December 2008

 

 

VICE PROVOST’S OFFICE
108 Whitten Hall
Columbia, MO 65211-6300
PHONE 573-882-7477
FAX 573-882-1955
E-MAIL Ouart@missouri.edu
WEB SITE Extension.Missouri.edu

 

 

  

Dear Members of the County Commission and the Community:

As we begin another year, I want to thank you for your continued investment in University of Missouri Extension. Your investment makes it possible to provide educational programs to residents in your county that are Relevant, Responsive and Reliable. In these difficult economic times, it is particularly important that the programs you support show a return on investment. Recently, the MU Community Policy Analysis Center completed an analysis of the economic impact of MU Extension programs statewide and found that:

Every $1 million dollar of investment in a broad range of programs:

  • Generates more than $24 million in new or retained private sector
  • jobs, sales and investments;
  • More than $1.2 million in families’ reduced health care expense;
  • Nearly $2 million in increased state, sales and property taxes.

Your county’s contribution is leveraged with other public and private funds, which allows MU Extension to deliver $96 million worth of educational programs. Each year, MU Extension helps more than 1 million Missourians add value to their communities and improve their quality of life. The programs showcased in your county’s annual report give you a snapshot of MU Extension at work in your community. If you have suggestions for how MU Extension can better serve your needs, please contact me or your local Extension Center.

Sincerely,

Michael D. Ouart Vice Provost and Director

c: Provost Brian Foster
   Debbie Robison
   Beverly Coberly
   Sandy Stegall

 

 

University of Missouri, Lincoln University, U.S. Department of Agriculture and Local Extension Councils Cooperating

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