External Honors
Governor Pawlenty’s Livestock Advisory Task Force. Representatives from Minnesota’s agricultural community evaluated the competitive status of Minnesota’s livestock producers and processors, and developed specific recommendations to support the retention and growth of the industry in Minnesota.
Lt. Governor Molnau’s Travel to Bosnia Herzegovina. Lt. Governor Molnau and civic leaders visit to Minnesota National Guard troops deployed in the Global War on Terrorism and international peacekeeping. Minnesota National Guard soldiers assigned to Stabilization Force in Tuzla, Bosnia-Herzegovina December, 2003.
Invitation by Secretary of HHS Tommy Thompson to participate in Obesity Workshop, July 30, 2003
Infrastructure for Food, Agriculture, and Health. Presented paper on “Integrative Research: Integrating Knowledge for Food and Health, Washington DC. National Academy of Sciences June 9, 2003
National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council - Board on Agriculture – 2 terms (’84-‘99)
National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council - Board on Science & Technology for International Development, (’87 to 93)
USDA/National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council. Animal Health Research Evaluation Team – Chairman and co-author, 1985. Published by National Academy Press 1996, 104 pages.
USDA/National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council. Investing in Agriculture Research. Contributing-author 1989. Published by National Academy Press 1989, 155 pages.
National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council - Planning Group for National Strategy for Biotechnology. National Academy Press, “Strategies for National Competitiveness” 1987.
National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council - Chairman of United States Team for US-Indonesia. Agricultural Biotechnology Workshop, Jakarta, Indonesia 1986. Published by National Academy Press. . Contributing author. 107 pages.
National Academy of Sciences/National Research Council. CAST (Cooperation in Applied Science and Technology) Co-Chair & Chairperson US-Russia/Newly Independent States (NIS) Program 1992-96. A Committee for providing grants to foster collaboration between former defense scientists from the former Soviet Union and the United States.
National Academy of Sciences/NRC/CAST Entrepreneurship Workshop, Moscow 1995.
National Academy of Sciences/NRC/CAST Entrepreneurship Workshop, Tblisi, Georgia 1996
USAID – US Department of State - Member of Research Advisory Committee - US State Department – 1990-1993
USAID – US Department of State - Member of Committee on Peer Review Assessment of US AID Programs. Published by National Academy Press 1990. Contributing author. 54 pages.
USAID - Committee to evaluate the strengthening the 4 Historically Black Medical Schools. Published by National Academy Press 1990. . Contributing author. 47 pages.
Congressional Witness – Biotechnology and US Competitiveness – 1982 (Albert Gore Jr. Presiding)
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