World Initiative for Soy in Human Health Officers Elected
Will Lead at Time of Opportunity for U.S.Soy
To Meet Developing Country Demand
St. Louis…September 3, 2008… The World Initiative for Soy in Human Health (WISHH) elected new officers during its annual meeting held in Washington, D.C. Indiana soybean grower Scott Fritz was elected Chairman. Iowa soybean farmer Roy Bardole will serve as vice chair along with Pat Dumoulin of Illinois as treasurer. Barb Overlie of Minnesota was reelected as Secretary. Each will serve a one-year term.
Other members of the WISHH committee include: Roy Arends, Iowa; Ken Bartlett, North Carolina; Mike Clark, Ohio; Jared Hagert, North Dakota; David Iverson and Dennis Jaeger, South Dakota; Jack Trumbo, Kentucky; Karl Lawfer, Tim Scates and William Wykes, Illinois. The members will serve on the WISHH Committee for a two-year term.
"These officers and committee members take the reins of WISHH at a time of enormous potential for U.S. soy to meet the global demand for soy protein," said WISHH Executive Director Jim Hershey."“Many developing countries where WISHH works, such as India, Kenya and Guatemala, are slated for significant economic growth. While the world is searching for answers to food shortages, WISHH is serving up solutions to help developing country food companies make more and better foods with U.S. high-protein soy products."
During the meeting, WISHH recognized the contributions of outgoing chairman Phil Bradshaw of Illinois as well as members John Wray of Kansas and Jim Peterson of Indiana. They brought exceptional global perspective to WISHH during their tenures that included the creation of a charitable organization, the World Soy Foundation, which supports soy-based nutrition programs in developing countries where hunger and malnutrition are widespread.
State soybean grower organizations launched the WISHH Program in 2000. WISHH is headquartered at the American Soybean Association in St. Louis, and it creates sustainable solutions for the protein demands of people in developing countries through the introduction and use of U.S. soy products. WISHH has worked in 23 countries, ranging from Africa to Asia to Latin America, to improve diets as well as encourage growth of food industries. For more information about WISHH, please visit www.wishh.org.
For more information, contact: Karen Edwards, World Initiative for Soy in Human Health 703-281-7600
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