CALS IMPACT REPORT 2022
BECAUSE OF YOUR SUPPORT $267,651,835 Total Endowment Value as of FY22 856 Total Number of Endowments 8,512 Total Number of Gifts $44,296,645 Total Donations Received in FY22
GIVING BACK TO HER PACK
There is often a story or a personal connection behind the gifts Sarah Ash, professor emerita for the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, has given to CALS and North Carolina State University over the years.
An endowed professorship in honor of her parents; a scholarship named for a woman who lived nearly 100 years ago; and support for study abroad that recognizes how powerful that experience can be for students from rural counties and all students in general – Ash can clearly define the reasons for her gifts.
Read the full story: go.ncsu.edu/sarah-ash
“I have deep roots in academia. My parents were not able to create an endowment but endowments were created in their honor when they passed away.”
NC STATE DAY OF GIVING 2022 1,572 Total Donors to CALS 715 Alumni Donors With a 47.73% Increase in Alumni Giving From 2019 $3,685,371 Total Amount Raised for CALS $23,139,336 NC State Total Amount Raised
AGRICULTURE TO MEDICINE:
Dr. Phillip Snider Honored as CALS Distinguished Alumnus
Looking for opportunities to refine yourself and treating everyone with respect and goodwill are life lessons College of Agriculture and Life Sciences alumnus Dr. Phillip Snider lives by daily.
A graduate of the Department of Molecular and Structural Biochemistry, Snider currently teaches at the Edward Via College of Osteopathic Medicine (VCOM) at its Auburn, Alabama, campus. In addition to being an associate professor, Snider is the discipline chair for primary care in rural and medically underserved areas. Snider’s passion for teaching and helping others are reasons he chose to make a planned gift through his estate, which will provide scholarships to future students.
Read the full story: go.ncsu.edu/phillip-snider
STUDENT IMPACT 561 CALS Students Who Received Scholarships in FY22 856 Total Awards Made $1,581,791 Scholarship Funds Awarded in FY22 706 Students Who Benefited From Student Emergency Funds Including 127 CALS Students 2,827 Undergraduate Students in CALS 1,012 Graduate Students in CALS
GOLDEN LEAF FOUNDATION SCHOLAR SHINES
Each year the Golden LEAF Foundation invests money, time and programs to aid and develop 25,000 North Carolina students. One of this year’s recipients was sophomore Amear Moftah, a double major in crop science and agribusiness. The Mooresboro native received a scholarship that allowed him to focus on his studies and gain valuable leadership skills in the Lead 4 Excellence program.
“Golden LEAF’s mission is to reduce the economic disadvantages that many rural communities face through education and empowerment of students like us. They are achieving that every day by giving students like me the opportunities we need to grow into professionals that bring economic opportunities back to all the countless little hometowns that made us who we are today,” Moftah says.
RESEARCH 47 Intellectual Property Disclosures 62 Patents Filed 35 Patents Issued $90,067,363 Grants Awarded 1,372 Peer-Reviewed Research Publications
THE GIFT OF PERSPECTIVE
It’s the mid-1970s and Ph.D. candidate Tom Wentworth steps off the plane into Costa Rica for a two-month course. It is the first time the plant ecology student has ever been out of the United States, and he is awestruck.
“It was just such a great eye opener,” says Wentworth, now an NC State Emeritus Professor of Plant and Microbial Biology.
This is the kind of experience Tom and his wife, Linda Rudd, are now giving to NC State students and professors through a gift to the Research Pack Abroad program. The gift will fund student and faculty travel to ensure that the opportunity for students to work in labs abroad is a dream they can realize.
Read the full story: go.ncsu.edu/tom-wentworth
“It changed my life in so many ways. It opened my eyes to the potential for international travel, cooperation, learning, cultural immersion — everything.”
NC STATE EXTENSION 2022 1,000+ NC State Extension Personnel 101 Local and Statewide Extension Centers 17,000+ Extension Educational Activities Provided Statewide $2.1B Extension’s Annual Economic Impact on North Carolina 3,195 Participants in Extension Food and Nutrition Program Activities 3,720 N.C. Farms and Others in Local Food Supply Chain That Increased Revenue
PLAY WITH YOUR FOOD AND INVEST IN PEOPLE
“Plays well with food” isn’t officially on Erica B. Hanchey’s résumé, but it should be. A food scientist with a penchant for mentoring and giving back, Hanchey earned her B.S. in food science from NC State in 2001 and has been playing with food ever since. The other tenet she learned at NC State: It’s worth it to invest in people and education.
“The individuals I interacted with when I was at NC State really instilled in me the importance of education being a cornerstone to giving back to others,” Hanchey says. “And so I believe in giving financially, giving time, giving mentorship and giving within the community in any way that it’s needed. That was part of my upbringing, but it was validated in my time at NC State. I want to give forward as long as I’m able.”
Read the full story: go.ncsu.edu/erica-hanchey
INSPIRING FUTURE LEADERS IN AGRICULTURE 14,046 Youth Gained Career/Employability Skills 146,517 Total N.C. 4-H Youth 63,098 Youth Enrolled in Ag Education Across N.C. 313,000 Hours Invested in Ag Projects, Leadership and Community Service 32,597 N.C. FFA Members
A LIFETIME WITH CATTLE:
Bryan Blinson Honored as CALS Distinguished Alumnus
CALS alumnus Bryan Blinson purchased his first cow when he was only 6 years old.
“We went to the bank and took out a small loan,” says Blinson. “My payments were $27 a month. I collected bottles and did odd jobs to pay it.”
As an animal science graduate, Blinson’s involvement with cattle has continued throughout his career. Currently, he’s the executive director of the North Carolina Cattlemen’s Association, a role he has held for nearly two decades. Since then, Blinson has been focused on creating local youth programs across the state while also managing his cattle farm with his wife, Beth, in Buies Creek, North Carolina.
Read the full story: go.ncsu.edu/bryan-blinson
N.C. PLANT SCIENCES INITIATIVE $159,341,647 Total Dollars Raised for the N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative 173 Distinct Entities Who Have Given to N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative 4 Partner Spaces Occupied 10 Events Held in NC State University Plant Sciences Building Spaces Such as Culpepper Lobby, Coastal AgroBusiness Lobby and Seminar Rooms Since April Opening
JTI PARTNERS WITH N.C. PSI TO ADVANCE SUSTAINABILITY AND INNOVATION IN AGRICULTURE
JTI Leaf Services is no stranger to NC State. The two organizations have been close partners in research, teaching and extension for over 10 years.
But last summer, when JTI’s US-based agronomy manager, John Radcliff, and corporate affairs and communications manager, John Holshouser, toured the NC State University Plant Sciences Building, the new headquarters of the N.C. Plant Sciences Initiative, they knew they had an opportunity to connect on something special. This close alignment on innovation and sustainability made supporting N.C. PSI a natural choice. So when the opportunity came to build on its close working relationship with NC State, JTI named a lab space in the Plant Sciences Building.
Read the full story: go.ncsu.edu/jti-partnership
N.C. PSI
PLATFORM DIRECTORS
Long Education and Workforce Development
Chris Reberg-Horton Resilient Agricultural Systems
Ross Sozzani Plant Improvement
Williams Data-Driven Plant Sciences
Vann Extension Outreach and Engagement
Terri
Cranos
Rachel
“I came by myself and didn't really know what to expect, but I had a great time and learned so much.”
“It was so much fun! I loved it and will be back next year!”
“It was a wonderful time from start to finish.”
CALS TAILGATE 2022 1,913 CALS Tailgate Attendees, a Record in the Event’s 31-year History Over 50% Alumni Attendee Increase 76 N.C. Counties Represented 13 States Represented $5M Total Lifetime Gifts From Attendees
AARON KIESS:
Focusing on Direct Industry Impact
Aaron Kiess, a professor in the Prestage Department of Poultry Science (PDPS), has only been at NC State University for a couple of months, but he is both eager and excited to start conducting impactful research for the commercial layer industry — raising egg-laying poultry birds for commercial egg production. Kiess was recently named the Braswell Family Distinguished Professor in Commercial Layer Management, Physiology or Nutrition in PDPS where he’ll work to solve issues facing the layer industry in North Carolina.
“I’m pretty eclectic when it comes to my research, but all of my research really has been able to have a direct impact,” Kiess says. “The research I want to do at NC State will hopefully have the same immediate or quick impact for the layer industry, allowing them to continue to provide a safe product to the customers they serve.”
Read the full story: go.ncsu.edu/aaron-kiess
Thank you for your ongoing support. Learn more about the impact of your giving at go.ncsu.edu/CALSImpact2022 For questions, please contact Sonia Murphy at shmurphy@ncsu.edu or 919-515-9262
