Welcome from the Associate Dean for Extension
Dear Extension Supporters: The Dean and I are honored to present this annual report on the Tennessee State University Cooperative Extension Program and offer a few glimpses of our high impact educational programs that display our educational outreach, community engagement, and engagement scholarship. The mission of the TSU Cooperative Extension program is to educate and provide information that is research based, practical and useful to the people of Tennessee to help improve their economic and social conditions. Our agents, specialists, and the approximately 1,500 volunteers who have served over the past year, have been working incredibly hard to accomplish this mission. Between August 2012 and July 2013, we made more than 280,000 direct contacts with community members for a total estimated economic impact of more than $28 million. TSU has 52 Extension Agents in 42 counties of Tennessee who provide educational programs to the community through educational curriculum developed by TSU professors and Extension Specialists. These professors are experts in their subject matter and are available to the public to provide educational programs and technical information. On the following pages, you'll find our Extension professors listed along with their areas of expertise and contact information. These educational programs are organized into three major program areas—Agriculture and Natural Resources, Family and Consumer Sciences, and 4-H and Youth Development—and are available to individuals, families, communities and businesses through various methods of direct contact such as individual or group meetings, field demonstrations, and site visits to farms, homes, businesses and community centers in order to achieve the maximum social and economic impact. I want to thank you for your support of the TSU Cooperative Extension program. Please let us know how we can serve you better. Sincerely,
Latif Lighari, Ph.D. Associate Dean for Extension
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