News Release
August 20, 2007

UW hosts ceremony naming SAREC in honor of Jim Hageman

A naming ceremony for the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Extension Center near Lingle in honor of the late James C. Hageman of Fort Laramie is Thursday, Aug. 30.

Members of the Hageman family will attend as will University of Wyoming President Tom Buchanan and College of Agriculture Dean Frank Galey. The ceremony begins at 11 a.m.

The UW trustees voted to change the facility’s name in December 2006. This ceremony officially recognizes the change to the James C. Hageman Sustainable Agriculture Research and Extension Center (SAREC). Hageman, who died in August 2006, was a longtime rancher, a proponent of education, a state representative, and a UW alumnus. He received an honorary doctorate from UW during May 2006 commencement ceremonies.

UW Board of Trustee member Warren Lauer of Laramie said he believes UW’s commitment to teaching, research, application and outreach must remain abreast of the ever-changing complexities of Wyoming and the world.

“The James C. Hageman SAREC is right on target with cutting-edge research that will help not just those in the ag industry but all of us,” he said. “It was a premier naming opportunity for the trustees to propel its mission by the vision and legacy of the late Jim Hageman.”

Lauer, an attorney in Laramie who received a bachelor’s degree in animal science from UW, recently spent an afternoon at the Wyoming State Fair and Rodeo in Douglas with Galey.

“I went back to Laramie with a renewed excitement of the many things that are happening at the ag college and across the state through cooperative extension and outreach by the many aggressive and dedicated staff and educators,” he said.

SAREC includes 1,522 acres of dry land cropland, 349 acres of irrigated cropland, 1,880 acres of rangeland, 19 acres of irrigated organic cropland and 40 acres of dry land organic cropland. Planned are a dormitory for researchers and a wet lab. The wet lab and dormitory facilities were made available through U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development money acquired by Wyoming’s congressional delegation.

A 5,700-plus square-foot building, which serves as the cornerstone of the facilities, includes 10 offices, a research preparation room, a seed laboratory and two meeting rooms. Also on the property are a shop, a hazardous materials facility and a feedlot.

The livestock facility has an office and a small laboratory, along with a processing area for taking research data from cattle and sheep.  The feedlot features 28 pens.

On the Web: http://uwadmnweb.uwyo.edu/uwexpstn/SAREC.asp

Contact: Steven L. Miller, Senior Editor
Phone: (307) 766-6342
E-mail: slmiller@uwyo.edu
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