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Annual Meeting 2005
The 41st Annual Meeting of
The Association for International Agriculture 
and Rural Development
June 5-7, 2005

Speakers and Panelists

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Dr. Acker is responsible for curriculum, career services, distance education, and international programs for the College of Agriculture. He has been involved in higher agricultural education since 1975, including eight years living and working at agricultural education institutions in Greece and Tanzania. His research interests focus on agricultural knowledge and information systems. He has been a Fulbright research fellow, served as a consultant in seven countries, and has served as the president of the Association for International Agricultural and Extension Education.

 He is a member of Phi Beta Delta, Phi Kappa Phi, and Gamma Sigma Delta. Dr. Acker currently serves on the Board of Trustees of the American Farm School in Thessaloniki, Greece, and the Board of Directors for the USAID supported SANREM Collaborative Research Support Program. Dr. Acker earned a Ph.D. from Oregon State University in 1989, including dissertation research conducted in Tanzania. He holds two graduate degrees from the University of California, Davis, and undergraduate degrees from Wilmington College and Alice Lloyd College.
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