GlobalUpdate A Newsletter from Global Agriculture Programs, College of Agriculture, Iowa State University

May - June, 2005

Mentors Sought
The Agricultural Research Council (ARC) of the Republic of South Africa (RSA) is seeking agricultural professionals who desire to go to RSA for short periods (three to four months to one year), and who have an interest in teaching/mentoring young scientists who have their first degrees in agriculture. Experience in Africa is preferred. The professionals may be Senior Researchers, Retired Scientists/Professors, or those going on sabbatical leave. The ARC will provide a return air ticket, accommodation, and a competitive remuneration package congruent to the services provided.

Interested professionals may contact: Dr. P.E. Lukhele-Olorunju, ARC Central Office, P.O. Box 8783, Pretoria, 0001, South Africa. Applications may also be forwarded through the email address: Nebraska@arc.agric.za

U.S. contact information for the ARC Mentoring Program is:

Shadrach O. Okiror or Dennis O. Balogu
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
1200 University Drive
Department of Agriculture
Mail Slot 4913
Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71601, USA

Telephone: (870) 575-8196 or (870) 575-8154
Email: okiror_s@uapb.edu or balogu_d@uapb.edu

Summer 2005 Travel Courses

	Dates	Country	Group Leader(s)	Number of Students
	May 8-21	Scotland	Jeff Iles, Marie VanderZanden	18
	May 9 - 29	Denmark	Colin Johnson	7
	May 9 -30	Ghana	Andrew Manu, Elvin Hasselman	8 - ISU 12 - Alabama A & M
	May 9 - June 2	China	Richard Schultz, Denise Bjelland	20
	May 9 - June 6	Australia	Warren Dolphin, Judy Dolphin	20
	May 15 - 28	Costa Rica	Jim Pease, Cheryl Reitmeyer	11
	May 30 - June 15	Tanzania	Marlin Rice	17
	June 7 - July 29	India	Balmurli Natrajan, Gretchen Zdorkowski	18
	June 25 - July 15	Brazil	Russ Mullen	3
	August 1 -18	Italy	Kathleen Delate, Jerry DeWitt	7

 

International Visitors to the College of Agriculture

Dates of Visit	Country	Visitor(s)	Department/Contact
April 10, 2005 - April 30, 2006	China (Heilongjiang Province)	Xizhang Song	Agronomy Kendall Lamkey
April 15 – May 14	Serbia (University of Novi Sad)	Radivoje Jevtic	Plant Pathology Mark Gleason
April 25 - 26	Argentina (AACREA)	Teodoro Zorraquin	GAP Eduarda Becerra
April 30 - May 4	Thailand (Khon Kaen University)	Srisuk Kriengsak	ABE Ramesh Kanwar
May 1, 2005 - April 30, 2006	Pakistan (University of Faisalabad)	Allah Bakhsh	ABE Ramesh Kanwar
May 1, 2005 - May 31, 2006	India (ICAR)	Ranvir Singh	ABE Matt Helmers
May 10 - 11	Azerbaijan	16 visitors	GAP Denise Bjelland
June 1 – July 15	Thailand (Khon Kaen University)	Alissara Reungsang	ABE Ramesh Kanwar
June 1 – February 28, 2006	Thailand (Khon Kaen University)	Rittirong Junggoth	ABE Ramesh Kanwar
June 12 – November 20, 2005	Brazil (University of Sao Paulo)	Priscila Aguiar	Economics John Lawrence
June 20 – November 1, 2005	Serbia (Zemun Polje)	Goran Drinic	Agronomy Kendall Lamkey

• David Acker, Ag Admin, Greece, American Farm School Board meeting
• Dong Ahn, Animal Science, Korea, research collaboration
• Elobeid Amani, CARD, Italy, presentation at international conference
• Raymond Arritt, Agronomy, Austria, chair session and present research results
• Heidi Asbjornsen, NREM, Norway, research meetings
• Eduarda Becerra, GAP, China, participate in ag travel course
• Denise Bjelland, GAP, China, co-lead ag travel course
• Byrony Bonning, Entomology, England, collaborative research; presentation at seminar
• Ed Braun, Plant Pathology, Costa Rica, faculty development trip
• Lorna Michael Butler, Sustainable Ag, Ghana, Ireland, international meetings
• Alicia Carriquiry, Statistics, Switzerland, invited presentation at international conference
• Joel Coats, Entomology, Canada, participate in international meeting
• Joe Cortes, Seed Science, South Africa, regional meeting
• Greg Courtney, Entomology, Thailand, collaborative research
• Daniel Curry, Seed Science, Canada, international conference
• Mary DeBaca, Ag Admin, Ghana, co-lead ag travel course
• Jack Dekker, Agronomy, Italy, invited presentation at international symposium; research
• Jack Dekkers, Animal Science, Kenya, attend international workshop
• Lavon Esters, Ag Ed and Studies, Costa Rica, faculty development trip
• Steve Fales, Agronomy, Ireland, attend international conference
• Cornelia Flora, Sociology, Sweden, international meeting
• Jan Flora, Sociology, Sweden, international meeting
• William Graves, Horticulture, Mexico, The Netherlands, research; participate in international conference
• Jay Harmon, ABE, China, presentation at international symposium
• Elvin Hasselman, Agronomy, Ghana, co-lead ag travel course
• Sandra Hegna, Seed Science, Canada, international conference
• Hongli Feng Hennessy, CARD, Canada, presentation
• Charles Hurburgh, ABE, England, participate in international commission
• Jeff Iles, Horticulture, Scotland, co-lead ag travel course
• Randy Killorn, Agronomy, Costa Rica, faculty development trip
• Allen Knapp, Agronomy, China, invited lectures
• Monlin Kuo, NREM, China, student study abroad program
• Lyubov Kurkalova, CARD, Canada, presentation at international forum
• Ruth MacDonald, AES, Costa Rica, faculty development trip
• Ranjan Maitra, Statistics, India, research
• Andrew Manu, Agronomy, Ghana, co-lead ag travel course
• Greg Miller, Ag Ed and Studies, Costa Rica, faculty development trip
• Ken Moore, Agronomy, Ireland, invited presentation at international conference
• Michael Owen, Agronomy, Honduras, research; present seminar
• Steve Padgit, Sociology, Costa Rica, faculty development trip
• Ilona Peszlen, NREM, Austria, research
• John Pleasants, EEOB, Costa Rica, faculty development trip
• Tom Polito, Ag Admin, Costa Rica, faculty development trip
• Ron Prescott, CIAF, Romania, Rural Finance Leader Development Project; financial consultant training
• James Reecy, Animal Science, Kenya, invited presentation at international workshop
• Max Rothschild, Animal Science, Kenya, invited presentation at international workshop
• Wayne Rowley, Entomology, Canada, presentation at international conference
• Lita Rule, NREM, Austria, research
• Richard Schultz, NREM, China, co-lead ag travel course
• Mike Stahr, Seed Science, Canada, international conference
• Kenneth Stalder, Animal Science, Denmark, Sweden, attend international meeting
• Douglas Stokke, NREM, China, student study abroad program
• Shelley Taylor, GAP, Costa Rica, lead faculty development trip
• Simia Tokgoz, CARD, Italy, presentation at international conference
• Ann Marie VanderZanden, Horticulture, Scotland, co-lead ag travel course
• Jeffrey Wolt, Seed Science, Spain, invited presentation at international conference
• Hongwei Xin, ABE, China, presentation at international symposium
• X.B. Yang, Plant Pathology, Argentina, China, research; invited presentation at international conference

If you are planning to travel internationally and want to be included in the Global Update, please send or fax a copy of your Out of State Travel Authorization to Sue Finestead, 104 Curtiss Hall, FAX:  4-9477.

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College of Agriculture
Iowa State University
104 Curtiss Hall, Ames, IA 50011-1050 USA
Phone: 515-294-8454; FAX: 515-294-9477
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