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2001 Borlaug-Ruan Interns

These 9 Iowa high school students took part in the Borlaug-Ruan International Internship Program, working in Ethiopia, India, Kenya, Peru, Malaysia, Mexico, Thailand, Trinidad, and the Philippines in the global struggle for food security.

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

Click the names below to read each intern's paper

Zenna Boyd of Milton, IA
Placement:
International Centre for Insect Physiology and Ecology (ICIPE)
in Nairobi, KENYA		 Zenna Boyd
  Emily Clark of Algona, IA
Placement:
Inter-American Institute for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA) in Port of Spain, TRINIDAD		 Emily Clark
Troy Fadiga of Centerville, IA
Placement:
International Centre for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF) in Nairobi, KENYA 		Troy Fadiga
 

 

Kristen Flaherty of Fort Dodge, IA
Placement:
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) in Mexico City, MEXICO		 Kristen Flaherty
 

 

Jason Held of Davenport, IA
Placement:
International Potato Center (CIP) in Lima, PERU		 Jason Held
 

 

Jacquelyn Johnson of Ankeny, IA
Placement:
M.S. Swaminathan Research Foundation (MSSRF) in Madras, INDIA 		Jacquelyn Johnson
 

 

Andrea Neeley of Independence, IA
Placement:
International Maize and Wheat Improvement Center (CIMMYT) in Bangkok, THAILAND		 Andrea Neeley
 

 

Everly Slawson of Spencer, IA
Placement:
International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) in Manila, the PHILIPPINES 		Everly Slawson
 

 

Gary Sullivan of Earling, IA
Placement:
International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI)in Addis Ababa, ETHIOPIA 		Gary Sullivan
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