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| January 26, 2001 | Vol. 127 | Number 27 |

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Professor to serve as IUSS president

BY CHRIS EMANUELLI

Staff Reporter

 

A distinguished professor in the department of plant and soil sciences has been named president-elect of the International Union of Soil Sciences.

Donald Sparks, department chairman of plant and soil sciences in the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, will become the organization's first president from the United States in more than 40 years.

Sparks, who teaches and researches soil chemistry at the university, said that during his four-year term, he will oversee an organization of approximately 40,000 members from more than 120 countries.

and industries, all of whom have great interest in soils as they effect human kind,said. relate to soils.

Sparks, who currently chairs the soil chemistry division of the IUSS, said he will become president in August 2002 at the IUSS world congress in Bangkok, Thailand.

The organization will focus on education and outreach to communities during his term.

sustainability,

Sparks said the IUSS published documents that were circulated, and it is currently developing information for the 4-H Club.

importance of soils to life,

important that we maintain soils and keep them productive.

Sparks said soil science will become especially important for developing regions.

population is expanding tremendously,

Robin Morgan, associate dean of the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, said the college values Sparks.

and to the university,

 

 

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