Henry A. Wallace Chair for Sustainable Agriculture

Advisory Committee

Members

Molly Anderson, Consultant, Food Systems Integrity, Arlington, MA

Jim Bingen, Professor, Michigan State University

Robert Fleming, Landscape Architect, Philadelphia, PA

John Hyde, Reporter and Author, Takoma Park, MD

Susan Jutz, Farmer and President of Practical Farmers of Iowa, Solon, IA

Lloyd Le Page, Sustainable Agriculture and Development Manager, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Des Moines, IA

Peg Petrzelka, Associate Professor, Utah State University, Logan, UT

Ann Y. Robinson, Editor, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO

Richard Schultz, Professor, Iowa State University, Ames, IA

Jennifer Steffen, Farmer and Iowa State Soil Conservation Commission member, Birmingham, IA

Advisory Committee Selection and Duties

The Advisory Committee members are appointed by the Dean of Agriculture and Life Sciences and serve terms of three to five years on a rotational basis. The Committee includes one representative named by 1) the Wallace Genetic Foundation, 2) Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc., 3) the Advisory Board of the Leopold Center for Sustainable Agriculture, 4) the Practical Farmers of Iowa, and five additional members representing academic, agricultural, societal, and environmental interest. The Committee assesses the direction and future needs of the Chair and provides timely, recurring advice, guidance, direction, and support to the Chair and the Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.

"Freedom in a grown-up world is different from freedom in a pioneer world. As a nation matures, the traffic inevitably gets denser, and you need more traffic lights."

--H. A. Wallace