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  • Dr. Lindell Ormsbee, Ph.D.

    • Executive Director
    • lindell.ormsbee@uky.edu
    • 859-257-6329
  • Shane Tedder, M.S.

    • Assistant Director (Interim)
    • Shane.tedder@uky.edu
    • 859-257-0014

August 2018 to October 2019 TFISE Summary of Activities Report

What impact does Tracy Farmer Institute for Sustainability and the Environment(TFISE) have on research, outreach and education? The UK TFISE Summary of Activities gives a retrospective look at programs and initiatives TFISE has supported from August 2018 to October 2019.

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History

Tracy Farmer pictured at the 2010 TFISE Forum

TFISE was first established as the Center for the Environment in the year 2000. It was founded on a generous gift from area Horseman and entrepreneur, Tracy Farmer and his wife Carol Farmer,  and matched by Kentucky’s Research Challenge Trust Fund. Mr. Farmer noted the interrelated nature of a healthy environment, a vital economy, thriving communities and individual wellbeing. His vision was to ...continue reading

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  • 2019 Summary of Activities Report
    Tracy Farmer Institute for Sustainability and the Environment
    August 2018 to October 2019
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