Webb-Godfrey-Hill ADEC Distance Education Award for 1890 Institutions - Award History
Following the All ADEC meeting at The Ohio State University in April 2002, Walter Hill, Dean, Tuskegee University and Dan Godfrey, ADEC 1890 Coordinator, formerly Dean at North Carolina A&T State University, developed the idea for an ADEC awards program that would serve to stimulate the 1890 institutions to continue to move forward in their quest for excellence in distance education. The desire was to create incentives for these institutions to manifest their excellent teaching, research and Extension programs in the ever-changing information technology/multi-media arena. The $2,000 cash award will be widely publicized in the 1890 community. These institutions will also have the opportunity to compete for the overall ADEC Excellence in Distance Education award - $5,000. The winner will also be presented with a distinctive plaque at the annual All ADEC meeting.
This award will be presented annually in honor of Burleigh Webb, former Dean at North Carolina A&T State University, Walter Hill and Dan Godfrey who all believed in the ADEC dream (and its predecessor, Ag*Sat) from its inception, served faithfully on the Board of Directors and encouraged other 1890 land-grant universities to join as ADEC members.
Criteria for selection includes: creativity, impact, resourcefulness, vision and collaboration.
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Dr. Burleigh Webb began his academic career at Tuskegee University and Alabama A&M University before returning to his alma mater, North Carolina A&T State University as professor of chemistry. Later he assumed the administrative position as dean of the School of Agriculture serving from 1962-1993. Webb was instrumental in establishing many programs, including master's level programs within all departments of the School of Agriculture. In addition, he guided the development of nationally accredited Agricultural Engineering, Landscape Architecture and Laboratory Animal Science programs. Webb also initiated a program of distance education within the School, which was the first program of its kind on an historically black land-grant college campus. Webb was an early member of the Ag*Sat Board of Directors. |
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Dr. Daniel Godfrey currently serves as ADEC/NSF HBCU's and 1890's Land Grant Universities Coordinator. Godfrey is a native of Elizabeth City, North Carolina. He has a Ph.D. in Rural Sociology from Cornell University, an M.S. in Adult Education and Rural Sociology from North Carolina State University and a B.S. in Agricultural Education from North Carolina A&T State University. Godfrey began his professional career as an educator in 1963, accepting a position with Wayne County Extension. He served as Administrator of A&T's Cooperative Extension Program, a W.K. Kellogg Foundation Associate Program Director, and Dean of the School of Agriculture and Extension Administrator at North Carolina A&T State University from 1994-2001. Godfrey served on the ADEC Board of Directors from 1996 through 1999. |
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Dr. Walter Hill currently serves as Dean of the College of Agricultural, Environmental and Natural Sciences at Tuskegee University. Dr. Hill has a Ph.D. in Agronomy/Environmental Chemistry from the University of Illinois, an M.S. in Soil Chemistry from the University of Arizona, an M.A.T. in Chemistry from the University of Chicago, and a B.A. in Chemistry from Lake Forest College. Hill provides leadership in the development of research, teaching and outreach programs in agriculture, food, the environment, rural development, and forestry. His research interests focus on the sweet potato as a model crop to study food production and utilization in controlled ecological life support systems for space missions and in sustainable agricultural systems. He is known for a focus on innovative partnerships that enhance education and development opportunities for underrepresented minorities and developing countries. Hill has served on the Ag*Sat Board of Directors, the ADEC Program Panel and is currently a member of the Executive Committee of the ADEC Board of Directors serving as Secretary. |