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Fanning Lecture
Larry G. Hamm, head of the department of agricultural economics at Michigan State University, will deliver the 1998 J.W. Fanning Lecture Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. in Mahler Auditorium of the Georgia Center for Continuing Education. He will discuss “Forces Shaping the Roles of Public Research and Extension in the 21st-Century Food System.”
Hamm will focus on the role of land-grant universities in meeting the agricultural and environmental challenges of the next decade, including changes in agricultural policy, the structure of the food and fiber system and the role of teaching, research and extension programs in this new environment.
Hamm began his career with the Economic Research Service in the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Currently, he is actively involved in policy administration, teaching, research and extension at Michigan State.
The J.W. Fanning lecture series brings internationally recognized speakers to campus to discuss strategic issues facing agriculture. The lecture is sponsored by the department of agricultural and applied economics and the Agricultural Economics Association of Georgia. For further information, call 542-0753.
Student wins fellowship
Georgia offensive tackle Matt Stinchcomb has been named a recipient of the 1998 National Football Foundation Postgraduate Scholarship--a fellowship in the amount of $18,000.
The honor from the National Football Foundation recognizes the top senior student-athletes in the nation for outstanding school leadership and citizenship, outstanding football ability and performance and superior academic application. Stinchcomb will be honored at the Foundation’s 41st annual awards dinner on Dec. 8 at the Waldorf-Astoria in New York.
A senior from Lilburn, Stinchcomb has started each of Georgia’s first seven contests at left tackle and holds the team’s longest starting streak of 30 games. He is an integral part of the Georgia offensive unit, which has allowed only 12 sacks during the 1998 season while tallying 24 touchdowns en route to a 6-2 record.
“This is an extraordinary honor for Matt, his family and the University of Georgia football team,” says head coach Jim Donnan. “Matt has provided tremendous leadership and has been the epitome of what a student-athlete should represent.”
Stinchcomb will be one of three UGA students honored at the 1999 Hall of Fame induction ceremonies. Jon Stinchcomb, Matt’s younger brother and a freshman offensive lineman for the Bulldogs, will be honored as one of the four National Football Foundation High School Scholar-Athletes of the Year. In addition, former Bulldog All-American defensive tackle and Academic All-American Bill Stanfill will be inducted into the National Football Foundation and Hall of Fame as UGA’s 10th inductee.
“I have had the privilege of coaching eight National Football Foundation Scholar-Athletes and there has never been one more qualified than Matt Stinchcomb--an Academic All-American, an All-American and a member of the AFCA Good Works Team,” says athletic director Vince Dooley. “He makes it a grand slam of a trip to New York this year because Georgia will be the most honored institution at the banquet.”
The other 1-A recipients of the postgraduate scholarship are Todd Bandhauer (Iowa State), Eric de Groh (West Virginia), Barry Gardner (Northwestern), Corby Jones (Missouri), Joel Makovicka (Nebraska), Derek Rose (Iowa), Chad Smith (New Mexico), Patrick Stephen (Northern Illinois) and Jeff Zurcher (Kentucky).
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