FAEIS-EP116854 Higher Education Challenge Grants Program Summary -- FY 1996
Higher Education Challenge Grants
Program Summary
FY 1996
Higher Education Programs
Science and Education Resources Development
Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
July 1996
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FY 1996 HIGHER EDUCATION CHALLENGE GRANTS PROGRAM
The Higher Education Challenge Grants Program, administered by the USDA Office
of Higher Education Programs, is designed to stimulate and enable colleges and
universities to provide the quality of education necessary to produce graduates
capable of strengthening the Nation's food and agricultural scientific and
professional work force. It is intended that projects supported by the program
will: (1) address a regional, State, national, or international educational
need; (2) involve a creative or novel approach toward addressing the need which
can serve as a model to others; (3) encourage and facilitate better working
relationships in the university science and education community, as well as
between universities and the private sector, to enhance program quality and
supplement available resources; and (4) result in benefits which will likely
transcend the project duration and USDA support.
Proposals may be submitted by all U.S. colleges and universities that have a
demonstrable capacity to carry out teaching in the food and agricultural
sciences at the baccalaureate and higher degree levels. Each grantee must
have a significant ongoing commitment to the food and agricultural sciences
and to the specific subject areas for which such a grant is used. Generally,
the food and agricultural sciences consist of agriculture, natural resources,
forestry, home economics, veterinary medicine, and closely allied disciplines.
In FY 1996, $4,044,954 were available to support projects which addressed the
undergraduate level of study in the following targeted areas: (1) curricula
design and materials development; (2) faculty preparation and enhancement for
teaching; (3) instruction delivery systems; and (4) student experiential
learning.
A total of 59 different institutions from 45 States submitted 125 proposals
for consideration for funding in the seventh year of the program. In April
1996, the grant applications were evaluated by a 27-member peer review panel.
The panel was comprised of representatives of the Federal government, land-
grant and nonland-grant institutions, and national associations which represent
higher education at the land-grant and nonland-grant institutions. Panelists
represented various academic areas including business, agriculture, natural
resources, forestry, veterinary medicine, home economics, and closely allied
disciplines. Funds were available to support a total of 48 grants based on
the peer review deliberations. The 48 grants were awarded to 38 lead
institutions in 29 States. Seven of the projects funded in FY 1996 were joint
projects involving three or more and as many as nine institutions. When the
collaborating are included with the lead institutions, a total of 50
institutions from 39 States are being supported under the FY 1996 Higher
Education Challenge Grants Program.
The following chart presents information on the grants awarded under the FY
1996 Higher Education Challenge Grants Program.
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INDIVIDUAL PROJECTS SUPPORTED
Principal
Project Department Project Funds
Director and Institution Title Awarded
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Richard Department of Agric. Multi-Campus Interdisciplinary $ 80,000
Cavelleto Engineering Ag Safety Class Taught Using
Cal. Poly. St. U. Distance Education
Richard School of Agriculture A Cooperative Program with $ 67,994
Baldy Cal. St. U. - Chico Industry for Integrated Student
Research
H. Dean General Food & Ag. Sci. A Global Seminar on Human $ 79,990
Sutphin Cornell University Sustainability, Agriculture,
and the Environment
Rose T. Dept. of Nutr. & Development of a Quality $ 79,970
Postel Hospitality Mgmt Food Production Mgmt.
East Carolina St. U. Electronic Textbook
David R. Agricultural Admin. Internet Clearing House for $ 61,398
Russell Iowa State University Improving Communications
Across the Curriculum in Ag.
Carl A. Dept. of Hotel, Rest., Joint Ventures Between the $ 57,000
Boger Instit. Mgmt, & Diet. Classroom & Rural Communities
Kansas State Univ.
John L. Department of Agronomy Geographic Information Systems $ 68,000
Havlin Kansas State Univ. in Agricultural Science Educ.
John A. Dept. of Clinical Sci. CD-ROM Case Studies to $ 75,000
Pickrell Kansas State Univ. Enhance Agric. & Veterinary
Medical Education
John A. Dept. of Biological & Development of Instructional $ 156,361
Wells Agric. Engineering Media & Pre-Collegiate
Louisiana State Univ. Curricula for Biological Engr.
Kenneth D. Dept. of Botany & Introducing a Computer- $ 68,448
Nadler Plant Pathology Assisted Personalized Approach
Michigan State Univ. in an Agricultural Curriculum
Brenda Dept. of Human Envir. Food Distribution in $ 71,393
Sternquist and Design Multinational Markets:
Michigan State Univ. Western Europe, Central
Europe, & Mexico
Michael E. Agric. Educ. & A Model for Hypermedia-Based $ 79,651
Newman Experimental Stat. Instructional Material Devel.
Mississippi State U. in Agriculture
Donald E. Dept. of Vet. Sci. Instructional Improvement in $ 66,888
Burgess Montana State Univ. Animal and Veterinary Science
Kathryn A. Dept. of Consumer & Enhancement of Textiles and $ 79,535
Jakes Textile Sciences Apparel Faculty Preparation for
Ohio State Univ. Teaching: Faculty Internship
and Liaison Model
Thomas L. Dept. of Ag. Economics Bringing Students and $ 67,149
Sporleder Ohio State University Agribusiness Together:
An Internet Application
James N. Dept. of Ag. Economics An Experimental Learning Tool $ 79,995
Trapp Oklahoma State Univ. for Teaching Food Processing
Firm Management
Richard D. Dept. of Food Science Teaching Physical Science to $ 67,971
Ludescher Rutgers University Life Science Students
Patricia Salish Kootenai Coll. American Indian At-Distance $ 80,000
Hurley Learning Program for
Environmental Sciences
Paul H. Dept. of Plant & Improving Educational Skills $ 68,262
Henry Soil Science of Landscape Horticulture
Southern Illinois Univ. Students via Computer Simulation
Robin W. Environmental & Forest Curriculum Development: $ 79,978
Kimmerer Biology Native American Perspective
State U. of New York on Resource Management
Ashley C. Dept. of Agronomy, Meeting the Needs of $ 79,885
Lovell Hort., & Ag. Ec. Industry: Developing a Golf
Tarleton State Univ. Course Management Program
Roger Dept. of Veterinary Host Response to Microbial $ 79,753
Smith Pathobiology Infection: A Visual, WEB-
Texas A&M University Based Approach to Learning
Julia T. Dept. of Educ., Nutr., Educating Apparel/Restaurant $ 119,960
Poynter & Rest., Hotel, & Entrepreneurship Faculty in
Institution Mgmt. Alternative Instruction
Texas Tech University
Thomas A. Dept. of Animal Sci. Improving Student Writing $ 79,908
Hoagland Univ. of Connecticut in the Agricultural Sciences
Sherry L. Dept. of Plant & Biotechnology in Agriculture: $ 80,000
Kitto Soil Sciences A Multimedia Approach to PBL
University of Delaware and Distance Learning
Douglas R. School of Forest Res. A Forest Resources Planning $ 80,000
Carter & Conservation Simulation System Linking GIS
University of Florida and the Internet
Glen H. Dept. of Agricultural A Multimedia Instruction and $ 79,989
Smerage & Biological Engr. Learning System for Higher
University of Florida Education
Gene M. Dept. of Poultry Sci. Multimedia Lecture Material $ 62,611
Pesti University of Georgia Preparation and Training for
Agriculture Faculty
Wayne T. Dept. of Food Science Foods and Nutrition Education $ 79,797
Iwaoka & Human Nutrition for Scientific Literacy
Univ. of Hawaii-Manoa
Raymond M. Dept. of Ag. Economics A Futures and Option Trading $ 75,022
Leuthold University of Illinois Simulator for the World Wide
Web
Ronald D. Dept. of Veterinary Computer-Aided Instruction in $ 79,997
Smith Pathobiology Food Safety/Food Born Disease
University of Illinois on the World Wide Web
Larry J. Dept. of Agronomy Polishing Peers: Improving $ 63,729
Grabau University of Kentucky Plant and Soil Science
Education Through Peer Review
Jack Dept. of Horticulture The World Wide Web as $ 160,000
Sullivan & Land Architecture Instructional Delivery System
University of Maryland in Landscape Architecture
Education
Ira R. Dept. of Fisheries & A Partnership in Computer $ 159,895
Adelman Wildlife Assisted Distance Education
Univ. of Minnesota in Natural Resources
Steven H. Dept. of Nutrition Computer-Assisted Modules for $ 80,000
Zeisel U. of North Carolina Teaching Human Nutrition to
- Chapel Hill Undergraduates
Leverne A. Dept. of Agric. A Collaborative Effort to $ 144,580
Barrett Leadership, Education, Change the Reward System
& Commerce for Teaching
University of Nebraska
Karen E. Human Res. & Fam. Sci. Collaborative Faculty Devel. $ 72,000
Craig University of Nebraska for Enhanced Teaching/Learning
Opportunities for Family &
Consumer Science Programs
Michael G. Dept. of Food Science Implementation of Computer- $ 52,466
Zeece University of Nebraska Aided Instructional
Technologies in Delivery of
Food Science & Outreach Education
Arthur J. Dept. of Nat. Res. Sci. Melding Undergraduate $ 80,000
Gold Univ. of Rhode Island Experiential Learning with
Extension
Dave R. Dept. of Ag. Engr. Development of an Integrated $ 79,553
Raman Univ. of Tennessee Two-Stage Internship for
Agricultural Engineering
M. Beth Dept. of Human Ecol. Improving Food Selection $ 79,994
Gillham University of Texas Behaviors of Americans with
Individualized Multimedia
Curricula
Jane M. Dept. of Community ACCESS: Applied Curriculum $ 80,000
Kolodinsky Dev. & Applied Econ. for Community Economics
University of Vermont
John E. School of Agriculture Teaching in a Virtual $ 76,183
Ambrosis Univ. of Wisconsin, Classroom: Developing Courses
Platteville and Assessing Learning Styles
Joseph K. Dept. of Biological Developing Accessible $ 159,120
Irudayaraj & Irrigation Engr. Instructional Tools for Key
Utah State University Courses in Bioprocess and
Food Engineering
Peter K. Dept. of Small Animal A Digital Information Resource $ 79,956
Shires Clinical Sciences Development Program for
Virginia Polytechnic Agricultural Educators
Institute & State U.
Cynthia J. Dept. of Food Science Interactive Multi-Media $ 74,000
Heiss and Human Nutrition Nutrition Support Training
Washington State Univ.
Shulin Dept. of Biological Natural Systems for $ 145,573
Chen Systems Engineering Agricultural Waste Treatment
Washington State Univ. and Water Quality Management
JoAnn Dept. of Apparel, An Integrated Core Curriculum $ 26,000
Thompson Merch., & Interior Des. for Interior Design and
Washington State Univ. Landscape Architecture
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FY 1996 HIGHER EDUCATION CHALLENGE GRANTS PROGRAM
TOTAL FUNDS AWARDED TO STATES AND LEAD INSTITUTIONS*
STATE LEAD INSTITUTION FUNDS
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California Cal. Polytechnic St. Univ., San Louis Obispo $ 80,000
California California State University, Chico $ 67,994
Connecticut University of Connecticut $ 79,908
Delaware University of Delaware $ 80,000
Florida University of Florida $ 159,981
Georgia University of Georgia $ 62,611
Hawaii University of Hawaii $ 79,797
Illinois Southern Illinois University $ 68,262
Illinois University of Illinois $ 155,019
Iowa Iowa State University $ 61,398
Kansas Kansas State University $ 200,000
Kentucky University of Kentucky $ 63,729
Louisiana Louisiana State University $ 156,361
Maryland University of Maryland $ 160,000
Michigan Michigan State University $ 139,841
Minnesota Minnesota State University $ 159,895
Mississippi Mississippi State University $ 79,651
Montana Montana State University $ 66,888
Montana Salish Kootenai College $ 80,000
Nebraska University of Nebraska $ 269,046*
New Jersey Rutgers University $ 67,971
New York State University of New York $ 79,978
New York Cornell University $ 79,990
North Carolina University of North Carolina - Chapel Hill $ 80,000
North Carolina East Carolina University $ 79,970
Ohio Ohio State University $ 146,684
Oklahoma Oklahoma State University $ 79,995
Rhode Island University of Rhode Island $ 80,000
Tennessee University of Tennessee $ 79,553
Texas Texas A&M University $ 79,753
Texas Texas Tech University $ 119,960
Texas University of Texas - Austin $ 79,994
Texas Tarleton State University $ 79,885
Utah Utah State University $ 159,120
Vermont University of Vermont $ 80,000
Virginia Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University $ 79,956
Washington Washington State University $ 245,573*
Wisconsin University of Wisconsin, Platteville $ 76,183
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$ 4,044,954
* These amounts represent the total Federal dollars awarded to each lead
institution, including the funds that will be subcontracted out to
collaborating institutions for joint projects. Excluding the funds that
will be subcontracted out to collaborating institutions, no single
institution will receive more than $200,000 under this program in FY 1996.
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HEP CFD Code: 10.217
Source: Higher Education Programs / Cooperative State Research, Education and
Extension Service / Science and Education Resources Development /
U.S. Department of Agriculture