Editor’s Note: This story originally appeared Explorations, Spring 2016. Roger ‘Doc’ Locandro retired in 1999 after 38 years on the faculty of the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Natural Resources. But there are still alumni who recall his effective teaching style and lasting influence. “When I think of being a Rutgers University student, Roger ‘Doc’ […]
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Retired Faculty and Staff Reconnect at Annual Luncheon on Cook Campus
On a clear, sunny day in December, retired faculty and staff from the School of Environmental and Biological Sciences (SEBS) and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station (NJAES) joined Executive Dean Laura Lawson, faculty, staff and students in the Rectangle Room at Neilson Dining Hall for the annual Retired Faculty and Staff Luncheon. Student ambassadors […]
2019 Retired Faculty Luncheon Held on December 5
On December 5, 2019 more than 60 former faculty and staff of the Rutgers School of Environmental and Biological Sciences and the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, along with their guests, attended the annual Retired Faculty Luncheon in the Rectangle Room of the Neilson Dining Hall. The event began with the retired cohort being welcomed […]
Bob Hills, Associate Dean for Academic Programs, Retires After 41-Year Career at Rutgers
Bob Hills, associate dean for academic programs, is retiring on September 1, after devoting 41 years of his professional career working with Rutgers undergraduate students. He joined Cook College in January 1976 as an assistant to the dean, working closely with then dean of instruction Dick Merritt and dean of students Roger Locandro in a […]
Alumni are Honored with George H. Cook and Dennis M. Fenton Awards
Alumni, friends, and family gathered to honor six graduates selected by the Cook Community Alumni Association (CCAA) for their career accomplishments, community service, and leadership. The ceremony was held on April 30, 2017. Undergraduate alumni receiving the George Hammell Cook Distinguished Alumni Award were Michael Hlubik CAES’70; Kerry Kirk Pflugh CC’80; and Marc Kollar CC’95, freelance media and […]
The Evolution of Ag Field Day to Rutgers Day
Rutgers President McCormick was inspired by the festive nature of Maryland Day when he founded Rutgers Day in 2009. But, he built it around a pre-existing annual tradition that has been celebrated on George H. Cook Campus for about a century: Ag Field Day. The history of Ag Field day began as a showcase of […]
Six Alumni Honored in Annual Awards Ceremony
Six alumni who have demonstrated outstanding leadership, community service, academic acumen, and campus involvement were honored recently as George Hammell Cook Distinguished Alumni and Dennis M. Fenton Distinguished Graduate Alumni. In an annual event hosted by the Cook Community Alumni Association, those with undergraduate degrees who were recognized include the following: Christopher Dorko CC’94 – […]
John and Anne Gerwig Endowment to Support Rutgers Cooperative Extension
Announcement by Larry Katz, director of Rutgers Cooperative Extension. A strong workforce will support a strong community. That was the topic of conversation when John and Anne Gerwig asserted their desire to help all of Rutgers Cooperative Extension by establishing a fund that will provide resources to extension professionals in perpetuity. I am pleased to […]
Alumni Story: Ratemo Michieka (CAES’74), Sharing His Education
As an adventurous young man, Ratemo Michieka (CAES’74) left his home in Kenya to travel to the United States and to Rutgers to study agronomy, attracted to the university “because of its excellent reputation” even as far away as East Africa. As the story goes, his parents were peasant farmers who used the income from […]
Rutgers Cooperative Extension Welcomes Back Retirees to Celebrate 100th Anniversary
This year, as Rutgers Cooperative Extension (RCE) celebrates the 100th anniversary of the signing of the Smith-Lever Act of 1914 that created the Cooperative Extension Service, what better way to commemorate its history than to invite back those who were part of its past? To this end, a luncheon for RCE retirees was held at […]
