**FY 2001/2002**

**USDA Food and Agricultural Sciences**

**National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants Program**

**Annual Program Summary**

**Higher Education Programs**

**Science and Education Resources Development**

**Cooperative State Research, Education, and Extension Service**

**U.S. Department of Agriculture**

**February 2002**

FY 2001-2002

USDA Food and Agricultural Sciences

National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants Program

Annual Program Summary

Initiated in FY 1984, the USDA Food and Agricultural Sciences National
Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants Program is designed to help meet the
Nation\'s ongoing need for food and agricultural scientific and
professional expertise. The fellowships are intended to encourage
outstanding students to pursue and complete graduate degrees in critical
areas of national need. The national need areas supported include:
Biotechnology ‑‑ Animal; Biotechnology \-- Plant; Engineering\--Food,
Forest Products, or Agricultural; Human Nutrition and/or Food Science;
Marketing or Management\--Food, Forest Products, or Agribusiness; and
Water Science. Prior to FY 2001, the program has supported the graduate
degree programs of approximately 1116 graduate students in these
national need areas.

For the combined Fiscal Years 2001-2002, approximately \$5.6 million
were available to fund the program. All U.S. colleges and universities
that confer a doctoral degree in one or more of the food and
agricultural sciences areas targeted for national need fellowships were
eligible to apply. The available funds were distributed almost evenly
across all six national need areas.

A total of 37 different institutions from 34 States submitted 80
proposals for consideration for funding. A summary of the number of
proposals received, the number of graduate fellowships requested, and
the total funds requested in each national need area is presented in
Table 1.

Based on peer review, 24 proposals were selected for funding. These 24
grants will support the recruitment and three years of education for 82
doctoral fellows at 23 institutions in 22 States. A summary of the
number of proposals funded, the number of graduate fellowships granted,
and the funds awarded in each national need area is presented in Table
2.

Specific information on the FY 2001-2002 Fellowships grants, by national
need area, including universities and departments or colleges, principal
project directors, number of fellows supported, and the funds awarded in
each grant are presented in Tables 3.a. through 3.g. Table 4 presents
the institutional summary data by State.

**Table 1. Funding Requests by National Need Area**

#  No. Proposals No. Fellows Funds

[National Need Area]{.underline} [Received]{.underline}
[Requested]{.underline} [Requested]{.underline}

+---------------------------+--------------------+-----------+---------+
| Animal, Plant, Microbial  | 24                 | 91        | \$6,279 |
| Molecular Biology         |                    |           | ,000.00 |
|                           |                    |           |         |
| Including genomics or     |                    |           |         |
| bioinformatics            |                    |           |         |
+---------------------------+--------------------+-----------+---------+
| Agricultural Systems or   | 11                 | 35        | 2,415   |
| Natural Resource          |                    |           | ,000.00 |
| Engineering               |                    |           |         |
+---------------------------+--------------------+-----------+---------+
| Food Science              | 11                 | 39        | 2,691   |
|                           |                    |           | ,000.00 |
+---------------------------+--------------------+-----------+---------+
| Human Science and         | 11                 | 40        | 2,760   |
| Nutrition                 |                    |           | ,000.00 |
+---------------------------+--------------------+-----------+---------+
| Marketing or Management   | 12                 | 37        | 2,549   |
|                           |                    |           | ,000.00 |
+---------------------------+--------------------+-----------+---------+
| Natural Resources &       | 11                 | 37        | 2,537   |
| Environment               |                    |           | ,029.00 |
+---------------------------+--------------------+-----------+---------+
|                           | \                  | \         | \-\-\   |
|                           | -\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-- | -\-\-\-\- | -\-\-\- |
|                           |                    | \-\-\-\-- | \-\-\-\ |
|                           |                    |           | -\-\-\- |
|                           |                    |           | \-\-\-- |
+---------------------------+--------------------+-----------+---------+
| Total                     | 80                 | 279       | \       |
|                           |                    |           | $19,231 |
|                           |                    |           | ,029.00 |
+---------------------------+--------------------+-----------+---------+

**Table 2. Funding Decisions by National Need Area**

> No. Proposals No. Fellows Funds
>
> [National Need Area]{.underline} [Funded]{.underline}
> [Granted]{.underline} [Awarded]{.underline}

+----------------------------+--------------+------------+------------+
| Animal, Plant, Microbial   | 4            | 14         | \$966,000  |
| Molecular                  |              |            |            |
|                            |              |            |            |
| Biology Including genomics |              |            |            |
| or bioinformatics          |              |            |            |
+----------------------------+--------------+------------+------------+
| Agricultural Systems or    | 4            | 13         | 897,000    |
| Natural Resource           |              |            |            |
| Engineering                |              |            |            |
+----------------------------+--------------+------------+------------+
| Food Science               | 4            | 14         | 966,000    |
+----------------------------+--------------+------------+------------+
| Human Science and          | 4            | 14         | 966,000    |
| Nutrition                  |              |            |            |
+----------------------------+--------------+------------+------------+
| Marketing or Management    | 4            | 14         | 966,000    |
+----------------------------+--------------+------------+------------+
| Natural Resources &        | 4            | 13         | 897,000    |
| Environment                |              |            |            |
+----------------------------+--------------+------------+------------+
|                            | \-\-\-\      | \-\-\-\-\  | \-\-\      |
|                            | -\-\-\-\-\-- | -\-\-\-\-- | -\-\-\-\-\ |
|                            |              |            | -\-\-\-\-- |
+----------------------------+--------------+------------+------------+
| Total                      | 24           | 82         | \          |
|                            |              |            | $5,658.000 |
+----------------------------+--------------+------------+------------+

**Table 3.a. Fellowship Grants: Animal, Plant, Microbial Molecular
Biology**

Principal Number of

University and Project Fellows Funds

[Department or College]{.underline} [Director]{.underline}
[Supported]{.underline} [Awarded]{.underline}

# Iowa State University Christopher K. Tuggle 4 \$276,000

Department of Animal Sciences

# University of California - Berkeley Steven E. Lindow 4 276,000

Department of Plant and Microbial Biology

# Texas A&M University Thomas Ficht 4 276,000

Department of Veterinary Pathology

# University of Minnesota David Marks 2 138,000

Plant Biological Science Dept.

> ‑‑‑‑‑\-\-\-\-- -‑‑‑‑‑\-\-\--
>
> Total 14 \$966,000

**Table 3.b. Fellowship Grants: Agricultural Systems and Natural
Resource Engineering**

#  Principal Number of

#  University and Project Fellows Funds

[Department or College]{.underline} [Director]{.underline}
[Supported]{.underline} [Awarded]{.underline}

# University of Nebraska Derrel L. Martin 4 \$276,000

Department of Biological Systems

Engineering

# University of Kentucky Fred A. Payne 3 207,000

Bio-systems and Agricultural Engineering

# University of Arizona Peter M. Waller 4 276,000

Department of Agricultural & Bio-systems

Engineering

# University of Maryland Adel Shirmohammadi 2 138,000

Biological Resources Eng. Dept.

> ‑‑‑‑‑‑\-\-\-\-- ‑‑‑‑‑‑\-\-\--
>
> Total 13 \$897,000

**Table 3.c. Fellowship Grants: Food Science**

Principal Number of

#  University and Project Fellows Funds

[Department or College]{.underline} [Director]{.underline}
[Supported]{.underline} [Awarded]{.underline}

# Michigan State University Linda S. Mansfield 4 \$276,000

Department of Food Science

# Cornell University Kathryn J. Boor 4 276,000

Department of Food Science

# Washington State University Barbara Rasco 4 276,000

Department of Food Science & Human

Nutrition

# Rutgers University Richard D. Ludescher 2 138,000

Department of Food Science

> ‑‑‑‑‑\-\-\-\-- ‑‑‑‑‑‑\-\-\--
>
> Total 14 \$966,000

**Table 3.d. Fellowship Grants: Human Science / Nutrition**

Principal Number of

#  University and Project Fellows Funds

[Department of College]{.underline} [Director]{.underline}
[Supported]{.underline} [Awarded]{.underline}

# University of Illinois at Urbana Sharon M. Donovan 4 \$276,000

Department of Nutrition Sciences

University of California - Davis Kathryn G. Dewey 4 276,000

Department of Nutrition

University of Connecticut Carol J. Lammi-Keefe 4 276,000

Department of Nutrition Science

Louisiana State University Pamela A. Monroe 2 138,000

School of Human Ecology

> \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-- \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\--

#  Total 14 \$966,000

**Table 3.e. Fellowship Grants: Marketing or Management**

Principal Number of

University and Project Fellows Funds

[Department or College]{.underline} [Director]{.underline}
[Supported]{.underline} [Awarded]{.underline}

# North Carolina State University Walter N. Thurman 4 \$276,000

Agricultural & Resources Economics

Kansas State University Ted C. Schroeder 2 138,000

Agricultural Economics

Purdue University Joan R. Fulton 4 276,000

Department of Agricultural Economics

University of Missouri Michael L. Cook 4 276,000

Department of Agricultural Economics

> ‑\--‑‑‑\-\-\-- \--‑‑‑‑\-\-\--
>
> Total 14 \$966,000

**Table 3.f. Fellowship Grants: Natural Resources and Environment**

Principal Number of

University and Project Fellows Funds

[Department or College]{.underline} [Director]{.underline}
[Supported]{.underline} [Awarded]{.underline}

# Colorado State University Jim C. Lofts 3 \$207,000

The Water Center

Virginia Tech Andrea M. Dietrich 4 276,000

Biological Systems Engineering

University of Delaware J. Thomas Sims 4 276,000

Plant and Soil Sciences Dept.

University of Minnesota Dong Wang 2 138,000

Soil, Water, and Climate Dept.

> \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-- \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\--
>
> Total 13 \$897,000

**Table 4. Institutions Awarded Fellowship Grants by State**

## 

##  Number of

> Fellows Funds

[State]{.underline} [Institution]{.underline} [Supported]{.underline}
[Awarded]{.underline}

> AZ University of Arizona 4 \$ 276,000
>
> CA University of California - Berkley 4 276,000
>
> CA University of California - Davis 4 276,000
>
> CO Colorado State University 3 207,000
>
> CT University of Connecticut 4 276,000
>
> FL University of Delaware 4 276,000
>
> IL University of Illinois 4 276,000
>
> IA Iowa State University 4 276,000
>
> IN Purdue University 4 276,000
>
> KS Kansas State University 2 138,000
>
> KY University of Kentucky 3 207,000

#  LA Louisiana State University 2 138,000

> MD University of Maryland 2 138,000
>
> MI Michigan State University 4 276,000
>
> MN University of Minnesota 4 276,000
>
> MO University of Missouri 4 276,000
>
> NC North Carolina State University 4 276,000
>
> NE University of Nebraska 4 276,000
>
> NJ Rutgers, The State University 2 138,000

of New Jersey

NY Cornell University 4 276,000

> TX Texas A&M University 4 276,000
>
> VA Virginia Tech 4 276,000
>
> WA Washington State University 4 276,000
>
> \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-- \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\--

Total 82 \$5,658,000