Street Retires as Director of Design and Construction for Division of Agriculture
Dan Street, far right, is retiring as the director of design and construction for the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture. He stands in this July 2018 photo recognizing Nabholz Construction's Award of Excellence for its work on the Don Tyson Center for Agricultural Sciences. Also pictured are Chris Kotter and Mark Dilday of Nabholz Construction, left; Mark Cochran, then-vice president for agriculture; and David Sargent of WER Architects.
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. – After more than 32 years with the University of Arkansas System, Dan Street is hanging up his hard hat as director of design and construction for the Division of Agriculture.
A drop-in retirement reception for Street will be held 3-5 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 30, in Waldrip Hall at the Don Tyson Center for Agricultural Sciences, 1371 W. Altheimer Drive.
Street's career with the University of Arkansas System began in August 1991 as construction coordinator for facilities management for the University of Arkansas flagship campus in Fayetteville. In 2014 he joined the Division of Agriculture as project/program manager.
He has overseen many construction projects including the Don Tyson Center for Agricultural Sciences, completed in 2017, and the initial stages of construction of the new Northeast Rice Research and Extension Center outside of Harrisburg in northeast Arkansas.
Please join us in celebrating Street's 32 years of contributions to the University of Arkansas System with the reception, located two miles north of the University of Arkansas campus off Garland Avenue.
To learn more about Division of Agriculture research, visit the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station website: https://aaes.uada.edu. Follow on Twitter at @ArkAgResearch. To learn more about the Division of Agriculture, visit https://uada.edu/. Follow us on Twitter at @AgInArk. To learn about extension programs in Arkansas, contact your local Cooperative Extension Service agent or visit www.uaex.uada.edu.
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 and services 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.
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Agricultural Communication Services
479-763-5929,
jl119@uark.edu
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