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SAC News Release Ref. No: 09N45
Published: 22 Jul 2009

Well-respected SAC organics specialist and teacher Dr Norman Stephen is the first recipient of a new award. At SAC’s graduation ceremony in the Bute Hall of the University of Glasgow Norman Stephen was presented with the Principal's Lifetime Achievement Award in Teaching. It is awarded by SAC Chief Executive and Principal Bill McKelvey to staff who have excelled as effective leaders and promoted collaborative working.

Dr Stephen joined SAC in 1984 as a soil scientist and, for 25 years, has worked tirelessly to ensure students on SAC’s Environmental and Organic Farming programmes benefitted from his specialist and expert knowledge. He has been programme leader for the Aberdeen-based MSc in Organic Farming (and its predecessor) since its inception.  The course attracts a large student intake.  It breaks new ground in its very successful use of “Distance Learning” and is highly regarded by students and industry.

The Organic Farming programme involves staff from all three SAC Divisions plus a number from outwith SAC with the appropriate expertise.  2009 saw the highest number of students graduating as MSc’s in organic farming. SAC Principal Professor McKelvey commented that it was a measure of the excellent reputation the programme enjoys with academics and industry that leading authorities in organic farming are happy to contribute to the teaching programme.

Norman Stephen’s award was presented by SAC Chairman Lord Jamie Lindsay.

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Dr Norman Stephen
Team Leader/ Lecturer in Soil & Environmental Science
SAC (Scottish Agricultural College) Work Ferguson Building, Craibstone Estate,
Aberdeen
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