U of S Professor awarded AIC Fellowship

Posted July 26, 2002


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE - July 26, 2002 2002-07-14-AG
U of S Professor awarded AIC Fellowship

University of Saskatchewan Crop Development Centre professor Brian Rossnagel
has been awarded the Agriculture Institute of Canada's (AIC) highest honour
- a Fellowship in the Institute.

Rossnagel was recognized for his leadership in research in the development
of new barley and oat varieties. His work developing over 50 barley and oat
varieties in collaboration with colleagues across Canada has attracted
millions of dollars of funding from agencies investing in barley and oat
research and development and contributed even more research money to the
western Canadian agriculture industry.

He has garnered the respect of the scientific community, industry sector,
producers and farm organizations. He is well known for his ability to share
his expertise through scientific events in Canada and abroad. His ability to
relate information to farmers and the media has made him a popular contact
for information and advice.

Rossnagel has received many other accolades including the W.J. White
Professorship in the Department of Plant Sciences, the Prairie Oat Growers
Association Kirylchuk Award for Outstanding Contribution to the Western
Canadian Oat Industry, the Young Scientist Award from the Canadian Society
of Agronomy (1993), and an Honourary Life Membership in both the
Saskatchewan and Canadian Seed Growers Associations.

As a researcher and scientist, Rossnagel has been with the Crop Development
Centre at the U of S since 1977.

The Fellowship in AIC is granted for professional distinction. Recipients
are entitled to us the initials FAIC after their name. The AIC is the
national federation dedicated to promoting the profession of agrology and
the science of agriculture.

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For more information, please contact:

Brian Rossnagel
Crop Development Centre
University of Saskatchewan
(306) 966-4976

or

Rick Holm
Director, Crop Development Centre
University of Saskatchewan
(306) 966-5855