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Lecture Series

The Windham Foundation has teamed with the University of Vermont to host a regular lecture series in southern Vermont. Most lectures take place at the Grafton Inn, a Windham Foundation company, and one of the nation's oldest operating inns.

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Tuesday, November 1, 2011


The University of Vermont invites you to an evening with

Doug Lantagne

Dean and Director of the Extension Service at the University of Vermont

Hosted by the Windham Foundation

Presenting “From Hurricane to Harvest: How Vermont's Farmers and Food Systems Will Recover Post-Irene”

Dr. Douglas O. Lantagne is the Dean and Director of Extension at the University of Vermont. He spent 14 years at Michigan State University in an Extension/research position before moving to UVM. Dr. Lantagne has held several positions with University of Vermont Extension, including northwest regional chair, associate director, interim director and now dean and director. During that same time, he chaired the New England Extension Director’s association and the Northeast Association of Extension Directors, completed a four-year term as a member of Extension Committee on Organization and Policy (ECOP), chaired the search committee chair for the new ECOP national executive director, and served on various other national committees and task forces. He has recently rejoined ECOP as a representative from the Northeast Region and is currently serving as ECOP chair. Dr. Lantagne is also a fellow from the first class of the Food System Leadership Institute (FSLI). Under his leadership, UVM Extension is a strong proponent of the food systems transdisciplinary research, education and outreach Spire of Excellence recently embraced by the faculty and leadership at the University of Vermont.

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Tuesday, November 1, 2011
Presentation: 6 pm
Phelps Barn at the Grafton Inn
92 Main Street, Grafton, VT