Login | Site Map | Archives | Electronic Edition | Mobile Edition | Alerts | RSS | Contact Us | Submit News & Photos | Subscriber Services

Home › Business › Business People

Clemson professor recognized for dedication to natural resources education

STORY TOOLS
Share and Enjoy

related linksMore Business People
Rate this Article

Jack M. Whetstone received the Conservation Educator of the Year award from the Georgetown County Soil and Water Conservation District. Whetstone is a Clemson University aquatic specialist. He serves as an associate professor at the Baruch Institute of Coastal Ecology and Forest Science.

Whetstone has worked for Clemson University in Georgetown for 29 years. He provides instruction for eight multi-county pond clinics, runs workshops for pesticide applicators to maintain their certification and conducts in-service training on pond management for county agents. He previously received the Clemson Alumni Award for Cooperative Extension Distinguished Public Service, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Certificate of Appreciation and the USDA Outstanding Contributions Award.

Comments

There are no comments yet.

Comments are meant to offer our readers a forum for thoughtful, robust debate about local issues.

Comments are moderated, but you may find the content of the conversations offensive, objectionable or factually disputable.

Click here for our user-contributions policy.

Comments

IndependentMail.com does not necessarily condone the comments here, nor does it review every post or respond to every suggestion for a comment to be removed.

Before you post, consider this:

  1. Keep it clean. Comments containing obscene, profane, vulgar, lewd or sexually-oriented language -- including creative spelling and typographical representations of foul language -- will be removed.
  2. Be truthful. Don't lie or spread rumors about anyone or anything. Stick to discussing what is factually known.
  3. Be nice. Don't threaten anyone, and do not post any comments that involve racism, sexism or any other sort of -ism that degrades another person. Hateful or offensive comments will not be tolerated.
  4. Police yourselves. Hit the "Suggest Removal" button to alert us to objectionable comments. Do not respond to trolls or those who seek to harass another poster.
  5. Stay focused. Keep on the story's topic.
  6. Help us get it right. If you have information to add to the story or you find a factual error or misspelling send us an email or call the newsroom at 864-260-1274.

Please read our official user-contributions policy.



Post a comment
(Requires free registration.)

Username:

Password:
(Forgotten your password?)

Comment:

  Want the editors to know how you feel? Click here to say it privately.

Please download the latest version of Adobe Flash Player, or enable JavaScript for your browser to view the video player.