Henry A. Wallace Chair for Sustainable Agriculture

John Pesek Colloquium on Sustainable Agriculture

Pesek Colloquium

Each year, the two-day Colloquium presents lectures that take place on the Iowa State University campus and a public forum off-campus. The event encourages discussion and community response on topics vital to sustainability in agriculture.

John Pesek

Dr. John Pesek, Iowa State University Emeritus Professor of Agronomy, has enjoyed a long and distinguished professional career. His contributions in the areas of soil fertility, crop production, and the economics of soil fertilizer use led scientists to a better understanding of the effects of management practices on the environment and crop production.

Dr. Pesek was named a fellow of the American Society of Agronomy, the Soil Science Society of America, Crop Science Society of America, the Iowa Academy of Science, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He served as president of both the American Society of Agronomy and the Soil Science Society of America and helped establish the nation's first National Soil Tilth Center. He was named a Charles F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor of Agriculture in 1981 and received the Agronomic Service Award in 1989.

Colloquiums and Presentations

Below is a listing of past Colloquium presenters with links to their presentations.

2007 Pesek Scholar, Cynthia Rosenzweig (PDF 823 KB)

2006 Pesek Scholar, Calestous Juma (PDF 465 KB)

2005 Pesek Scholar, Hunter Lovins (PDF 811 KB)

2004 Pesek Scholar, Daryll E. Ray (PDF 1155 KB)

2003 Pesek Scholar, Frances Moore Lappé (PDF 618 KB)

2002 Pesek Scholar, Per Pinstrup-Anderson (PDF 25 KB)

2001 Pesek Scholar, John Pesek (PDF 65 KB)

"The science of sustained yield, whether with soil, trees, or with life that lives on the grass and wanders through the forests, or fishes that swim in the water, is paramount to human welfare."
--H. A. Wallace