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Pomrenke named Instructor
of the Year for Lanier Tech
From Staff Reports
Dr. Mike Moye, president
ot Lanier Technical College,
recently announced that Russ
Pomrenke has been named
the college's Instructor of the
Year.
Pomrenke will represent
Lanier Tech at state-level
competition for the 2004
Rick Perkins Award of
Excellence in Technical
Instruction.
The state Rick Perkins
Award winner serves as an
ambassador for technical
education in Georgia and
must have made significant
contributions to technical
education through innovation
and leadership in his or her
field of instruction.
According to Moye.
Pomrenke. who directs the
criminal justice program at
Lanier Technical College,
exemplifies excellence and a
commitment to the mission
of the Georgia Department of
Technical and Adult Educa
tion.
In making his announce
ment. Dr. Moye stated that
“in the days following the
tragic events now known as
9/11. the concept of public
safety rose to a pre-eminent
position in the American
consciousness.”
Lanier Technical College,
according to Moye, has
worked hard since 1998 to
establish a world-class com
prehensive technical educa
tion program in criminal jus
tice.
Fungus that causes Sudden Oak Death found in nurseries
ATLANTA The
Georgia Department of
Agriculture has verified the
presence of the fungus that
causes Sudden Oak Death in
five Georgia nurseries on
plants imported from
Monrovia Nursery in
California, a major supplier
of plants to nurseries
throughout the country.
"We received confirma
tion from the U.S.
Department of Agriculture
(Tuesday) of testing done at
the University of Georgia
from samples collected by
our inspectors,” said
Commissioner of Agriculture
Tommy Irvin.
“The positive readings
came from samples of camel
lias at five nurseries. We
expect there will be more
positives. We have taken 498
samples from more than 50
nurseries that received sus
pect plants from California.
These samples are still being
tested. Both Florida and
Oregon have also found posi
tive samples,” said Irvin.
The nurseries have been
notified and the Department,
in cooperation with the
United States Department of
Ag-riculture. will do follow
up visits to destroy infected
plants and to determine what
additional regulatory action
is necessary. The plants will
be incinerated.
Sudden Oak Death is not
harmful to humans or ani
mals but is a serious fungal
disease that has been killing
tens of thousands of oaks in
California.
Many other plants can
act as hosts for the fungus
including azaleas, rhododen
drons, camellias and maples,
but these have not been
affected in California the
way oaks have.
It is uncertain how the
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tunately,”
according to
Dr. Moye's
statement,
“the college
was able to
employ a
faculty
member
Pomrenke "ho brought
to the pro
gram superb credentials, an
excellent educational back
ground. and a history of
work experiences that
uniquely positioned him to
prepare criminal justice pro
fessionals who now populate
the field and are widely rec
ognized for their contribu
tions to the maintenance of
public safety in this area and
throughout the state of
Georgia."
Notably, Russ Pomrenke
stands at the head of a move
ment in education that is
sweeping the nation.
Pomrenke was the first in
Georgia who created and
offered an associate's degree
in criminal justice that could
be taken entirely via the
medium of the Internet.
Especially because crimi
nal justice professionals
often work unusual or non
traditional schedules, being
able to take classes online
has helped countless num
bers of them to prepare for
advancement, enhance their
skills, and to do so without
the barriers of time and
geography.
disease will affect plants in
Georgia.
"Currently, we are not
recommending digging up
and removing plants from the
landscape”
"This could spread the
77ie positive read
ings came from
samples of camel
lias at five nurs
eries...
disease faster
and farther.
For example,
putting an
infected plant
in with other
yard clippings
for municipal
pickup would
be terrible
since most of
them are
chopped into
mulch and put back into the
landscape.” said Irvin.
Anyone who has pur
chased plants that originated
from Monrovia Nursery in
California should monitor
their plants for symptoms.
Symptoms of Sudden Oak
Death can be non-specific
and look like other diseases
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As a graduate of the FBI
National Academy, as a hold
er of a master's degree, as an
experienced practitioner of
his craft, and as widely rec
ognized for his leadership to
ensure the safety of venues
for the 1996 Summer
Olympic Games in Atlanta,
school officials say they con
sider Pomrenke a role model
for his students.
Pomrenke was one of 13
Lanier Technical College
faculty members who were
nominated by colleagues and
students.
A screening committee
interviewed those nominated.
The screening committee
included Bill Sanders, repre
senting Jackson EMC.
Sanders also serves as chair
of the college’s board of
trustees.
Another trustee member,
Steve Jenner, represented
Panoz Racing School.
Robert Craft, retired pres
ident of Moultrie Technical
College, served as the third
judge on the screening com
mittee.
Finalists for the instructor
of the year award, who will
receive special recognition
and cash prizes from the
Lanier Technical College
Board of Trustees, include
Liza Charlton, dental assis
tant program; Dianne
Bowers, electronics technol
ogy; and Christa Hill, dental
hygiene.
on many ornamental plants.
Symptoms on the foliage can
look like leaf spots and
blotches, leaf scorch or sun
burn.
The lesions may be brow n
with a bull's-eye effect with
dark brown
edges and
lighter cen
ters.
People
seeing these
symptoms
should con
tact their
county
Extension
Service
office about
how to take a sample for pos
sible further testing.
“Nurseries in Georgia
have been extremely cooper
ative and separated out sus
ceptible plants as soon as we
notified them of the situa
tion." Irvin said. “I hope our
action along with their coop
eration will enable us to
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eliminate this unwanted
threat."
The five nurseries from
which the positive samples
came were: John Deere No.
173. College Park;
Greenbrier Nurseries. Evans;
Green Thumb-West, Aug
usta; Coffer's Home and
Garden. Athens; and Craven
Pottery, Commerce.
Other nurseries where
positive samples were taken
will be listed on the Georgia
Department of Agriculture
Web site as those samples are
confirmed.
There is no known cure
for Sudden Oak Death once a
plant is infected. Fungicides
do not eradicate the fungus.
The only known way to con
trol it is by prevention and
exclusion —by keeping
potentially infected plants
out of Georgia.
The genera of plants still
blocked from entering
Georgia from California are:
Acer (maple). Aesculus
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(buckeye, horsechestnut),
Arbutus (strawberry tree,
madrone), Arctostaphylos
(bearberry. manzanita).
Camellia (camellia, sasan
qua), Hamamelis (witch
hazel). Heteromeles (toyon).
Leucothoe (leucothoe).
Lithocarpus (tanoak). Loni
cera (honeysuckle).
Pieris (pieris, androme
da). Pseudo-tsuga (Douglas
fir). Quercus (oak). Rhamnus
(buckthorn). Rhododendron
(rhododendron, azalea), Rosa
(rose), Sequoia (coast red
wood). Trientalis, Umbellu-
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Abies (fir), Castanea (chest
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