News Release

2009 American Society of Agronomy President-Elect
Francis J. Pierce, Washington State University, Prosser, WA is elected President-Elect of the American Society of Agronomy. He has been an ASA and SSSA member for 31 years and has served as Chair-Elect, Chair, and Past Chair of the Soil & Water Management & Conservation Division and been on the SSSA Board of Directors.

2009 Crop Science Society of America President-Elect
Joseph G. Lauer, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI is elected President-Elect of the Crop Science Society of America (CSSA). He has served as Associate Editor of Agronomy Journal and on the Editorial Board of Crop Management Today. Lauer has been Secretary-Treasurer, Chair-Elect, and Chair of the North Central Regional Branch of ASA.

2009 Soil Science Society of America President-Elect
Nicholas B. Comerford, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL is elected President-Elect of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA). He has been an active SSSA member for 30 years and has served as Chair and SSSA Board Representative of the Forest, Range, and Wildland Soils Division. Comerford was elected a SSSA Fellow in 2001.

2009-2011 American Society of Agronomy Board Representatives
Military Land Use and Management Representative to the ASA Board of Directors
Dick L. Gebhart, U.S. Army, Champaign, IL
Extension Education Representative to the ASA Board of Directors
Chad Lee, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
International Agronomy Representative to the ASA Board of Directors
J. Mark Powell, USDA-ARS, Madison, WI
Integrated Agricultural Systems Representative to the ASA Board of Directors
John F. Shanahan, USDA-ARS, Lincoln, NE

2009-2011 Crop Science Society of America Board Representatives
Crop Physiology and Metabolism Representative to the CSSA Board of Directors
Randy Wells, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC
Turfgrass Science Representative to the CSSA Board of Directors
Michael D. Richardson, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR

2009-2011 Soil Science Society of America Board Representatives
Soil Biology and Biochemistry Representative to the SSSA Board of Directors
Richard P. Dick, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Soil and Water Management and Conservation Representative to the SSSA Board of Directors
Harold M. van Es, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY
Soil Mineralogy Representative to the SSSA Board of Directors
April L. Ulery, New Mexico State University, Las Cruces, NM
Wetland Soils Representative to the SSSA Board of Directors
Martin C. Rabenhorst, University of Maryland, College Park, MD