Turkey Rector of Siirt University visits SU Ag Center

L-r: Udoh, Johnson, Walker, Chin, Brown, Malekian, Marshall, Manuel, Kandara, Erman, and Ghebreiyessus

Baton Rouge, LA – Rector (Chancellor) of Siirt University, Turkey, Dr. Murat Erman, during a recent visit to Southern University held talks with SU Ag Center Chancellor Leodrey Williams, Executive Vice chancellor and Vice Chancellor for research, Adell Brown, Jr., and other Center officials. They discussed opportunities for establishing collaborative research efforts and scientist exchange program.  Other Ag Center employees present at the meeting were: Calvin Walker, animal science professor; Kit Chin, plant science professor; Kamran Abdollahi, urban forestry professor; Fatemeh Malekian, nutrition professor; Andra Johnson, urban forestry professor; Yemane Ghebreiyessus, urban forestry professor; Oscar Udoh, Coordinator for Planning and Evaluation; Renita Marshall, animal science professor; and Shonta Manuel, research associate, animal science. Also joining the discussion was Dr. Osman Kandara, professor of computer science and Southern University Liaison for Turkey. Southern University has already entered into a three-year faculty and student exchange program with the Turkish university.

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