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 The new education building at the UI Nancy M. Cummings Research, Extension and Education Center housed a crowd during the Aug. 4 open house and dedication celebration. University of Idaho/Joel David McNee |
 Salmon Mayor Stan Davis presented keys to the city to Ron and Sherrie Auen and UI President Tim White during the Aug. 4 event. University of Idaho/Joel David McNee |
 Cattle that will be the centerpiece of Idaho's Nancy M. Cummings Research, Extension and Education Center near Salmon, the first center dedicated to beef cattle research, graze during the Aug. 4 ceremony. University of Idaho/Joel David McNee |
 Sherrie and Ron Auen, left, trustees of the Palm Desert, Calif., based Auen Foundation admire a blue spruce seedling. The seedling is from a tree planted by President Teddy Roosevelt during a University of Idaho campus visit. University of Idaho/Joel David McNee |
 University of Idaho President Tim White said the new Nancy M. Cummings Research, Education and Extension Center exemplifies the benefits of the land grant university system endorsed by President Abraham Lincoln in 1862 to extend education to the people. University of Idaho/Joel David McNee |
 UI President Tim White, left, confers with UI College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Dean John Hammel during the Aug. 4 open house and dedication of the Nancy M. Cummings Research, Extension and Education Center six miles north of Salmon. University of Idaho/Joel David McNee |