Charter Committee Members
Since June 2000, these eight people have been working on practical issues related to making the Institute of Forest Biotechnology a reality. Areas of focus include funding, hiring an executive director and administrative and legal duties. The Charter Committee Members are:
- Mr. W. Steven Burke
- Senior Vice President
Corporate Affairs & External Relations - North Carolina Biotechnology Center
- Robert M. Friedman, PhD
- Vice President for Research
- The H. John Heinz III Center for Science, Economics and the Environment
- Robert C. Kellison, PhD
- Manager, Transition Projects
- International Paper Company
- Dennis Le Master, PhD
- Professor and Head, Dept. of Forestry and Natural Resources
- Purdue University
- Alan A. Lucier, PhD
- Senior Vice President
- National Council For Air and Stream Improvement, Inc.
- Kenneth R. Munson, PhD
- Acting Chief Executive Officer
- ArborGen
- Mr. Edwin G. Owens
- Manager, Forest Science & Technology
- Westvaco Corporation
- Mr. John A. Pait
- Director, Forest Productivity
- The Timber Company