ESCOP Subcommittees
2002-2003

(A numerical listing of ESCOP Subcommittees, past and present, is available in the Archives' Operational Documents.)

Standing Committees (S) Technical Committees (T) Cooperating Committees (CC) Ad-Hoc Committees (AH)

ESCOP Chair's Advisory Committee
[E-mail the committee: escop-cac@lists.msstate.edu .]
S-2
Purpose: To meet at the request of the ESCOP Chair.

Chair: Scott Angle (MD)

Participating Members:


ESCOP Core Committee Chairs' Subcommittee
[E-mail the committee: escop-core@lists.msstate.edu .]
S-11
Purpose: To coordinate activities and reports of Core Committee Chairs.

Chair: Ian Gray (MI)

Participating Members:

Ex-officio members: Executive Directors


ESCOP Nominations Subcommittee
S-8
Purpose: To prepare nominations for officers of the Section and of ESCOP (normally the same).

Chair: Richard Heimsch (ID)

Participating Members:
(Senior Representatives - usually regional associations' past chairs)


ESCOP Resolutions Subcommittee
S-9
Purpose: To prepare and introduce ESCOP and Section resolutions.

Chair: (to be named by ESCOP Chair)

Participating Members:
(Usually regional associations' current chairs)


ESCOP-ACOP Leadership Development Subcommittee
S-10
See Subcommittee webpage for activities, committee members, etc.
Purpose: To conduct leadership development programs directed at scientists in the system who have potential for, and interest in, positions of leadership in the SAESs and resident instruction system. This subcommittee also maintains liasion with other leadership development programs in the system.


Genomics Subcommittee
T-1
Purpose: Define the scope of genomics, research contributions of the public and private sectors, and priorities and goals of the principal agencies.

Chair: Randy Woodson (IN)

Participating Members:


ESCOP-ECOP Pest Management Strategies Subcommittee
T-3
Purpose: To effect communication between the federal government and the SAES/CES Directors and stakeholders; and to perform a liaison role with the Office of Pest Management

ESCOP Co-Chair: Eldon E. Ortman (IN)
ECOP Co-Chair: Frank Zalom (CA)

Participating Members:

Committee membership includes the chair and administrative advisor(s) for each Regional IPM Research and Extension Coordinating Committee and the IPM Grants Manager from each Region, plus a research and extension faculty representative selected annually by the Regional Committees. When circumstances dictate, a broader base of representation is invited to participate in specific activities.

Working Committees:


ESCOP-ECOP Task Force on Image Enhancement
CC-4
Purpose: To develop and implement methods that more effectively communicate with the various publics involved benefitting either directly or indirectly from the results of Experiment Station and Extension activities; to maintain a database of relevant issue and outcome related information that can be effectively used in the advocacy of programs.

Co-Chair, ESCOP: Ron Pardini (NV)
Co-Chair, ECOP: Keith Smith (OH)

Participating Members:



National Multistate Coordinating Committee
[E-mail the committee: escop-nmcc@lists.msstate.edu .]
CC-5
Purpose: Responsible for making recommendations to ESCOP, ECOP, CSREES, and the regional associations of AES and CES Directors regarding policies, procedures, and opportunities for enhancing the effectiveness and visibility of multistate research and multistate integrated activities.

Participating Members:

Working Documents:



ESCOP-ECOP Agricultural Biotechnology Implementation Task Force [Initiated 9/00]
[E-mail the committee: escop-agbio@lists.msstate.edu .]
AH
Purpose: Determine the research and educational needs and opportunities related to biotechnology issues and determine an appropriate role for the land-grant system in addressing these issues.

Chair: Tom Hoban (NC)
Vice Chair: Nicholas Kalaitzandonakes (MO)
Administrative Advisor: Johnny Wynne (NC)

Participating Members:

Working Documents:


Social Sciences Subcommittee
[E-mail the committee: escop-socsci@lists.msstate.edu .]
T-5
Purpose: Recommend specific action items to help the Land-Grant System respond to high priority issues related to social concerns. Continue to identify high priority research and education action items leading to specific outcomes which will be attractive to funding agencies to enable Land-Grant Systems to address social issues in a significant, measurable way that will lead to sustained financial support for these programs.

Chair: Stephan Goetz , NE Regional Center for Rural Development (Feb. 2003)
ESCOP Representative: Nancy M. Cox (KY), Chair, ESCOP Science and Technology Committee

Members:

(See Membership roster ) [Updated 9/25/02; updated CSREES reps 11/26/02]

Working Documents:


ESCOP-ECOP Food Safety Subcommittee
[E-mail the committee: escop-foodsafety@lists.msstate.edu .]
T-8
Purpose: Determine the research and education needs and opportunities related to food safety issues and determine an appropriate role for the Land-Grant System in addressing these issues.

Chair: (tba)
Vice-Chair: (tba)
Administrative Adviser: Darrell Nelson (NE)

Participating Members:

Doug Archer (FL)
Kathryn Boor (NYC)
Guendoline Brown (WV)
Michael Davidson (TN)
Jim Denton (AR)
Michael Doyle (GA)
Cameron Faustman (CN)
Jerry Gillespie (JIFSR)
Curtis Kastner (KS)
Janet Kurzynske (KY)
David Lineback (MD)
Kristy Long (AK)
Daryl Lund (NCRA), Ex-officio
Michael Moody (LA)
William Nganje (ND)
Steven Otwell (FL)
Carolyn Raab (OR)
Stephen Sapp (IA)
Donald Schaffner (NJ)
John Sofos (CO)
Susan Sumner (VA)
Steve Taylor (NE)
Wilda Wade (NC)
Jan Singleton (CSREES)
Mary Torrence (CSREES)

Working Documents:

Background Documents from Food Safety Task Force:


Oversight Committee for the National Information Management Support System (NIMSS)
[E-mail the committee: escop-imss@lists.msstate.edu]
S-12
Purpose: Provide oversight and management in the development of the National Information Management Support System (N-IMSS), a web-based system for management of multistate research activities.

Chair: Daryl Lund

Participating Members:

Northeast Region:
Scott Angle, NERA
Tom Fretz, NERA
Bob Seem, NY
Rubie Mize, NERA

North Central Region:
Margaret Dentine, WI
Doreen Woodward, MI
Daryl Lund, NCRA
Nicole Nelson, NCRA

Southern Region:
Nancy Cox, MS
Eric Young, SAAESD
Anna Marie Rasberry, SAAESD

Western Region:
LeRoy Daugherty, NM
Colin Kaltenbach, AZ
Paul Rasmussen, UT
Mike Harrington, WAAESD
Harriet Sykes, WAAESD

Other:
Sam Donald, ARD
Gary Cunningham, CSREES
Natalie Moy, Consultant
Judy Sun, Consultant

Working Documents:


Joint Partnership Task Force
CC-6
Purpose: Facilitate communication and coordination between CSREES and the land-grant teaching, research, and extension programs.

Co-Chairs: Gary Cunningham (CSREES), Pat Jensen (AHS), Mike Harrington (ESCOP)

Participating Members:
ACOP: Eric Hoiberg, Iowa State; Roger Lewis, Nevada; Karen Kubena, Texas A&M; Al Lingg, NASULGC
AHS: Pat Jensen, North Dakota State
CSREES: Saleia Afele-Fa`amuli, Henry Bahn, Mark Poth, Jane Schuchardt, Gary Cunningham
ICOP: B. Onuma Okezie
ESCOP: D. C. Coston, Oklahoma State; H. Michael Harrington, Western Region ED; Lee Sommers, Colorado State
ECOP: Richard Wooton, Extension System Director, NASULGC; Lavon Bartel, Maine
ARD: Alfred Parks, Prairie View A&M; Jackie McCray, University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff


NRSP Review Committee
[E-mail the committee: escop-nrsp@lists.msstate.edu]
S-13
Purpose: Provide general oversight, consistency in review and approval processes, and a national perspective relative to research support needs for the National Research Support Projects.

Chair: Gary Lemme (MI)
Chair-Elect: (tba)
Executive Vice-Chair: Daryl Lund (NCRA)

Participating Members:
Keith Cooper (NJ) SAES-Northeast Region
Gary Lemme (MI) SAES-North Central Region
(tba) SAES-Southern Region
Lee Sommers (CO) SAES-Western Region
Al Parks (TX) ARD
Richard Wootton (NASULGC) ECOP
Larry Miller CSREES
Don Latham (Latham Seeds) Stakeholder Representative
Daryl Lund (NCRA) Regional Executive Director, Executive Vice-Chair
Eric Young (SAAESD) Regional Executive Director

Working Documents:


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