Hello, CALS colleagues,
I hope you had a good weekend and are finding ways to enjoy the snow! Last week was full, and this coming week will surely be the same, with the many things we all do.
Last week saw the launch of two department chair searches. The search for chair of the Department of Food Science and Human Nutrition, currently under the direction of Interim Chair Lorraine Lanningham-Foster, will be led on behalf of CALS and CHS by associate deans Carmen Bain and Deb Sellers (CHS). So, too, began the search for the chair of the Department of Animal Science, now led by Interim Chair John Lawrence. This search will be led by Lawrence and Associate Dean Ruth MacDonald.
Last Friday afternoon, the animal science department hosted a retirement party for Max Rothschild, who served at Iowa State for more than 40 years. Max’s work and impact has been extraordinary, and it was wonderful for him to be honored this way. Max will continue to engage and inspire us forward, from animal breeding and genetics to the Center for Sustainable Rural Livelihoods. A true friend of Iowa and global agriculture, and of the Cyclone Nation!
We are preparing to reinvent the college-level way we are organized around communications, alumni relations, media, student recruiting and marketing and events. This has been in the making for some time, given a series of key staff departures over the past couple years. It will allow us to become even more focused and efficient in our work, to engage university-level resources, to better support department-level efforts and needs, and to create a fuller and more integrated communications and marketing approach to our work. Please check with me or any of our associate deans or your department chairs for further insight.
Very best, keep well, check on each other and our undergraduate and graduate students (remember from last week to ask people around you, "How are you, really?"), and have a great week. - Dan
Scenes from CALS
We had a great turnout at the retirement celebration for Max Rothschild last Friday. Here he is pictured with his wife, Denise, and their son, Danny.
If you haven't already, stop by Sukup Atrium to check out the George Washington Carver LEGO statue on display. The statue was built by Chris Ihle ('98 exercise and sport science) during the 2021 Iowa State Fair, and the wooden platform on which it stands was built by Chad Arnold, agricultural specialist with Iowa State Research Farms.
