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About the Authors
Laurian ,1. Unnevehr, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, IL, Chair,
March-December 2002
Dr. Unnevehr is a professor in the Department of Agricultural and Consumer
Economics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, where she has been a
member of the faculty since 1985. Her research focuses on the social-welfare
implications of food safety and diet-health linkages. She spent 1993-1995 on
leave at the US Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service. She
received a BA in economics from the University of California, Davis and MA
and PhD in food economics from Stanford University. Dr. Unnevehr is a member
of the Editorial Board of Food Policy and the Editorial Council of the Review of
Agricultural Economics.
Franklin M. Loew, Becker College, Worcester, MA, Chair, July 2000-
March 2002
Dr. Loew is president of Becker College in Worcester, MA. Before joining
Becker College, Dr. Loew was president and chief executive officer of Medical
Foods, Inc. (1997-1998), where he served as chairman of the board and chairman
of the Scientific Advisory Board. Dr. Loew's previous positions include: profes-
sor and dean of veterinary medicine at Cornell University; dean of veterinary
medicine and chairman of the Department of Environmental Studies at Tufts
University; director of the Division of Comparative Medicine at Johns Hopkins
University School of Medicine; and professor of physiology, director of the
Research Programs in Toxicology, and director of the Animal Resources Centre
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at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada, where he was also a Medical Research
Council fellow. Currently, Dr. Loew has appointments as a visiting scientist at
Massachusetts Institute of Technology and as a senior fellow at Tufts University.
In 1977, Dr. Loew received the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Medal from the gover-
nor general of Canada for his work on animal welfare. In 1992, Loew was elected
to the Institute of Medicine. He was a member of the National Research Council
Board on Biology and Commission on Life Sciences and chair of the Council of
the National Research Council Institute of Laboratory Animal Resources. He
served on the National Research Council Committee on Improved Models for
Toxicity Testing for Human Health Hazard Assessment and the Panel on Animal
Health and Veterinary Medicine. He received a BS and a DVM from Cornell
University and a PhD in nutrition from the University of Saskatchewan, Canada.
Ransom Lee Baldwin, University of California, Davis, CA
Dr. Baldwin is professor of animal science in the Department of Animal
Science at the University of California, Davis. His research focuses on nutri-
tional energetics, physiology of lactation, modeling of ruminant digestion and
metabolism, and resource use in livestock production. He served on several
National Research Council committees, including the Committee on Land-Grant
Colleges of Agriculture and the Committee to Revise the Guide for the Care and
Use of Laboratory Animals. Dr. Baldwin chaired the National Research Council
Subcommittee on Input-Output Relationships in Animal Production. Currently,
he serves on the National Research Council Committee on Cost of and Payment
for Animal Research. In 1993, Baldwin was elected to the National Academy of
Sciences. He received a BS in animal industries from the University of Connecti-
cut and both an MS in dairy nutrition and a PhD in biochemistry and nutrition
from Michigan State University.
Roger N. Beachy, Donald Danforth Plant Science Center, St. Louis, MO
Dr. Beachy is president of the Donald Danforth Plant Sciences Center in St.
Louis, MO. He has expertise in plant biology and biotechnology and in crop
production. His research focuses on virology, gene expression in plants, and the
protection of crops from viruses by incorporation of viral genes into the plant
genome. Dr. Beachy has headed the Division of Plant Biology at The Scripps
Research Institute in La Jolla, California, where he was also codirector of the
International Laboratory for Tropical Agricultural Biotechnology. Earlier, he
was professor and head of the Center for Plant Science and Biotechnology at
Washington University. His work at Washington University, in collaboration
with Monsanto Co., led to development of the world's first genetically altered
food crop, a variety of tomato that was modified for resistance to viral disease.
He was elected to the National Academy of Sciences in 1997, received the Wolf
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Prize in Agriculture in 2001, and received the Dennis R. Hoagland Award from
the American Society of Plant Biologists in 2000. Dr. Beachy serves on the
board of directors for ICRISAT, a member of the Consultative Group on Inter-
national Agricultural Research, and has been a consultant for several companies.
He has served on many National Research Council committees, including the
Committee on Biobased Industrial Products: National Research and Commercial-
ization Priorities and the Committee on Biological Pest and Pathogen Control.
He received a BA in biology from Goshen College in Goshen, Indiana, and a PhD
in plant pathology from Michigan State University.
Carolyn Branch Brooks, University of Maryland Eastern Shore, Princess
Anne, MD
Dr. Brooks is dean of the School of Agricultural and Natural Sciences and
research director of Land-Grant Programs at the University of Maryland Eastern
Shore (UMES). She has expertise in molecular biology and agricultural micro-
biology, the system of historically black colleges and universities, and university
administration. Dr. Brooks has also served UMES in various other capacities,
including executive assistant to the president and chief of staff, interim chair of
the Department of Agriculture, program coordinator of the Plant and Soil Science
Group, codirector of the Center for Plant and Microbial Biotechnology, and
director of the Scientific Enrichment Program for Undergraduate Minority
Students. Dr. Brooks is a recipient of many professional awards and recogni-
tions, including the First Annual White House Initiative for Historically Black
Colleges and Universities Faculty Award for Excellence in Science and Technol-
ogy and the Outstanding Educator Award from the Maryland Association of
Higher Education. She has been an active participant in many professional
activities, including the Minority Education Committee of the American Society
of Microbiology's Board of Education and Training and numerous US Depart-
ment of Agriculture and US Agency for International Development review panels.
She is chair of the Association of Research Directors of the 1890 institutions and
also represents the 1890 land-grant system on the National Association of State
Universities and Land-Grant Colleges' Board of Agriculture Assembly's Policy
Board of Directors. In 1993, Dr. Brooks served on the National Research Council
Panel for Review of Agricultural Sciences Research Proposals Under the US
Agency for International Development's Research Grants Program for histori-
cally black colleges and universities; and in 1995, she was appointed site review
coordinator of the National Research Council Committee on Undergraduate
Science Education. Dr. Brooks received her BS and MS in biology from Tuskegee
University and a PhD in microbiology from Ohio State University.
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Elizabeth Chornesky, Carmel, CA
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Dr. Chornesky is a freelance consultant and a research associate at the Uni-
versity of California, Santa Cruz. She has broad science and policy experience in
biodiversity conservation, natural-resource management, invasive species, marine
ecosystems, and pesticide alternatives. Dr. Chornesky was director of conserva-
tion research at The Nature Conservancy while working on this report. Previ-
ously, she was director of stewardship at The Nature Conservancy, a project
director and senior analyst at the US Congress Office of Technology Assessment,
a research faculty member at Lehigh University, and a research associate at the
Smithsonian Institution. She has served on several national advisory committees
and as a consultant to organizations, including the National Research Council, the
Environmental Protection Agency, the Union of Concerned Scientists, and the
Henry A. Wallace Institute for Alternative Agriculture. Dr. Chornesky holds a
BA in biology from Cornell University and a PhD in biology from the University
of Texas at Austin.
Edward A. Hiler, Texas A&M University System, College Station, TX
Dr. Hiler is vice chancellor for agriculture and life sciences of the Texas
A&M University System and dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sci-
ences. He is also director of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station and of the
Texas Cooperative Extension. His expertise includes agricultural engineering,
soil and water conservation engineering, bioenergy resources, and administration
of education and research programs. Dr. Hiler' s previous positions include head
of the Department of Agricultural Engineering, deputy chancellor for academic
and research programs, and deputy chancellor for academic program planning
and research. Dr. Hiler also consults for private firms on designing irrigation
systems. He is on the Board of Directors of the Riley Memorial Foundation and
the Board of CNH Global. He served as president of the American Society of
Agricultural Engineers in 1991-1992. In 1987, he was elected to the National
Academy of Engineering. He received a BS, an MS, and a PhD in agricultural
engineering from the Ohio State University.
Wallace Edgar Huffman, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
Dr. Huffman is C.F. Curtiss Distinguished Professor of Agriculture and pro-
fessor of economics and agricultural economics at Iowa State University, Ames,
and a fellow of the American Association of Agricultural Economics. His
research focuses on R&D management and policy, human capital for agriculture,
agricultural productivity and technical change analysis, adoption of technology,
agricultural household models, and migration and immigration. Dr. Huffman has
been a member of many US Department of Agriculture and state agricultural
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experiment station research committees. He testified before US House and Senate
committees on issues related to agricultural research, education, technology
transfer, and the agricultural labor and commodity market. He serves as a
reviewer for many professional journals, including the American Journal of Agri-
cultural Economics, the American Economic Review, the Review of Economics
and Statistics, and the Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics. He was
a member of the National Research Council Committee on Evaluation of Trends
in Competency Needs in Agricultural Research at the Doctoral & Post-Doctoral
Personnel Level (1983-1988~. Dr. Huffman received a BS in agriculture from
Iowa State University, and an MA and PhD in economics from the University of
Chicago.
Lonnie ,1. King, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI
Dr. King is dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine at Michigan State
University. He has extensive expertise in veterinary medicine and food safety
and administrative experience in government and university systems. Previous
positions he has held include administrator of the US Department of Agriculture
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) in Washington, DC, and
associate administrator and deputy administrator for veterinary services in APHIS.
Before his government career, Dr. King was in private practice. His other
experience includes work as a field veterinary medical officer, station epidemi-
ologist, and staff member in emergency programs and animal health information.
Dr. King has also directed the American Veterinary Medical Association Office
of Governmental Relations and is certified in the American College of Veterinary
Preventive Medicine. In 1998, he was a member of the National Research Council
Committee on Ensuring Safe Food from Production to Consumption. He serves
as president of the American Association of Veterinary Medicine Colleges, co-
chair of the National Alliance for Food Safety, cochair of the National Commis-
sion on Veterinary Economic Issues, and lead dean at Michigan State University
for food safety with responsibility for the National Food Safety and Toxicology
Center. Dr. King received his BS and DVM from Ohio State University and his
MS in epidemiology from the University of Minnesota. He has also attended the
Senior Executive Program at Howard University and received a master' s degree
in public administration from American University.
Larry Kuzminski, Duxbury, MA
Dr. Kuzminski is retired from Ocean Spray Cranberries, Inc., where he held
the position of vice president of technology, research and development, and
technology/operations. He currently works as a consultant in food science and
technology, technology and operations strategy, food safety, quality systems, and
agricultural research that integrates crop production into product and consumer
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benefit. Dr. Kuzminski has held various positions with the Kellogg Company,
including director of food research with Kellogg US and as senior vice president
of science and quality, director of noncereal manufacturing, and senior scientist
with Kellogg Canada. He is a past president of the Riley Memorial Foundation
and has served on numerous boards and advisory committees, including current
service on the Food Advisory Committee to the Food and Drug Administration.
Dr. Kuzminski received his BA and MA in food chemistry from the University of
Toronto, his PhD in food science from the University of Massachusetts, and his
MBA from Western Michigan University.
William B. Lacy, University of California, Davis, CA
Dr. Lacy is vice provost of University Outreach and International Programs
and professor of sociology in the Department of Human and Community Devel-
opment at the University of California, Davis. He has conducted extensive
research on the sociology of science and agriculture. Dr. Lacy was director of the
Cornell Cooperative Extension and associate dean at Cornell University and
assistant dean for research and assistant director of the experiment station, Penn-
sylvania State University. He is a fellow of the American Association for the
Advancement of Science and past president of the Rural Sociological Society.
He received his BS from Cornell University and his MA and PhD from the Uni-
versity of Michigan.
Thomas L. Lyon, Cooperative Resources International, Shawano, WI
Mr. Lyon is chief executive officer at Cooperative Resources International,
Shawano, WI. He has broad experience in dairy cattle breeding and production,
farm operations, and business management. Before his current position, Mr. Lyon
was general manager at 21st Century Genetics, where he also held positions in
marketing and public relations. Mr. Lyon has undertaken many professional
activities in cooperatives, dairy industry, government, universities, and the local
community in many capacities, including president of the Wisconsin Federation
of Cooperatives, board chairman of the National Cooperative Business Associa-
tion, member of the National Rural Development Task Force & Co-op 2000 Com-
mittee, president of the National Association of Animal Breeders, member of
four Wisconsin gubernatorial commissions, member of the Executive Committee
of the National Agricultural, Research, Extension, Education, and Economics
Advisory Board, and president of the Board of Regents of the University of
Wisconsin System. Mr. Lyon received his BS in dairy science from Iowa State
University.
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Kristen W. McNutt, Consumer Choices, Inc., Santa Cruz, CA
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Dr. McNutt is president of Consumer Choices, Inc. and editor of Consumer
Magazines Digest. She provides consulting services to public- and private-sector
clients on consumer communication on food-related health topics. She occasion-
ally writes the editorial column "In the Consumer Interest" for Nutrition Today
and previously wrote "A View from America" for the British Nutrition Founda-
tion Bulletin. Dr. McNutt is also associate editor of the Encyclopedia of Food
Science and Technology. She served on the National Institute of Diabetes and
Digestive and Kidney Diseases Advisory Council and was a member of the 1998
National Institutes of Health Office of Alternative Medicine Special Emphasis
Panel. She has also served on the Food and Drug Administration Food Advisory
Committee. Dr. McNutt has been a member of the National Research Council
Committee on Technological Options to Improve Nutritional Attributes of Animal
Products, the Cooperative Program for NAS/ASRT (Egypt), and most recently
the National Research Council Subcommittee on Drug Use in Food Animals.
Dr. McNutt received a BA in chemistry from Duke University, an MS in nutrition
from Columbia University College of Physicians & Surgeons, and a PhD in bio-
chemistry from Vanderbilt University. She also received a ID from DePaul
College of Law.
William L. Ogren, Hilton Head Island, SC
Dr. Ogren is retired research leader in the Photosynthesis Research Unit of
the Agricultural Research Service (ARS) of the US Department of Agriculture.
He has broad experience in research program administration, biochemistry, the
physiology and genetics of photosynthesis and photorespiration, crop physiology,
crop production, and plant science. He has been a member of the National
Academy of Sciences since 1986. Dr. Ogren's professional experience includes
plant physiologist at ARS and professor in the Department of Agronomy, Univer-
sity of Illinois. He received many professional honors and awards, including the
Crop Science Award from the Crop Science Society of America, the Charles F.
Kettering Award for excellence in photosynthesis research from the American
Society of Plant Biologists, the US Department of Agriculture Superior Service
Award, and the Alexander von Humboldt Medal for contributions to American
agriculture; he is a fellow of the American Society of Agronomy and the Ameri-
can Academy of Arts and Sciences. Dr. Ogren received a BS in chemistry from
the University of Wisconsin, Madison, and a PhD in biochemistry from Wayne
State University.
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David Pimentel, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
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Dr. Pimentel is professor of ecology and agricultural sciences in the Depart-
ment of Entomology, Cornell University. He has broad expertise in ecology and
in ecological and economic aspects of agricultural sciences. His past positions
include professor and head of the Department of Entomology and Limnology at
Cornell University and chief of the Tropical Research Laboratory, US Public
Health Service in Puerto Rico. Dr. Pimentel served on many National Research
Council study committees and panels, chaired the Environmental Studies Board
and the Board of Science and Technology for International Development, and
was a member of the Committee on the Role of Alternative Farming Methods in
Modern Production Agriculture. He received a BS from the University of Massa-
chusetts and a PhD from Cornell University and was an Organization for Euro-
pean Economic Cooperation fellow at Oxford University.
Robert,1. Reginato, Chandler, AZ
Dr. Reginato has extensive experience in theoretical and experimental soil
science and remote-sensing techniques to assess crop stress. He also has broad
experience in research-program administration and outreach activities. He has
held positions at the US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service
including associate administrator, director of the Pacific West Area, and research
leader of the Phoenix, AZ, Soil-Plant-Atmosphere Research Unit. Dr. Reginato
served as the interim director of the statewide Sustainable Agriculture Research
and Education Program for the University of California. He received a BS in soil
management from the University of California at Davis, an MS in agronomy
from the University of Illinois, and a PhD in soil science from the University of
California, Riverside.
John W. Suttie, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI
Dr. Suttie is a retired professor of biochemistry and nutritional sciences at
the University of Wisconsin, Madison. He has broad expertise in biochemistry
and human nutrition. His research activities are directed toward the metabolism,
mechanism of action, and nutritional significance of vitamin K. Dr. Suttie has
served as president of the American Society for Nutritional Sciences. He has also
served as president of the Federation of American Societies for Experimental
Biology. In 1996, Dr. Suttie was elected to the National Academy of Sciences,
and he is a past member of the National Research Council's Board on Agriculture
and Natural Resources. Dr. Suttie received his BS, MS, and PhD from the Uni-
versity of Wisconsin, Madison.
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