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W.R. "Reg" Gomes, UCOP Vice President ANR, emeritus : oral history transcript : taking the University to the people : University
of California Cooperative Extension / c2009.
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W.R. "Reg" Gomes, UCOP Vice President ANR, emeritus : oral history transcript: taking the University to the people : University of California Cooperative Extension / c2009Creator/Contributor:
Gomes, W. R. (Wayne Reginald), 1938-, creator, interviewee.Creator/Contributor:
Geraci, Victor W. (Victor William), 1948-, interviewer.Creator/Contributor:
Bancroft Library, Regional Oral History Office.Creator/Contributor:
University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources Oral History ProjectAbstract:
Dr. W. R. "Reg" Gomes retired in 2007 from his position as Vice President for Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR) at the
University of California. His responsibilities included being the chief executive officer responsible for all oversight activities
in agriculture, natural resources, environmental sciences, family and consumer sciences, forestry, human and community development,
Director of the California Agricultural Experiment Station, California Cooperative Extension, and numerous other related areas.
Gomes other titles include being Professor Emeritus from The Ohio State University Department of Dairy Science and Ohio Agricultural
Research and Development Center, Professor Emeritus from the Department of Animal Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
and Dean Emeritus of the College of Agriculture at University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Interview topics include: Animal
science research and publications; Budget crisis and process reorganization of program; Past and future roles of ANR in California;
Governmental agricultural policies; Global agriculture; Role of business in determining programs; Addressing the needs of
farmers and citizens
Date:
2008 (issued)Date:
2009 (copyright)Subject:
n-us-caGomes, W. R. (Wayne Reginald) -- 1938- -- Interviews
University of California (System). -- Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources -- History
University of California (System). -- Cooperative Extension -- History
California Agricultural Experiment Station.
Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- United States
Agriculture -- Economic aspects -- California
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interview conducted by Victor W. Geraci in 2008. Regional Oral History Office, The Bancroft Library, University of California,
Berkeley,
AUDIO/VISUAL MATERIALS RESTRICTED. Requests for use of original must be approved by the appropriate curator. CU-BANC
Interview transcript also available online.
Video interview on dvd.
Duplicate transcript: Dept. of Special Collections, University of California, Los Angeles Library.
Oral histories are made available for research purposes only. All publication rights are reserved to The Bancroft Library
of the University of California, Berkeley. Requests for permission to quote for publication should be addressed to the Head
of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
Forms part of the University of California Agriculture and Natural Resources Oral History Project.
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biographyOral histories.
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print
231 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
13 videodiscs : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
Language:
English
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CaliforniaCopyright Note:
AUDIO/VISUAL MATERIALS RESTRICTED. Requests for use of original must be approved by the appropriate curator. CU-BANC
Oral histories are made available for research purposes only. All publication rights are reserved to The Bancroft Library
of the University of California, Berkeley. Requests for permission to quote for publication should be addressed to the Head
of Public Services, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.