FAEIS-EP116906 1996 NATIONAL NEEDS GRADUATE FELLOWSHIP - PROGRAM SUMMARY
FY 1996
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
July 1996
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FY 1996
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 in even-numbered fiscal years include: Biotechnology --
Animal; Human Nutrition and/or Food Science; and Marketing or Management --
Food, Forest Products, or Agribusiness. In odd-numbered fiscal years, the
national need areas supported include: Biotechnology -- Plant; Engineering --
Food, Forest, Biological, or Agricultural; and Water Science. Prior to FY
1996, the program has supported the graduate degree programs of approximately
850 graduate students in these national need areas.
In FY 1996, approximately $3.5 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. In FY 1996, available funds were
distributed almost evenly across three national need areas: Biotechnology --
Animal; Human Nutrition and/or Food Science, and Marketing or Management --
Food, Forest Products, or Agribusiness.
A total of 39 different institutions from 34 States and U.S. Territories
submitted 82 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, 32 proposals (39 percent of those received) were
selected for funding. These 32 grants will support the recruitment and three
years of education for 64 doctoral fellows at 20 institutions in 19 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 1996 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., 3.b., 3.c., and 3.d. Table 4 presents the
institutional summary data by State.
Questions or comments about the USDA Food and Agricultural Sciences
National Needs Graduate Fellowship Grants Program should be directed to:
Office of Higher Education Programs; U.S. Department of Agriculture; Room 3433,
South Building; 1400 Independence Avenue, S.W.; Washington, D.C. 20250-2251.
The telephone number is (202) 720-1973; the fax number is (202)
720-2030.
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TABLE 1. FUNDING REQUESTS BY NATIONAL NEED AREA
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Number of Number of
Proposals Fellows Funds
National Need Area Received Requested Requested
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Biotechnology -- Animal 25 94 $5,076,000
Food Science 19 65 $3,510,000
Human Nutrition 19 59 $3,186,000
Marketing or Management 19 61 $3,294,000
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Total 82 279 $15,066,000
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TABLE 2. FUNDING DECISIONS BY NATIONAL NEED AREA
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Number of Number of
Proposals Fellows Funds
National Need Area Funded Granted Awarded
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Biotechnology -- Animal 9 21 $1,134,000
Food Science 6 11 $594,000
Human Nutrition 6 11 $594,000
Marketing or Management 11 21 $1,134,000
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Total 32 64 $3,456,000
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TABLE 3.A. FELLOWSHIP GRANTS: BIOTECHNOLOGY -- ANIMAL
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Principal Number of
University and Project Fellows Funds
Department or College Director Supported Awarded
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Colorado State University Gordon D. Niswender 4 $216,000
College of Veterinary
Medicine & Biomedical Sci.
University of Wisconsin Margaret R. Dentine 2 $108,000
College of Agriculture
and Life Sciences
University of Missouri R. Michael Roberts 4 $216,000
Department of Animal
Science
Cornell University Douglas D. McGregor 2 $108,000
College of Veterinary
Medicine
U. of California, Davis James D. Murray 2 $108,000
Department of Animal Sci.
Iowa State University Christopher K. Tuggle 2 $108,000
College of Agriculture
North Carolina State Univ. Wayne A. Tompkins 2 $108,000
College of Veterinary
Medicine
Texas A&M University Allison R. Ficht 2 $108,000
College of Medicine
Purdue University Alan H. Rebar 1 $54,000
School of Veterinary
Medicine
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Total 21 $1,134,000
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TABLE 3.B. FELLOWSHIP GRANTS: FOOD SCIENCE
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Principal Number of
University and Project Fellows Funds
Department or College Director Supported Awarded
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University of Nebraska Stephen L. Taylor 2 $108,000
Department of Food Sci.
and Technology
Ohio State University Kenneth Lee 3 $162,000
Department of Food Sci.
and Technology
Purdue University Bruce A. Watkins 2 $108,000
Department of Food Sci.
Univ. of California, Davis David M. Ogrydziak 1 $54,000
Department of Food Sci.
and Technology
Michigan State University William G. Helferich 2 $108,000
Department of Food Sci.
and Human Nutrition
North Carolina St. Univ. Lee-Ann Jaykus 1 $54,000
Department of Food Sci.
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Total 11 $594,000
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TABLE 3.C. FELLOWSHIP GRANTS: HUMAN NUTRITION
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Principal Number of
University and Project Fellows Funds
Department or College Director Supported Awarded
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University of Illinois Bruce M. Chassy 3 $162,000
Department of Food Sci.
and Human Nutrition
Univ. of California, Davis Robert B. Rucker 2 $108,000
Department of Nutrition
Cornell University Cutberto Garza 2 $108,000
Division of Nutritional
Sciences
Penn State University Catherine Ross 1 $54,000
Department of Nutriton
University of Chicago Dale A. Schoeller 2 $108,000
Department of Human
Nutrition and Nutritional
Biology
University of Wisconsin John W. Suttie 1 $54,000
Department of Nutritional
Sciences
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Total 1 $594,000
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TABLE 3.D. FELLOWSHIP GRANTS: MARKETING OR MANAGEMENT
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Principal Number of
University and Project Fellows Funds
Department or College Director Supported Awarded
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University of Minnesota Robert P. King 3 $162,000
Department of Applied
Economics
Purdue University William A. Schiek 2 $108,000
Department of
Agricultural Economics
Kansas State University Gary W. Brester 2 $108,000
Department of
Agricultural Economics
Iowa State University Giancarlo Moschini 2 $108,000
Department of Economics
University of Florida Richard L. Kilmer 1 $54,000
Department of Food and
Resource Economics
Virginia Tech Robert L. Smith 3 $162,000
College of Forestry and
Wildlife Resources
University of Washington Ivan L. Eastin 2 $108,000
College of Forest
Resources
Texas A&M University James W. Mjelde 2 $108,000
Department of
Agricultural Economics
University of Nebraska Dennis M. Conley 2 $108,000
Department of
Agricultural Economics
North Carolina St. Univ. Barry K. Goodwin 1 $54,000
Dept. of Agricultural
and Resource Economics
University of Missouri Michael L. Cook 1 $54,000
Department of
Agricultural Economics
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Total 21 $1,134,000
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TABLE 4. INSTITUTIONS AWARDED FELLOWSHIP GRANTS BY STATE
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Number of
Fellows Funds
State Institution Awarded Awarded
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CA University of California, Davis 5 $270,000
CO Colorado State University 4 $216,000
FL University of Florida 1 $54,000
IA Iowa State University 4 $216,000
IL University of Illinois 3 $162,000
IL University of Chicago 2 $108,000
IN Purdue University 5 $270,000
KS Kansas State University 2 $108,000
MI Michigan State University 2 $108,000
MN University of Minnesota 3 $162,000
MO University of Missouri 5 $270,000
NC North Carolina State University 4 $216,000
NE University of Nebraska 4 $216,000
NY Cornell University 4 $216,000
OH Ohio State University 3 $162,000
PA Pennsylvania State University 1 $54,000
TX Texas A&M University 4 $216,000
VA Virginia Tech 3 $162,000
WA University of Washington 2 $108,000
WI University of Wisconsin 3 $162,000
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Total 64 $3,456,000
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HEP CFD Code: 10.210
Source: Higher Education Programs / Cooperative State Research, Education and
Extension Service / Science and Education Resources Development /
U.S. Department of Agriculture