Washington State University College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences

Washington State University College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences
Type Public
Established 1892 (as Washington Agricultural College and School of Science)
Dean Ron Mittelhammer (interim)[1]
Location Pullman, Washington, USA
Website www.cahnrs.wsu.edu

The Washington State University College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences (CAHNRS) is one of the ten colleges of Washington State University that offers undergraduate and graduate programs. Established as Washington Agricultural College and School of Science, the college started instructions on January 13, 1892. The college is in Pullman, Washington, and became a land-grant college after the passage of Morrill Act. The college provides education, research, and services through fifteen academic departments, four research and extension centers, and thirty-nine county extension offices across the state of Washington. The college is known for apple production, grape growers and small grain genetics and breeding.[2]

History

In May 22, 1891, the Board of Regents took ownership of the 200-acre farm, pledged by the citizens of Pullman for the site of the Washington State Agricultural College, Experiment Station and School of Sciences. In January 1892, the Washington Agricultural College and School of Science opened its doors to its first 84 students, 29 years after the movement of the Morrill Act by Congress. There were only five faculties at that time including Dr. George Lilley, who, was the first President of the college and the first Director of the Washington Agricultural Experiment Station. In 1893, the Department of Agriculture was established and started agricultural research in Washington, through the coming of Dr. E. A. Bryan as President and Director. The agriculture and horticulture departments were merged in 1904 and in 1906, the School of Forestry was established. In 1908, horticulture again received separate status as a department. In 1914 the passing of Smith Lever Act by the Congress established the national extension program and new majors offering with research and thesis program were created in institutional nutrition and management, dietetics, and in textiles.[3]

In June 12, 1917, President Holland introduced the formation of five colleges and four schools. The five colleges were Agriculture, Mechanical Arts and Engineering, Science and Arts, Veterinary, Home and Economics. The four schools were Mines, Education, Pharmacy, and Music and Applied Design. The College of Agriculture comprises the Departments of Agronomy, Horticulture, Forestry, Animal Science, Dairy, and the Experiment Station.

In 1967, Mrs. Matsuyo Yamamoto was awarded with the WSU Distinguished Alumnus Award, making an impact to the College of Home Economics because of her international outreach. She is a 1937 home economics graduate. Mrs. Yamamoto was recognized with her work and effort in expanding large-scale of Rural Home Living Improvement Program in Japan. In October 1982 the College of Agriculture and the College of Home Economics were merged. Today, the College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences of Washington State University comprise fifteen departments and programs that offer undergraduate and graduate educational programs. This resulted from the merging, moving, and name changing of different programs, departments and colleges since its inception in 1892.

Departments

WSU College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences is divided into fifteen departments and schools, which offer approximately twenty majors. They include[4]

Research Institutes, Laboratories, and Centers

Puyallup Experiment Station, 1912

In the fiscal year of 2008-09, the Agricultural Research Center of the College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences was awarded more than $33.5 million of grants and contracts for funded agricultural research.[5] The Agricultural Research Centers includes 15 departments of the CAHNRS and the following institutes, laboratories, and Research centers:[6]

References

  1. ↑ http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/leadership/
  2. ↑ http://about.wsu.edu/about/excellence.aspx
  3. ↑ http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/wp-content/uploads/2012/03/cahnrs-history.pdf
  4. ↑ http://cahnrs.wsu.edu/academics/majors/
  5. ↑ http://arc.wsu.edu/arcreports/08-09annualreport/
  6. ↑ http://arc.wsu.edu/arcunits/index.html

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