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. Y. native
said he is eager to get started.
“I really look forward to jooin
ing the faculty and administration
of the University of Maryland at
College Park and I am excited
about some of the challenges and
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Fretz Appointed Ag College Dean
opportunities that lie ahead for the
College of Agriculture, Coopera
tive Extension Service and the
Maryland Agricultural Experi
ment Station,” he said. "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
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Fretz gained his bachelor’s de
gree in horticulture from the Uni
versity of Maryland at’College
Park in 1964. He gained his mas
ter’s degree in horticulture and his
Ph.D. in plant science from the
University of Delaware in 1966
and 1970.
Fretz’s current responsibility is
Grain Producers Slate Annual Meeting
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and management of the lowa
Agricultural Experiment Station.
He has been associate dean and
director since August 1989. Pre
viously, he was interim director of
international development in the
College of Agriculture and Life
Sciences at Viiginia Tech where
he was responsible for the man-
The program will run from 1
p.m. to 4 p.m. in the fairground’s
new air conditioned building.
Highlights will include a panel
discussion, entitled “Mandatory
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Prior to that, he spent eight
years as professor and head of the
department of horticulture at Vir
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appointments in horticulture de
partments at Kansas State Univer
sity, The Ohio State University,
and the University of Georgia.
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During a brief business session,
the Maryland grain producers will
elect nine directors, name their
“Man of the Year,” and hear re
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