Lectures
Darl Snyder Lecture
Dr. Darl Snyder first became affiliated with
The University of Georgia in July 1969 as a Program Specialist
at the Rural Development Center (RDC) in Tifton, GA. He became
director in July 1972, and remained at RDC until 1974.
In September
1975, Dr. Snyder was appointed Director of International Programs
in Agriculture on campus at UGA in Athens. In 1977, he was
appointed as the University’s Director of International Development.
He became Director of the Office of International Development
at UGA in 1989. With credit for 27 years of service with UGA,
he retired in June 1992. Accomplishments during his years at
UGA include:
- Initiating the development of a proposal that led
USAID to award UGA a contract to implement a worldwide Collaborative
Research Support Program on peanuts (Peanut CRSP) in 1980.
To date, this program has brought UGA more than $35 million.
- Playing an instrumental role in having UGA selected
to team with Tuskegee University in the implementation of
a USAID-funded agricultural human resource development (AgHRD)
project in Upper Volta (now Burkina Faso); then serving as
Technical Director.
- Establishing an agricultural research station at the
University of Ouagadougou in Burkina Faso.
- Bringing 20 students from the University of Ouagadougou
to the USA for advanced degrees and implementation of
new courses at the University of Ouagadougou.
- Encouraging and supporting faculty in the development of
an African Studies Program at UGA, which was approved and
implemented in 1987. The Program was elevated to Institute
status in 2001.
Since his retirement, Dr. Snyder and his wife,
Florence, have remained actively involved with the African Studies
Institute and various international offices.
The lecture series was established in 1992 in honor of Dr.
Darl Snyder for his dedication, research, and service learning
programs in Africa. The event is an annual opportunity to bring
accomplished scholars in African Studies to The University of
Georgia campus.
The lecture series has featured distinguished
Africanists who lectured on prevalent topics regarding Africa.
These include: In 1992: Dr. Ali A. Mazrui, in 1993: Dr. T.R. Odhiambo,
in 1994: Dr. Helen Suzman, in 1995: Dr. Wole Soyinka, in 1996:
Dr. Jan Vansina, in 1997: Dr. Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, in 1998: Dr.
Akinwumi Isola, Mr. Yulisa Amadu Maddy, Dr. Tejumola Olaniyan;
in 1999: Dr. Heetan Kalan, in 2000: Dr. Felimena Steady, in 2001:
Dr. Herschelle Challenore, in 2002: Dr. Louis W. Sullivan, in
2003: Ms. Charlayne Hunter-Gault, in 2004: Dr. Kate Winskell,
in 2005: Ambassador Gertrude Mongella, in 2006: Professor Salikoko
S. Mufwene, and in 2007: Dr. Donald R. Hopkins is the Associate
Executive Health Director of The Carter Presidential Center in
Atlanta, Georgia. |
