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Agricultural Science at La Trobe University: 1968–72 Published by: The First Agricultural Science Intake (FASI) students First Intake to Agricultural Science, 1968 Compiled by Lindsay Falvey, 2018. Personal contributions by: Wilma Andrews, Margaret Bright, Jane Chalmers, David Connor, Peter Cranwell, Rob Dumsday, Lindsay Falvey, Steve Funston, David Gillespie, Roger Hooley, Rob Irwin, Lindsay Jolley, David Lane, Allan Lee, Richard Luke, Philip Noakes, Neville Oddie, Jim Shovelton, Ian Taylor, Nick Uren, Helen van Riet, John Whitford and Steve Willatt. © Copyright retained by the respective authors. The work may be copied in any form in context for educational and related purposes. For other purposes, permission should be requested from the relevant author. Title: Agricultural Science at La Trobe University: 1968– 72: the first agricultural science intake / Lindsay Falvey; FASI students and some staff. Published: Melbourne, VIC: First Agricultural Science Intake, 2018. Content Types: text Subjects: Australian Target Audience: Specialized Summary: Agricultural Science was offered by La Trobe University in the second year of its operation. In a new university without other applied sciences, it was a special course. Designed by Prof Bob Reid, the course began as a demanding intensive four-year degree oriented to sound scientific understanding backed by practical experience during vacation times. The book introduces the history relevant to the creation and early operation of the BAgrSc degree and then presents recollections and memoirs of the first agricultural science intake (FASI) students 50 years after they entered the course. It also includes recollections of some staff from the years 1968–72 and various old photographs. Notes: Multiple formats will be published. Prepublication record (machine generated from publisher information) Language: English ISBN: 9780975100066 Libraries Australia ID: 63951464 Contributed by: Libraries Australia ii OFFICE OF THE CHANCELLOR Foreword Foreword Richard Larkins, AO, FTSE, FAAHMS Chancellor, La Trobe University Richard Larkins, AO, FTSE, FAAHMS Chancellor, La Trobe University Fifty years may seem a short time in the 700-year history of the modern university, yet much has been accomplished in young universities willing to build on the experienceFifty years of their may international seem a short collegium. time in the The 700 creation-year history of the of Agricultural the modern Science university, yet coursemuch at Lahas Trobe been accomplishedUniversity was in designedyoung universities to usher in willing a new toera build in ag onricultural the experience scienceof their education. international It ably collegium.met this challenge The creation under of the the leadership Agricultural of its Science Foundation course at La Professor,Trobe UniversityBob Reid. was designed to usher in a new era in agricultural science education. 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Science The established strong history at its of La Trobe University in Agricultural Science established at its foundation combined with the commitment of its current leaders to continue to strengthen this vital field of research and education will ensure that La Trobe will continue to play a leading role iniii meeting these challenges. OFFICE OF THE CHANCELLOR foundation combined with the commitmentForeword of its current leaders to continue to strengthen this vital field of research and education will ensure that La Trobe will continue to play a leading role in meeting these challenges. Richard Larkins, AO, FTSE, FAAHMS Chancellor, La Trobe University I am very familiar with the major contributions made by the primary author of this work, Lindsay Falvey, and can see its linkage to a recently published wider history of the subject of agricultural education. La Trobe University is proud to be a major player in this field. 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