Don Sloan honored posthumously by Florida Poultry Federation
A former IFAS poultry science expert has been honored posthumously as “Person of the Year” by the Florida Poultry Federation.
Don Sloan died last Aug. 28 at age 62.
He was chairman of UF’s Poultry Science Department from 1986 until 1991 and a member of the faculty until he died.
He’d been an extension poultry specialist with UF from 1982 until 1984, held an assistant professorship at Clemson University before that and spent time in the poultry industry before and after his first stint at UF.
As a poultry nutritionist, Sloan conducted extension programs in the Florida poultry industry related to daily nutrient requirements and the best way to feed egg-laying hens at the lowest cost. He was the department’s undergraduate adviser for many years, and advised the Poultry Science Club, Alpha Zeta and the student Habitat for Humanity chapter.
He planned and directed university graduation ceremonies in recent years and in 1998, he won the Poultry Science Association Purina Mills Teaching Award. The award was important to Sloan, who enjoyed teaching and valued his interaction with students.
Steve Anders, a member of the Florida Poultry Federation, said the group was happy to honor Sloan, who taught through the Midwest Poultry Consortium. The consortium is a cooperative teaching group that provides specialized instruction in poultry science for students in states such as Florida that no longer offer a poultry major.
“He was instrumental in teaching that, and recruiting students to go to it,” Anders said. “He did a lot to help our industry, and he did such a great job with the students.”
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