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Proceeds to benefit
scholarships and ag-related experiences
Baton Rouge, LA – The Southern University Agricultural
Research and Extension Center will host a scholarship gala as part of the 1890
land-grant system’s national celebration of the 125th Anniversary of
the Signing of the Second Morrill Act.
The gala, themed “Sowing Seeds for Future 1890 Scholars:
Growing the Next Generation,” will be held at 8 p.m. on December 17 at the L’Auberge
Baton Rouge Casino & Hotel, 777 L’Auberge Avenue.
All proceeds collected will be used to provide scholarships to
students in the Agriculture, Family and Consumer Sciences disciplines, as well
as, students participating in academic enrichment youth programs at the SU Ag
Center.
Individual ticket purchases are $50; tables, which seat
eight, can be purchased for $400. All sponsored tables will have priority
seating. The deadline for table purchases is October 31, 2015. All checks should
be made payable to the Southern University Foundation.
Deputy Administrator of the United States Department of
Agriculture’s (USDA) Transportation and Marketing Program Arthur L. Neal, Jr.
will serve as the keynote speaker for the gala.
In his current position, Neal is responsible for providing leadership
in marketing research and technical assistance for the department of local food
systems. He also conducts economic analysis on the transportation of
agriculture products from farms to stores and directs the funding of
approximately $100 million in grants for local food marketing and the
competitive marketing of specialty crops. He also oversees the USDA Farmer’s
Market at its headquarters and the People’s Garden, a departmental effort to
encourage the creation of school and community gardens across the country. He
has held this position since 2011.
Prior to joining the USDA’s Transportation and Marketing
Program, Neal served as the Associate Deputy Administrator for the USDA’s
National Organic Program (NOP), where he held a leading role in developing and
enforcing national organic standards for the production, handling and certification
of organic agricultural products.
Neal also worked as the National Program Manager for the
USDA/1890 Program and as Special Assistant to the Director of the Office of
Adjudication in the USDA’s Office of Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights.
Neal earned a master’s degree from the Dale Bumpers College
of Agriculture, Food and Life Sciences at the University of
Arkansas-Fayetteville and a bachelor’s of science degree in Agriculture
Economics from Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge.
The gala will also mark the closing event of the Southern
University Ag Center’s year-long celebration of the anniversary of the signing
of the Second Morrill Act.
For additional information or to purchase tickets, contact Linda
Batiste, Kim Butler or a gala committee member at 225.771.2242.
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