AgrowKnowledge
Sponsors
To meet the goal of a broad based curriculum that incorporates science, math and emerging technologies for colleges across the nation, corporate funding sources are needed. AgrowKnowledge, The National Center for Agriscience and Technology Education, would like to thank the following companies that have stepped forward to help this educational need:
Serves on the Industry Council and Participates in the GPS Technology Resource Team.
Diamond V ® Diamond V has sponsored a Faculty Internship in Biotechnology, faculty members and students to attend the Annual Emerging Technology Conference, and faculty members to attend Faculty Development Workshops. They are also sponsoring Biotechnology Curriculum Development.
Thanks to Iowa
Farmer Today , AgrowKnowledge was able to have Dr. Patrick
Moore as the keynote speaker for our 1st Annual Critical Issues Conference.
Dr. Moore, a founding member of Greenpeace, has held the office of President
of Greenpeace Canada as well as Director of Greenpeace International.
For more information, visit Greenspirit ,
Dr. Moore's latest environmental endeavor.
Deere and Company
Deere and Company sponsored significant in-kind contribution toward the purchase of GreenStar and RTK educational kits which are used by Lead Schools in Precision Farming courses.
Pioneer Hi-Bred International
Pioneer sponsored sixteen scholarships for community college students, support for the Annual Emerging Technology Conference and Faculty Development Workshops.
AgrowKnowledge, Kirkwood Community
College, PO Box 2068, Cedar Rapids, IA 52406
Phone: (866) 424-5669 (toll free) Fax: (319) 398-7109 Email:
agknow@agrowknow.org
AgrowKnowledge is funded, in part,
by a grant from the Advanced Technological Education program of the Division
of Undergraduate Education of the
National Science Foundation [DUE #0434405]. Opinions expressed are those of
the authors and not necessarily those of the National Science Foundation.