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The Southeastern Regional
Sun Grant Center
2506 Jacob Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996-4570
Phone: (865) 946-1124
Fax: (865) 946-1109
Email: sungrant@tennessee.edu

News and Events

Rep. Herseth Sandlin (D-SD) was recently recognized for her support and work on behalf of the Sun Grant Initiative. Rep. Herseth Sandlin worked to reauthorize the Sun Grant Initiative in the 2008 Farm Bill. Sun Grant thanks her for her efforts! All of the Sun Grant Center Directors and the Executive Director of the Sun Grant Association were on hand for the event.

Photo of Herseth Sandlin and Sun Grant Center Directors

Front Row (L-R): Terry Nipp, Executive Director, Sun Grant Association; Kevin Kephart, VP of Research and Dean of the Graduate School, South Dakota State University; Rep. Herseth Sandlin; and Corrine Rutzke, Director, Northeastern Sun Grant Center, Cornell University.

Back Row (L-R): Ray Huhnke, Associate Director, South Central Sun Grant Center, Oklahoma State University; James Doolittle, Director, North Central Sun Grant Center, South Dakota State University; Thomas Klindt, Associate Dean, Agricultural Experiment Station, Southeastern Sun Grant Center, University of Tennessee; Thayne Dutson, Dean and Director, Agricultural Experiment Station, Western Sun Grant Center, Oregon State University; Clarence Watson, Director, South Central Sun Grant Center, Oklahoma State University; Timothy Rials, Director, Southeastern Sun Grant Center.