Dupont Donates to First & Best Campaign

Posted October 29, 1996


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - October 23, 1996
96-10-10-OTHER

DuPont Donates to University of Saskatchewan First & Best National Campaign

Dr. John Stewart, dean of the College of Agriculture at the University of Saskatchewan, and Mr. Hosum Li, agricultural products business director of DuPont Canada Inc., today announced that DuPont is donating $45,000 to support the development of distance education course offerings of the College of Agriculture.

The DuPont donation, made in response to the University of Saskatchewan's First & Best National Campaign, will be used to fund the development of diploma, degree and extension type courses for off-campus delivery through electronic or televised modes, said Stewart.

As a part of the College's offerings at the certificate, diploma and degree levels, distance education programming is required, said Stewart, adding that DuPont's donation will underwrite the cost of developing courses in crop production, farm business management, livestock production, and horticulture production for off-campus delivery.

DuPont's contribution will go a long way to help provide greater access for students, particularly farm women who are involved in the day-to-day operations and are unable to attend courses. As well, DuPont not only recognizes the need to provide educational opportunities to the business of agriculture, it believes in the invaluable role of the distance education programs at the U of S as a means to assimilate new technologies into leading-edge farming.

DuPont has vast expertise in the area of agriculture, said Li. Working in conjunction with the University of Saskatchewan provides DuPont with an opportunity to share our knowledge which, we believe, will contribute to the success of distance education programs.

To date, $36.2 million has been pledged by faculty, staff, students, alumni, corporations, foundations and friends in support of the University's First & Best National Campaign. The Campaign's goal was $30 million. It was reached in less than one year after its March 31, 1995 launch.

For more information contact:

Dr. John Stewart
Dean, College of Agriculture
University of Saskatchewan
(306)966-4050

Mr. Rolfe Ambach
Agricultural Products,
Saskatoon
DuPont Canada Inc.
(306)665-5911