NIAS Bylaws

 

In the fall, the NIAS Board of Directors proposed several modifications to the NIAS By-Laws, which dealt primarily with clarifying the process of appointment to the Board.  The By-Laws were provided to the NIAS membership for review and comment, and were sent out to the membership for final approval in November of 2005.  The modifications were approved by the membership as proposed.  The proposed changes and final version of the By-Laws are available for reference at the NIAS web site: www.agrosecurity.org > NIAS Governance. 

 

NIAS Board Members

     

Dr. Darrell Nelson, University of Nebraska, has retired and stepped down from the NIAS Board of Directors.  Dr. David Benfield, Ohio State University, has been appointed by NIAS President Dr. D.C. Coston to serve as a new member of the Board of Directors.  Based on the new NIAS Bylaws, this is an interim appointment, to be submitted for approval by the full NIAS membership in the coming fall.  Our welcome to Dr. Benfield!

 

This NIAS Board of Directors has approved the appointment of representatives of the DHS National Centers of Excellence dealing with food and agriculture to serve as ad hoc liaisons to the Board of Directors.  Dr. Shaun Kennedy will join the Board as a liaison from the University of Minnesota Center for Food Protection Defense.  Dr. Neville Clarke from Texas A&M already serves on the Board as a voting member representing the Experiment Station at Texas A&M University; he will also serve as the liaison to the Center for Foreign Animal and Zoonotic Disease Defense.