NEWS AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Equine Experts Join University of Maryland Faculty
(5/30/02)
The University of Maryland has completed the first phase
of a major initiative to strengthen and enhance its Equine Studies curriculum
with the addition of two equine experts in the College of Agriculture
and Natural Resources (AGNR). Dr.
Amy Ordakowski and Erin
Petersen joined the faculty as part of a new joint venture of the
college's Department of Animal and Avian Sciences, Institute of Applied
Agriculture and Maryland Cooperative Extension.
Dr. Ordakowski will teach equine science and management courses within
the Animal and Avian Sciences' four-year Bachelor of Science curriculum
and serve as an Extension youth/horse specialist with primary responsibilities
for the Maryland
4-H and other youth-oriented horse programs in Maryland.
Erin Petersen will teach equine management courses in the Institute
of Applied Agriculture's two-year Equine
Business Management Certification program. She will also serve as
an Extension adult/horse specialist, providing support and expertise
to extension educators, horse owners and managers in the state.
Together with Dr. Malcolm Commer, equine economist for Maryland
Cooperative Extension, and other AGNR faculty members, both individuals
will provide a comprehensive equine teaching and Extension curriculum
for students at the University of Maryland and members of Maryland's
horse industry.
For more information regarding the equine option within the four-year
Bachelor of Science in
Animal Science, contact Dr.
Amy Ordakowski at 301-405-833.
For details about the two-year Equine Business Management Certification
program in the Institute
of Applied Agriculture, contact Erin
Petersen, at 301-405-4690.
