November 15, 2009

 

Twenty-three Fellows of the Food Systems Leadership Institute (FSLI) were honored during a ceremony at the annual meeting of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU) in Washington, DC. The Fellows were recognized for their accomplishments in completing the FSLI leadership development program and for contributions they have made to their individual organizations and the broader higher education and food systems. 

 

The FSLI is a 2-year program designed for experienced leaders in academia, government, and industry. Through a demanding curriculum that includes in-person learning, executive coaching, mentoring, and personal and group projects, the FSLI seeks to enhance personal leadership ability, develop skills and knowledge for organizational change, and broaden perspectives on integrated food systems.  

 

Fellows report that the FSLI experience has had a significant impact on their leadership abilities. Leadership growth can be measured in many different ways, and a third of the group has experienced promotions, selection to lead high-profile initiatives, and other recognitions. Other Fellows are using their enhanced leadership and broader food systems perspectives to lead change from their current positions.  

 

The FSLI is a program of the Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities. It was created with financial support from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation and is operated in a partnership between North Carolina State University, The Ohio State University, and The University of Vermont. More information on the FSLI is available at www.fsli.org. 

 

The Fellows honored include:

 

Associate Dean and Program Director,

Human Environmental Sciences Extension, University of Missouri

 

Dean, University of Tennessee Extension,

University of Tennessee

 

Professor and Department Head, Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition

College of Agriculture, Consumer and Environmental Science,

University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign

 

Professor and Assistant Director,

Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station,

Oklahoma State University

 

Department Head and Interim Research Director,

Prairie View A & M University

 

Director, Campbell USA Sauce and Beverage,

Product Development,

Campbell Soup Company

 

Department Chairperson and Professor,

Dept of Agricultural Economics,

Michigan State University

 

Associate Dean and Associate Director for Research,

Manoa College of Tropical Agriculture & Human Resources,

University of Hawaii

 

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs,

College of Agricultural Sciences,

Colorado State University

 

Associate Dean, Washington State University Extension,

Washington State University

 

Professor, Chair and Director,

Department of Community Development & Applied Economics,

University of Vermont

 

Associate Dean Director,

International Programs in Agriculture,

Purdue University

 

Donald M. Marshall

Acting Dean, College of Agriculture and Biological Sciences,

South Dakota State University

 

Associate Dean and Administrator for Extension & Outreach,

Cooperative Extension Program,

North Carolina A & T State University

 

Professor and Head,

College of Agriculture & Life Sciences, Food Science, Nutrition & Health Promotion,

Mississippi State University

 

Associate Provost for Undergraduate Education,

University of Kentucky

 

Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Services,

College of Human Environmental Sciences,

Oklahoma State University

 

Department Head, Poultry Science,

North Carolina State University

 

Section Manager, Pediatric Nutrition Science & Research,

Abbott Laboratories

 

Professor and Chair, Department of Food Science & Technology,

The Ohio State University

 

Professor of Management, Business Division,

South Carolina State University

 

Executive Director,

Southern Association of Agricultural Experiment Station Directors

 

Professor, Department of Consumer Science,

University of Wisconsin-Madison