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News about the southern region and the programs, projects, and partnerships of the Southern Rural Development Center.

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    Call for 2025 SRSA Award Nominations and Outstanding Student and Professional Paper Awards

    Award nominations and papers must be submitted by January 21, 2025.  Nominations are currently being sought for the 2025 SRSA Awards. Additionally, graduate and undergraduate students are encouraged to submit their work for the Outstanding Student Paper Award ($). Professional members are encouraged to submit their work to the Professional Paper Award. Continue reading Call for 2025 SRSA Award Nominations and Outstanding Student and Professional Paper Awards
  2. flyer with tractor plowing filed and text: Who will fill my shoes: succession planning for landowners, farmers, forest owners, & family businesses

    Date Changes: Webinar to be held Winter/Spring 2025 for Succession Planning

    Succession planning encompasses many emotional and financial aspects of a family and business, making decisions and moving forward more difficult. This research-based curriculum with integrated and comprehensive handouts will give participants the confidence they need to learn strategies for moving succession forward with their property or business. Both soft and hard skills are covered in the materials and will empower owners to develop and implement their succession plan. Continue reading Date Changes: Webinar to be held Winter/Spring 2025 for Succession Planning
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    The Southern Rural Development Center Announces New Associate Director

    The Southern Rural Development Center is excited to announce Dr. Roseanne Ellison Scammahorn as the new Associate Director for the Southern Rural Development Center, housed at Mississippi State University. Continue reading The Southern Rural Development Center Announces New Associate Director
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    Southern Rural Development Center Staff Participate in Delta Regional Forum

    Held in June, diverse participants engaged in presentations, panels, and workshops. The Forum encourages knowledge sharing and networking across community and university boundaries. This year's sessions covered a range of topics including public policy, food security, public health, and community development. Additionally, sixteen undergraduates from eight different universities were participants in the Delta Scholars Program, an initiative affiliated with DDC and led by the Mississippi State University Shackouls Honors College, shared their insights gained during the Forum as part of their… Continue reading Southern Rural Development Center Staff Participate in Delta Regional Forum
  5. photo, stacey mccullough and john green holding plaque

    Stacey McCullough Named the 2024 Bonnie Teater Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient

    The Southern Rural Development Center is proud to honor Dr. Stacey McCullough as the 2024 recipient of the Bonnie Teater Community Development Lifetime Achievement Award. Dr. McCullough currently serves as an Assistant Vice President for Community, Professional and Economic Development at University of Arkansas System-Division of Agriculture (UADA) Cooperative Extension Service (CES) and the Director of the Public Policy Center at UADA. She has over 20 years of experience working with community and economic development at the local, regional, institutional, and national levels. Continue reading Stacey McCullough Named the 2024 Bonnie Teater Lifetime Achievement Award Recipient
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    WEBINAR: 2024 SERA-47 First Tea & Coffee Hour

    June 13, 2024, 1PM CT / 2PM ET. Guest Presenter: Brenda Williams, Communities Unlimited. SERA-47 is hosting quarterly, virtual Tea & Coffee Hours for 2024. Each session will feature a presentation with a Q&A session. Continue reading WEBINAR: 2024 SERA-47 First Tea & Coffee Hour
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