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PIONEER HI-BRED AWARDS SCHOLARSHIP TO AGRONOMY GRADUATE STUDENT
Department of Agronomy graduate student Keith King received a scholarship based on his submission to a competition sponsored by the Pioneer Black Employee Network.
King was one of two students at Iowa State University to receive $1000 scholarships from Pioneer Hi-Bred, a DuPont business.
King's studies focus on plant breeding and genetics. He is from Ada, Okla. and has been involved in a wide variety of extra-curricular activities, including MANRRS and the Agronomy Graduate Club. He also is the current adviser of Kappa Gamma.
William D. Beavis named interim director of the Plant Sciences Institute at Iowa State University
Agronomist William D. Beavis, George F. Sprague Endowed Chair and professor in the department of agronomy has been named interim director for the Plant Sciences Institute (PSI) at Iowa State University, effective Sept. 15, 2009.
Prior to joining Iowa State as a faculty member in August, 2007, Beavis was chief scientific officer for the National Center for Genome Resources, in Santa Fe, NM. In this role, Beavis developed and implemented the strategic and tactical vision for this sustainable non-profit research institute, experience he will now apply to advance the PSI.
"I am delighted that we were able to recruit such an accomplished scientist and experienced administrator to serve as interim while we conduct the search for a new director," said Sharron Quisenberry, vice president for research and economic development.
Read the full press release at this link
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