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22 November 2007
Media contact: Surendra Varma (s.varma@CGIAR.ORG), Ravi R. Prasad (r.prasad@cgiar.org)
 
Dr John Ryan Receives Soil Science Distinguished Service Award
Dr John Ryan (center) receiving the award from the President of Bangladesh, Prof. Dr Iajuddin Ahmed (left) and SSSA President, Dr Rattan Lal of Ohio State University.
Dr John Ryan received the 2007 Soil Science Distinguished Service Award – in recognition of his lifetime contributions in soil science – at the Tri-Society (American Society of Agronomy, Soil Science Society of America, and Crop Science Society of America) annual intenational meetings, held in New Orleans, USA, 4-8 November. Prof. Dr Iajuddin Ahmed, President of Bangladesh, presented the award to Dr Ryan. Scientists from IRRI, CIMMYT and ICRISAT also won awards, raising the image of the CGIAR’s scientific excellence in the world's major agricultural scientific forum.

Dr Ryan presented four poster papers at the Tri-Society meetings, describing research by ICARDA scientists in collaboration with colleagues from Turkey, Lebanon, Morocco and Uzbekistan. He also participated in the Golden Opportunities Scholar Forum and served as Chair of the L.R. Frederick Travel Grant Committee. Dr Ryan was also recognized at the Centenary Reception marking the 100th anniversary of the founding of the American Society of Agronomy for authoring a chapter (along with Dr Bill Payne, Texas A&M) on the international history of ASA in the Centenary publication launched at the anniversary celebrations.
 

About ICARDA: Established in 1977, ICARDA (www.icarda.org) is one of the 15 international research centers supported by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). ICARDA serves the entire developing world for the improvement of barley, lentil, and faba bean; and dry-area developing countries for the on-farm management of water, improvement of nutrition and productivity of small ruminants (sheep and goats), and rehabilitation and management of rangelands. In the Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) region, ICARDA is responsible for the improvement of durum and bread wheats, chickpea, pasture and forage legumes and farming systems; and for the protection and enhancement of the natural resource base of water, land, and biodiversity.

The Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR) (www.cgiar.org) is a strategic alliance of countries, international and regional organizations, and private foundations supporting15 international research centers that mobilizes cutting-edge science to promote sustainable development by reducing hunger and poverty, improving human nutrition and health, and protecting the environment.
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