2014Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service

Centennial Celebration 100 years of

service &

Dedicated Volunteers

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& Women

1870

1880

1890

The Structure of theLand Grant University

System

TEACHING RESEARCH

EXTENSION

Morrill Act - 1862, 1890 Hatch Act - 1887

Smith–Lever Act - 1914

LandGrant

University

System

Beginning of the Land Grant University System

The Morrill Act of 1862, 1890, 1990 Sen. Justin S. Morrill (R-Vt)

Our Legacy Begins

Established by US Congressmen William H. Hatch (D-Mo.), Chairman of the House Agriculture Committee

$15,000 to each Land Grant University to create experiment stations to test various Ag-related concepts.

Signed by President Grover Cleveland, 22nd President of the United States

Hatch Act of 1887

then came….

Seaman A. Knapp

“The Father of

Cooperative Extension”◉ Teacher, Professor◉ Farmer◉ College president◉ Director of La. Farm

Colonization efforts◉ First demonstration in

Kauffman Co. TX.◉ Instrumental in forming

the Smith-Lever Act

“What a man hears, he may doubt. What he sees, he may possibly doubt.

What he does himself, he cannot doubt.”

1833-1911

Smith-Lever Act of 1914(aka: Agriculture Extension Act)

Sen. Michael Hoke Smith (D-GA)

Sen. Asbury Lever (D-SC)

Signing of the Smith-Lever Act(aka Agriculture Extension Act)

Centennial Proclamation

signedMay 27, 2014

We are here to honor: 100 years of Cooperative Extension work You, our very valuable volunteers

Today: June 20, 2014……

Farm Bureau: Supported the salary of the first “county agent” in Fort Bend County & many counties.

Texas Extension Education Association (Extension Home Makers, Home Demonstration Agents): supported/promoted family life.

Program Area Committees:◉ Ag/Hort Advisory Group◉ Bee PAC◉ Beef/Forage PAC◉ Crops PAC◉ Family & Consumer Science PAC ◉ Pecan/Citrus PAC

Who You Are – the Volunteers of FBC

Task Forces:◉ BLT Task Force◉ Horse Task Force ◉ Partners for Parenting TF◉ Pesticide TF◉ Rice Task Force

Managers:◉ 4-H Club Managers◉ 4-H Project Managers & Project Leaders

Master Volunteers:◉ Coastal Prairie Master Naturalist◉ Fort Bend Master Gardeners◉ Master Wellness

Leadership Advisory Board: At-large focuses on the issues important to the citizens of Fort Bend County.

And, the episodic volunteers (collaborators)

A Part of the 100 Year-old relationship with AgriLife Extension Service

◉ Extend services to clientele◉ Effective spokespersons to the community◉ Effective spokespersons to stakeholders◉ Bring organization perspective to program◉ Concentrate their time and effort on specific subject matter /

program / job◉ For guiding us

And, a part of helping to make Fort Bend a truly wonderful place to live for all!

Thank You! …For Being a Part!

Value of Volunteers

Old Chinese Proverb - “Behind every able man there are always other able men”

That’s YOU!

THANK YOU!