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K-State selects Buchholz for key Extension position
Kansas State University Research and Extension has named Daryl Buchholz as the associate director for Extension and applied research, effective Aug. 1, 2004.
Buchholz succeeds Dick Wootton, who retired in 2002. Randy Higgins, who is the state leader for Extension entomology, served as interim associate director since Wootton's departure.
Buchholz has worked at K-State as the assistant director for Extension agricultural and natural resources since 1992, and as acting 4-H youth development program leader since February, 2003.
He worked as an associate professor in the University of Missouri's department of agronomy from 1986 to 1992 and as assistant professor at Missouri from 1980 to 1986.
Buchholz earned a bachelor's degree in agronomy in 1975 at South Dakota State University and a master's in agronomy at Oklahoma State University in 1977. In 1980, he earned the doctoral degree in agronomy and soil fertility from K-State.
"We are fortunate to have someone like Daryl, who brings a wealth of knowledge and skills to the position," said Fred Cholick, who begins work Aug. 9 as dean of K-State's College of Agriculture and director of K-State Research and Extension. "We are also grateful to Randy Higgins, who so capably led K-State Research and Extension over the past two years."
Buchholz said his previous work at K-State and close relationship with Higgins will help his transition into the new position go more smoothly, particularly in implementing K-State Research and Extension's newest five-year strategic plan.
"I've seen the development of that comprehensive process," Buchholz said. "What I'm excited about now is looking more carefully at how we go about delivering on the goals and the mission of that five-year plan. That will be one of my first priorities: making sure that the process results in very clear goals and recommendations."
He said that budget challenges continue to press the state's resources, but the state's Extension service still is well-positioned to provide programs that help Kansans and other citizens.
"By and large, 90 percent of the glass is full (in Kansas Extension programs)," Buchholz said. "We've got a lot of resources to work with and we need to be out there in Kansas providing people with programs that contribute to their life development, their economic development and other areas.
"Extension and applied research programs (from Kansas State University) are here for the long haul," he said. "We're going through some difficult times, but it doesn't diminish the importance of our mission."
K-State Provost Duane Nellis hailed the selection of Buchholz.
"I believe Dr. Buchholz is an excellent choice as associate director for Extension and applied research, and will provide a new strategic vision for this important dimension of K-State," he said.
Date: 7/22/04
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