part of the obligation to the department, but the major advisor has every right to request the student's assistance on any research project over which he or she has jurisdiction. Though a half-time, i.e., 20 hours per week, arrangement is suggested, it is often more convenient for the student to spend less time on research during the academic year and to compensate with full-time employment during the summer months. Graduate assistantships offer an excellent opportunity to develop special skills and a capacity for project leadership. They should be viewed as an opportunity rather than a departmental obligation. Graduate assistants (½ time) may enroll for up to 9 credit hours per semester and must be registered during the Fall and Spring semesters. Graduate assistantships are reappointed annually on the basis of satisfactory progress towards the degree and funding availability. The time limit for assistantship awards is 2 years for Master's candidates and 3 years for Doctoral students. Written petitions for extensions, including a justification statement, should be submitted to the Director of Graduate Programs no later than 90 days prior to the start of the extension. The Crop Science Department may require any student on a departmental graduate assistantship to teach laboratory classes while they are seeking their advanced degree. 157

158 University Research Assistantships There are several potential sources of graduate funding at both the Federal level and within the Graduate School. These change frequently and graduate students are directed to the Graduate School Website at: Graduate Work-Study Program A graduate work-study program exists at NCSU. For more information see the Financial Aid Website at: Further information can also be obtained by calling the Work-Study Coordinator at Limitations on Stipends It is the objective of the Department of Crop Science to provide financial support for graduate assistants for periods of time deemed adequate for the completion of the degree. The leisurely pursuit of graduate degrees by graduate assistants not only encourages inefficiency in the planning and conducting of the program, but it deprives other deserving students the opportunity for receiving financial support. In keeping with this philosophy, half-time departmental graduate assistants seeking a Master of Science or Master of Crop Science degree are limited to two years of financial support. Half-time doctoral students are limited to three years of financial support if the Master of Science degree was received at another institution or a total of five years financial support when both degrees are sought at NCSU. Students on three-quarter time assistantships have limitations commensurate with their responsibility to the department. Where sufficient funds are available, extensions of assistantships may be granted on an individual basis, assuming the extension is not caused by negligence on the part of the student. OUT OF STATE TUITION REMISSION AND IN-STATE TUITION AWARDS All graduate student students who hold a Research, Teaching or Extension Assistantship or a Graduate Fellowship will be provided tuition remission and in-state tuition awards subject to the eligibility requirements and other conditions outlined below: 1. They must be appointed to a graduate teaching, research, or extension assistantship or fellowship, or some combination of the four, and earn $3,000 or more per semester or $8,000 or more on a 12-month appointment. 2. They must be registered for 9 hours or more each fall and spring semester until they complete all credit hour requirements for the degree, after which time they must be registered for 5 hours or more until they complete all requirements for the degree. 3. In-state tuition and tuition remission will be subject to the following limits: 158

159 a) Master s students who are residents of North Carolina will be awarded in-state tuition for a period of 4 semesters. b) Doctoral students who are residents of North Carolina will be awarded in-state tuition for a period of 8 semesters if they do not hold an MS degree or 6 semesters beyond the semester in which they complete their Master s if they hold an MS degree. The total cannot exceed 10 semesters in cases where both M.S. and Ph.D. degrees are earned at NCSU. c) Out-of-state students who are U.S. citizens or permanent residents will be awarded tuition remission for 2 semesters and in-state tuition for the following period of time: M.S. students - 4 semesters Ph.D. students who have a master s degree - 6 semesters Ph.D. students who do not have a master s - 8 semesters Out-of-state students who are U.S. citizens are strongly encouraged to seek N.C. residency immediately upon arrival at NCSU. Refusal to change residency status will result in the out-of-state student having to pay out-of-state tuition d) International students who are not permanent residents will be awarded tuition remission and in-state tuition for the following periods of time: M.S. students - 4 semesters Ph.D. students who have a master s degree - 6 semesters PhD students who do not have a master s - 8 semesters e) Students and their major advisors may request extension of tuition remission beyond these time limits. Such requests should be made in writing to the Director of graduate Programs well in advance of the end of the last semester of tuition remission. Summer Registration and Federal Withholding In order to maintain their normal exemption from Federal Withholding taxes over the summer, students must enroll for one hour of CS696 - Summer Research during the summer. The student is responsible for the payment of the reduced tuition associated with this course unless other arrangements are made with his/her major professor. FEES All graduate students are required to pay student fees to cover items such as use of the library, gym, infirmary, etc. These fees are approximately five hundred dollars a semester. ESTABLISHMENT OF N. C. RESIDENT STATUS Students receiving tuition remission who are U.S. citizens are required to seek residency in North Carolina as previously indicated. Residence and Tuition Status Application forms are 159

160 available from the Graduate School (103 Peele Hall). Completed applications must be submitted to 103 Peele Hall, NCSU. To qualify as a resident for tuition purposes, a person must have established a legal residence in North Carolina and maintained that legal residence for at least twelve (12) months immediately prior to his/her classification as a resident for tuition purposes. Given this time frame, students should initiate residency proceedings within the first month of their program at NCSU. The following information is for incoming graduate students who are not residents of North Carolina and who wish to establish legal residency for tuition purposes. Two inquiries are made of students enrolled in North Carolina universities and colleges who desire to be classified as in-state students for tuition purposes; first, students must demonstrate that they have in fact lived in North Carolina for a minimum period of twelve months immediately prior to enrollment or re-enrollment; and second, students must be able to demonstrate that their presence in the state constituted legal residence. Under North Carolina law, legal residence means more than simply living in the state. More specifically, it means maintaining a domicile (permanent home of indefinite duration) as opposed to a temporary residence incident to enrollment in a university, college or technical institute of the state. The individual seeking to become a North Carolina resident must demonstrate that he/she is financially independent of parent(s) or guardian if the parent(s) or guardian are non-residents of North Carolina and must demonstrate a visible means of support substantiating the claim of financial independence. If the individual has not been entirely self-supporting during the last 24 months, a completed affidavit may be required from the parent(s) to indicate the amount of support provided. Further and equally important, once the individual has clearly established the intent and financial independence, he/she must maintain North Carolina residence for 12 months immediately prior to the semester in which the in-state status can be made effective. In order to be considered for a reclassification as a resident of N. C. for tuition purposes at the end of a minimum 12-month period, a person must do the following things: 1. Maintain and reside in a domicile or permanent home of indefinite duration for at least 12 months immediately prior to the semester in which the in-state status can be made effective; 2. Perform certain acts to demonstrate resident status, such as get a NC driver s license, register a motor vehicle in NC and register to vote in NC at least 12 months immediately prior to the semester in which the in-state status can be made effective and file an N. C. income tax return at the appropriate time; 3. clearly demonstrate a visible means of support substantiating a claim of financial independence as evidenced by cumulative year-to-date wage earning statements. In order to determine whether a student has established legal residence in North Carolina, school officials must be able to conclude from information supplied by the student that the conduct of the student, taken as a whole, demonstrates his/her intent to make North Carolina a permanent dwelling place. It is the responsibility of the student to provide all information requested. 160

161 To start the process, before applying for in-state classification, it is important to change all of the following as soon as possible. These items must all be completed by the end of the first ten days of classes if a person is to be considered for residency for the following fall term, for example. Completion of these acts begins the 12-month waiting period. N. C. Driver's License (or N. C. Identification Card if student does not drive) Information Locations: 4004 District Drive off Blue Ridge Road Capitol Boulevard Forest Hills Shopping Center, Garner North Academy Street, Cary If a student drives but does not own a car or carry insurance, a waiver may be signed at the Driver's License office saying the student will not drive until he/she is insured. A student who does not drive may obtain an identification card at a cost of $5.00. The recommended process for obtaining a NC Driver s license is: 1. Read booklet on N. C. driving regulations. 2. Take written driver's test, road signs exam and eye test. 3. Having passed tests, N. C. license is issued immediately and is good for about eight years. 4. Driver's license from prior state of residence is taken 5. Cost - $20.00 on average N. C. MOTOR VEHICLE REGISTRATION Information: Customer Service Location: 1100 New Bern Avenue The process for registering a vehicle in NC is: 1. Contact insurance company and obtain insurance forms. 2. Take proof of insurance from a company authorized to do business in NC and policy number, out-of-state title and a valid registration card from the state of prior registration to closest DMV office to have car registered and title transferred. 3. Obtain permanent license plate and validation stickers. 4. Costs - First-time Registration - Minimum $40.00 and a maximum of $ This covers plates, $35.00 title fee, highway use tax and notary fee. Annual Renewal Fee - $ Get car inspected within 10 days of registration at an authorized inspection station, then re-inspected annually. VOTER REGISTRATION Register immediately and vote whenever possible! Information:

162 Location: Wake County Board of Elections, 339 S. Salisbury St., Raleigh Any branch of the Wake County Public Library Any NC Driver's License Office NC High Schools You will need to be at least 18 years old, have been a permanent legal resident at least 30 days and have an identification with full legal name, such as birth certificate, Social Security card, passport or driver's license. PERSONAL PROPERTY TAXES Phone: Location Wake County Courthouse, 300 S. Salisbury St In most cases, personal property taxes for Wake County consist of motor vehicles or studentowned residences. To file for personal property taxes: 1. List personal vehicles for tax purposes; listing occurs when vehicle is registered. There is no state tax imposed on personal property. 2. Will be billed approximately 3 months after motor vehicle has been registered - pay by mail. For those living within the Raleigh city limits, this tax includes a $10.00 annual City of Raleigh auto fee/tax. Failure to pay motor vehicle property taxes gives a county the authority to "block" registration records, and, consequently, the registration cannot be renewed for that vehicle. Note that the tax varies according to value of car and/or real estate STATE INCOME TAXES Information: Location: Revenue Building, 501 N. Wilmington St The process for filing NC Income Taxes is: File both state and federal income tax returns by April 15 of each year. You will receive W-2 forms in late January or early February. Taxes are withheld from monthly assistantship pay checks, but in many cases, with proper filing, a refund of all or most of this money is possible. Note: taxes and/or any refunds vary according to income and deductions Banking, Clubs, Memberships, etc. It is always best to convert to a NC bank or use a NC branch of your home bank. Membership in civic organizations, clubs, etc. can also be persuasive in determining residency requirements, FILING THE RESIDENCY APPLICATION To file for residency first obtain the following: 1. N. C. Driver's License 2. N. C. Motor Vehicle Registration 3. N. C. Voter Registration 162

163 Once these documents are in hand, file your: 1. Personal Property Taxes (automatic when motor vehicle is registered) 2. N. C. Income Tax Return In addition convert any of the following: 1. Bank Accounts 2. Memberships, etc. Obtain and complete the Residence-and-Tuition Status Application. Copies of the following documents must be attached to this application: 1. NC driver's license; 2. NC vehicle registration; 3. NC voter registration; 4. NC income tax returns; 5. Year-to-date cumulative wage earning statements from all jobs in current year, 6. Listing of personal property taxes, 7. Student loan agreements, financial aid forms and so forth, if applicable; 8. Marriage certificate, if residency is being based upon the spouse's residentiary acts, and copies of the spouse's residentiary acts. If an foreign alien, a Residence Supplemental Status Form (available in 106 Peele Hall) accompanied by copies, both front and back, of your approval for permanent residence status showing the date of adjudication by the Immigration and Naturalization Service or other documentation provided by INS. The application must be filled out in its entirety or it will be returned for completion. Mail to Box 7102 or submit in 106 Peele Hall. This application should be submitted no earlier than 75 days prior to the semester or summer session for which you wish to be considered. In order to be considered for the fall semester, the application should be submitted beginning June 1; for the spring semester, October 1; for first summer session, March 1; and for second summer session, May 1. A decision on residency status will be mailed in approximately 10 working days. If denied N. C. residency for tuition purposes, an appeal of the decision is possible. A student appealing a residency status decision will be notified by letter from the Appeals Committee on Residency approximately 2 weeks prior to the scheduled appeal hearing. A five-member committee meets once or twice a month to hear appeals. At this time, the applicant can, and should, attend to clarify points and to present additional arguments in his/her favor. Further appeals are possible, if necessary. A copy of the N. C. Statute on residency is available in the Graduate Admissions Office, 106 Peele Hall. Some important notes on filing the Residency Application: 1. The Residence-and-Tuition Status Application is a generic application used by both undergraduate and graduate students. 163

164 2. The application must be filled out in its entirety and must be accompanied by copies of driver's license, vehicle registration, voter registration, N.C. income tax returns, year-todate cumulative wage earning statements, student loan forms, personal property taxes, and, if applicable, marriage certificate and Residence Status Supplemental Form. Students should be particularly encouraged to keep copies of their N.C. income tax returns for their records as well as a supporting document to accompany the residency application. 2. Students must submit the original application for residency; photocopies and faxes are not acceptable. The applicant is, however, encourages to keep a copy of the completed application for personal records. 4. Always sign and date the back of the application. 6. Omission of any of the requested documentation and/or failure to fill out the application in its entirety will necessitate the return of the application to the student for additional information, further delaying a decision. 6. An application is strengthened by the inclusion of copies of the oldest residentiary acts, i.e., original driver's license, original vehicle registration, oldest N.C. income tax return and so forth. 7. A student who for whatever reason has misplaced or lost his/her driver's license may obtain a Motor Vehicle Record Check from the Department of Motor Vehicles on New Bern Avenue in Raleigh for a $1.00 charge. This report details a person's complete N.C. driving history, including the date that the N.C. driver's license was originally obtained. 8. International students in possession of a B, F, H (in most cases), J, L and M visa, among others, are not eligible for N.C. residency for tuition purposes. 9 Resident aliens who are possess a Form I-151 or Form I-551 (Alien Registration Receipt Card or "Green Card") and who are applying for in-state residency for tuition purposes must also complete the Residence Status Supplemental Form and include a copy of the front and back of the Alien Registration Receipt Card. 10. The applicant will be notified by letter of any actions taken regarding the application. If there are any questions, the applicant will be contacted before any decision is made and will be notified of the decision by letter within approximately 14 days. Please do not call. WORKING HOURS Graduate students on assistantship are employees of the Department and must carry out the duties assigned by the major professor and/or the Director of Graduate Programs (TAs). Students on half time Research Assistantships may be required to work hours per week by their major professor on project work outside their thesis area. Students on assistantships are expected to be working at all times, including Spring and Fall breaks. Vacations should be limited and must be pre-arranged with your major professor. Students must keep in mind that this is a period of professional training which requires dedication, time and effort. 164

165 VACATION AND SICK LEAVE Graduate assistants on a half-time basis have no official university status for either annual or sick leave. However, the Department of Crop Science will permit annual leave and sick leave for graduate assistants with the permission of the student's major professor. All students are entitled to certain official holidays, as outlined by the Chancellor in the Official Bulletin. The following departmental policy statements govern the vacation privileges and sick leave for graduate assistants employed on a 12-month basis with ½ time appointments or greater: Annual Leave 1) Ten days is allowable for vacation annually. 2) 80 hours of accumulated leave can be carried from one calendar year to the next. 3) With the permission of his/her major professor, a graduate assistant will take his/her vacation at times most compatible with his/her graduate program and work responsibilities. 4) No terminal leave pay is allowable. Under no circumstances will any assistant be retained on the payroll after his/her last day of work. 165

166 Sick Leave The department will permit ten (10) days of sick leave per year on a full-time basis. Graduate assistants on nine-month appointments or an hourly-work basis do not earn annual leave or sick leave. HEALTH INSURANCE Students on graduate research or teaching assistantships will receive free health insurance as part of their benefits package. Students wishing to cover their spouses or family may do so by paying for additional coverage. Contact Hill-Chesson Insurance by either phone, or the Web at: Telephone: Website: Chapel Hill: (919) Durham: (919) Raleigh: (919) Everywhere Else: @hillchesson.com OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT Students who are on assistantships or fellowships should contact their departmental advisor before accepting outside employment. Graduate students on assistantships or fellowships may not receive wages from another source within the university. SUPPORT FOR TRAVEL All travel on state business whether in-state or out-of-state must be coordinated through your major professor. Routine travel expenses are charged to the major professor s project. You must have approval of your major professor before traveling. Support for graduate student travel to scientific meetings results in important benefits to our College: (a) enhances the excellence in our graduate program, (b) increases visibility of the quality of our graduate education programs, and (c) improves our ability to recruit outstanding faculty and students. Therefore, the department will support travel for graduate assistants to professional meetings under the following provisions: 1. The student will present in an organized session of the meeting a paper or poster which the departmental faculty has judged to be of a meritorious nature and based on research conducted as a part of our departmental programs. 166

167 2. Travel support may be considered for students to attend one professional meeting during the M.S. and two during Ph.D. degree programs. Exceptions to this number may be approved with proper justification and strong productivity. 3. Every effort should be made to obtain travel support from extramural sources, (Graduate Student Association, Graduate School, Foundations, etc.). A student is eligible for travel funds from the GSA only once per degree. An abstract of the research to be presented must accompany the application. The maximum amount allocated is $ Detailed instructions and an application can be obtained in the Graduate Office (2210 Williams) or by contacting the GSA Travel Fund Administrator at the following address: Graduate Student Association Travel Fund Administrator c/o NCSU Libraries Box 7111 Raleigh, NC Departmental Support or Approval (Dean's Policy #16, 1987) 1. Partial or full support may be granted in accord with the provision of item 2 above, subject to the availability of funds, and the concurrence of the student's research advisor and department head. 2. Funds must be available to cover such travel from departmental resources, gifts, trust funds, or extramural sources. 3. Support for commercial transportation may be for partial or full costs. If travel is by state car, no transportation costs will be allowed. Subsistence and registration fees may be provided as indicated below. 4. Travel by state car is encouraged if two or more students are attending the same meeting and the distance to the meeting is one driving day or less. 5. Registration fees, in whole or in part, may be allowed for professional meetings. 6. Subsistence must not exceed in-state (Category B) rates. Out-of-state travel authorizations must be approved through the Department Head and the NCARS Director for all graduate students who are on university assistantships, while traveling to professional meetings or on other authorized out-of-state trips in state-owned vehicles. The authorizations are essential, even when the student is receiving no travel support in order to provide for Workmen's Compensation coverage. KEYS Approval of the major advisor is required for keys to his/her office and laboratory rooms. Departmental room keys require Department Head or Director of Graduate Programs approval. Keys require a cash deposit of $5.00 each to ensure their return and can be 167

168 obtained by contacting the Undergraduate Teaching Office Secretary (Janet Roe) at Maintaining security of keys is important for safety reasons. STATE VEHICLES Because of insurance reasons, state vehicles may be driven only by students with a valid NC Driver s License and who are on the North Carolina State University payroll. International students sponsored by institutions other than NCSU or students not on payroll cannot drive a state vehicle. Students driving state vehicles must drive in a courteous manner, adhere to state and local laws (particularly the speed limit), and use vehicles only for state business. The public is quick to criticize employees who appear to misuse state vehicles. Instances occur where violations are reported to the highway patrol and the Governor's office. Students should follow the following guidelines: 1. Treat state vehicles as you would your own. 2. Park properly and only in assigned areas. 3. Borrowed vehicles should be returned to their original spot. 4. Do not leave credit cards in a parked vehicle anytime! 5. Return the vehicle clean, in good working order, and with1/2 tank of gas. 4. Fill out the Trip Log properly. 5. Turn in gasoline tickets to the major professor at the end of each trip. 6. Non-state employees may accompany state employees in state cars only when they have business interest in the travel. Hitchhikers and family members are not permitted to ride in state-owned vehicles. TAXABLE INCOME Graduate students are responsible for understanding and complying with local, state, and federal tax laws as they apply to their individual circumstances. The following statements are provided as a reminder of some of the more common tax areas of concern for graduate students. Graduate Assistantships All graduate student stipends and assistantships are taxable and require tax withholding and W-2 reporting. Scholarships and Fellowships - U.S. Citizens The filing requirements and the exclusions from income are dependent on the academic status of a student and the service (work) requirements of the awards. Since another section of the IRS code excludes Form 1099 reporting of payments to an individual when less than $600, the university will not file a Form 1099 for these payments. It will, however, file a Form 1099 for the full amount when payments total $600 or more. It should be noted that the lack of a report, or a Form 1099, will not excuse the student from reporting the scholarship or fellowship receipts as income, or deducting excluded items (up to the amount of the income), when filing his/her income tax return. Scholarship and Fellowships - Non-resident Aliens 168

169 Scholarships and fellowship payments to non-resident aliens from university funds are taxable on the same basis as U.S. citizens. However, the law requires that 14% of any payments (beyond tuition and fees) made to non-resident aliens be withheld for potential federal income tax liability, unless excepted by the provision of a tax treaty between the United States and the student's home country. Graduate Student Tuition Remission As previously noted, stipend payments to graduate assistants for services rendered to the university will require tax withholding and will be reported as W-2 income. Since any tuition remission awarded to a graduate student (including teaching or research assistants) is a nonservice fellowship, the amount of this tuition remission will be reported as income on Form This may be offset then by an equal amount of tuition expense by individuals on their return. Record Keeping Suggestions The new tax law allows degree candidates to offset the scholarship, fellowship or tuition remission income either by tuition costs, or by tuition and fees and course-related expenses, depending on the service requirements of the award. However, the individual must be able to document these deductions should his/her return be audited by the IRS. This includes tuition and fee billings, plus receipts for course required books, supplies and equipment. For books, supplies and equipment, the student may be required to document that these items were required for his/her course work. SAFETY AND HEALTH Your health and safety are extremely important to us. Students on Assistantships or stipends are required to received Hazard Communication Training early in their tenure at NCSU. You may also need training in DOT Shipping and Handling Regulations if you routinely package, receive, or handle hazardous materials. The Environmental Health and Safety Center Website at: can provide more information on the numerous safety and health courses available on campus. NCSU Public Safety is responsible for the safety of campus students from criminal activity and fires. Public Safety also coordinates an escort service for students as they travel to/from their cars or between areas of the campus at night. Requests for this service can be made by calling Crimes sometimes occur on and off campus. Please take prudent precautions to protect yourself and your work. Try and work with at least one other person in the lab or office. If you need to leave your office, be sure you secure your belongings before doing so. Be sure that all exterior doors are locked after 5:00 p.m. during weekdays and all day on weekends. Please report any concerns or suggestions about personal or building safety to the Graduate Program Director or the Department Head. 169

170 PLACEMENT SERVICES The Crop Science Department and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences consider Placement Services offer assistance to students and to former students. Several services exist on campus to help in finding employment following your studies at NCSU. Job opportunities are posted on a bulletin board across from the Graduate Office (2210 Williams). The CALS Career Services Office (111 Patterson Hall) also has job listings and can be of great assistance in looking for employment. Their Website is: Job listings can also be found in professional society newsletters including the ASA Newsletter. The ASA has a Website with job listings and where job seekers can post resumes. This is found at: HOUSEKEEPING Desk Assignment Desks are usually assigned to students by the major advisor. Departmental desk space is assigned through the Graduate Programs Office, with priority given to students receiving an assistantship or fellowship who do not have desk space in the major advisor's office or laboratory facilities. Next priority is given to full-time students who are not on assistantship. Mail Graduate student mail will be distributed to the mailroom in the advisor's mailbox. Students' personal mail should not be received or sent out through campus mail. Telephones Telephones are for local use only. Long-distance calls are limited to work-related calls and should be approved by your major professor. You must dial 9 for local numbers outside of campus. 170

171 Fax The departmental fax machine may be used for work-related business only. No personal faxes (incoming or outgoing) are allowed. The number is (919) Office Work and Computer Access Arrangements for typing, requisition of supplies or equipment, photocopying, and use of the telephone should be made with the student's major advisor and his secretary. Departmental Graduate Student computers and printers are distributed around the department for student use. Additional computing resources are available within individual programs. Please note that NCSU has strict policies regarding the unauthorized copying or use of computer software. You will be subject to disciplinary action that may include dismissal if you engage in such activity. You will be assigned a personal UNITY computer account shortly after your arrival on campus. You will also have the option of having an account on the Departmental Server (Cropserv). The Department routinely communicates with graduate students via E- mail, so it is important that you check your regularly. Dress Code Frequently, prospective parents and students gain their first impression of the Crop Science Department and NCSU by meeting graduate students. Please remember that you represent the department and dress accordingly. Photocopying The Department has Wolfcopy machines available for student and faculty use. One is located in 4220 Williams Conference Room. Be respectful of others who may be using the room for conferences. Your major professor should inform you about her/his policy regarding use of Wolfcopy Cards assigned to their program. Students are advised to get their own Wolfcopy Card for personal photocopying needs. Wolfcopy Cards are available at University Graphics on Sullivan Drive. The Departmental photocopy machine in 2124 Williams (Mail Room) is for large volume classroom copying only. POSTER PRINTERS Students can print posters at no charge. One just needs to schedule the printer about 3 days in advance. More information is available at Most of this web page is pasted below. General information about the computer rooms can be found at: A large format HP DesignJet 1055CM color printer is available for student use in 11 Polk Hall and 1400 Williams Hall. The printer is set up for the creation of posters, with 36 wide medium-weight coated or high gloss photo paper. Because of the high cost of materials for the printer, use is restricted. 171

172 Supplies The Department cannot provide supplies for personal use. All supplies for research purposes must be obtained through your major professor. Requisitions and Purchase Orders All requisitions for supplies or equipment must be made through your major professor. When ordering, please be sure to specify the following information on all orders. Your Ship To Address should read: Attention: Your last name/major prof s last name NCSU Crop Science Physical Location (e.g Williams Hall) Raleigh, NC Your Bill To Address should read: Attention: Crop Science Bookkeeping NCSU Crop Science Box 7620 Raleigh, NC (919) (Telephone) (919) (FAX) GRADUATE STUDENT ASSOCIATION The Graduate Student Association (GSA) is an academic, political and social organization composed of all graduate students and governed by duly elected officials and representatives from departmental chapters. The GSA president is a full voting member on the Graduate School Administrative Board. Travel funds are provided by the GSA for students to present original research at professional meetings. The GSA co-sponsors, along with the Alumni Association, annual awards for outstanding merit among teaching assistants. 172

173 ON BEING A GRADUATE STUDENT: A BIBLIOGRAPHY The following books are aids in the processes of studying for preliminary exams, choosing a dissertation topic, and selecting a dissertation committee. Dissertations and Theses Mauch, James E. and Jack W. Birch. Guide to the Successful Thesis and Dissertation, New York, (second edition) Sternberg, David. How to Complete and Survive Your Dissertation, New York, How to get a grant or fellowship (and get off of department financial aid) Coleman, William, et al, eds. A Casebook of Grant Proposals in the Humanities, New York, Margolin, Judith B. The Individual's Guide to Grants, New York, "The Grant-seeking Process" in Grants for Graduate Students, , Amherst, Mass., 1986, p. 8ff. Writing and Thinking De Bono, Edward. Lateral Thinking: Creativity Step by Step, New York, Elbow, Peter. Writing With Power, New York, Howard, V. A. and J. H. Barton. Thinking on Paper: Refine, Express and Actually Generate Ideas by Understanding the Processes of the Mind, New York, Murray, Donald. Learning by Teaching: Selected Articles on Writing and Teaching, n.p., Boynton/Cook, Payne, Lucille Vaughn. The Lively Art of Writing, New York, Strunk, William, and E. B. White. The Elements of Style, 2nd ed., New York, Teaching Deneef, A. Leigh, et al, eds. The Academic's Handbook, Durham, North Carolina, Duke University press, Gullette, Margaret Morganroth, ed. The Art and Craft of Teaching, Cambridge, Mass., Harvard University Press for the Harvard-Danforth Center for Teaching and Learning, Harris, Muriel. Teaching One-to-One: the Writing Conference, Urbana, Ill., The National Council of Teachers of English, D. H. Hill, PE McKeachie, William. Teaching Tips, D. H. Hill, LB Succeeding as a woman in graduate school. 173

174 Vartuli, Sue, ed. The Ph.D. Experience: A Woman's Point of View, New York, D. H. Hill, L. C P47, Preparing and Delivering Papers Kenny, Peter. A Handbook of Public Speaking for Scientists and Engineers, Bristol, England Adam Hilger, N. R. L. PN 4121.K427. Problems Related to Graduate School Bolles, Richard. What Color is Your Parachute: A Practical Manual for Job Hunters & Career Changers, Berkeley, CA, Ten Speed Press, Burka, Jane B., and Leonora Yuen. Procrastination: Why You Do It and What to Do About It, Reading Mass., Addison-Wesley, Loewenberg, Peter. Decoding the Past: the Psychohistorical Approach. New York, Knopf, Rose, Mike, ed. When a Writer Can't Write, New York, Woititz, Janet Geringer. Home Away From Home: The Art of Self Sabotage, Dedicated to Adult Children of Alcoholics in the Workplace, Pompano Beach, Florida,

175 GRADUATE STUDENT THESIS PROJECT OUTLINE Student Name: Date: Thesis Topic Major Professor: Degree Sought: [ ] M of CS [ ] MS [ ] PhD Objectives: Justification: Previous Work and Present Status of Pertinent Research: Procedures: Student Signature Graduate Administrator Date Received 175

176 NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY THE GRADUATE SCHOOL MASTER'S PLAN OF GRADUATE WORK Date: For Last Name First Mid. Student I.D. # Degree Sought: College: Major Date Expected: Month/Year Minor(s) Modern Language (if required): Subject of Thesis: Approved for the Department by: Graduate Advisory Committee Typed Last Name Initials Signature (Chair) Typed Last Name Initials Signature (Co Chair, if any) Typed Last Name Initials Signature (Member) Typed Last Name Initials Signature (Member) Typed Last Name Initials Signature (Member) Typed Last Name Initials Signature (Member) Signature (Student) Approved Graduate School 176

177 GRADUATE COURSES COMPLETED AT OTHER INSTITUTIONS FOR WHICH TRANSFER CREDIT IS REQUESTED TOWARD A MASTER S DEGREE Institution Number & Name of Course Date Credit Grade GRADUATE WORK PROPOSED MAJOR COURSES: Course Prefix and Title Credits Semester/Yr Grade 177

178 GRADUATE WORK PROPOSED (CONTINUED) MAJOR COURSES: Course Prefix and Title Credits Term (semester/yr) Grade 178

179 MINOR COURSES: Course Prefix and Title Credits Term (semester/yr) Grade Please attach a complete list of courses for which graduate credit has been received at other colleges or universities 179

180 NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY THE GRADUATE SCHOOL DOCTORAL PLAN OF GRADUATE WORK Date: For Last Name First Mid. Student I.D. # Degree Sought: College: Major Modern Language (if required): Subject of Thesis: Date Expected: Minor(s) Month/Year Approved for the Department by: Graduate Advisory Committee Typed Last Name Initials Signature (Chair) Typed Last Name Initials Signature (Co Chair, if any) Typed Last Name Initials Signature (Member) Typed Last Name Initials Signature (Member) Typed Last Name Initials Signature (Member) Typed Last Name Initials Signature (Member) Signature (Student) Approved Graduate School 180

181 GRADUATE COURSES COMPLETED AT OTHER INSTITUTIONS FOR WHICH TRANSFER CREDIT IS REQUESTED TOWARD A MASTER S DEGREE Institution Number/Name of Course Date Credits Grade GRADUATE WORK PROPOSED MAJOR COURSES: Course Prefix and Title Credits Semester/Yr Grade 181

182 GRADUATE WORK PROPOSED (CONTINUED) MAJOR COURSES: Course Prefix and Title Credits Term (semester/yr) Grade 182

183 MINOR COURSES: Course Prefix and Title Credits Term (semester/yr) Grade Please attach a complete list of courses for which graduate credit has been received at other colleges or universities 183

184 CHECK LIST FOR EXITING STUDENTS This checklist lists things that should be taken care of prior to exiting the Crop Science Department. Frequently, graduation causes a student to forget the need to take care of unfinished business. This can result in the loss of valuable data for your successors, in the inadvertent creation of hazardous waste, or in security problems arising from the loss of keys. This form is designed to prevent such occurrences. Failure to address the following may result in withholding of your diploma. Your attention to the completion of this checklist is greatly appreciated. Please return the completed form to the Crop Science Graduate Program Office. Name: Date: Major Professor: Office and Desk Location: Lab Location(s): Forwarding Address: Checklist: Left forwarding address with main office, secretary, and colleagues Obtained signatures of committee on thesis and Grad School forms Thesis approved by University Thesis Editor Thesis submitted electronically to Graduate School Left copies of reprints and thesis with major advisor and Graduate Office Returned library books to NCSU Libraries/paid any fines due Returned borrowed books or other literature to colleagues and/or faculty Paid any fines due to University Transportation Services (parking tickets, etc.) Paid any remaining bills owed the University (Infirmary, etc) Returned borrowed lab equipment to proper laboratory Returned keys to Key Manager (Scott Green) and received deposit Deleted all computer files of an unimportant or personal nature Returned all software, manuals, etc. belonging to NCSU Cleaned and put away all equipment and glassware used in experiments Cleaned desk/office area and distributed/disposed of any unwanted items Identified clearly all computer files and made backup copies (see attached) Properly disposed of all chemicals not needed by successors (see attached) Identified all remaining chemicals used during experiments (see attached) 184

185 CROP SCIENCE EXIT FORM - COMPUTER FILES This form should be used to list the names and location of computer files generated during your program in the Department of Crop Science that may be important to your project after your departure. Such files should be backed up onto some form of removable media (floppy, ZIP Drive, tape, etc.), and labeled with your name and the disk operating system (DOS, Mac, UNIX, etc.) used. Give a completed copy to your major advisor. Be sure to identify the format of the files (Word Perfect, TIFF, PICT, ASCII, etc.) so that files can be accessed by the next user. If your files are on a hard disk you should discuss with your project leader whether those files should then be removed. Files of a personal nature should be removed from NCSU computers. Do not make copies of applications software owned by NCSU. This is a violation of the law. Name: Date: Major Professor: Office and Desk Location: Lab Location(s): Forwarding Address: Current Location of Disk(s): File Name Format Description of Data/Information 185

186 HAZARDOUS MATERIALS IDENTIFICATION FORM This form should list the names and location of any chemicals or chemical wastes which you generated or obtained during your tenure in the Department of Crop Science. As part of this process, you should correctly dispose of unwanted chemicals that have been generated or purchased by you at NCSU. It is important that all chemical wastes that are not disposed of prior to your departure be correctly labeled. This label should include your initials, the name of the chemical(s), any known hazards associated with the chemical(s), and one of these warning words: DANGER, WARNING, or CAUTION. It is not necessary to list properly labeled laboratory chemicals such as solvents, buffers, etc. Give a completed copy of this form to your major advisor. Name: Office #: Lab Location(s): Project Leader: Indicate name of chemical or waste (use multiple lines for mixtures) and check to indicate whether it is a waste or a surplus chemical. NAME OF CHEMICAL LOCATION WASTE SURPLUS 186

187 187 APPENDIX Q 2001 SRAC-1 SURVEY DATA Arkansas Auburn Florida (Crop) Florida (Soil) Georgia Kentucky Louisiana Undergraduate College (% change) Graduate - College (% change) Undergraduate Dept. (%change) Graduate Dept. (%change) Agric. Tech (2-yr program) 1015 (+18.5) 750 (-) (+21.6) (+) (-39) (0) (-10) (-5) 2994 (-) 812 (+) 15 (0) 36 (+) 2994 (-) 812 (+) 24 (-) 65 (+20) 1031 (-10) 393 (+10) 64 (-20) 38 (0) (+4) (-5.7) 370 NA 337 (0) 41 (-11) 91 (-35) 30 (-20) Extramural Funding $2,070,474 $3,092,000 $930,000 $1,800,000 $10,700,000 $3,393,000 $600,000 Operating Funds $534,500 $253,128 Research FTE Teaching FTE Extension FTE Current/Expected Faculty recruitment

188 188 APPENDIX Q (cont d) 2001 SRAC-1 SURVEY DATA NC State (Crop) NC State (Soil) Oklahoma Tennessee Texas Virginia Tech Undergraduate College (% change) 3248 (-8, 1996) 3248 (-8, 1996) 1983 (+) (+5) 1117 (-) Graduate - College (% change) 739 (-11, 1996) 739 (-11, 1996) 353 (-) (-1) 233 (+) Undergraduate Dept. (%change) 107 (+14, 1996) (-) (+8) 205 (-) Graduate Dept. (%change) 55 (-20, 1996) (+8) (0) 101 (-) Agric. Tech (2-yr program) (-18, 1996) Extramural Funding $9,679,543 $4,785,000 $2,019,000 $8,150,111 $2,983,175 Operating Funds Research FTE 25.1* 15.9* Teaching FTE Extension FTE Current/Expected Faculty recruitment * Does not include USDA Research Scientists (NCSU-Crop:12--NCSU-Soil:1) APPENDIX Q (cont d)

189 SRAC-1 SURVEY DATA Arkansas Auburn Florida (Crop) Florida (Soil) Georgia Kentucky Louisiana Full Professors Assoc. Professors Asst. Professors Instructors 0 0 Post Doctorals Teaching Assistants Average TA Stipend 9,638 12,500 14,500 Research Assistants (MS) 1 26 (MS +PhD) 17 (MS +PhD) 33 (MS + 34 (MS + PhD) PhD) Average RA Stipend (MS) 18,504 14,125 15,250 12,500 14,500 14,647 14,500 Research Assistants (Ph.D.) 4 Average RA Stipend (Ph.D) 21,876 16,917 13,156

190 190 APPENDIX Q (cont d) 2001 SRAC-1 SURVEY DATA NC State NC State (Soil) Oklahoma Tennessee Texas Virginia Tech (Crop) Full Professors Assoc. Professors Asst. Professors Instructors 1 2 Post Doctorals Teaching Assistants 1 Average TA Stipend 14,000 16,091 Research Assistants (MS) Average RA Stipend (MS) 14,000 12,500 13,200 15,000 16,250 Research Assistants (Ph.D.) Average RA Stipend (Ph.D) 16,000 14,000 15,840 17,000 16,640