Graduation
Fellows Honored at APLU Meeting
The Food Systems Leadership Institute Fellows Honored by Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU)
Twenty-five 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 San Diego, CA. The Fellows were recognized for their accomplishments in completing the FSLI executive 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 dynamic curriculum that includes three executive style residential sessions, individual coaching, mentoring, and personal 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 more than forty percent of all Fellows who have come through the program have experienced promotions, selection to lead high-profile initiatives, election to university-wide leadership posts, and other recognition. 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 California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.
The FSLI Fellows honored, Cohort 14 include:
Todd J. Applegate, PhD
Department Head, Poultry Science, University of Georgia
Indrajeet Chaubey
Dean & Director, College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources, University of Connecticut
Jeff Edwards
Department Head, Plant and Soil Sciences, Oklahoma State University
Garey Fox
Department Head, Biological and Agricultural Engineering, NC State University
Kenneth R. Jones
Director, Program and Staff Development, Community and Leadership Development, University of Kentucky
Venu (Kal) Kalavacharla
Associate Dean for Research, Professor and Director, Center for Integrated Biological & Environmental Research, College of Agriculture Science and Technology, Delaware State University
Stefan Niewiesk
Professor and Former Chair of Veterinary Biosciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, The Ohio State University
K.P. Sandeep
Department Head, Food, Bioprocessing and Nutrition Sciences, NC State University
Raymon Shange
Director of Carver Integrative Sustainability Center, Associate Extension Administrator/Associate Dean, College of Agriculture, Environment and Nutrition Sciences, Tuskegee University
Tara P. Smith
Regional Director, Central Region, Louisiana State University Agricultural Center
Johan B. Ubbink
Professor and Head, Department of Food Science and Nutrition, University of Minnesota
Shannon Washburn
Professor and Chair, Department of Agricultural Communication, Education, and Leadership, The Ohio State University –formerly Assistant Dean, College of Agriculture, Academic Programs, Kansas State University
Sheryl Barringer
Department Chair, Food Science and Technology, The Ohio State University
Susan E. Duncan
Associate Director, Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station, Virginia Tech
Deacue Fields
Dean and Associate Vice President, Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences, University of Arkansas
Elena Irwin
Faculty Director, Sustainability Institute and Distinguished Professor of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences in Economics and Sustainability, The Ohio State University
Stephanie Jung
Department Head, Professor, Food Science and Nutrition, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Robert Kallenbach
Associate Dean and Senior Program Director – Agriculture and Environment Extension, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources. University of Missouri
Tom Porter
Professor, Department of Animal and Avian Sciences, University of Maryland
Neal Schrick
Department Head, Animal Science, University of Tennessee
Adel Shirmohammadi
Professor, Department of Environmental Science and Technology and Former Associate Dean for Research and Assoc Director of Maryland Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Maryland
Sriram R. Tharmapuram
Director-Consumer Science, Abbott Nutrition R & D
Bob Wagner
Professor and Head, Department of Forestry and Natural Resources, Purdue University
Hongwei Xin
Dean and Director of UT AgResearch, University of Tennessee