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March 1, 2000
C-FAR elects new board of directors and working group chairs
URBANA--The C-FAR Board of Directors
was elected recently at the C-FAR annual meeting in Springfield
with officers elected at a follow-up meeting on February
29th. Two new directors joined the board that
now includes: Terry Wolf ñ Chairman (re-elected; Homer),
Carol Keiser ñ Vice Chair/Membership Chair (re-elected;
Carlinville), Constance Locher Bussard ñ Secretary/Treasurer
(re-elected; Springfield), Jack Erisman ñ Research Chair
(re-elected; Pana), David Downs ñ Research Vice Chair (Allerton),
Fred Bradshaw ñ Legislative Chair (Griggsville), and W.
Lyle Roberts, Jr. ñ Past Chair (Bloomington). Board members
Wolf, Erisman, and Keiser were elected for two-year terms
and board members Downs, Bussard, and Bradshaw were elected
for one-year terms.
During the annual meeting, the five
C-FAR working groups met for updates on the Strategic Research
Initiative (SRI) external reviews, discussions on industrial
hemp research possibilities, and to elect working group
chairs and vice chairs. C-FAR members play a key role in
determining research directions for C-FAR. Elected working
group chairs and vice chairs include:
Working
group 1 (Technology & Expanding Markets):
Nels Kasey (Paris) - Chair
Roger Hubele (Enfield) - Vice Chair
Working
group 2 (Economic Vitality for Rural & Urban Communities):
A.J. Harland (Lafayette) - Chair
Kevin Brussell (Casey) - Vice Chair
Working
group 3 (Increase Capacity for Changing Food & Ag Demands):
Steve Kasten (Centralia) - Chair
Brent Bidner (Monticello) - Vice Chair
Working
group 4 (Food Quality & Safety):
Carol Meyer (Steeleville) - Chair
Theresa Stretch (Ashmore) - Vice Chair
Working
group 5 (Sustainable Use of Natural Resources):
Susan Adams (Atlanta) - Chair
Angela Kazakevicius (Pomona) - Vice
Chair
C-FAR is a statewide coalition organized
to support relevant, high-quality research and related outreach
programs for Illinoisí food and agricultural systems.
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