Planning Task Force
From November 1999 through January 2000, 16 people nationwide contributed imagination, insight, and experience to the conceptualization and development of the Institute of Forest Biotechnology:
- Thomas Bancroft, PhD
- Vice President
- The Wilderness Society
- Mr. W. Steven Burke
- Senior Vice President
- North Carolina Biotechnology Center
- Philip G. Cannon, PhD
- Silviculturist
- Boise Cascade Corporation
- Daniel T. Carraway, PhD
- Manager, Forest Biotechnology
- International Paper Company
- David N. Duncan, PhD
- Chief Executive Officer
- Colliant LLC
- Arnold S. Foudin, PhD
- Assistant Director, PPQ APHIS
- United States Department of Agriculture
- Robert C. Kellison, PhD
- Director, Forest Technology,
- Champion International Corporation
- Alan A. Lucier, PhD
- Senior Vice President,
- National Council of the Paper Industry For Air and Stream Improvement, Inc.
- Rex B. McCullough, PhD
- Vice President of Forestry Research,
- Weyerhaeuser Company
- Mr.Edwin G. Ownes
- Manager, Forest Science & Technology
- Westvaco Corporation
- Mr.John A. Pait
- Director, Forest Productivity
- The Timber Company
- James L. Rakestraw, PhD
- Research Manager
- International Paper Company
- Peter J. Roussopoulos, PhD
- Director, USDA Forest Service
- Southern Research Station
- Steven H. Strauss, PhD
- Professor of Forest Science
- Oregon State University
- Gerald A. Tuskan, PhD
- Senior Scientist
- Oak Ridge National Laboratory
- Claire Williams, PhD
- Associate Professor
- Texas A&M University
In addition, the Planning Task Force benefited from the thoughtful participation of Rebecca J. Goldburg, PhD, Scientist, Environmental Defense, and Sandra Thomas, PhD, Director, Nuffield Council on Bioethics, London.