Announcements
Events
25th Anniversary Celebrations and Agroforestry Science
Forum
World Agroforestry Centre
Nairobi
November 1–5, 2003
www.worldagroforestrycentre.org
Challenge Program on Water and Food — Baseline
Conference
led by IWMI
November 2–6, 2003
www.cgiar.org/iwmi
Welcome to New Board Chairs
ICARDA Margaret Catley-Carlson has been appointed Chairman
of ICARDA’s Board of Trustees, succeeding Robert
Havener.
Honor Roll
CGIAR Dr. Keiji Kainuma, formerly with Technical Advisory
Committee (TAC) was awarded Japan’s national decoration
(Shiju-ho-syou) by the Emperor for excellent scientific
achievements.
Vangimalla Reddy, Research Leader at the USDA-ARS Alternate
Crops and Systems Laboratory, Beltsville Agricultural
Research Center, USDA, recently on assignment with CGIAR
Secretariat, was selected as Fellow, Crop Science Society
of America.
CIMMYT Bent Skovmand, Head, Wheat Genetic Resources Program,
was awarded the Knight’s Cross of the Order of Dannebrog
by Princess Benedikte of Denmark for lifelong achievements
in wheat research and the conservation of wheat genetic
resources.
CIP Luis Salazar, CIP, received the 2003 ATSE-Crawford
Fund Derek Tribe Award for his work on potato and sweet
potato pathogens.
ICRISAT William Dar was awarded an honorary Doctor of
Science by the Mariano Marcos State University (MMSU)
in Batac, Ilocos Norte, Philippines. In a related development,
he was elected Chairman of the Future Harvest Foundation.
IRRI V. Balasubramanian, Agronomist, received the 2003
International Award from the International Fertilizer
Association for developing a leaf color chart (LCC) that
helps rice farmers apply nitrogen fertilizers more efficiently.
David Dawe, Economist, was named one of 20 Asian heroes
by TIME magazine’s Asian Web site.
Peter Fredenburg, Editor, Rice Today, won the Gold Award
of ACE (Agricultural Communicators in Education) for his
feature, "Lost Horizons Restored."
Kong Luen Hoeng, Scientist, won the prestigious Charles
A. Black Award from CAST (Council of Agricultural Science
and Technology), for expanding understanding of rice ecology
and making it useful to farmers.
Juan Lazaro and Gene Hettel won the Silver Award of ACE
for the cover graphic design of the 3rd edition of the
Rice Almanac.
Hei Leung, Plant Pathologist, was selected as a Fellow
of American Phytopathological Society.
Tom Mew, Head of the Entomology and Plant Pathology, was
given the Achievement Award from Philippine Phytopathological
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