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Session I: Comparing Notes—The Future of Education in Plant Science-Related Disciplines

Educational Challenges Facing Plant Pathology
Jim 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 Science
Mary 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 Connected
Jane Ellis, Assoc. Professor, Presbyterian College, and Amer. Soc. of Plant Biologists

Maintaining Viable Plant Pathology Programs in Multidisciplinary Departments
Darin Eastburn, Professor, University of Illinois

Educating Plant Scientists at 1890 Land Grant Universities and Colleges: Challenges and Successes
Oghenekome 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 Universities
Randy Woodson, Provost, Purdue University

Session II: Educational Needs for the Future

The Future Educational Needs of Industry Employers
Bill 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 Service
Paul Coreil, Vice Provost for Extension, LSU

Early Career Education Fellows

Opening Doors to Opportunity and Encouraging Students to Step Through
Kimberly 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

Graduate Student Education Fellows

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 Perspective
Lindsay 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

Session III: Thinking Strategically About the Future

Adaptive Evolution: Society Collaborations Enhancing Science Education
Bill 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