Dr. Wayne G. Buhler

Education:

Professional Experience:

Scholarly and Professional Honors:

• Appointed by Governor Easley to serve on a nine-member Task Force on Preventing Agricultural Pesticide Exposure in North Carolina, 2008.

• 2004 Outstanding Book Award, American Society for Horticultural Science, Extension & Industry Division. 2005. (Ornamental and Turfgrass Pest Management, A Pesticide Applicator Certification Manual for the Carolinas and Georgia. W. Buhler, et al.)
• Blue Ribbon Extension Communication Award, American Society for Horticultural Science-Southern Region. 2005. (Same manual as above)
• Early Career Service Award. Epsilon Sigma Phi, Xi Chapter, North Carolina Cooperative Extension Service Professionals’ Organization. Recognizing excellence in ability to plan/deliver Extension programs in first 10 years of career. 2003
• Walton S. Dennis Award for Environmental Stewardship. For Outstanding Contributions to Agriculture, the Environment and the Crop Protection Industry. Crop Protection Association of North Carolina. 2003.
• Outstanding Extension Publication Award (in the category of Primarily Visual Award for 2002), American Society for Horticultural Science. 2003. (PICT Guide for Poinsettia Disorders by B. Whipker, T.Cavins, J. Gibson, C. Warfield, R. Cloyd, and W. Buhler)
• Pride of the Wolfpack Award, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, NCSU. 2003.
• Make a Difference Award, American Association of Pesticide Safety Educators. For the commitment and leadership in creating the Southern Region Pesticide Safety Education Center. 2001.
• Second place, Fifth Annual American Registry of Professional Entomologist’s Student Paper Competition, Ph.D. Category, 1990.
• President’s Prize for Student Paper Competition, Crop Protection Section, National Meeting of the Entomological Society of America. 1989.
• DowElanco Co. Graduate Student Scholarship in Pest Management, Purdue Univ. 1989.
• First place, Second Annual American Registry of Professional Entomologist’s Student Paper Competition, M.S. Category. 1986.
• Dow Chem. Co. Graduate Student Scholarship in Pest Management, Purdue Univ. 1986.

Professional Society Memberships:

• American Association of Pesticide Safety Educators
• American Chemical Society
• American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers
• American Society for Horticultural Science
• Council for Agricultural Science and Technology
• Entomological Society of America
• Epsilon Sigma Phi (Cooperative Extension)
• National Association of County Agricultural Agents
• North Carolina Crop Protection Association
• North Carolina Entomology Society
• Turfgrass Council of North Carolina

Committees:

National

Certification and Training Assessment Group (EPA/USDA), Member (2009-2011)

Community of Practice, Extension Web Site, Pesticide Stewardship
Academic Representative, The Pesticide Stewardship Alliance Board of Directors, 2007-2009.
Coordinator, The Pesticide Environmental Stewardship Web site project
Member, Editorial Board, Journal of Pesticide Safety Education (2002 to present)
Member, Planning Committee, Pesticide High-Visibility Incident Management Course. EPA Pesticide Regulatory Education Program, 2006
Member, Planning Committee, Pesticide High-Visibility Incident Management Course. EPA Pesticide Regulatory Education Program, 2005
Member, Board of Directors (Southern Region Rep.) American Association of Pesticide Safety Educators (AAPSE) (2004 to 2006)
Chair, Criteria for Manuscript Review/Submission Committee, Journal of Pesticide Safety Education (2005 to 2006)
Chair, Committee on Committees, AAPSE (2000 to 2004)
Member, Committee on Committees, AAPSE (1998 to 2000)
Chair, Local Arrangements Committee, Southern Region Pesticide Certification & Training Meeting (2003 to 2004)
Member, Planning Committee, Pesticide Registration/Reregistration Course. EPA Pesticide Regulatory Education Program, 2003

State

Member, Technical Advisory Committee, Planning for OSHA compliance survey and meetings for the Turfgrass Management Industry. Industrial Extension Service, NC State Univ.
Member, Pesticide Certification and Training Manager Selection Committee, NCDA&CS. 2005
Advisor to the Board of Directors, Crop Protection Association of North Carolina (1999 to present)
Member, Pesticide Container Recycling Grants Committee, NCDA&CS (1999 to present)
Member, Public Affairs Committee, Crop Protection Association of North Carolina, 2003      
Member, Board of Collaborators, NC Agromedicine Institute (1999 to present)
Member, FQPA – Organophosphate Pesticides Evaluation Committee, 2001
Chair, Pesticide Dealer Survey Committee (2001 to 2002)
Member, Pesticide Safety Videotapes Advisory Committee (Wake Forest Univ.). 2002
Member, NC Agricultural Health Study Advisory Committee (1999 to present)

College

Chair, North Carolina Agricultural Chemicals Manual, 2006
Member, North Carolina Agricultural Chemicals Manual (1998 to present)
Member, Faculty Senate, Grievance Panel (2004 to 2006)
Member, Crop Protection School Committee (1998 to present)
Chair, Crop Protection School Planning Committee, 2000 
Member, Agricultural Chemicals Manual Editorial Committee (1998 to present)
Team Leader, Pesticide Licensing and Training Reporting Committee (1999 to present)
Member, Agricultural Chemicals Policy Advisory Committee (1998 to present)
Member, Pesticide Education Advisory Committee (1999 to present)
Member, Pest Management Information Program Advisory Committee (2003 to present)

Departmental

Member, Department Head Advisory Committee (2004 to 2005, 2007 to 2009)
Chair, Staff Recognition Committee (2004 to 2005)
Member, Staff Recognition Committee (2003 to present)
Chair, Social Committee (1999 to 2000)
Member, Social Committee (1998 to 2002, 2006)
Chair, Safety Committee (2004 to 2005)
Member, Safety Committee (2002 to present)
Chair, Search Committee for Extension Associate in Pesticide Education, 2000

Consulting:

CropLife America – North Carolina Environmental Stewardship Project

In 2002, CropLife America secured funding from the Environmental Protection Agency to establish an environmental stewardship project in North Carolina. CropLife America (CLA) represents the developers, manufacturers, formulators and distributors of crop protection and biotechnology products for agriculture and pest management in the United States. The goal of the North Carolina Environmental Stewardship Project was to promote the safe use of pesticides. Dr. Buhler served as the Technical Consultant for the project and worked with CLA to identify specific stewardship educational needs, and devise innovative materials and initiatives to address these needs. The following educational resources have been developed through this project:

Fact Sheets (2004)

1. Calibrating a Boom Sprayer (4 pp.)
2. On-Farm Pesticide Storage and Disposal Assistance (2 pp.)
3. Minimizing Pesticide Spray Drift (2 pp.)
4. Chemigation Safety (2 pp.)
5. Recycling Plastic Pesticide Containers (2 pp.)
6. Using Agricultural Pesticides Safely (2 pp)
7. Uso de Pesticidas Agricoles de Manera Segura (2 pp.)
8. Planning Emergency Response to Pesticide Spills (2 pp.)
9. Planificacion de Respuesta de Emergencia en Caso de Derrame de Pesticidas (2 pp.)
10. A Pesticide Mixing and Loading Checklist (2 pp.)
11. Lista de Verificacion para Mezclar y Cargar Pesticidas (2 pp.)
12. Protecting Farm Families From Pesticide Exposure (2 pp.)
13. Proteccion de las Familias Campesinas Contra la Exposicion a los Pesticidas (2 pp.)
14. The Worker Protection Standard for the Use of Agricultural Pesticides (2 pp.)
15. Keeping Your Well Water Safe (2 pp.)
16. Calibrating a Backpack Sprayer for Chemical Mowing on Christmas Tree Farms (4 pp.)
17. Recycling Plastic Pesticide Containers on Christmas Tree Farms (2 pp.)
18. Planning Emergency Response to Pesticide Spills for Christmas Tree Growers (2 pp.)
19. The Worker Protection Standard on Christmas Tree Farms (2 pp.)
20. Using Agricultural Pesticides Safely on Christmas Tree Farms (2 pp.)
21. Uso de Pesticidas Agricoles de Manera Segura en Arboles de Navidad (2 pp.)

Booklet (2005)

Work Smart--Work Safely with Pesticides. Photonovela in English and Spanish for horticultural workers

DVD/CD (2005)

Pesticide Safety in the Nursery and Landscape (10 video modules addressing pesticide safety issues in English and Spanish with Management Discussion Leader Guides)

Handbook (2005)

Pesticide Applicator’s Handbook. A Practical Guide for the Proper Mixing and Application of Pesticides. (70 pp.)

Professional Licenses/Certifications:

• NC Pesticide Applicator’s License-Public Operator. Categories: Ornamentals and Turfgrass and Demonstration and Research
• Incident Command System (ICS) for Emergency Response- 100 and 200 level training, Federal Emergency Management Agency

Student Advising Activities:

1. Advisor for Colleen Sparks who initiated the MHS degree (part-time) in fall 2006.
2. Co-advisor for Dennis Carey MS degree completed 2008.
3. Graduate Student Office Representative for Ph.D. Examination Committee-Robert Holmes, Dept. of Plant Pathology, 2005 to present.
4. Hired and supervised the activities of an NC State University student in the summers of 2002 and 2003. This student was engaged in Web site development and edited pesticide safety education manuals.
5. Thomas Say Entomological Society- Graduate Student Advisor, Purdue University, 1987

Teaching

Participated as guest lecturer in classes offered by the Departments of Entomology, Horticultural Science, Crop Science, Parks, Recreation and Tourism Management, and Biological and Agricultural Engineering at NC State University.

Created curriculum including lecture, worksheet, and hands-on exercise to teach calibration of pesticide application equipment for students in the Agricultural Institute.

 

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