Research Committee

2008-2009 Membership

Chair: Jerry Hicks - Board Member

Vice Chair: Chuck Cawley - Board Member

Members:
Chairs of each of the five Working Groups
Heather Hampton+Knodle - Expanding Agricultural Markets

Kae Hankes - Rural Economic Development

Molly Ann Godar - Agricultural Production Systems

Jeanne Harland - Human Nutrition and Food Safety

Byford Wood - Natural Resources and Environment

Two members at-large from each of the five Working Groups
Expanding Agricultural Markets
             Paul Gebhart - Illinois Stewardship Alliance
             Richard Showalter - Mason County Farm Bureau

Rural Economic Development
             Don Naylor - Illinois State Horticultural Society
             Jack Norman - Individual Member

Agricultural Production Systems
             Bill Becker - Illinois Specialty Growers Association
             Pat Lawfer - Illinois Agri-Women

Human Nutrition and Food Safety
             Constance Locher-Bussard - Illinois Dietetic Association
             Bill Whiteside - Kane County Farm Bureau

Natural Resources and Environment
             Susan Adams - Illinois Corn Growers Association
             Bert Princen - Audubon Council of Illinois    

Four members appointed at-large by the Chairman of the Board, with Board of Directors concurrence:
John Huston - UIUC ACES Alumni Association
Richard Hull - Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association
John Quandt - Illinois Fertilizer and Chemical Association
Wendell Shauman - Warren-Henderson Farm Bureau

Ex-Officio Members:
Associate Dean for Research, College of ACES - UIUC (Dr. Jozef Kokini)
Assistant Dean for Research, C-FAR Leadership, College of ACES - UIUC (Dr. George Fahey)
Associate Dean for Research, College of Agricultural Sciences - SIUC (Dr. John Russin)
Interim Chair, Department of Agriculture - ISU (Dr. Robert Rhykerd)
Chair, Department of Agriculture - WIU (Dr. William Bailey)