1. University of Georgia Department of Crop and Soil Sciences 2009 Spring Faculty Meeting March 9, 2009 Georgia Farm Bureau Macon, GA

2. AGENDA Promotion - Full Professors Format: 15 minute presentation by candidate followed by 30 minute discussion (led by candidate’s committee chair) and vote Dr. Stanley Culpepper (Bill Vencill, Chair).............. 8:30a - 9:15a Dr. Eric Prostko (John Beasley, Chair)................ 9:15a - 10:00a BREAK - Associate and Assistant Professors join group Promotion - Sr. Associate Research Scientist Dr. Sayed Hassan (Bill Miller, Chair)................. 10:15a - 11:00a Remainder of faculty join group Post Tenure Review (presentations to include program overview, objectives, actions, impacts) Dr. Roger Boerma................................ 11:00a - 11:20a Dr. Paul Raymer................................. 11:20a - 11:40a

3. AGENDA (cont.) Departmental Update (Donn Shilling).................. 11:40a - Noon Lunch (on your own).............................. Noon - 1:15p Breakout Sessions................................... 1:15p - 2:00p Plant Breeding and Biotechnology (Conf. Room 5A) Environmental Sciences (Conf. Room 5B) Crop Physiology and Management (Large Auditorium ) Regroup for discussion and reports.....................2:00p - 2:30p Committee Reports Undergraduate (Bill Vencill).......................... 2:30p - 3:00p Graduate (Miguel Cabrera)............................... 3:00p - 3:15p Extension (Dewey Lee)................................... 3:15a - 3:30p Other Items........................................ 3:30p - 4:00p ADJOURN

4. Departmental Issues Topics –  Positions  Departmental Budget  SOP/P-Card

5. Departmental Issues Faculty Positions  Positions recently filled  Turfgrass Weed Management, Griffin – Patrick McCullough  Waste Water Management, Griffin – Vaughn Berkheiser  Georgia Power Professorship, Athens – Miguel Cabrera  Area Agronomist, Statesboro – Jared Whitaker

6. Departmental Issues Faculty Positions (cont.)  Positions presently being filled  Cotton Agronomist, Tifton

7. Departmental Issues Faculty Positions (cont.)  Other Priorities  Plant Nutrition/Soil Fertility – Tifton  Pedology – Athens  Water Resource Management - Griffin  Weed Science/Invasive Plants - Athens  Turfgrass Physiology – Athens  Forage/Roadside Weed Management – Tifton  Quantitative Genomics – Athens  Environmental Stress Genetics/Breeding – Athens  Corn Breeder – Tifton  Molecular Genetics – Griffin  State-Wide Variety Testing Coordinator – Griffin

8. Budget FY 2000 PS$6,840,000 (89%) NPS 850,000 (11%) Base Budget$7,690,000 FY 2009 PS$5,867,304 (95%) NPS 283,360 (5%) Base Budget$6,150,664 Reduction In Base $1,539,336 (20%)

9. Budget (cont.) FY 09 Budget (July 08)$6,150,654 Less Budget Cut- 434,702 Adjusted Budget (Jan. 09) 5,715,952 Total Budget Cut $434,702 Amount Paid -122,051 Amount Owed $312,651 An additional $200,162 will be credited toward FY10 budget cut, leaving a balance owed of $112,489.

10. Budget (cont.) Estimated FY 2010 Base Budget 5,700,000 Contingency 00.00 Royalty 150,000 Sales 241,300 Assistantships 200,000 Grants 6,000,000

11. Departmental Issues SOP  Cell phone  Telephone  Departmental Vehicles  IT Support  P-Card

12. University of Georgia Department of Crop and Soil Sciences 2009 Spring Faculty Meeting Thank You for Your Attention Questions Please March 9, 2009 Georgia Farm Bureau Macon, GA