ASABE Names Twelve New Fellows

Author: Dolores Landeck
Date: Tuesday, August 23, 2011

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The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers (ASABE) has inducted twelve individuals as ASABE Fellows. They were inducted at a ceremony on August 9 during the 2011 ASABE Annual International Meeting, held in Louisville, Kentucky.

Named to the class of 2011 ASABE Fellows were:

JEFFREY G. ARNOLD, agricultural engineer, USDA - Agricultural Research Service, Grassland Soil and Water Research Laboratory, Temple, Texas, for his outstanding leadership in and contributions to the advancement of soil and water engineering.

MANJEET S. CHINNAN, professor emeritus, Food Science and Technology Department, and Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department, University of Georgia, Griffin, Georgia, for his distinguished food engineering accomplishments as an educator and researcher in developing and applying techniques for optimizing food processes and food products.

DENNIS C. FLANAGAN, research agricultural engineer, USDA - Agricultural Research Service, National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory, West Lafayette, Indiana, for his outstanding leadership in developing and implementing new erosion prediction technology, and for his ASABE leadership in soil and water conservation.

JAY D. HARMON, PE, professor and extension livestock housing specialist, Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering Department, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa, for his outstanding contributions to animal production systems and service to ASABE through research, extension, outreach, and teaching.

BRUCE R. HARTSOUGH, PE, professor, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, and associate dean, Academic Personnel and Planning, College of Engineering, University of California, Davis, California, for his outstanding contributions to the advancement of forest engineering and the professional development of agricultural and biological engineering education. 

DAVID R. HUNDEBY, PE, president, Hundeby Consulting, Ltd., Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada, for his internationally recognized contributions in the research, design and development of agricultural machinery, and also in standard development.

KEVIN A. JANNI, PE,  professor and extension engineer, Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering Department, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, for his outstanding leadership and contributions as a researcher, teacher, extender of knowledge, and Society member involving air quality, ventilation, and effective environmental mitigation practices.

SHRINIVASA K. UPADHYAYA, professor, Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department, University of California, Davis, California, for his outstanding global leadership and contributions to cutting-edge advances in soil dynamics as a teacher, researcher, and extender of knowledge.

DANIEL L. WAMBEKE, PE, vice president, engineering and sales, SCAFCO Corporation, Spokane, Washington, for his outstanding accomplishments in consulting, design, and sales initiatives supporting worldwide development and utilization of modern grain handling systems..

BRUCE N. WILSON, PE, professor, Bioproducts and Biosystems Engineering Department, University of Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota, for his outstanding contributions to soil and water engineering by advancing knowledge, improving design tools, and teaching engineering principles.

NAIQIAN ZHANG, professor and director of graduate studies, Biological and Agricultural Engineering Department, Kansas State University, Manhattan, Kansas, is being honored for his outstanding and dedicated performance in educating engineering professionals and in developing new sensors and control applications for agricultural and biological systems. 

YUANHUI ZHANG, PE., The Innoventor Professor in Engineering, and leader, Bioenvironmental Engineering Section, associate head, Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department, University of Illinois, Urbana, Illinois, for his outstanding contributions as a teacher and researcher in bioenvironmental engineering.

To be considered for the grade of ASABE Fellow, an individual must demonstrate unusual professional distinction, with outstanding qualifications and experience in the field of agricultural engineering. Twenty years' membership in ASABE is also required. Only about two percent of the active members of ASABE have achieved the grade of Fellow.

The American Society of Agricultural and Biological Engineers is an international scientific and educational organization dedicated to the advancement of engineering applicable to agricultural, food, and biological systems. Its 9,000 members, from more then 100 countries, are consultants, managers, researchers, and others who have the training and experience to understand the interrelationships between technology and living systems. Further information on the Society can be obtained by contacting ASABE at (269) 429-0300 (phone) or (269) 429-3852 (fax); hq@asabe.org. Details can also be found at www.asabe.org.