Iowa Soybean Association donates towards ISU's Bioscience Initiative

January 27, 2016
News

Last Monday night (1/25/16) was an exciting night for Iowa State both on the court and off. In addition to the men's basketball victory over the #4 Kansas Jayhawks, the Iowa Soybean Association announced a gift of $500,000 to Iowa State University that will go towards ISU President Leath's Bioscience Initiative and the Advanced Teaching and Research Building (Plant Pathology's future home). 

During the first half of the Men's Basketball game representatives from both the Iowa Soybean Association and Iowa State University were recognized mid-court for their ongoing efforts to continue the excellence of soybean research in the state of Iowa. 

...One of President Leath's most important priorities is the biosciences. The biosciences will drive economic growth and job creation in the state for years to come - through innovations that benefit food, feed, energy, consumer and industrial products and the environment.

 

Tonight the Iowa Soybean Association is proud to announce its intention to provide $500,000 in support of Iowa State's biosciences priority. Over the years, the Iowa Soybean Association has invested more than $50 million in checkoff dollars in Iowa State research to keep the state's soybean growers the best in the nation. This new commitment is another chapter in their long-term partnership with Iowa State to address challenges and expand opportunities in agriculture for a sustainable future for Iowa, the nation and the world....

 

Featured on court (from left to right): 
Cy the mascot
Kirk Leeds, CEO Iowa Soybean Association (ISA)
Ed Anderson, Senior Director of Research ISA Steven
Leath, ISU President
Wayne Fredericks, ISA President 
Wendy Wintersteen, Dean College of Agriculture and Life Sciences 
Greg Tylka, Director Iowa Soybean Research Center
Thomas Baum. Chair Department of Plant Pathology and Microbiology
Karey Cleghorn, COO ISA


Please consider making a gift to the Plant Pathology Development Fund. Your gift allows us to provide lecture series, academic excellence awards, travel stipends, small research grants and professional development opportunities to faculty and students.

To make a gift online, go to www.foundation.iastate.edu/ag. Fill out your name and email address at the top of the page and scroll to the bottom of the page to give to the Plant Pathology Development Fund. If you wish to give through the mail, please mail your check to: Iowa State University Foundation, PO Box 868, Ames, IA 50010-0868. Please note fund #0111622 in the memo line on your check or include a note with your donation to ensure that your donation is properly designated.

Thank you for your support. If you have any questions, please contact the ISU Foundation at 515-294-4607 or 866-419-6768.

 

 

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