COLLEGE PARK, Md. Dr. Thomas A. Fretz, associate dean and director of the lowa Agricul ture and Home Economics Experi ment Station at lowa State Univer sity, has been named dean of the College of Agriculture at the Uni versity of Maryland at College Park. Fretz, SI, succeeds Dr. Craig S. Oliver, who has served as interim dean since October 1993. Fretz, who has held positions in re search, teaching and extension at institutions in Ohio, Georgia, Vir ginia and lowa, will assume his re sponsibilities |On or before October 1. ‘Tom Fretz has had a remark able and distinguished career in all facets of agriculture,” said Dr. William E. Kirwan, president of the University of Maryland at Col lege Park. “His experience and his vision for the role of agriculture in the 21st century are essential to the continued growth and success of not only the college, but also the State of Maryland’s agricultur al industry and economy. “The university and, in fact, the agricultural community of this state, also owe a great debt of gratitude to Craig Oliver for his tireless work on behalf of the col lege during this crucial interim period,” he said. A 1964 horticulture graduate of the University of Maryland at Col lege Park, the Buffalo, N. 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"I think these are unique times ahead of us times that will allow the col lege to develop and blossom dur ing the next few years as we look to the 21st century.” Fretz said he intends to focus on the critical issues facing agricul ture, including sustainability of the land; natural resources of the state; water quality issues; and continued growth and expansion of Maryland’s number one indus try agriculture. “I think there are also oppor tunities for the college to continue to develop, grow, and provide support in areas of the basic biolo cial sciences, which are really the fundamental backbone for many of the things we do in agriculture,” he said. “I also feel very strongly that we need to continue to focus on issues related to rural develop ment, through extension, research and teaching, to see how new technologies affect the rural parts of the population.” Additionally, he wants to focus on the “value-adding” industries of the state, such as food process ing, nursery, landscaping, and turf industries. “I look forward to providing the leadership that will allow Mary land to have a truly unique and outstanding college of agricul ture,” Fretz said. “This is a won derful opportunity one in which I look forward to participat ing along with the leadership in the college, the university and the ** state.” Fretz gained his bachelor’s de gree in horticulture from the Uni versity of Maryland at’College Park in 1964. 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