Shepard Ag Scholarship Award To UAM’s Weston Cater
April 24th, 2023 by UAM News
From L to R- James Shepard- husband of late Dorothy Shepard. Dr. Michael Blazier, Dean College of Forestry, Agriculture and Natural Resources; Weston Cater- recipient of Dorothy Shepard Scholarship; Sara Cater mother and Dr. Jason Cater, father.
On Tuesday, the memory of Dorothy Shepherd was honored through the presentation of an Agriculture Scholarship to the University of Arkansas at Monticello’s College of Forestry, Agriculture and Natural Resources. The scholarship was awarded to Weston Cater of Monticello by Dean Michael Blazier.
Dorothy had a deep connection to agriculture in Southeast Arkansas and was a member of the Arkansas Cattlemen’s Association for over 20 years. She was also a retired contract poultry grower for Tyson Foods and a longtime farmer and livestock producer.
Dorothy’s contributions to agriculture in Arkansas extended beyond her own farming activities. In the early 1970s, she actively participated in the development of the Traveler tomato variety with the University of Arkansas’s Experiment Station. In 2002, Dorothy and her husband James were recognized as Drew County Farm Family of the Year.
Dorothy recognized the value of hard work and the importance of supporting and encouraging agricultural education. She frequently baked pies and cakes for auctions to raise scholarship funds for University of Arkansas at Monticello students majoring in Agriculture. Her legacy of hard work, dedication, and support for education and agriculture is further reflected in the scholarship awarded to Weston Cater.
About the College of Forestry, Agriculture and Natural Resources and the Arkansas Forest Resources Center
The College of Forestry, Agriculture and Natural Resources, and the Arkansas Forest Resources Center, a University of Arkansas System Center of Excellence, brings together interdisciplinary expertise through a partnership between the University of Arkansas at Monticello and the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. The College and Center are headquartered at the University of Arkansas at Monticello campus, but their programs range statewide with the mission of developing and delivering teaching, research, and extension programs that enhance and ensure the sustainability and productivity of forest-based natural resources and agricultural systems. Academic programs are delivered by the College of Forestry, Agriculture, and Natural Resources through the University of Arkansas at Monticello. Through the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, research is administered by the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, and extension and outreach activities are coordinated by the Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service.
The University of Arkansas at Monticello and the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture offer all of their programs to all eligible persons without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, religion, age, disability, marital or veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and are Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employers.
About the Division of Agriculture
The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture’s mission is to strengthen agriculture, communities, and families by connecting trusted research to the adoption of best practices. Through the Agricultural Experiment Station and the Cooperative Extension Service, the Division of Agriculture conducts research and extension work within the nation’s historic land grant education system.
The Division of Agriculture is one of twenty entities within the University of Arkansas System. It has offices in all seventy-five counties in Arkansas and faculty on five system campuses.
The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture offers all its Extension and Research programs and services without regard to race, color, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation,
national origin, religion, age, disability, marital or veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected status, and is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
