A011.01.02-K-16 Strategic Planning Committee


Composition and Tenure Functions Assigned Members Additional Members Minutes

A. Status:  Ad Hoc 
B. Composition and Tenure: 
The committee consists of six appointed persons from ASA, the chair of  C561-Crop Science Teaching Improvement Committee, Chair of S571-Training of Soil
Scientists, SSSA Representative of Coalition for Earth Science Education, and CSSA person familiar with The Coalition for Education in the Life Sciences, Chair of S584-Soil Science Visibility Committee and Ex Officio- ASA Manager of Professional Education. 

Committee shall be terminated upon completion of tasks noted below.  Final report expected on or before ASA 2001 summer Executive Committee meeting. 
Preliminary reports requested for Executive Committee at 2000 Annual Meeting and Winter 2001.  Winter 2001 report should identify recommendations having
budgetary implications for consideration by B&F Committee. 

C.   Functions: 
1. Develop and prioritize a list of K-16 educational opportunities to focus the    energies and direction of the Societies. 
2. Identify scope and scale of materials and activities ASA should   initiate, develop, produce or support that are appropriate for the Societies K-16 outreach
activities. 
3. Identify a list of potential collaborators or partners for materials development and outreach efforts. 
4. Review the ASA “Education” web site and the education web sites of other scientific societies and present recommendations for an “educator user friendly” site. 
5. Review the list of Basic Concepts in Agronomy, Crops and Soils listed on the Society web page and suggest actions/activities to help educators achieve higher
levels of understanding among their students. 
6. Recommend the kind of organizational support structure the Societies should put in place to support K-16 education efforts. 
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Members of committee as assigned by ASA
Clay A. Robinson 
West Texas A&M Univ. 
PO Box 61126, Div of Ag. 
Canyon, TX 79016-0001 
(806)651-2553 
crobinson@mail.wtamu.edu
fax (806) 651-2938 
Chair		 A. O. (Ozzie) Abaye 
425B Smyth Hall 
Virginia Tech University 
Blacksburg, VA 24061 
(540)231-9737 
cotton@vt.edu
fax (540) 231-3075 		 Warren L. Anderson 
Schl. of Agribusiness & Agrisci. 
Cape Box 5, Mdle TN St. Univ. 
Murfreesboro, TN 37132 
(615) 898-2408 
wanderso@mtsu.edu
fax (615)898-5169		 Frederick E. Below (Fred)
Univ.of Illinois-322A ERML 
1201 W. Gregory 
Urbana, IL 61801 
(217) 333-9745 
f-below@uiuc.edu
fax (217) 333- 8377 
CSSA person familiar with 
The Coalition for Education in the Life Sciences
Alfred R. Conklin, Jr. (Al)
Wilmington College 
251 Luclovic St., Box 1304 
Wilmington, OH 45177 
(513) 382-6661 
aconklin@wilmington.edu		 John G. Graveel 
Dept. of Agron.-Purdue Univ. 
1150 Lilly Hall 
West Lafayette, IN 47907-1150 
(765) 494-8060 
jgraveel@purdue.edu
(765) 496-2926 		 Randall J. Miles (Randy)
Univ. of Missouri 
302 ABNR Bldg., Soil Sci. Prog 
Columbia, MO 65211-0001 
(573)882-6607 
milesr@missouri.edu
(573) 884-4960 		 Randall B. Brown (Randy)
Univ. FL, Soil & Water Sci. Dep 
106 Newell, PO BOX 11051O 
Gainesville, FL 32611-0510 
352-392-1803 
rbb@gnv.ifas.ufl.edu
fax 352-392-3399 
Chair of S584-Soil Science Visibility Committee
Thomas A. Ruehr (Tom)
2276 Palisades Ave. 
Los Osos, CA. 93402 
((805)756-2552 
truehr@calpoly.edu
fax (805)756-5412 
SSSA Representative of 
Coalition for Earth Science Education 		 Jonathan M. Shaver 
Dept. of Plant & Soil Sci. 
368 Ag Hall, Oklahoma State Univ.
Stillwater, OK 74074 
(405) 744-9579 
jms@soilwater.agr.okstate.edu		 George F. Vance 
Soil Science/DRR, Box 3354 
University of Wyoming 
Laramie, WY 82071-3354 
(307)766-2297 
gfv@uwyo.edu
fax (307)766-6403 
Chair of S571-Training of Soil
Scientists		 Jack R. Fenwick 
Soil & Crop Sci, CO State Univ 
1111 Plt. Sci. Bldg., Center St 
Fort Collins, CO 80523 
(970) 491-6907 
jfenwick@agsci.colostate.edu
fax (970) 491-0564 
Chair of  C561-Crop Science Teaching Improvement Committee
Member ex-officio: 
Andrea C. Engebretson (Annie)
A5A/CSSA/SSSA Headquarters 
677 S. Segoe Rd. 
Madison, WI 53711-1086 
(608) 273-8080 
aengebretson@agronomy.org
fax (608)273-2021 
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Additional Invited Members:
Christine Purkiss  (Chris)
Texas Rural Systemic Initiative
Div. of Education
WTAMU
cpurkiss@mail.wtamu.edu
(806)651-2618		 Mary Parker
Div. of Education
WTAMU
mparker@mail.wtamu.edu
(806)651-2906		 Bonnie Pendleton
Div. of Agriculture
WTAMU
bpendleton@mail.wtamu.edu
(806)651-2505
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