Source: John Hart, FARM PROGRESS, 1/26/22

Most folks weren’t surprised when news broke in December that Richard Linton, dean of North Carolina State University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, would become the 15th president of Kansas State University on Feb. 14, Valentine’s Day. Talk was that Linton was bound to become a university president.Beyond doubt, Linton left his mark during his 10 years as North Carolina State’s ag dean. Spearheading the ambitious Plant Sciences Initiative and the new Plant Sciences Building will be a lasting legacy. His success in getting the initiative launched and the new building constructed...

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