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Mittelhammer Named IMPACT Director
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Ron Mittelhammer, Regents Professor and director of the School of Economic Sciences at Washington State University, has been named interim director for the International Marketing Program for Agricultural Commodities & Trade (IMPACT) Center.
“The IMPACT Center is currently undergoing an assessment of its operations, strategic direction and resources to assure it will have the maximum future impact on the state’s food and agriculture industry,” said Mittelhammer. This assessment will include input from stakeholders across the industry.
“We are evaluating the current state of affairs, and then decisions will be made regarding the future focus of IMPACT research, outreach, and engagement,” said Mittelhammer. “Early in the new year we will complete an updated strategic plan for the center, and then pursue IMPACT operations with renewed vigor to address priority issues facing the agricultural sector and the Washington State economy.”
Former director, Thomas Wahl, has accepted a position as chair of the Department of Agribusiness and Applied Economics at North Dakota State University.
The IMPACT Center was established in 1985 to address the issues important to the future of Washington state agriculture, food systems and the state economy.
- Samantha Graf
IMPACT Communications Specialist
Photos courtesy of the School of Economic Sciences at Washington State University
January 30, 2008 | Permalink
