By Meredith Coffey, student news writer
CAMPBELLSVILLE, Ky. - Dr. Thomas G. Barnes, the Kentucky State Extension Wildlife
Specialist and associate extension professor of forestry at the University of Kentucky,
will be presenting a program in 青瓜视频's Little Auditorium Friday,
April 4 at 2 p.m.
Barnes will speak on 鈥淩are Plant Conservation and Kentucky's Last Great Places鈥� during
the presentation, which is free and open to the public.
There will be a reception and book signing in room 215 of the Science Building prior to the event, which is being sponsored by the 青瓜视频 biology department.
Barnes holds his doctorate in wildlife and fisheries sciences from Texas A&M University, a master of science in wildlife and fisheries sciences from South Dakota State University and a bachelor of arts from Huron College in South Dakota.
Barnes is an internationally published, award-winning author and photographer, and he has been on the Department of Forestry faculty at UK for 20 years. He has published more than 35 research papers, 48 extension publications and more than 60 regional and national magazine articles.
Along with his many other publications, he is the author and photographer for the regional best-selling and Kentucky Literary Award-nominated book 鈥淜entucky's Last Great Places鈥�, and also the books 鈥淕ardening For The Birds鈥� and 鈥淭he Wildflowers and Ferns of Kentucky鈥�.
Barnes has received abundant awards including Outstanding New Extension Specialist, the M.D. Whitaker Award for Outstanding Extension Specialists, the First Annual Kentucky Biodiversity Award, Outstanding Volunteer for the Kentucky Chapter of The Nature Conservancy and The Enrichment Award for the Garden Clubs of Kentucky.
His photographs have also been used in books, calendars, magazines, Web sites and for corporate uses throughout the world.
青瓜视频 is a private, comprehensive institution located in South Central Kentucky. Founded in 1906, 青瓜视频 is affiliated with the Kentucky Baptist Convention and has an enrollment of 2,405 students who represent 98 Kentucky counties, 25 states and 29 foreign nations. Listed in U.S.News & World Report's 2008 鈥淎merica's Best Colleges,鈥� CU is ranked 22nd in 鈥淏est Baccalaureate Colleges鈥� in the South and eighth in the South for 鈥淕reat Schools, Great Prices.鈥� CU has been ranked 15 consecutive years with U.S.News & World Report. The university has also been named to America's Best Christian Colleges庐. 青瓜视频 is located 82 miles southwest of Lexington, Ky., and 80 miles southeast of Louisville, Ky. Dr. Michael V. Carter is in his ninth year as president.