The University of Arizona



The University of Arizona

College of Agriculture

Annual Performance Report (APR) and Evaluation

General Instructions

Unit Heads:

1. Provide forms and instructions to faculty members.

a. Annual Performance Report

b. Position Description B Item A

c. Major Commitments and Plans (current year) B Item B

d. Major Commitments and Plans (previous year) B Item C

e. Appointed Personnel Evaluation (two previous years and current year)

2. Ensure the peer team has evaluated individual faculty fairly, following guidelines approved by the unit, and based on the faculty member=s commitments defined for the evaluation year.

3. Following the faculty consultation, sign the agreed upon activities for the following year.

4. Report the outcome of the post-tenure review process, as required.

Faculty Member:

1. Document relevant activities under the major categories, including any special problems that arose and how they were addressed.

2. Discuss the position description with the Unit Head, and update it if there are any significant changes.

3. Prepare the major commitments for next year (to be finalized with unit head). Attach the major commitments for the current year (the basis for this year’s evaluation). Amend the major commitments if significant changes occur.

4. Sections or subheadings that are not applicable should be listed under the main entry, with a N/A shown in place of the section or subheading.

Peer Committee:

1. Evaluate an individual on their approved commitments for the evaluation year.

2. Avoid using personal perceptions as to what you think an individual should be doing.

Rev: 12/17/98

The University of Arizona

College of Agriculture

Annual Performance Report (APR) Calendar Year 1998

(Not to exceed 6 pages)

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|Name: Kevin Fitzsimmons |Date of First UA Appointment: 7/1/92 |

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|School/Department/County: ___Soil, Water and Environmental Science |

Attach to this form:

Item A. Position Description.

Item B. Major Commitments and Plans for 1998.

Item C. Major Commitments and Plans for 1999.

1. Instruction:

A. Formal courses (semester, course no., units, enrollment, percent effort).

Spring 1998: Biology & Culture of Algae SWES/WFS/ECOL 475/575 4 units Enrollment 23 50%

Summer 1998: Independent Study Projects SWES 499 2 units Enrollment 1 100%

Fall 1998: Introduction to Environmental Science NATS 101 1 unit Enrollment 18 100%

Fall 1998: Aqua Plants & Environment SWES/WFS 474/574 4 units Enrollment 32 50%

Fall 1998: Independent Study Projects SWES 499 2 units Enrollment 1 100%

B. Undergraduate student advising (number of advisees). 4

C. Graduate student advising (list by name, Doctorate and Masters student's committees on which you are serving. (Underline names of students for whom you are the principal thesis or dissertation adviser).

I have not formally been on any committees during the last year while I complete my Ph.D. program. I did advise 2 graduate students who I support on my research grants.

D. List all other teaching activities (e.g., preparation of instructional materials, development of new courses or programs, undergraduate research programs, postdoctoral supervision, student recruitment retention and placement efforts, student organization adviser, internship support).

Instructor: Short course on Care and Use of Aquatic Animals in Research (May 1998)

Guest Lecturer: Introduction to Aquaculture WFS 456/556 (Feb and April 1998)

Guest Lecturer: Arizona In-service in Aquaculture Education - AED 597e June 1998

2. Research:

A. Research now in progress (title, year of initial award, total funds, other principal investigators involved, percent effort, source of support, and number and type of employees supported).

1. Solids removal from aquaculture effluents, 1993, $161,000, no other PI's, 5% effort, USDA-CSREES, one technician, one Ph.D. student.

2. Taste and odor problems in Phoenix drinking water supplies, 1996, $188,292, Co-PI w/ Rusin, 8% effort, (CAP, SRP, Mesa, Tempe, Chandler, Glendale, Scottsdale) one MS student.

3. Control of exotic plants and animals in the CAP (Grass carp and Zebra mussels), 1995, $28,900, no other PI's, 2% effort, CAP.

4. Use of low cost feed ingredients for tilapia culture, 1996, $75,172, no other PI's, 4% effort, US-AID - Aquaculture/Pond Dynamics CRSP.

5. Water conservation potential of floating aquatic plants. 1998, $4,992. Co-PI with J. Riley, 1% effort, UA Small Grants Program, one undergrad.

6. Re-vegetation of mine tailings using Salicornia and saline wastewaters. 1999. $30,000, Co-PI w/ Glenn. KENNECOTT COPPER.

7. Sustainable agriculture through hydroponics, aquaculture and biotechnology: A technology linkage grant between Chino Valley High School and the University of Arizona. 1997. Co-PI with John Morgan, 1% effort, Phoenix Foundation, $100,000 ($26,000 to UofA).

B. Research proposals pending (title, total funds, submitted to).

1. Reduction of phosphorus in aquaculture effluents. $95,000. USDA- WESTERN REGIONAL AQUACULTURE CENTER.

2. Producing Salicornia using shrimp pond effluent water. $3,000. INTERNATIONAL ARID LANDS CONSORTIUM.

3. Constructed wetlands as biofilters for shrimp ponds. $3,000. INTERNATIONAL ARID LANDS CONSORTIUM.

4. Survey of water quality parameters in the SRP Lakes. $120,000 w/ Walker. SALT RIVER PROJECT, SCOTTSDALE, MESA, TEMPE, CHANDLER, GILBERT and GLENDALE.

5. Apache Station Wildlife Area Restoration Project. $25,000 EPA.

6. Shrimp/Tilapia production at New Mexico Power Plant. $1,200. KBM CONSULTANTS.

C. List all interdisciplinary or team research activities in which you have been involved in the past year and explain the nature and depth of involvement.

1. Arizona representative to the WRAC Technical Advisory Board. Develop RFP's, review proposals and evaluate research projects supported by USDA-CSREES.

2. Chair session on tilapia aquaculture at National Aquaculture Meetings, Feb. 1998.

3. Program committee for 1999 World Aquaculture Meetings.

D. Peer-reviewed publications originating from your research. (Full citations, plus page numbers).

1. Fitzsimmons, K., Lovely, C. and E. Glenn. 1998. Growth differences among widely separated geographic accessions of fourwing saltbush (Atriplex canescens) in the Great Basin desert, New Mexico, USA. Arid Soil Research and Rehabilitation 12(2):87-94.

2. Glenn, E., Moore, D., Brown, J.J., Tanner, R., Fitzsimmons, K., Akutigawa, M. and S. Napoleon. 1998. A sustainable culture system for Gracilaria parvispora (Rhodophyta) using sporelings, reef growout and floating cages in Hawaii. Aquaculture 165:221-232.

3. Glenn, E., Tanner, R.., Miyamoto, S. Fitzsimmons, K. and Boyer, J. 1998. Water use, productivity and forage quality of the halophyte Atriplex nummularia grown on saline waste water in a desert environment. J. of Arid Environments 38:45-62.

E. Other activities not elsewhere identified.

3. Extension Programs:

A. Extension educational efforts

1. Program identification, program planning, and objectives

My aquaculture extension program is directed towards providing research based information to current fish and shrimp farmers in the state, as well as to many who are interested in the subject. Another client group are the high school teachers who have added aquaculture to their agriculture or natural resource curricula. Thirteen high schools are now keeping aquaculture units on campus. A third client group are homeowners and property managers who have questions regarding pond, lake and irrigation canal maintenance. I endeavor to provide these groups with information by returning calls and e-mails, providing information in the mail and at my Web site, and in personal meetings.

2. Program implementation.

I handle 2-3 calls daily from the various client groups noted above and average one mailing per day. I also receive 10 to 12 e-mails daily from these clients or from out-of-state clients with similar requests for information. I have continued to prepare and distribute the Arid Lands Aquaculture Newsletter. I have continued to add more information to the Web site. This year I added aquaculture production statistics, the Career Development Event information package and reports on the water quality in a shading trial on the Magma Irrigation Canal. I visited most of the fish farms in the state during the year as well as several high schools. I contributed to the national aquaculture extension report prepared by Dr. Gary Jensen, the National Aquaculture Extension Coordinator at CSREES.

3. Program results.

More schools have added aquaculture projects. Fish and shrimp farmers have increased their production. In state consumption of aquaculture products has increased. The requests for information (hits) at the Web site grew from 4500 per week in January to 7500 per week in December. There have been several popular press articles regarding aquaculture in the state.

B. Program grants awarded (title, amount, source).

C. Program grant proposals pending (title, amount, submitted to).

D. Other professional programming or team efforts not listed above.

4. Service: (Indicate total time devoted to each activity)

A. Intramural (University/College/Departmental/School or County Committees).

Department Committee(s)

Core curriculum courses (5 hours month)

Retreat planning (none yet)

Department Web Page (1 hour month)

Aquaculture field day (15 hours month)

Review proposals to Agricultural Experiment Station (Wildlife and Fisheries) (8 hours/year)

University Committee

Task force to develop research and student programs with ITESM, Campus Guaymas

Other:

Annual short course on Care and Use of Aquatic Animals in Research for UA Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee

B. Extramural (Government, communities and the public).

1. Editorial Advisory Board for Reviews in Fisheries Science - A professional journal published by CRC Press and the American Fisheries Society

2. Editorial Advisory Board for Journal of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Environment - A professional journal devoted to these issues in the developing world

3. Reviewer of competitive grants for U.S. Departments of Agriculture (CSREES, SBIR, Regional Aquaculture Centers and Fund for Rural America) and Dept. of Commerce, National Science Foundation, Electric Power Research Institute and Water Resources Research Program

4. Member of Technical Committee for Western Regional Aquaculture Center, USDA

5. Member of Review Panel for Aquaculture Curriculum Guide - A curriculum developed for teaching aquaculture at the secondary level, distributed nationwide by the Council for Agricultural Education

6. Member of Technical Advisory Committee, Arizona Department of Water Resources

7. Reviewer for journals - Progressive Fish Culturist, Journal of World Aquaculture Society, Journal of Aquaculture Engineering, Journal of Applied Aquaculture, Journal of North American Aquaculture

8. Invited Member of the Network of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries Professionals

C. Other (Society offices held, editorships, professional committee service, etc.).

Professional Societies:

1. World Aquaculture Society, (Nominated to Board of Directors, lost election)

2. Chapter, World Aquaculture Society, (Board of Directors, Chair of Subcommittee on Electronic Media )

3. American Fisheries Society (Certified Professional Fisheries Scientist, No. 1932)

4. American Tilapia Association (Vice President)

5. Arizona Aquaculture Association (V.P.& Newsletter Editor)

6. Aquacultural Engineering Society

7. Network of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries Professionals

8. Tucson Zoological Society (Board of Directors, Treasurer, VP-President Elect )

National/International:

1. Co-Chair of Inland Aquaculture Technical Session, World Aquaculture Meeting - May 1999

2. Instructor - National In-service in Aquaculture Education - Auburn University - July 1998

3. Organized and moderated Tilapia Technical Session at World Aquaculture Meetings - Feb. 1998

4. Hosted Visiting Scientists from CHINA Sept. 1998

Local:

1. Organized and hosted Aquaculture Career Development Event for State FFA Field Day April 1998

2. Board of Directors, Treasurer and President-Elect of Tucson Zoological Society 1997-1999

3. Assistant Scout Master, Troop 104, St. Pius Church.

5. Creative and Scholarly Activities: (indicate status as published or presented, accepted, or submitted).

A. Publications (provide full bibliographic citation when applicable)

1. Books and other than peer reviewed research publications, chapters in books.

2. Other published papers (e.g., journal articles, reports, reviews)

3. Abstracts, pamphlets, popular journal articles.

4. Popular press, workbooks, guides, or electronic media (summarize and provide typical example).

B. Other. Examples: papers presented, patents, release of new varieties, development of teaching materials, equipment development, computer software development, slide, video, or film programs, and innovative extension programs/materials.

6. Professional Improvement Activities: (include activities such as sabbaticals, participation in professional associations, workshops, short courses, or other areas in which you were involved.)

Participated in national and international scientific meetings for aquaculture

Attended zebra mussel identification and control workshop (US Fish and Wildlife Service)

7. Awards and Recognition Received During the Past Year:

Nominated for president of US Chapter of World Aquaculture Society, (lost election)

Nominated for board of directors of World Aquaculture Society, (lost election)

Invited Member of the Network of Tropical Aquaculture and Fisheries Professionals

8. Problems, uncertainties or other unanticipated events affecting your activities during the year: (including how you dealt with them).

Two problems encountered were projects that were approved for funding, but then were never awarded. Both were due to cut-backs on a Department level (USAID and Agriculture) beyond our control. This eliminated two graduate student positions I had hoped to fill.

9. Impact: (Identify those activities in research, extension, teaching and/or learning that have had significant positive impact at the State, national and/or international level.)

Our program is recognized as one of the centers for research in tilapia production, one of four major species in aquaculture in the Western Hemisphere. Specifically, we are leading efforts to increase production efficiency through improved water treatment, multiple use of water for aquaculture and field crop irrigation and improved nutrition. We are also providing extension of this information through books, journal articles, popular press, newsletters, professional meetings and in high school education.

10. Any evidence of contributions not covered above:

The University of Arizona

College of Agriculture

Department of Soil Water and Environmental Science

Position Description (Item A)

Name Kevin Fitzsimmons Rank Assoc. Research Scientist Date Feb. 2, 1999

Please indicate the percentage of your time spent in each of the College Strategic Plan program areas:

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|Environment and Natural Resources % 20 |Family, Youth and Community % __5____ |

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|Human Nutrition, Food Safety and Health % __5___ |Marketing, Trade and Economics % _____ |

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|Animal Systems % 40 |Plant Systems % __30_ |

The position responsibilities are to encourage wise use of water resources through teaching, research and extension. The FTE is evenly split between these three aspects. Teaching responsibilities include teaching a Tier 1 course and an upper division course. The teaching component also includes advising and providing support to undergraduates and graduate students. Courses taught should contribute to the overall teaching mission of the department and the college.

The extension responsibilities include working with active and potential aquaculture producers in the state and with county extension professionals who are working directly with their clientele. Work closely with many high school agriculture programs as they incorporate aquaculture into their regular agriculture curricula. Develop and maintain a Web site devoted to aquaculture in Arizona and write and distribute an aquaculture newsletter.

Research responsibilities are to develop an active and recognized program focused on aquaculture and water quality issues. The program should cover issues of interest for industry and the public in the state and be recognized on a national level.

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|Faculty Member |Head/Director |Dean |Date |

University of Arizona

College of Agriculture

Department of Soil Water and Environmental Science

Major Commitments and Plans for Calendar Year 1998 (Item B)

Note: This information relates to number 8 of last years Annual Performance Report

(2 Pages Maximum)

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|Activity Distribution: |33%Instruction; |33 % Research; |34% Extension; |__ % Other |

(Distribution of Faculty time spent across assigned areas, may be different from budgeted percentages.)

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|Faculty Member |Head/Director |Date |

The University of Arizona

College of Agriculture

Department of Soil Water and Environmental Science

Major Commitments and Plans for Calendar Year 1999 (Item B)

Note: This information relates to number 8 of last years Annual Performance Report

(2 Pages Maximum)

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|Activity Distribution: |33% Instruction; |33 % Research; |34 % Extension; |__ % Other |

(Distribution of Faculty time spent across assigned areas, may be different from budgeted percentages.)

In 1999 I have plans to publish the results generated from two of the research projects which were completed in 1998. I also expect that some, if not all, of the pending proposals will be funded which will absorb most of the time I have available for research. I also expect to collaborate with others in our department on various joint research.

I expect to teach three courses during 1999, the Algae and Wetlands courses with Dr. Glenn and a section of the Intro to Environmental Science lab. I anticipate maintaining the high teaching evaluations I have received in the past. I plan to put even more of the course materials on-line and to further incorporate multi-media and Internet capabilities into the courses.

I will continue to prepare and distribute the newsletter and the Web site. My appointment to the Western Regional Aquaculture Center as the Arizona representative has been renewed for three more years. This will require participation in several meetings per year. I have not completed several extension documents I had hoped to have published by now. I plan to finish these and submit to the review group.

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The University of Arizona

College of Agriculture

Appointed Personnel Evaluation Form for Calendar Years 1996-1998

Form for individual self evaluation, peer committee, and unit head

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|Name: _Kevin Fitzsimmons_____________ |Rating Scale: |

| |5 = Truly Exceptional |

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|School/Department/County: Soil, Water and Environmental Science |4 = Exceeds Expectations |

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| |3 = Meets Expectations |

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| |2 = Needs Improvement |

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| |1 = Unsatisfactory |

Categories are matched with the Annual Performance Report. If a category does not apply to the appointment type, leave it out. Administrators must comment on any evaluations at extremes (1 or 5), or any ratings that are different from the Peer Committee's ratings. Peer Review Committee Evaluation need not be reported in whole numbers. Department Head enters a whole number from the rating scale above in the appropriate box. The evaluation must be discussed with the appointed person by May 15, 1999. Use the results of the current year and the two previous years evaluations to determine combined rating.

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Annual Evaluation for:___________________________________________________

Peer Reviewers comments:

Administrator comments:

Signed: (Administrator) Date __________________________

Appointed person comments:

Signed: ___________________________________ (Appointed Person) Date: ____________________

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