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                              Visit NIFAEach year the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) joins with the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) to sponsor a lecture presented at the APLU Annual Meeting. The lecture honors one of the three most important historical figures of the Land-Grant University System, William Henry Hatch for research, Seaman A. Knapp for extension, and Justin Smith Morrill for whom the Morrill Act, which created the Land-Grant University System, is named.

  NIFA and APLU are seeking nominations to honor Seaman A. Knapp, the father of the Cooperative Extension concept. In 1906, Knapp initiated the county-agent plan and, in order to promote the plan, organized boys’ cotton and corn growing clubs and in 1910 a girls’ corn and poultry club. These organizations were the forerunners of the modern 4-H Clubs. In today’s rapidly changing world, Cooperative Extension has evolved to meet the shifting local, national, and global needs of the people it serves.We are seeking an insightful topic and a dynamic speaker, who can provoke discussion among meeting participants and prepare a formal lecture to be presented prior to the  APLU annual meeting on November 12-14 in Seattle, Washington. While we seek recommendations from those within the Land-grant University system, we also would encourage you to share this memorandum with colleagues outside of the research, education, and extension system, including stakeholders, foundations, public interest groups, or international organizations. Nominations are encouraged from all sources.Recommendations should include the name of the nominee, title, address, telephone number, e-mail address and topic that could be discussed. Please submit your potential topic and/or presenter **on or before July 31, 2023**. Recommendations should be forwarded submitted electronically using this form. A committee will review submissions and narrow the scope of the recommendations to make a final decision.**Make Nomination**NIFA/APLU Memorial Lecture Series HistoryYearLectureLecturerPositionTitle of Lecture2022HATCHRobert J. JonesChancellor, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign2021MORRILLClaud D. EvansRegent, Oklahoma State University2020KNAPPJoan Ferrini-MundyPresident, University of Maine*Positives in Pandemics: The Increased Need and Importance of Extension During Times of Crisis*2019HATCHBarry DunnPresident, South Dakota State University*Wokini – A Morrill Obligation to Create a New Beginning*2018MORRILLHaley OliverAssociate Professor of Food Science, Purdue University*A Millennial's Perspective on the Role of Land-Grants in Global Resilience*2017KNAPPDennis DimickNational Geographic Executive Editor Emeritus*Extension’s Inspiring Foundation and Challenge*2016HATCHGale A. BuchananFormer Dean and Director Emeritus, College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences, University of Georgia*Feeding the World: A Legacy of William Henry Hatch*2015MORRILLWilliam B. DeLauderPresident Emeritus, Delaware State University*1890 Land-Grant Universities: 125 Years of Providing Access and Opportunities for Success*2014KNAPPMark E. KeenumPresident, Mississippi State University*A First Century of Progress, A Second Century of Promise: Extension's Role in America and the World*2013HATCHRobert L. PaarlbergBetty Freyhof Johnson '44 Professor of Political Science,Wellesley College*Keeping Science out of African Agriculture*2012KNAPPWaded CruzadoPresident, Montana State University*Who Needs Extension, Anyway?: On Our Relevance and Values for the Next 100 Years of Engagement*2011MORRILLKenneth G. CassmanHeuermann Professor of Agronomy, University of Nebraska, Lincoln*Morrill Act/LGU Sesquicentennial 1862-2012**Framing the Issues on Spaceship Earth*2010HATCHMary E. ClutterFormer Assistant Director, Biological Sciences Directorate, National Science Foundation*21st Century Agriculture*2009KNAPPCatherine A. BertiniProfessor of Practice and Public Administration, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University*The Triple E Answer to Ending Hunger: Effective Extension and Education*2008HATCHWilliam H. Danforth, Jr.Chancellor Emeritus, Washington University in St. Louis*Imagining William Henry Hatch Today*2007MORRILLMichael V. MartinPresident, New Mexico State University*Induced Innovation: The Story of Land-Grant Universities*2006KNAPPChester P. FehlisAssociate Vice Chancellor, Texas Cooperative Extension, Texas A&M University System*Visionary Leadership: Our Heritage, Our Future*2005HATCHWilliam B. DeLauderPresident Emeritus, Delaware State University and Executive Director, Abraham Lincoln Study Abroad Fellowship Program*The Hatch Act of 1887: Legacy, Challenges, and Opportunities*2004MORRILLMartin C. JischkePresident, Purdue University*Adapting Justin Morrill's Vision to a New Century: The Imperative of Change for Land-Grant Universities*2003KNAPPDuane AckerPresident Emeritus, Kansas State University and former Assistant Secretary for Science and Education, USDA*Knowledge, Wisdom, and Freedom - The Role of Extension*2002HATCHFrancille M. FirebaughVice Provost for Land-Grant Programs, Cornell University*Land-Grant University Missions - Why Bother Now?*2001MORRILLRichard M. FosterVice President for Programs, W. K. Kellogg Foundation*Reinforcing the Covenant - Relevance and Reformation in Higher Education*2000KNAPPJoseph McDonaldPresident, Salish Kootenai College*Building Extension Partnerships to Achieve Better Indian Communities Through 1994 Institutions*1999HATCHMark R. DrabenstottVice President & Economist, Director, Center for the Study of Rural America, Federal Reserve Bank*New Future for Rural America: The Role of Land-Grant Universities*1998MORRILLSamuel H. SmithPresident, Washington State University*Extending Justin Morrill's Vision for the 21st Century - Access, Innovation, Technology, and the Student Learning Experience*1997KNAPPCharles B. KnappPresident, The Aspen Institute and President Emeritus, University of Georgia*Applying Seaman Knapp's Ideals in the New Millennium*1996HATCHJerry D. CoulterChairman and CEO, Mycogen Corporation*Agriculture Research: Truth, Justice and the American Way*1995MORRILLRobert L. ThompsonPresident and CEO, Winrock International Institute for Agricultural Development*Internationalization: An Essential Component of a Food, Agriculture, and Natural Resources Education*1994KNAPPAlbert C. YatesPresident, Colorado State University*The Renaissance of Outreach in the Land-Grant Tradition*1993HATCHKenneth CarpenterUniversity of California, Berkeley*The U.S. Food and Agricultural Research System After 100 Years: The Legacy of Wilbur Atwater*1992MORRILLDonald W. ZachariasPresident, Mississippi State University*Strength for Agriculture Through Partnership, Technology, and Globalization*1991KNAPPGerald W. ThomasPresident Emeritus, New Mexico State University*American Agriculture: Challenged in a Changing World*1990HATCHPerry L. AdkissonChancellor, Texas A&M University System*Warning: Eating May be Harmful to Your Health*1989MORRILLWilliam P. HytchePresident, University of Maryland, Eastern Shore*A National Resource - A National Challenge: The 1890 Land-Grant Colleges and Universities*1988KNAPPMax LennonPresident, Clemson University*The Shape of Things to Come*1987HATCHMartin K. Buckovac***Hatch Act Centennial Celebration 1887-1987***1986HATCHJames B. Kendrick, Jr.Vice President, University of California, Berkeley1985MORRILL(Inaugural Lecture)Daniel G. Aldrich, Jr.Chancellor Emeritus, University of California, Irvine and former NASULGC President*The Leading Object*1984Joint NASULGC/ACE Meeting1983KNAPPRussell G. Mawby*Agricultural Scotomata: A Limiting Vision of the Future*1982KNAPPRoy M. KottmanActing Associate Director, Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Nevada and Vice President, Agricultural Administration Emeritus, The Ohio State University*The Land-Grant System - Intent and Outcome*1981KNAPPD. Gale JohnsonProfessor (no institution identified)*Domestic and International Agricultural Productivity*1980KNAPP(Inaugural Lecture)Lester Brown*The Role of Land-Grant Universities in Creating a Sustainable Society*
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