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Samson D. Angima
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Samson D. Angima Ph.D.
Natural Resource Management & Staff Chair
Lincoln County Extension Center
29 SE 2 nd Street
Newport OR 97365
Phone:541-574-6534 (office)
Fax 541-265-3887
Email: sam.angima@oregonstate.edu
EDUCATION
Ph.D. Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN.
Emphasis: Soils and Sustainable Land-use Management.
Research Interests: Soil erosion, sustainable agriculture, bio-intensive agriculture and integrated farming systems.
Thesis: Soil erosion prediction using RUSLE.
M.S. Kenyatta University, Kenya. 1996.
Major: Agricultural Systems Management.
Thesis: Use of Tree-Grass Hedges Combinations for Erosion Control.
B.S. Andrews University, Berrien Springs, MI 1991
Major: Agricultural sciences
Emphasis: Crop Production, Soils, Animal Production, & Small Farm Management.
WORK EXPERIENCE
January 1 2006 – Present: Natural Resource Management & Staff chair, OSU
Lincoln County Extension Center, Newport Oregon. a) Teaching Advising and Other Assignments (50%)
General Small Farms, Mastergardeners and Forestry Programming
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Provide leadership for educational programming in the small farms and Forestry sectors in Lincoln County. Participate in the Small Farms Working Group, and
Forestry groups as appropriate, for program design, delivery, and evaluation
Extend current research-based information to diverse audiences, primarily targeting small-scale farmers and foresters through workshops, tours, publications, newsletters, web sites, and other methods and media. Livestock and pasture management and weed control are a significant part of on-going programming need.
Explore and develop new educational program delivery systems for various clientele groups – small farmers, small woodlot owners, natural resource professionals, community leaders and youth.
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Provide individual educational assistance to clientele via office, telephone and electronic consultations and correspondence. Do field visits only as appropriate and as time allows.
Provide leadership and oversight to the Lincoln County Master Gardener program.
Provide technical support for the 4-H Youth Development program in the region, as appropriate.
Develop networks and coalitions of formal and informal interest groups in subject matter areas where appropriate. Utilize coalitions of diverse interest groups to provide advisory support and to enhance program quality and delivery. This will likely include (but is not limited to) networking with clients, community colleges,
Natural Resource Conservation Service, Soil and Water Conservation District, agriculture groups, other state agencies, and watershed councils.
Integrate and apply diverse knowledge for creative solutions to the needs of small farms and small woodlot owners in the area. Communicate results to peers through presentations at professional meetings, trade journals, and poster
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sessions and papers at regional and national conferences.
Regularly evaluate and document evidence of program accomplishments.
Produce plans of work, reports of accomplishments and similar reports as requested.
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Develop and follow a professional development plan. Participate in appropriate professional and scientific organizations.
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Individually and as part of the Small Farms Working Group secure outside grants and contracts for support of program activities. b) Staff Chair (30%)
1) Program Leadership: Provide vision, direction, and priorities for the overall
Extension program. Establish and guide effective organizational structure within the work unit.
2) Stakeholder Relationships: Create and manage a broadly representative citizens’ advisory group. Develop and maintain positive communications with county, state, and federal decision-makers. Provide leadership for marketing OSU Extension within the community.
3) Personnel Management: Recruit, orient, and retain diverse faculty and staff.
Guide performance management system and provide criterion-based performance evaluation. Support and encourage professional improvement of faculty and staff.
4) Financial Management: Serve as fiscal officer for the County Extension Service unit. Develop and manage budget to accomplish program objectives. Report to all funding partners in a fiscally responsible and accountable manner.
5) Organizational Development and Support: Serve as liaison between Extension administration and county stakeholders. Work as a team member with Extension administration to develop and support organizational decisions and policies. c) Scholarship and Creative Activity (15%)
Discover and adapt new information concerning natural resource management and communicate this information through Extension publications, refereed journal articles, the proceedings of state, regional, and national commodity and professional groups, and through the media. Conduct scholarly work as defined by the Oregon State University
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Samson D. Angima d) Service (5%)
Provide service to the department, college and university through committee service and leadership as appropriate and as requested by the Department, Extension, College and
University Administration. Serve on state, regional and national advisory committees appropriate to position responsibilities and to participate in professional organization activities. Participate in community service.
Promotion and Tenure Guidelines. Scholarly activity is expected in accordance with rank expectations .
July 2001 – 2005: Agronomy Specialist with the University of Missouri Extension where I served 8 counties in the west central region of Missouri
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Provided educational leadership in the development, implementation and evaluation of high priority, long-term programs based on research related to
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In addition to soils and agronomic duties, I provided educational leadership in horticulture, forestry, wildlife and master gardeners
Iinitiated production and circulation of both a regional newsletter and a local weekly newspaper column in the areas I serve that addressed current production trends and IPM guidelines
Initiated the creation of an online edition of the these articles for easy access to the information ( http://extension.missouri.edu/henry/Ag/Farm_Prof.htm
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Initiated the creation and successful running of 5 acres of on-farm forage research trials that demonstrate fertility management, pest management, and variety testing. These became an asset for producers in over 20 counties in west central Missouri
Conducted grower meetings and consultations on management and marketing strategies that meet current climatic and market situations
Marketed research based programs to all types of audiences and promoted the total mission of University Extension using mass media, information technology and other appropriate forums that reached a variety of groups and individuals
Participated in interdisciplinary program planning and program development teams, committees and task forces and created awareness of Extension programs among civic organizations, public agencies and key leaders
Pursued sources of funding both internally and externally and managed financial and human resources needed to deliver and sustain the programs I initiated
Conducted programming on the maintenance, management, and utilization of cereal crops and forage crops in an integrated livestock and seed production system for central Missouri
Served as secretary to the local Soil and Water Conservation District Board
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Developed coalitions and fostered teamwork internally among colleagues and externally among individuals/organizations
As a certified Missouri Public Pesticide Applicator, I regularly conducted training in proper use of pesticides to the clients in the state
Professional Development Involvement, Teaching, and Participation
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Community Development Academy 1, 2 & 3 - Building Communities From the
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Tools for shaping agricultural programs for outreach and extension in the 21 st century
Scientific developments in forage sciences & annual forage conferences
Program planning, implementation, and evaluation using the Logic model
Insect diagnosis in agricultural fields, homes and green houses
Intensive management grazing systems for farm profitability
Annual Missouri crops conferences
Annual West Central Missouri soils and crops conferences
Teaching of soils and plant nutrition to master gardener classes
Athletic sport turf training and consultation
Missouri state fair hay contests and exhibitions
Annual crop injury diagnostic clinics
Integrated pest management workshops
Private pesticide applicator training
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Organic and inorganic vegetable production
Kansas City food circle networks
American society of agronomy
Trained farmers to use internet resources for their farms
Soil and water conservation
Percolation test training for sewer systems
Crop and forage consultations
Crop and soil diagnostic training and troubleshooting
May 2000 – June 2001: Post Doctoral Research Fellow with the Crop Diagnostic
Training Center, Agronomy Department, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana.
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Was involved in teaching and training extension personnel on identifying and
 quantifying the impact of different management practices for no-till farming systems and their effect on emergence, growth, and yield of corn and soybean.
Such practices included planting depth, soil moisture content, soil
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Also carried out basic research on on-farm common mal-practices in no till corn and soybeans
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1996 – April 2000. Ph.D. Graduate student, research assistant, and volunteer
[Purdue University; USDA-ARS National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory, West
Lafayette, Indiana; and Earthcraft Certified Organic Farm, Rossville, Indiana]
Ph.D. Graduate Student at Agronomy Department, Purdue University. All course work and research focused on getting a better understanding of soils and land use systems management towards enhanced land productivity while maintaining environmental safety. The management aspect looked at maximizing inherent natural resources for sustainable agricultural production.
Graduate Research Assistant with the USDA-ARS National Soil Erosion Research
Laboratory (NSERL) under Dr. Diane Stott. As a research assistant in a national laboratory, I studied varying disciplines in soil science and the environment. My research focus was in soil conservation and management with special emphasis on the role of soil organic matter as an input towards alleviating the problem of soil erosion and promoting the dynamics of soil microbial activity. Another focus was in management systems such as no-till, reduced tillage, crop rotation, and agroforestry systems that favor improved soil physical properties and create favorable conditions for soil fauna such as earthworms for a sustainable farming system. Special emphasis was also on utilization of the Revised Universal Soil Loss Equation (RUSLE) as a tool in conservation planning for watersheds. I was also involved in both field and laboratory studies during the whole period of my program that covered diverse areas in agronomy including soil biology, and soil fertility. The understanding of the dynamics of soil microbial biomass and residue management as factors in soil organic carbon cycle was studied as crucial factors in management of sustainable agricultural systems. The whole research experience and knowledge prepared me to have a research-oriented approach to address agricultural production geared towards global sustainable agriculture.
Volunteer at Earthcraft Certified Organic Farm, Rossville, Indiana. I volunteered to work in the only Certified Organic Farm in Central Indiana because I was interested in understanding sustainable farming from the view point of those who farm without the use of chemical inputs. I gained experience in machinery operation as well as crop production all the way from acquiring seeds, developing a nursery in the green house, tillage, transplanting, crop husbandry, harvesting, storage, and marketing of the produce in the farmer’s market. My background in crop, soil and animal production systems helped me to understand and synchronize production aspects of profitable farming using natural organic resources.
1994 –1996: Agricultural Officer at the National Agroforestry Research Project
(NARP), a branch of the International Center for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF),
East Africa.
This was an extension position where I was involved in designing research and disseminating findings to local small scale farmers in the highlands of East Africa.
Research involved designing and identifying major parameters in soil, tree, crop,
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1993 – 1994 Graduate Teaching Assistant, Kenyatta University
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Instructor for AGRY 300 Field crop production
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Instructor for AGRY 315 Tropical crops
Class recitations and supervision of all laboratory work related to the subjects
1992 Farm Manager at PACE primary boarding school, Kenya.
Responsibilities included managing the crop production and dairy enterprises for the
200-acre farm that produced food for the school. Duties involved creating programs and procedures for preparation of rations and adequate production of feed to sustain high production in the dairy section. The success of the crop production enterprise depended on the efficient use of machinery, understanding of tillage and harvesting practices, cultural practices, crop cycles, and maximizing production through efficient use of available resources. This was a challenging job because with merge resources, I was able to increase production of milk by 25% and corn by
60%. The management and efficient use of all machinery was crucial in realizing high productivity in both enterprises.
July – Dec 1991 Self-employed – Vegetable and Fruit Production, Kisii, Kenya.
Produce grown included onions, cauliflower, tomatoes, kale, cabbages, capsicum, and pepper as well as local indigenous vegetables.
AWARDS AND HONORS
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OSU Innovative Grants ($16,500) for establishing local food systems in
Lincoln County Oregon.
2004 Outstanding Poster Award for Division 04 Extension Education,
American Society of Agronomy
University of Missouri Extension “Rookie of the Year Award 2003” for innovative programs
The Rockefeller Foundation. African Dissertation Internship Awards Program
1998-1999 ($20,000)
Plant Protection Programs forage grant 2003-2005 ($10,000)
Plant Protection Programs soybean diseases grant 2003-2004 ($5,000)
Plant Protection Programs IPM for green houses 2005 (2,500)
Gamma Sigma Delta Honor Society of Agriculture (1999-2000)
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PUBLICATIONS
Peer Reviewed Papers
Angima, S.D., D.E. Stott, M.K. O’Neill, C.K. Ong, G.A. Weesies. 2003. Soil erosion prediction using RUSLE for Central Kenyan highland conditions. Journal of
Agriculture, Ecosystems, & Environment. 97:295-308.
Angima, S.D., M.K. O’Neill and D.E. Stott. 2002. On-farm assessment of contour hedges for soil and water conservation in Central Kenya. In: D.E. Stott, R. Mohtar and
G. Steinhardt (eds.). The Global Farm – Selected papers from the 10th
International Soil Conservation Organization Meeting. USDA-ARS National Soil
Erosion Research Laboratory, May 24-29, 1999, Purdue University, West
Lafayette, Indiana, USA. p. 390-394.
Angima, S.D., D.E. Stott, M.K. O’Neill, C.K. Ong, G.A. Weesies. 2002. Use of Calliandra-
Napier contour hedges to control erosion. Journal of Agriculture, Ecosystems, &
Environment. 91:15-23.
Angima, S.D. 2002. Vegetative Techniques for Erosion and Sedimentation Control.
Encyclopedia of Soil Science p. 441-444.
O’Neill, M.K., S.D. Angima, B. Duinker, B. Okoba. 2002 Fodder production from contour hedges in central Kenyan highlands. Journal of Sustainable Agriculture. Volt
20(3) 57-67.
Angima, S.D., M.K. O'Neil, A.K. Omwega, and D.E. Stott. 2000. Use of Tree/Grass
Hedges for Soil Erosion Control in the Central Kenyan Highlands. Journal of soil and water conservation. Ankeny, Iowa. 55:478-482.
O’Neill, Mick, Paul Tuwei, Jayne Mugwe, Samson Angima, and George Karanja. 1999.
Fodder dissemination for soil conservation in the central Kenyan highlands. 10
Congress of the International Soil Conservation Organization. May 23
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1999. Purdue University. West Lafayette, Indiana, US th
Willoughby, G.L., Carter, P.G, Carter, B.R. Johannsen, C.J. and Angima, S.D. 2004.
Spatial Information Systems for Agronomic Practitioner Training. Journal of
Agricultural Communications. [In Press].
Abstracts
S.D. Angima, G.W. Lesoing, F.M. Fishel, R.L. Kallenbach. 2004. On-Farm Forage
Demonstration Trials. Agronomy. Abstracts on CD & on Program Book pg 84.
G.W. Lesoing, S.D. Angima, P. Miller, L. Sweets. 2004. Increasing Awareness of
Soybean Cyst Nematode in West Central Missouri. Agronomy Abstracts on CD & on Program Book pg 84.
Angima, S.D., G.W. Lesoing, and P.C. Scharf. 2003. Effect of Mid-Season Nitrogen
Application on Corn Yields in N-deficient Corn in West Central Missouri .
Agronomy Abstracts on CD.
Angima, S.D., G.W. Willoughby, and G. Steinhardt. 2001. Common mal-practices in no-till corn production. Agronomy Abstracts on CD.
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Angima, S.D., D.E. Stott, M.K. O’Neill, C.K. Ong, G.A. Weesies. 2000. Soil erosion prediction using RUSLE in Central Kenya. Agronomy Abs. p. 318.
Angima, S.D., D.E. Stott, and M.K. O'Neill. 1999. Assessment of contour agroforestry hedges for soil and water conservation using RUSLE in central Kenya. Agronomy
Abs. p. 287.
Samson Angima, Mick O’Neill, and Diane Stott. 1999. On-farm assessment of contour hedges for soil and water conservation. 10th International Soil Conservation
Organization conference (ISCO), Lafayette, IN. Abstracts, p. 96.
PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS
American Society of Agronomy (ASA).
Gamma Sigma Delta Honor Society of Agriculture
Oregon State University Extension Association (OSUEA)
Oregon Agriculture Extension Association (OAEA)
National Association of County Agricultural Agents (NACAA)
CERTIFICATONS
Certified Public Pesticide Applicator 2002
Private Pesticide Applicator 2001
Certified Soil Percolation Tester 2001
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