TEXAS AGRICULTURAL LIFETIME LEADERSHIP
TALL IX-Session I
July 13-16, 2004
College Station
“Leadership in Agriculture and Team Building”
Texas Cooperative Extension
TUESDAY, JULY 13, 2004:
Possible 12:00 Noon - if rooms not yet ready, wait until 3:15 break
Check in College Station Hilton & Conference Center, 801 University Drive East, College Station, TX 979/693-7500 Room assignments as directed at front desk.
Presiding: Dr. Jim Mazurkiewicz (Dress) Business Casual
Ballroom II - Hilton Hotel
1:00 p.m. “Welcome & Orientation”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Jim Mazurkiewicz
TALL Director and Professor
1:15 p.m. “Introductions & Ice Breakers”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Jim Mazurkiewicz
2:00 p.m. “Texas Cooperative Extension”
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Chester P. Fehlis
Associate Vice Chancellor of Agriculture and Life Sciences
and Director, Texas Cooperative Extension, The Texas A&M University System
2:20 p.m. “Texas Agricultural Experiment Station”. . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Robert E. Whitson
Associate Vice Chancellor of Agriculture and Life Sciences
and Deputy Director, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station,
The Texas A&M University System
2:40 p.m. “ Cooperative Extension Program (1890) at Prairie View A&M University”. .
Dr. Linda Williams-Willis
Administrator of Texas Cooperative Extension Program 1890
The Texas A&M University System
3:15 p.m.- Refreshment Break CAN CHECK IN TO ROOMS
3:30 p.m
3:30 p.m. “The Real Deal on Homeland Security”. . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. David H. McIntyre
5:00 p.m. Independent Analyst, National and Homeland Security
Tuesday, July 13, 2004 - continued:
6:00 p.m. Meet in Hotel Lobby to Travel in Personal Vehicles
Presiding: Jeff Camp & July Danley (Dress) Business Casual
6:30 p.m. Social/Tour & Dinner. . . . . . . . . . Sponsored by Global Genetics & Biological
President, Dr. Bill Foxworth and TALL Alumnus
Vice-President, Dr. David Husfeld
Secretary-Treasurer, Dr. Garbriela Foxworth, DVM, Ph.D,
“TALL Experiences” . . . . . . Dr. Bill Foxworth; President “GGB” and TALL Alumnus
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Jay Wilder; Partner/Operator J&J Cattle Co and TALL Alumnus
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Damon Slaydon; Director of Human Resources,
Texas Engineering Experiment Station and TALL Alumnus
9:30 p.m. Adjourn for Day
WEDNESDAY, JULY 14, 2004:
Breakfast on your own
Ballroom II - Hilton Hotel
Presiding: Richard De Los Santos & Steve Donnell (Dress) Business Casual
7:30 a.m.- “Leadership Behavior Profile”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Dick Cummins
Leadership Development Specialist, TAMCO
9:15 a.m. Refreshment Break
9:30 a.m. Resume “Leadership Behavior Profile”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Dick Cummins
11:00 a.m.
Presiding: Mike Fanning & Jim Ed Field (Dress) Business Casual
11:15 a.m. Meet in Hotel Lobby to Load Bus
12:00 p.m.- Lunch and Program: Texas Prison System & Agriculture at Buffalo Ranch -
2:00 p.m. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mr. Tom Fordyce
Director, Agribusiness, Land & Mineral Dept. - Texas Department of Criminal JusticeMs. Tamra Lira, Administrative Assistant - Texas Dept. of Criminal Justice
Lunch Sponsored by: Producer’s Cooperative Association
2:00 p.m. Load Bus
2:30 p.m. Tour Blue Bell Creameries Factory - Brenham . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. Paul Kruse
4:00 p.m. CEO and President
4:00 p.m. Load Bus
4:15 p.m.- “Tour Ellison’s Greenhouses, Inc - Brenham”. . . . . . . . . Ms. PJ Ellison-Kalil
6:00 p.m. President, TALL Alumnus and TALL Advisory Board Member
Wednesday, July 14, 2004 - continued:
6:00 p.m. Load Bus & Travel to Washington on The Brazos State Park. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
“Birth Place of Texas”
Presiding: P.J. Ellison-Kalil (Marc Hartzendorf & Phil Jensen)
6:30 p.m.- Reception and Dinner. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Sponsored by
8:30 p.m. Hortica; Mike Hopkins Distributing Co.; Washington On the Brazos State Park;
Ellison’s Greenhouses, Inc; Blue Bell Creameries; Citizens State Bank
9:30 p.m. Load Bus and Return to Hotel
THURSDAY, JULY 15, 2004:
Breakfast on your own (Dress) Blue jeans, or knee length Shorts, T-shirt, tennis shoes and sun screen
Presiding: Dr. Jim Mazurkiewicz
7:30 a.m. Meet in Hotel Lobby and Travel in Personal Vehicles for Ropes Challenge Course
8:00 a.m. “ChallengeWorks”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Mr. Bob Gantt
- Leadership for Change Program Coordinator, TAMU ChallengeWorks
- Communication
- Trust Building
10:00 a.m. Break. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
12:00 p.m.- Lunch
1:00 p.m.
Presiding: Dr. Jim Mazurkiewicz
1:00 p.m. “Challenge Works” (continued)
4:00 p.m. - Creative Problem Solving
- Collaborative Decision Making
- Celebrating Diversity
- Project Teams
4:00 p.m.- Load Personal Vehicles To Return To Hotel
(Dress) Business Attire
6:00 p.m. Meet in Hotel Lobby and Travel In Personal Vehicles For Reception
Presiding: Dr. Jim Mazurkiewicz
6:30 p.m.- Social and Reception. . . . . . . . . . . . . Clayton W. Williams, Jr. Alumni Center
7:30 p.m. (Cash bar and light hors d’oeuvres)
* Music by Dr. Delbert Reed and the Brazos Country Grass
Portrait Photo Re-takes |
Reception Sponsored by:
Thursday, July 15, 2004 - continued:
7:30 p.m. Program/Opening Remarks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Jim Mazurkiewicz
TALL Director & Professor
Recognition of Special Guests. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Chester P. Fehlis, Jr.
Associate Vice Chancellor and Director, Texas Cooperative Extension
Introduction of Keynote Speaker. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Edward A. Hiler
Vice Chancellor & Dean of Agriculture and Life Sciences, and
Director, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Keynote Speaker . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Texas House of Representatives Robert L. “Robby” Cook, III
District 17
Special Presentation. . . .State Representative Robert L. “Robby” Cook, III &
State Representative Fred H. Brown
TALL IX Class Introductions & Closing. . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Jim Mazurkiewicz
9:00 p.m. Depart for Hotel and Adjourn for Evening
FRIDAY, JULY 16, 2004 :
Check out of hotel - take care of incidentals. Luggage can be left at desk if needed |
Breakfast on your own
Presiding: Kody King & Tuffy Loftin (Dress) Business Attire
7:00 a.m. Meet in Hotel Lobby To Leave for TAMU- College of Veterinary Medicine
in Personal Vehicles. (Room 210 of Veterinary Medicine Sciences Bldg -
use hanging parking tags)
7:30 a.m. “Update on Food Animal Diseases & Role of TVMDL-First Line of Defense
for Bio-Terrorism” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Lelve Gayle
Executive Director, Texas Veterinary Medicine Diagnostic Laboratory
8:15 a.m. “Putting Economics In Your Business”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Ernie Davis
Professor & Extension Economist-Livestock Marketing
9:00 a.m. “Animal Cloning & CC” . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Dr. Duane C. Kraemer
Professor, Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology
9:30 a.m. Observe Cloned Animals. . . . . . . . . . Alan Patranella, Laboratory Technician
10:00 a.m. TAMU College of Veterinary Medicine
Friday, July 16, 2004 - continued:
10:00 a.m. Load Vehicles and Depart for George Bush Presidential Museum and Library
10:15 a.m. Photo Session. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . George Bush Presidential Museum & Library
“Freedom” Horse Sculpture
Presiding: Charles Looney & Robert Mayer
10:45 a.m. “Welcome- George Bush Library”. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Mr. Matt Upton
Academic Bldg. West - Room 1097 Career Service Coordinator The Bush School of Government and Public Service
Break - “41st Club” |
11:00 a.m. Private Tours of the Library and Archives. . . . . . . . . . . . . Ms. Laura Spencer
Archivist, NARA
(National Archives and Records Administration)
12:00 Tour of Museum (self-guided)
12:45 p.m. Challenge and Closing Remarks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Dr. Jim Mazurkiewicz
(Rotunda)
1:00 p.m. Load Vehicles and Depart for Hotel
Adjourn
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