William Smith

Table of Contents

• Senior Extension Associate
• Professional Overview & Objectives
• Education
• Academic Ranks
• Areas of Expertise
• Lectures
• Refereed Publications

Professional Overview & Objectives

The Pesticide Management Education Program (PMEP), in concert with other extension specialists and educators, provides educational and training programs to address pesticide issues related to human health, the environment and pesticide safety. To accomplish these goals and objectives, Mr. Smith and program staff work closely with other CALS programs, Cornell faculty/staff, Cooperative Extension Educators, state and federal agencies, state agricultural associations, regulated entities, the chemical industry and the public. Primary objectives include promoting the use of safe, environmentally sound pesticide practices and working closely with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation and the New York State Department of Health for the development, implementation, and maintenance of a pesticide information network and a pesticide sales and use reporting database and related databases.

Education

Year             Degree                                                            Institution

1978             Masters of Professional Studies (MPS)            Cornell University

1971             Bachelor of Science (B.S.)                                Cornell University

1969             Associate of Arts (A.A.)                                    Niagara County Community College

Academic Ranks

Senior Extension Associate I:   1990-present

Extension Associate IV:            1981-1990

Extension Associate I:              1976-1981

Areas of Expertise

Pesticide Applicator Training

Pesticide Management

Pesticide Regulations

Computer Pesticide Database Development

Pesticides and Wildlife

Lectures

Lectures (given on an annual/occasional basis):

Entomology 241 (Applied Entomology, Dr. Ward Tingey)

Entomology/Plant Pathology 444, Integrated Pest Management

Entomology 370 (Pesticides in the Environment, Dr. Jeff Scott)

Food Science 247 (Postharvest Food Systems)

Cornell Agricultural Production In-Service Training for Cornell Cooperative Extension Agents

Refereed Publications

Smith, W. G. Pesticide labels. In Encyclopedia of Pest Management; Marcel Decker, Inc.: New York, 2003.  4 pp.

Sweet, R. D., J. E. Dewey, D. J. Lisk, W. R. Mullison, D. A. Rutz and W. G. Smith.    December 1990.  Pesticides and safety of fruits and vegetables.  Council for Agricultural Science and Technology, No. 1990-1.  Ames, Iowa.  15 pp.