2006 Youth Institute Presentation Group Photos

Below is a listing of the faculty advisors and student participants for each presentation group at the 2006 World Food Prize Global Youth Institute. Click "View Photo" to see a photo of each presentation group (NOTE: If a pop-up blocker prevents you from seeing the image, press and hold the Ctrl key while clicking the link).

In addition to the faculty advisors and student participants in each presentation group, seated in the front row of the picture are: Ms. Lisa Fleming, Director of Youth and Education Programs, The World Food Prize Foundation; Mr. Edson Lobato, 2006 World Food Prize Laureate; Dr. A. Colin McClung, 2006 World Food Prize Laureate; Dr. Norman E. Borlaug, 1970 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate, World Food Prize Founder; H.E. Alysson Paolinelli, 2006 World Food Prize Laureate; Mr. Dean Oestreich, President, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc./Vice President & General Manager, DuPont; Amb. Kenneth Quinn, President, The World Food Prize Foundation.

Group 1

Dr. Norman Borlaug, WFP Council of Advisors
Mr. Marco Grimaldi, Bread for the World Institute
H.E. Alysson Paolinelli, WFP Laureate, Brazil, 2006
Dr. Edwin Price, Texas A & M University
Mr. Chris Dowswell, Sasakawa Africa Association*DM

Student Participants:
Zach Stewart - Harlan Community High School, Mallory Greiner - Indianola High School, Anna Johnson - Iowa City High School, Anna Holley - Newton High School, Maya Rain - Northpoint Expeditionary Learning Academy, Diane Ferry - North Scott High School, Becky Shaw - Ogden High School, Charlie Gehrke - Waukee High School

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Group 2

Mr. Rodrigo Brenes, Land O’Lakes, International Division
Dr. Vania Beatriz Castiglioni, EMBRAPA-Soybean
Mr. Edson Lobato, WFP Laureate, Brazil, 2006
Dr. Thomas Hagen, Pioneer Hi-Bred International, Inc.*DM

Student Participants:
Kathryn Houck - Archmere Academy, Chanda Engle - Centerville High School, Jenelle Martin - Central High School, Kris Michalson - Charles City High School, Bridget Solawetz - Dowling Catholic High School, Sydney Williams - East High School, Nina Earnest - Mediapolis Community High School, Kai Becker - Waukon High School, Jake Smith - Winterset High School

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Group 3

Dr. Pamela Anderson, International Potato Center (CIP)
Dr. Nyle Brady, Cornell University (Professor Emeritus)
Dr. A. Colin McClung, WFP Laureate, United States, 2006
Dr. Per Pinstrup-Andersen, WFP Laureate, Denmark, 2001*DM

Student Participants:
Jasmine Chen - Ames Extended Learning Community, Tina Haley - Anthony Wayne High School, JoAnn Kirsch - Bishop Garrigan High School, Fionnuala Carey - Farragut High School, Matthew Keierleber - Independence High School, Nicole Spiess - Lisbon Community High School, Malory Dreasler - Marshalltown High School, Patrick Thompson - Pleasantville High School, Angela Besler - Western Dubuque High School

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Group 4

Sir Gordon Conway, UK Department for International Development
Dr. Natalie Hahn, Hahn Associates
Dr. Ronald Phillips, University of Minnesota
Dr. David Acker, Iowa State University*DM

Student Participants:
Divya Kunapuli - Ankeny High School, Jamie Kaczor - Anthony Wayne High School, Heather Pray - Conrad Weiser High School, Moriah Lutz - Tveite Des Moines Christian High School, Rodrigo Bauermann - Frederico Jorge Logemann High School, Kelsey Hyde - Johnston High School, Mary Nemer - Linn-Mar High School, Cody Morgan - Wayne Community High School

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Group 5

Mr. Mark Halverson, US Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry
Dr. Patrick Kormawa, Africa Rice Center (WARDA)
Dr. John Pesek, Iowa State University
Ms. Margaret Catley-Carlson, Global Water Partnership*DM

Student Participants:
Nate Ryan - Ames High School, Anna Ryneer - Bettendorf High School, Santiago Sanchez Waine - Davenport Central High School, Samantha Greiner - Fairfield High School, Rachel Caraher - Glidden-Ralston High School, Katie Reth - Maquoketa Valley High School, Anastasia Osbeck - North High School, Catie Renken - Van Buren High School

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Group 6

Dr. Richard Hall, Professor, Food Technology/Toxicology (Ret.)
Mr. Marshall Matz, Friends of the World Food Programme
Dr. Ed Runge, Texas A & M University (Professor Emeritus)
Dr. Lorna Michael Butler, Iowa State University *DM

Student Participants:
Janine Comstock - Chariton High School, Stephanie Venenga - Dike-New Hartford High School, Courtney Wilcox - Kennedy High School, Alex Pasker - Southeast Polk High School, Sarah Dillard - Spencer High School, Hannah Hix - Union Community High School, Kamal Haykal - Upper Arlington High School, Hemali Batra - Valley High School

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Group 7

Mr. A.S. Clausi, WFP Council of Advisors
Dr. Surinder Vasal, WFP Laureate, India, 2000
Mr. Ted Williams, The Arkansas Group (Chairman Emeritus)
Dr. Robert Mazur, Iowa State University*DM

Student Participants:
Lindsay Lance - Anthony Wayne High School, Rebekah Wilson - Boone High School, Travis Mathison - Cedar Rapids Xavier High School, Karuna Kaufman - Chimera Center, Alysha Seroussi - Des Moines Central Academy, Laura Fitz - Iowa Falls High School, Jackie Meyer - New London High School

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Group 8

Dr. Thomas Lumpkin, AVRDC-The World Vegetable Center
Ms. Dorothy Masinde, Iowa State University
Mrs. Micki Zartman, Ohio State University*DM

Student Participants:
Ashley Lawrence - Gilbert High School, Jessica Good - Interstate 35 High School, Barbara McMullan - Postville High School, Gwen Varley - West Central Valley High School, Nirali Shah - Winterset Rotary International Club, David Dixon - Worthington Christian High School, Hannah Cox - Zane Trace High School

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Group 9

Ms. Merry Fredrick, Self-Help International
Dr. Nevin Scrimshaw, WFP Laureate, United States, 1991
Dr. David Zartman, Ohio State University*DM

Student Participants:
Anastasia Taber - Abraham Lincoln High School, Sara Lehrke - Central High School, Cathy Searles - Dallas Center-Grimes High School, Patrice Metcalf-Putnam - Fort Dodge High School, Katie Taylor - Hoover High School, Pratheek Kalyanapu - Pinkerton Academy, Joe Breithaupt - Theodore Roosevelt High School

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Group 10

International Student Observers from Nigeria,
Sponsored by IRIS, INC. of Ames, IA

KADUNA, NIGERIA: Halima Gambo Iliyasu, Joy Hassana Yakubu, Zainab Abdullahi Aminu

SOKOTO STATE, NIGERIA: Yusuf Umar

PLATEAU STATE, NIGERIA: Michael Samuel Pawa

BAUCHI STATE, NIGERIA: Ibrahim A. Ezekiel

IRIS, Inc, Ames, IA: Inya Nlenanya

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*DM - denotes the discussion moderator for each group.