2008 Annual Report - Robert M. Kerr Food & Agricultural Products ...

2008 Annual Report - Robert M. Kerr Food & Agricultural Products ... 2008 Annual Report - Robert M. Kerr Food & Agricultural Products ...

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The purpose of the FAPC is to help develop successful value-added enterprises in Oklahoma; to bring the products, the jobs, and the dollars back home. The FAPC will bridge the gap that sometimes exists between academics and the private sector by offering large and small businesses, producers, and entrepreneurs access to faculty and staff with expertise in business and technical disciplines. The FAPC also offers pilot processing facilities, research laboratories, and outstanding educational programs. The FAPC has programs, projects, and activities that support innovation and growth of the food and agricultural business sectors of Oklahoma, increase food safety for consumers, assist in the development of students for careers in the Oklahoma food industry, and support and enhance the impact of the center on the state, region, and nation. Discover, develop, and deliver technical and business information that will stimulate and support the growth of value-added food and agricultural products and processing in Oklahoma. 4 –– Robert M. Kerr Food & Agricultural Products Center About the FAPC Vision Mission

Industry Advisory Committee In Oklahoma Statute 2-5-60, the Oklahoma State Legislature established the Industry Advisory Committee to serve as an advisory board for the FAPC. The committee is to assist, counsel, and give leadership to the FAPC in the discovery, development, and delivery of technical and business information that will stimulate and support the growth of value-added products and processing in Oklahoma. Front Row: David Howard, Unitherm Food Systems (IAC Secretary) Jill Stichler, Redland Juice Company Virgil Jurgensmeyer, J-M Farms Charles Nichols, Davison & Sons Cattle Company John Williams, Chef’s Requested Foods (IAC Vice Chair) David McLaughlin, Advance Food Company Back Row: Roy Escoubas, FAPC John Griffin, Griffin Food Company (IAC Chair) Gary Conkling, Producers Cooperative Oil Mill Rodger Kerr, Southwest Technology Center Bill Wiley, Oklahoma Refrigerated Services Paul Schatte, Head Country Bar-B-Q Danny Dupree, Bar-S Food Company Gary Crane, Ralph’s Packing Company Not Pictured: Jay Cowart, Plains Cotton Cooperative Association Tommy Kramer, Durant Industrial Authority Robert Whitson, OSU’s Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources 2008 Annual Report –– 5

The purpose of the FAPC is to help develop successful value-added enterprises in Oklahoma; to bring the<br />

products, the jobs, and the dollars back home. The FAPC will bridge the gap that sometimes exists between<br />

academics and the private sector by offering large and small businesses, producers, and entrepreneurs<br />

access to faculty and staff with expertise in business and technical disciplines. The FAPC also offers pilot<br />

processing facilities, research laboratories, and outstanding educational programs.<br />

The FAPC has programs, projects, and activities that support innovation and growth of the food and<br />

agricultural business sectors of Oklahoma, increase food safety for consumers, assist in the development<br />

of students for careers in the Oklahoma food industry, and support and enhance the impact of the center<br />

on the state, region, and nation.<br />

Discover, develop, and deliver technical and business information that will stimulate and support the<br />

growth of value-added food and agricultural products and processing in Oklahoma.<br />

4 –– <strong>Robert</strong> M. <strong>Kerr</strong> <strong>Food</strong> & <strong>Agricultural</strong> <strong>Products</strong> Center<br />

About the FAPC<br />

Vision<br />

Mission

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