Division of Ag weed scientist Scott named president of Southern Weed Science Society
Feb. 2, 2018
By Mary Hightower
U of A System Division of Agriculture
Fast facts:
- Bob Scott named president of Southern Weed Science Society
- Weed scientist also director of Jackson County Extension Center
(504 words)
(Newsrooms: with 02-02-2018-Ark-Weed-Science-Honors; With downloadable photos of Scott at https://flic.kr/p/EmbqMD and https://flic.kr/p/WjYM6H )
Download Word document
ATLANTA – Bob Scott, extension weed scientist for the University Arkansas System Division of Agriculture, has been named president of the Southern Weed Science Society.
Scott will serve a one-year term and preside over the society’s 2019 meeting in Oklahoma City.
“It’s a great honor to have the opportunity to serve as president of the society,” Scott said on Thursday as he drove back from a speaking engagement in Texarkana, Texas. “When you’re sitting up there with the gavel and realize you’re the president, it’s a little surreal. It seems like yesterday you were a grad student sitting out there at one of the tables.”
Scott joined the society in 1991.
Scott said that most of his colleagues “would tell you they wouldn’t be where they are today if it wasn’t for the Southern Weed Science Society, which has tremendous professional development opportunities and networking.”
Scott joined the Arkansas Extension Service in 2002 and is involved in research on multi-stack technology crops in addition to working as director of the Jackson County Extension Center. Along with his colleagues Jason Norsworthy and Tom Barber, Scott has provided research-based advice to inform decisions made by the Arkansas State Plant Board and legislative committee meetings.
Scott is a frequent contributor to ArkansasCrops.com, a Division of Agriculture row crop blog that has a following in the thousands.
Near the end of the 2017 growing season, Scott also developed a screening program for soybean seed growers concerned that dicamba exposure might damage their product.
“This is well-deserved recognition for an outstanding weed scientist and extension specialist,” said Vic Ford, interim associate director-Agriculture and Natural Resources-Extension for the Division of Agriculture. “Bob exemplifies excellence and leadership. The helm of the SWSS is in good hands.”
For more information about weed management, contact your county extension office or visit www.uaex.uada.edu.
See related story: https://www.uaex.uada.edu/media-resources/news/february2018/02-02-2018-Ark-Weed-Science-Honors.aspx.
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 20 entities within the University of Arkansas System. It has offices in all 75 counties in Arkansas and faculty on five system campuses.
The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture offers all its Extension and Research 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 is an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer.
# # #
Media Contact: Mary Hightower
Dir. of Communication Services
U of A System Division of Agriculture
Cooperative Extension Service
(501) 671-2126
mhightower@uada.edu