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Advisory Board

In early 2007, an advisory board was established for the Midwest Grape and Wine Industry Institute. The role of the board is to serve as an advisory panel to the director. The board’s responsibilities include, but are not limited to: advise the director on establishing program (research, education, outreach and service) priorities; provide input in work planning; advise on structure of operations, policies and procedures; assist in fund raising and budget allocations; and assist with program evaluation.

The board includes representatives from Iowa State University and other educational institutions, Iowa grape and wine industry members, Farm Bureau and other agencies such as IDALS and the Iowa Department of Economic Development.

Officers are elected annually.

Board members include:

Dave Cushman, Jr., President, Iowa Wine Growers Association; Winemaker for Park Farm Winery, Bankston, IA

William Brown, Owner, Timberhill Winery, Leon, IA

Dr. Robert Denson, President, Des Moines Area Community College, Ankeny, IA

Dr. Jerald R. DeWitt, Director of the ISU Leopold Center, Ames, IA

Dal Grooms, Farm Bureau Federation, West Des Moines, IA

Dr. Jeffery Iles, Chair, ISU Horticulture Department, Ames, IA

Dr. Ruth MacDonald, Chair, ISU Food Science & Human Nutrition, Ames, IA

Dr. Gerald Miller, ISU Associate Dean, Agriculture Experiment Station, Ames, IA

Bill Northey, Secretary of Iowa Department of Agriculture & Land Stewardship, Des Moines, IA

LuAnn Reinders, Iowa Department of Economic Development, Des Moines, IA
 
Dr. Paul Tabor, Owner, Tabor Home Winery, Baldwin, IA

Craig Tordsen, ISU Extension Program Specialist, Ames, IA

Bob Wersen, Owner, Tassel Ridge Winery, Leighton, IA

Michael L. White, ISU Extension Field Specialist, Indianola, IA


The next Advisory Board Meeting will be held:

Tuesday, December 16, 2008
11:00 - 2:00 p.m.
at Interpower Corporation, 2900 SE 5th, Ames, Iowa