Landis International Student Travel Award

This fund was established through a generous donation from Landis International, Inc., founded by Wm. Ronald Landis and Peggy M. Galloway. The first Landis International Student Travel Award will be awarded for the 2007 meeting San Diego, CA. 

Landis International, Inc. was founded by Wm. Ronald Landis and Peggy M. Galloway. It is an organization specializing in regulatory management and contract project management for agricultural products. Landis International was the first project management company specializing in agriculture and remains the quintessential registration management and project management company serving the agricultural industry. This year, Landis International is celebrating 25 years in business. During that time, it has served more than 500 clients, ranging from the largest multinationals to the smallest entrepreneurial companies. Today, the company has 20 employees located in Valdosta, GA, and has sister companies in Switzerland, Mexico, and Japan.

Before founding Landis International, Inc., Landis worked in the agricultural industry he would later serve. During those 12 industry years, he learned the skills of project management and product development, encompassing chemistry, toxicology, nontarget and environmental impacts necessary to meet the demands from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and other agencies responsible for registering plant protection products.

Landis now has 39 years of experience in the agricultural research and development area, working actively and negotiating successfully for the registration of products with the EPA. He notes that he was doing this before the present-day EPA was formed. Landis earned his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in plant pathology from Michigan State University under John Hart. His B.S. degree was in botany from Miami University in Oxford, OH.

Galloway is cofounder of Landis International, Inc. and serves as executive vice president. She has more than 20 years of experience in regulatory consulting and has successfully prepared full registration packages in accordance with FIFRA regulations for submission to the EPA, as well as individual states. She is experienced in obtaining product registrations for both classical chemical pesticides and biorational pesticides and has a thorough knowledge of the EPA, allowing her to assist with regulatory strategy development. Galloway earned both her B.S. and M.S. degrees in business education from the University of Florida.