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OBITUARY

Prof. K A Ponnusamy, PhD.,
 It is with great sadness we inform you of the sudden death of Prof K A Ponnusamy on 
17 September 2019. Having served as the Founding Chief Editor of the Journal of Extension 
Education (Tamil Nadu Journal of Extension Education, then) from 1.1.1990 to 31.12.1990, 
Dr. Ponnusamy was a key-figure in the Extension Education Society’s activities throughout. He 
was actively involved in the editing of TNAU Newsletter, Agricultural Education Newsletter and 
MASU journal (MAJ) as well.  Dr KAP, as he was fondly called, was awarded the Gold Medal for 
significant Ph.D Thesis at IARI and had received a  Silver Certificate on “Advanced Management” 
from  the Coverdale Organisation, U.K. Under his guidance, the current Chief Editor of JEE 
had received the Jawaharlal Nehru Award for outstanding PG Research of ICAR in 2005. He 
had served in various capacities such as Director of Extension Education at TNAU, National 
Consultant (Extension Reforms) and MANAGE Facilitator. He had significantly contributed to 
the restructuring of Master’s and Doctoral Degree Courses Curricula and Syllabi in Agricultural 
Extension at National Level as a Member of the Subject Matter Area Committee for Social 
Sciences constituted by ICAR. Dr Ponnusamy had developed new extension methodologies 
including the ‘satellite model farm approach’, which was incorporated in the ‘Broad based 
extension system’ under TNADP and had facilitated for the development of SREPs (Strategic 
Research and Extension Plans) and SEWP (State Extension Work Plan) for Tamil Nadu State, 
under ATMA (Agricultural Technology Management Agency).

 The President and members of EES executive council offer condolences to his family 
and friends.