2006 Borlaug-Ruan Interns

In the summer of 2006, these interns traveled to Brazil, China, Egypt, Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Mexico, Peru, Philippines and Taiwan to study global food security at acclaimed agricultural research centers.

On their return, each student completed a paper documenting their personal experiences and the outcomes of their research projects.

These students are all candidates under current consideration for the 2007 John Chrystal Award and Ahmanson Intern Award for internship excellence last summer. Two awardees will be selected from this group and honored at the 2007 World Food Prize Laureate Ceremony on October 18 for the outstanding manner in which they completed their international internships and reports.

Click on the names below to view each intern's paper.

		Alyssa Beatty Chariton, IA Brazilian Corporation of Agricultural Research (EMBRAPA) in Londrina, BRAZIL		Stephen Lauer Des Moines, IA The WorldFish Center - Regional Center for Africa and West Asia in Abbassa, EGYPT
		Diane Brown Johnston, IA International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) in Mexico City, MEXICO		Kara Mohs Winterset, IA M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) in Chennai, INDIA
		Stephen Frese Marshalltown, IA Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences (CAAS) in Beijing, CHINA		Renagh O'Leary Davenport, IA International Potato Center (CIP) in Lima, PERU
		Mary Hanley Cedar Rapids, IA International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in Manila, PHILIPPINES		Anne Secor Fort Dodge, IA International Centre of Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE) in Nairobi, KENYA
		Laura Johnson Upper Arlington, OH AVRDC - The World Vegetable Center in Shanhua, Tainan, TAIWAN		Courtney Taglauer Fairfield, IA IChina Agricultural University (CAU) in Beijing, CHINA
		Deepa Joshi Omaha, NE Peking University in Beijing, CHINA		William Tiedje Newton, IA International Livestock Research Institute in Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA