Dr. Ed Knipling, Acting Administrator, USDA Agricultural Research Service

* accompanied by:

Dr. Bob Robinson, Administrator, USDA, Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service.

Dr. Thayne R. Dutson, Dean and Director, Oregon State University, College of Agricultural Sciences

*representing the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges

Dr. Robert Albin, Interim Dean, Texas Tech University, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources

*representing the American Association of State Colleges of Agriculture and Renewable Resources (AASCARR)

Mr. Jimmy Sanford, Chairman, Cotton Industry Research Task Force, National Cotton Council

Mr. Dan Dooley, Vice Chairman, USDA Agricultural Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board

Dr. Elizabeth Owens, ISK Biosciences Corporation

* representing the Agricultural Research Institute