Winter 2003
Anne Haddix Frederick W. Gretsch Jr. Bryan R. Tolar Anna Rickett Smith Feature Archives Contact Us
New Edition of Health Economics Book
Anne C. Haddix (1993 PHD in agricultural economics), Rollins School of Public Health (RSPH) of Emory University and Steven M. Teutsch, Merck & Co., Inc. are editors of Prevention Effectiveness: a Guide to Decision Analysis and Economic Evaluation, Second Edition. Mark L. Messonnier (1995 PHD in agricultural economics) is a contributing author.
Dr. Haddix is Associate Professor in the Department of International Health. She is working on a multi-year investigation of the economic burden of lymphatic filariasis and other diseases targeted for elimination or eradication. She founded the Emory Lymphatic Filariasis Support Center, part of the Global Alliance for the Elimination of Lymphatic Filariasis. Prior to joining Emory University, Dr. Haddix was the senior economist at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention where she helped to create a post-doctoral fellowship program in health and applied economics. Two UGA alums have participated in the fellowship program.
Gretsch Elected to Gold Kist Board
Gold Kist Inc. recently announced that Crawford resident Frederick W. Gretsch Jr. (1987 BSA in agricultural economics) has been elected to a three-year term on the Gold Kist Board, which comprises nine farmer members. He produces 245,000 broilers per flock for Gold Kist in addition to finishing 17,000 market hogs and raising 35,000 nursery pigs each year. Gretsch is also a distributor of P.L.T., Poultry Litter Treatment, which helps decrease the ammonia levels in broiler houses.
After graduating from the University of Georgia, Gretsch worked for Gold Kist for more than 10 years as a sales representative, quality assurance manager and plant manager. He was a plant manager for another processor for three years. He is a member of the U.S. Poultry and Egg Association.
Bryan R. Tolar is Director of Marketing, Education and Environmental Programs for Georgia Agribusiness Council, Inc., the State's broad-based trade association for the entire food and fiber industry. Over 550 Georgia businesses are members of the Council, ranging from family farming operations to retail farm suppliers, and from grain elevators to wholesale produce distributors.
At the Council, Tolar is charged with promoting and representing Council initiatives to members and state leadership. This includes monitoring the development of regulations through various respective agencies, drafting and presenting formal comments on proposed regulations, developing membership communication resources and website, and implementing various agricultural education programs.
Tolar is a 1992 Agribusiness graduate of the University of Georgia and worked in the Pesticides Division of the Georgia Department of Agriculture for five years before joining the Council in 1997. He and his wife of eight years, Keri, make their home in Douglasville.
Anna Rickett Smith (1997 BSA in Agricultural Economics and 2000 MS in Agricultural Economics) has been elected to the Board of Directors for the Agricultural Economics Association of Georgia for 2003 through 2005. Anna is an Economist with the U.S. Department of Agriculture in Atlanta, GA. She conducts economic analysis on competitive conditions in the livestock and poultry industry. Also, she develops analytical methodology and provides technical support in economic analysis.
Anna writes, "I am grateful for my educational experience at The University of Georgia. Personally, I feel the overall quality of instruction was top notch and I am not surprised to see the recognition the institution is now receiving. Since graduation, I have spent a lot of time learning about and investigating the behavior of agricultural markets and participants in the Southeast, particularly as they relate to antitrust laws. My professional accomplishments include having my thesis accepted to be presented at the American Agricultural Economics Association (AAEA) meetings and I am also very proud to have been invited to be a part of the Agricultural Economics Association of Georgia (AEAG). My personal interests include traveling, reading, fitness, and spending time with my family."
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