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Educational Challenges Facing Plant PathologyJim MacDonald, Professor and Exec. Assoc. Dean, University of California
Agronomy 101: Learning in the Second Century of ASA Ken Moore, President, Agronomy Society of America and Professor, Iowa State University
Issues, Visions, and Commitments for Education in Soil ScienceMary Collins, Past President, SSSA and Professor, University of Florida
Opportunities in Education in Entomology Departments Ernest (Del) Delfosse, Vice President-Elect, ESA and Professor, Michigan State University
Tomorrow’s Horticulturalists: Who Will Teach Them and How Will They Learn?Mary Peet, Chair, ASHS Board and Professor, Dept of Horticultural Science, NC State University
Budding Plant Biologists—Growing from Clueless to ConnectedJane Ellis, Assoc. Professor, Presbyterian College, and Amer. Soc. of Plant Biologists
Maintaining Viable Plant Pathology Programs in Multidisciplinary DepartmentsDarin Eastburn, Professor, University of Illinois
Educating Plant Scientists at 1890 Land Grant Universities and Colleges: Challenges and SuccessesOghenekome Onokpise, Associate Dean, Florida A&M University, College of Engineering Sciences, Technology and Agriculture (CESTA)
Strategies for Sustaining Critical Research and Educational Capacities in Land Grant UniversitiesRandy Woodson, Provost, Purdue University
The Future Educational Needs of Industry EmployersBill Dolezal, Pioneer Hi-Bred International
Critical Role of ARS Plant Scientists in Feeding and Fueling the Nation Antoinette Betschart, Associate Director, USDA ARS
Essential Skills for Success in the Cooperative Extension ServicePaul Coreil, Vice Provost for Extension, LSU
Opening Doors to Opportunity and Encouraging Students to Step ThroughKimberly Webb, USDA-ARS, Ft. Collins, CO
The Future of Education in Plant Pathology and Related Disciplines Tim Durham, Assistant Professor, Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, LA
Peace Corps and Plant Pathology: Pathways to Success! Kristina Owens, USDA-APHIS, Annapolis, MD
Plant Pathology at the Crossroads: Attracting the Millennial Generation Olufemi Alabi, Ph.D. candidate, Washington State University
Increasing APS Visibility to the Nation’s Undergraduates: Why It Matters, from a Student’s PerspectiveLindsay Triplett, Ph.D. candidate, Michigan State University
Graduate Education and Training: What Does It Mean to Be a Graduate Student? Michelle Moyer, Ph.D. candidate, Cornell University
Adaptive Evolution: Society Collaborations Enhancing Science EducationBill Dahl, Exec. Dir., Botanical Society of America
Will It Take a Crisis? What Every Plant Scientist Should Know Marla McIntosh, Professor, University of Maryland
A Generalist Degree in Plant Health: Present and Future. The Start-up of the DPH Program at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Anne Vidaver, professor, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
Funding for Research Programs and Students with Interests in Field-Oriented Research Ann Lichens-Park, National Program Leader, USDA-CSREES
Graduate Education in the Plant Sciences Supported by NSF Bill Hahn, NSF Program Dir., Div. of Graduate Education