Fayetteville in Washington County, Arkansas — The American South (West South Central)

First International Agriculture Mission

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 20, 2023

1. First International Agriculture Mission Marker

Inscription. In 1951, through what is now the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences, the University of Arkansas became the first land-grant institution in the nation to assemble an agricultural foreign mission. Developed in concert with the U.S. government, the UA mission assisted Panama in establishing agricultural teaching, research and extension programs. The mission ended in 1957, but some of the 24 UA faculty members involved continued to assist Panama on agricultural issues. One faculty member, animal scientist Paul Noland, received Panama's top award for a non-Panamanian in 1997 for his contributions to the development of that nation's agricultural sector.

Erected 2000 by Arkansas Alumni Association.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Agriculture • Education. A significant historical year for this entry is 1951.

Location. 36° 4.251′ N, 94° 10.584′ W. Marker is in Fayetteville, Arkansas, in Washington County. It can be reached from West Maple Street west of Garland Avenue, on the right when traveling west. Marker is in front of the University of Arkansas

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Agricultural, Food, and Life Sciences Building. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1164 W Maple St, Fayetteville AR 72701, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Northwest Arkansas,

on the Ozark Plateau,

in the Cherokee Heritage Region,

and in Osage Territory.

It is also in the American South,

specifically in the Upper South,

and in the Ozarks.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture,

the Louisiana Purchase,

one of the Confederate States of America,

and the Antebellum South.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: The Dale Bumpers Legacy (a few steps from this marker); Early Integration (within shouting distance of this marker); Six Pioneers (about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Clintons on Law Faculty (about 400 feet away); The Leflar Legacy (about 500 feet away); The $300 Million Gift (about 600 feet away); Campaign for the Twenty-First Century

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, May 20, 2023

2. First International Agriculture Mission Marker

(about 600 feet away); 4H House (about 700 feet away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Fayetteville.

Also see . . . Bumpers College building relations with Panama. Sixty years after it first established relations with Panama, the University of Arkansas is preparing to strengthen its ties to the Central American nation. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, posted Aug. 2, 2012) (Submitted on May 30, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Credits. This page was last revised on May 30, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 30, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 166 times since then and 12 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on May 30, 2023, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.