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DEDICATION DAY
IS FAST
APPROACHING
Dr. William D. Weaver, Jr.
Professor and Head
Department of
Poultry Science
The dedication of the totally
new Poultry Education and
Research Center will Mice place on
Thursday, May 19 on the Penn
State Campus. This new facility
consists of six separate buildings
containing approximately 50,000
square feet and costing more than
$6 million.
The day will tun with a sympo
sium program in the Agricultural
Science and Industries -Building.
Drs. Roland Leach and Guy Bar
ba to, members of the Department
of Poultry Science faculty, will
open with two short lectures on
their research programs. Dr. Leach
will. address the evolution of
research on skeletal development
and Dr. Barba to will discuss gene
tic modification of growth and
development.
The keynote address will be
delivered by Dr. W. J. (Bill)
Stadelman, who received both his
master’s and doctorate degrees
from Penn State in the 19405. After
completing his degrees, Stadelman
and his wife (also a Penn State
alumnus) first moved to Washing
ton State University and then to
Purdue University. There, Stadel-
man embarked on an outstanding
teaching and research career in
poultry science and food science.
We at Penn State ate extremely
pleased and delighted to have Dr.
Stadelman return to his alma mater
to present the dedicatory keynote
address.
Governor Robert Casey, Penn
State President Joab Thomas, and
College of Agricultural Sciences
Dean Lamartine Hood will be tak
ing part in the formal dedication
ceremonies at the new Education
and Research Center at 11 a.m. on
May 19. Following comments by
each. Governor Casey will cut the
ribbon, officially opening the Cen
ter. Tours of the facilities will fol
low lunch, which will be served
under tents on the site.
The new education and research
center will provide the faculty in
the Department of Poultry Science
with an opportunity to train under
graduate and graduate students as
well as conduct research in some
of the best designed and equipped
facilities in the country. Four state
of-the-art environmental cham
bers, capable of controlling temp
erature, relative humidity, light,
ventilation, and large enough to
hold ISO birds each will be thefoc
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