Volume 29, Number 3
September 2017 Newsletter
Message from the President
As the fair season across the state quickly comes to a close, I’m reminded of the many ways fairs have been a part of my life from an early age until now. In my elementary school years, the numerous small rural schools in my area would compete annually in a variety of sporting events at the Putnam County Agricultural Fair. Competition included volleyball, relay races, long jumps, tug of war, sack races, and even a watermelon eating contest. My school was always competitive because my mom was the teacher and the coach. And trust me, she did not enjoy losing and did not tolerate frolicking in any form. Needless to say, I gave it my all. In short, competing at the fair was my school’s super bowl.
Statewide Holistic Integrated Enterprise Layered
Defense (SHIELD) Project
Tim L. Cross, Chancellor
I would like to recognize all of those who have worked on the Statewide Holistic Integrated Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) project over the last eighteen months. SHIELD is the single most important information technology (IT) infrastructure project the UT Institute of Agriculture (UTIA) has ever undertaken. The SHIELD project enhances overall IT security for UTIA and represents a comprehensive approach to IT services statewide. SHIELD provides UTIA with the ability to meet university-wide IT policies, security plans, and procedures, as well as information management and protection.
Phase I is now complete with installation of new network hardware and secure cabinets in the majority of our locations statewide. This includes the 4-H Centers, Extension County and Regional Offices, and the AgResearch and Education Centers. The successful implementation of Phase I places UTIA in a competitive advantage by addressing three key infrastructure-based security areas:
1. Network device access and sustainability.
2. Secure connection to University of Tennessee, Knoxville-based services.
3. Managed wireless network.
Phase I provides the foundation for a statewide managed environment in Phase II that will support and enhance security of all UTIA systems (desktops and laptops). The implementation team is in the final planning stages for SHIELD Phase II with the expectation of completion by August 2018. Please support this team as it works to implement this important project.
For more information on UTIA security plans and procedures, please visit UTIA Policies & Procedures page.
Thank you to everyone who has been so supportive of implementing SHIELD to ensure that our information resources remain secure, reliable, and effective. I appreciate the good work of our state and regional IT staff to help lead us forward so that we all have the tools we need to provide our education, research, Extension, and service programs to serve our many stakeholders.
New Dean for UT Extension
Tim Cross, UTIA Chancellor
I am pleased to announce Robert T. Burns as dean of Extension for the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture. Robert assumed his new role on August 1.
Robert is well known to UTIA and UT Extension. He is currently serving as associate dean responsible for working with specialists and agents to plan, develop, deliver, and evaluate Agriculture and Natural Resources and Community Economic Development educational programming in all ninety-five counties in Tennessee. Prior to his current appointment, he was the assistant dean for Extension. Not only has he worked extensively with Extension faculty and staff, he has worked collaboratively with key stakeholders across the state.
Robert began his career in Extension as a water quality specialist at the University of Tennessee and was appointed as assistant professor in 1995, and then associate professor in 2000. He joined the faculty of Iowa State University in 2004 as an associate and then full professor, positions he held for six years. During this time, he also served a six-month appointment as a National Conservation Engineer with the US Department of Agriculture in Washington, DC.
Born and raised in Tennessee, Robert returned to the University in 2010 to begin his association with UT Extension, one that dates back to his experience as a fourth-grade Tennessee 4-H member. He received his bachelor’s, master’s, and doctorate degrees in civil, environmental, and agricultural engineering from UT.
Among Robert’s responsibilities as dean will be to build on the impacts UT Extension has already made, maintain programming relevance, and successfully secure the resources needed to achieve excellence. He will also work with other UTIA units to ensure a strong collaborative environment for the Institute.
I would like to thank Delton Gerloff, interim dean of Extension, and Chris Clark, interim head for the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics, for their willingness to serve in these roles during the past eleven months. Their dedication to the Institute, Extension, and especially the people who carry out our mission every day has been exceptional. I am pleased to report that Delton will return to his role as head and Chris will resume his faculty position.
Please join me in congratulating Robert on his appointment as dean and thanking Delton and Chris for their service to the Institute. I look forward to working with these leaders in their roles as we work to provide Real. Life. Solutions. for our constituents.
New Interim Assistant Dean for UT Extension
Robert T. Burns, UT Extension Dean
Since assuming the role of Extension dean on August 1, I have had the opportunity to speak with many of you and many of our stakeholders while attending various meetings across the state. Whether attending the ninety-fourth Tennessee 4-H Roundup and All Star Conference, in meetings with the Tennessee Department of Agriculture, meeting with the UT-TSU Extension Advisory Council, or attending the Tennessee Farm Bureau Presidents Meeting, our stakeholders have continued to share with me their high regard for the work that each of you do every day to serve Tennessee. I am truly humbled to have been selected to serve as UT Extension dean. Please know that I am honored to have the privilege to represent UT Extension and share the positive impact of your 4-H, FCS, and ANR programs with our stakeholders. I look forward to talking with you as I travel across the state to learn from you how we can better work together to advance Tennessee.
I also want to share my sincere thanks to Delton Gerloff for his service as interim UT Extension dean and recognize his efforts to keep UT Extension on track and running smoothly over the past eleven months. Please join me in wishing him all the best as he returns to serve as head of the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics.
Finally, I am pleased to share with you that Michael Buschermohle agreed to serve as UT Extension interim assistant dean for ANR/CED Programs effective Monday, August 14. He has been a highly effective and highly regarded Extension educator throughout his twenty-seven-year career with UT Extension, implementing both agriculture and 4-H youth programming. Buschermohle is a native of Louisville, Kentucky. His educational background includes a BS degree in agricultural engineering from the University of Kentucky and MS and PhD degrees in agricultural engineering from Clemson University. He started his career with UT Extension in 1990 as the electrical power and processing specialist delivering educational programs in the areas of farmstead electrical systems, alternative energy systems, fencing systems, and environmental control in livestock and greenhouse facilities. In 2004, Buschermohle assumed his current position as UT Extension precision ag specialist. Over the last thirteen years, he has worked with Extension agents, producers, and agribusinesses in developing and disseminating educational programs that promote the adoption of precision agriculture technologies that enable row crop producers to increase production, reduce input costs, and manage farmland more efficiently. I greatly appreciate his willingness to serve in this role and hope you will join me in congratulating him on his appointment as interim assistant dean. Please be assured that he and I are committed to a smooth leadership transition within ANR Programs as we move forward.
Former UTIA workers or retirees who have recently joined the Association as lifetime members are:
Deborah Hutton Seward
Last employment: Extension Agent, Gibson County
Retirement date: 12/31/16
Beth Bell
Last Employment: County Extension Director, Dyer County
Cynthia Zeitz
Last employment: County Extension Director, Jackson County
Information About Retirees
Retirees Lunch Bunch
| Recently several former Eastern Region agents gathered in Maryville for lunch. Pictured from left Rosalind Woodard, Knox County; Faye Hochnedel-Greenwood, Sevier County; Marjorie Phillips, Anderson County; and Ruby Nell Jeter, Blount County. |
Ben T. Powell
| Ben T. Powell, former State 4-H Leader, celebrated his eightieth birthday. A reception was held to mark this milestone on Sunday afternoon, July 30, in Lebanon, Tennessee. No gifts were requested, but donations in honor of Ben can be made to the Tennessee 4-H Foundation. Ben has been a positive influence for decades in the Tennessee 4-H program and in the lives of members, staff, and volunteers. |
Approximately 200 people gathered in Lebanon at the Wilson County fairgrounds to honor Ben T. Powell. Among the attendees: Lacy and Kay Upchurch from Crossville, Larry Joe Maupin from Dyer County, and Darwin Eldridge from Montgomery County (below).
Congratulations!
Wednesday, June 28, was Mary Gilbert’s eightieth birthday. Many of you will remember Mary; she worked in the Central Region Office for many years.
Receptions
A retirement reception for Libby Parrott, administrative assistant, UT Extension Hardin County, was held Friday, September 1, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
A retirement reception for Hugh Savoy, associate professor and UT Extension soil fertility specialist in the Department of Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science, was held on Friday, September 1, from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. in Hollingsworth Auditorium.
Heritage Skills Seminars
Heritage Skills Seminars is a statewide event held at the Clyde York 4-H Center in Crossville. We are excited to offer two seminars this year: White Oak Basketry and Quilting on the Mountain. These unique seminars are full of fun, education, food, and scenery atop the Plateau. This program is geared toward adults who love the interaction between themselves and the instructors.
Never made a basket? You can! Sue Williams has been a basket maker for over thirty years and has won awards for her basket construction skills. She will lead you through the construction of a ribbed basket using white oak. This four-day seminar is for you. Dates are October 2 – 5, 2017.
Are you a quilter or looking to become one? Quilting on the Mountain is the seminar for you! Many projects are available and assistance with them is a guarantee. This four-day seminar is full of quilting. Dates are October 2 – 5, 2017.
To register for these seminars, print the forms available on the Heritage Skills Siminare webpage. After completing the necessary forms and mailing them to the person in charge of that seminar, sit back and get ready for a great time in October!
We have people as close as next door and as far away as California and Washington state who attend these seminars. Excitement abounds across the 4-H Center during this event! Classes are first come, first serve. Don’t delay; register today!
AgrAbility
Choose your day to Run or Walk during AgrAbility Week, ending on National AgrAbility Day, September 19, 2017. (Submissions must be entered by 11:59 p.m.) Males and females will compete together, and prizes will be awarded to first, second, and third places in both the run and walk. Times entered and awards given based on the honor system. This event is open to all Tennessee Extension deans, agents, specialists, program assistants, and administrative staff and family members. Register today. Contact Joetta T. White for more information.
Tennessee 4-H Sheep Exposition
As Dr. Haley Jameson used to say, “The animal is just a prop in developing boys and girls into responsible young men and young women.” If you would like to support this program, we have provided a convenient link to contribute online by credit card through the secure PayPal server on the Tennessee Sheep Producers Association website.
Harry D. Bryan
www.bryangroup.net
Discounted 2017 Tennessee Vols Football tickets
Discounted 2017 Tennessee Vols Football tickets are now available for all UTIA faculty and staff. All faculty and staff members have the opportunity to purchase discounted season tickets with no required donation! Season tickets will be located in the South end zone (sections L-Q and GG-QQ) and start at only $336 per seat.
Season Tickets: $336 per seat, no required donation
*Includes all seven home games, including LSU and Georgia For more information regarding season tickets or to pick out your seats, please contact our UT representative Dan Ampthor at 865-974-9583. Go Vols!
Four Tips for Planning for Your Estate
Karen DeMasters, Private Wealth Magazine, Spring 2017
What do Prince, Frank Sinatra Jr., Jose Fernandez, and Tom Clancy have in common beyond the fact that they were famous and each died in the last few years? All four left their multi-million-dollar estates in a mess.
The first rule in avoiding estate problems is to always have a will and estate plan in place no matter what your age and put it in a place where people can find it. Prince was a relatively young 57 when he passed away in April 2016. He had hundreds of millions of dollars but no will.
The second rule is to hire good attorneys and listen to them. Frank Sinatra Jr. did things his way, like his famous father, instead of looking to experts for advice. Sinatra and his wife, Cynthia, were divorced but did not separate. They continued to live together as husband and wife for years, giving Cynthia the impression that she was a common-law wife and that she was entitled to benefits while he was alive and to an inheritance when he died. But only a handful of states recognize common-law marriages as legally legitimate entities.
Rule number three is to be sure to make written provisions for those you want to take care of. In September, Florida Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez died at the age of 24 in a boating accident off the coast of Miami Beach. He was unmarried but his girlfriend was pregnant. For the estate, worth millions, to take care of his girlfriend, or at least the child, the couple would have needed to be married or Fernandez would have had to put money in a trust for the mother and child, or at least agreed in writing to give them a certain amount.
The fourth rule applies to the case of Tom Clancy, who was worth $80 million dollars when he died in 2013. Clancy had an estate plan for dividing the money between his second wife and his two sets of children. He also stipulated who should pay taxes on the inheritance. Shortly before he died, he signed an ambiguous codicil to the will, which led the courts to redistribute the multimillion-dollar tax bill among the children. But the case has been tied up in court because some of the children are now challenging the interpretation of the will. Which leads to the fourth rule: Any changes in an estate plan need to be made by someone with extensive experience in estate planning so that no ambiguities are written into the document.
Notes from the email box:
George,
Thanks for helping sort my situation out. I’ve been getting the newsletter and did not realize I was not on the membership list until Ken alerted me.
As far as what I’ve been up to since I retired…
Shortly before my one-and-a-half year post retirement appointment with UT Extension ended, I joined BASF’s tech service team as an independent contractor through DCI (Direct Contacts, Inc). I work with Dr. Greg Stapleton, Sr BASF Tech Service Rep doing small plot work with soybean, corn, cotton, wheat, grain sorghum, rice and sunflower weed, disease, and some insect management work. Our work is mainly located at Agricenter International in Memphis and Murray State University. We do some work at BASF’s compound near Dyersburg and some on farm work as well.
Been doing that since 2011, thinking it might be about time to retire again!
I do enjoy the work, outside in the fresh air, no budgets, no performance appraisals!
Mike Dennison
The UT Human Resources Office reports the following persons retired or departed recently from UTIA.
Retirements
- Martha L. Daughtridge, Clinical Specialist III, Small Animal Clinical Sciences, CVM
- Judith Cruise Kovach, Extension Agent III, Robertson County
- Janet Lee Newton, Extension Agent I, Henderson County
- Connie Diane Geddings Reese, Administrative Specialist I, Marketing and Communications
- Richard E. Groce, Extension Agent III and County Director, Maury County
- Charles R. Long, Research Coordinator I, East Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center
- Donald A. Ward, Extension Agent II, Grainger County
- Connie L. Heiskell, Extension Regional Director, Eastern
- Martha A. Thompson, Administrative Support Assistant II, Forestry, Wildlife and Fisheries
- Gwendolyn Christine Joyner, Extension Agent I, Carroll County
- Hildegard M. Schuller, Distinguished Professor, Biomedical and Diagnostic Sciences, CVM
- Patsy R. Meadows, Administrative Support Assistant III, Plant Sciences
- Edsel D. Tanner, Agricultural Service Assistant I, Plateau AgResearch and Education Center
- Stephen W. Witherow, Agricultural Service Aide II, Dairy AgResearch and Education Center
- Shirley Jo Riggs, Administrative Support Assistant II, UT Extension Bledsoe County
Departures
- Amy Wood Hodshon, Assistant Professor, Small Animal Clinical Sciences, CVM
- Joleen Krista Greenan, Veterinarian, Animal Resource Lab, CVM
- Jo Ellen Huffman, Administrative Support Assistant II, UT Extension DeKalb County
- Ruth Elaine Woolbright, Administrative Support Assistant II, UT Extension Overton County
- Xuemin Xu, Professor, Biomedical and Diagnostic Sciences, CVM
- Delle R. Burgess, Agricultural Service Aide II, AgResearch and Education Center at Milan
- Michael Brad Fitzgerald, Agricultural Service Aide II, Dairy AgResearch and Education Center
- Dean Adam Kopsell, Professor, Plant Sciences
- Teressa Ann McDonald, Extension Program Assistant II, Madison County
- Omid Hosseinaei, Postdoctoral Research Associate, Center for Renewable Carbon
- Rayn Alice Galloway, Extension Agent I, Jackson County, 5 years of service
- Miriam Smalling Frazier, Extension Agent I, Greene County
- James Tyler Simmons, Research Associate II, Plant Sciences
- Maya Varbanova Plaster, Administrative Specialist III
- Benjamin Clay Wolfe, Research Supervisor III, Plant Sciences
- Mashawn Estil Lane, Agricultural Service Aide II, East TN AgResearch and Education Center
- Katie Elizabeth Scott, Extension Agent I, Dickson County
- Jenna Marie Chunn, Agricultural Service Aide II, Dairy AgResearch and Education Center
- Katie Melissa Honeycutt, Extension Agent I, Grundy County
Name links to obituary.
Claudine L. Dixon, who retired in 1995 as Extension agent, Washington County, with 30 years of service at UTIA, passed away June 21, 2017. Graveside service was held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, June 29, 2017, at GreeneLawn Memory Gardens in Greeneville, Tennessee. A Celebration of Life Service was held at noon, Thursday, June 29, 2017, at Jonesborough Presbyterian Church. Pastor T. Allen Huff officiated. Memorials in lieu of flowers may be made to the Jonesborough Presbyterian Church or to a charity of your choice.
Oliver Frederick Cook, age 87 of Knoxville, Tennessee, died Monday, June 12, 2017, at Parkwest Medical Center. He was employed by UT Extension from June 1955 to 1974 in Coffee County, and from 1974 to 1995 in the State 4-H Department in Knoxville. Funeral service was held 7 p.m., Thursday, June 15, 2017, Rose Mortuary Mann Heritage Chapel. Interment took place at 1 p.m., CST Friday, June 16, at Oakwood Cemetery, Tullahoma, Tennessee. The family received friends from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., Thursday, preceding the service. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be made to West End Church of Christ, 8301 E. Walker Springs Lane, Knoxville, TN 37923. Online condolences may be extended at Rose Mortuary.
Eugene Gene Medley passed from this life Sunday, September 3, at Vanderbilt Medical Center. Gene retired from the Overton County UT Extension office where he served as 4-H agent and county director. Gene was an active member and leader in the UTIA Retirees Association where he was serving a second term as vice president in the Cumberland Area. He contributed much to the association through his leadership and willingness to serve. Funeral services were held at the Livingston Funeral Home on Thursday, September 7, 2017, at 11 a.m., following a receiving of friends Wednesday from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. Memorial donations can be made to the Life Church in Cookeville or a charity of your choice.
Wendy M. Whiteaker, FCS agent in White County, passed away September 1. Wendy was an exemplary Extension employee who truly enjoyed making differences in the lives of those she served. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial gifts be designated to the Breast Health Outreach Program (BHOP) at The University of Tennessee Medical Center. Memorial gifts can be made online UT Medical Center Giving Page or mailed to the Development Office, University of Tennessee Medical Center, 2121 Medical Center Way, Suite 100, Knoxville, TN 37920.
We express sincere comfort and/or speedy healing to the following UTIA employees or retirees:
Sympathy is expressed to UTIA Retiree Lavonda Phelps in the death of her sister, Larinda Kerr Jago, 69, of Kingston, TN, who passed away Sunday, July 2, 2017, after a short illness.
Jean Taylor‘s brother, Melvin Warren Wells, passed away early Saturday morning, July 29, at The Lantern at Morning Point assisted living facility in Clinton, TN. He was 85 years old and had been ill for quite some time. Warren was Jean’s younger and only brother.
Those of you who know Sandie Morton know that she and her sister Joyce are very close. Joyce’s husband, Ronnie Smith, passed away on Monday, August 28. Please join us in extending sympathy to Sandie and her family.
Interim Extension Regional Director, Eastern Region
Connie Heiskell, Extension regional director, Eastern Region, retired June 30. Delton Gerloff, serving as interim dean of Extension, publicly thanked Connie for her service and dedication, and wished her a wonderful and relaxing next phase to her life. We will miss her, but hope to see her often in the future. Jerry Lamb is serving as interim Extension regional director, Eastern Region. He began his duties on June 26 and will continue until the position is filled. For those of you who may not be well acquainted with Jerry, he began his career with UT Extension twenty-five years ago in Claiborne County. He has been a 4-H agent in both Claiborne and Humphreys Counties. Currently, he serves as director and agent in the UT Extension office in Rhea County. During his service, he focused his 4-H programs on environmental stewardship, service learning, and building decision-making skills through numerous judging teams including livestock, horse, plant and seed identification, wildlife, and poultry. His adult work has included beginning the Tennessee Extension Master Gardener Program in Rhea County and livestock and forage programs. He was a driving force in the development of the Rhea County Ag Center and Fairgrounds. He has received numerous awards from the National Association of County Agricultural Agents and Tennessee Forestry Association.
Attending University Veterinarian Appointed
By: James P. Thompson, DVM, PhD
On behalf of the University of Tennessee and the Institute of Agriculture, it gives me great pleasure to announce the appointment of Dr. Lori Cole as our attending university veterinarian. Cole received her veterinary degree from Louisiana State University and is a talented veterinarian. She has devoted her career to laboratory animal medicine and has provided more than fifteen years of direct laboratory animal health care oversight at several institutions including the Louisiana State University Health Science Center, Tulane University Health Science Center, the New Orleans Research Institute for Children, the University of Toledo Health Science Campus, and the University of South Florida. Since 2016, she has served as our UTIA and UT Knoxville director of animal compliance support. Dr. Cole’s appointment as attending university veterinarian and director of the Office of Laboratory Animal Care began Monday, August 15. Her appointment is essential to the health care and well-being oversight of all our University research and teaching animals. I know she will help advance the care of our animals and that she will work seamlessly with our University’s IACUC to assist our research scientists. We enthusiastically welcome Dr. Cole to her new role and responsibilities.
Pendergrass Library Welcomes Isabella Baxter as Ag Librarian
Please welcome Isabella Baxter, our next Agriculture and Natural Resources Librarian. On July 1, Baxter joined the Pendergrass Library team as liaison librarian to the many programs in the Institute of Agriculture including CASNR, AgResearch, and Extension. She will assist with agriculture research questions, instruction, citation management, scholarly publishing, and more.
Baxter completed her Master of Library and Information Science at Syracuse University in New York. Prior to graduate school, she earned her bachelor’s degree in English with a minor in biology from Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania. While completing her master’s, Baxter was awarded two graduate assistantships in the Syracuse Bird Library, one in access/resource sharing and the other in their Learning Commons. In both appointments, she provided in-person and online research help and technology support. She also worked as a graduate intern at Le Moyne College in New York where she concentrated in STEM librarianship. This will be Baxter’s first professional appointment.
AgResearch Faculty Representative on the UTIA Advisory Committee
Scott Lenaghan, assistant professor in the Department of Food Science, has been elected as the AgResearch Faculty representative on the UTIA Advisory Committee. Additionally, Kevin Hoyt, Center director for UT Forest Resources AgResearch and Education Center, will serve as the center director representative.
Journal of Dairy Science Selects UTIA Research as Editor’s Choice
The Journal of Dairy Science has selected the article, “Short Communication: A Reproductive Tract Scoring System to Manage Fertility in Lactating Dairy Cows,” as editor’s choice for July. Researchers developed a reproductive tract scoring system that allows for real-time, on-the-farm detection of small, medium, and large reproductive tracts in lactating dairy cows at UTIA AgResearch and Education Centers and private dairy farms. Cows with small reproductive tracts have higher pregnancy rates. Dairy producers now have a tool to assist in identifying dairy cows that may have fertility issues with artificial insemination, thus increasing efficiency and saving money. Animal Science department head Neal Schrick, in collaboration with Lannett Edwards (ANSC), Ky Pohler (ANSC), Arnold Saxton (ANSC) and John Wilkerson (BESS), directed the project; in this video interview (below), Schrick explains the research and its impact on dairy producers.
See You at Ag Day!
Ag Day will be held Saturday, September 30. It’s a time for UTIA family, alumni, and the general public to learn what our colleges, centers, research units, and Extension have achieved during the year and what we’ll be doing in coming years to help improve the lives of all Tennesseans. It’s our chance to showcase the great work we do every day. You won’t want to miss the fun planned this year!
The event will begin 4.5 hours before and end 1.5 hours before game time to make sure you get to your seats to enjoy kickoff! The official start time of the game will be posted as soon as it has been announced. Please visit the Day-of Checkin page and check back often as it will be updated with new information about exhibitors and special activities. Tickets to the football game are available for Ag Day guests to purchase at the website. For more information, visit the site or contact Robin Haefs at 865-974-1928.
Membership in the University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture Retirees Association is for anyone who has worked five or more years for The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture. The organization’s membership includes former employees from the Herbert College of Agriculture, the College of Veterinary Medicine, UT AgResearch and UT Extension.
It doesn’t matter if you were one of the support staff, a teacher, research scientist, Extension educator, a farm worker, custodian, laboratory technician or an administrator. If you worked at UTIA, we welcome you to join.
A major objective of UTIA Retirees Association is to unite all former University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture workers and to provide channels for communication and friendship after employees leave the Institute. Our newsletter and web pages are communication links with the Institute and current and retired employees.
When employees retire or terminate employment at UTIA, their names are added to our mailing list to receive a complimentary issue of the quarterly newsletter and an invitation to the next area meeting scheduled in the area where they reside. During this period, retirees have the opportunity to decide whether or not they want to continue their contact with former co-workers by joining the UTIA Retirees Association. The cost is $30 for a lifetime membership.
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