April 5, 2006

C-FAR Leadership Ready to Serve

URBANA-Members of the Illinois Council on Food and Agricultural Research (C-FAR) recently met for their annual meeting at the Northfield Inn, Suites & Conference Center in Springfield. C-FAR board members and committee leaders provided updates on the organization's membership activities and research programs. Chairman Alan Puzey addressed the membership on the importance of their continuing to "step up to the plate" to ensure Illinois has a viable publicly funded research program to support its food, agricultural and related systems. "I have never been associated with an organization whose members are so dedicated to its mission. I trust my message reinforced just how valuable their engagement is," said Puzey.

During the meeting, the C-FAR membership re-elected three individuals to serve on the seven-person board of directors: Alan Puzey (Fairmount), Larry Fischer (Quincy), and Steve Scates (Shawneetown). They join Fred Bradshaw (Griggsville), David Downs (Allerton), Nels Kasey (Paris), and Karen Little (Pleasant Plains). The 2006 C-FAR Board of Directors subsequently met for their first meeting of the year and elected officers to serve in 2006. Elected were Alan Puzey, chairman; David Downs, vice chair; and Fred Bradshaw, secretary/treasurer. "This organization can be extremely proud of its board leadership," said Terry Wolf, nominating committee chair. "Any organization would yearn to benefit from such a dedicated group of volunteers."

The 2006 C-FAR committee leadership was appointed in late March by the Board of Directors. They include Larry Fischer, membership chair; Terry Wolf (Homer), nominating chair; Dennis Thompson (Champaign), rules and procedures chair; Karen Little, legislative chair; Nels Kasey, research chair; and Steve Scates, research vice chair.

For more information on C-FAR and its research programs, visit www.ilcfar.org, send email to cfar@aces.uiuc.edu or call 217.244.4232.

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