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RESOURCE

Engineering & Technology for a Sustainable World

ASABE CENTENNIAL COMMEMORATIVE EDITION

CONTENTS

* Engineering for a Sustainable Tomorrow
A message from 2006-2007 ASABE President Charles E. Sukup.

* Ten Agricultural and Biological Engineering Achievements that Changed the World 
The roles played by agricultural and biological engineers have been significant.
Suzanne M. Howard

* Challenges for the 21st Century 
ASABE members forecast sustainability savvy and fascinating future technology.
Sue Mitrovich

* A Passion for Invention 
Keen interest in creating the new and fresh applications of existing technology remain the Society’s hallmarks. We honor a representative group of past AE50 winners.
Sue Mitrovich

* Where We Live 
After 100 years, ASABE membership spans the globe.

* ASABE - 100 Years of Innovation 
This magazine center insert tells the history of the Society and displays a graphic timeline of events important to both the Society and the world at large.
Suzanne M. Howard

* Standing the Test of Time 
What will the next 100 years hold for ASABE and its members? Take a futuristic look at the role the profession will play in the next century.
Suzanne M. Howard

* Headlines and Emails from 2037 and Beyond 
Gazing decades ahead, visionary Society members conjure newspaper copy and “embed words in cyberspace.” What will the future hold?
Sue Mitrovich

* Aquaculture Makes a Splash 
Agricultural research is key to the future of fish farming.
Suzanne M. Howard

* Resource Through the Years 
A look at Resource covers shows how the magazine has changed through the decades.

* Personnel Service Department

* Professional Listings Department

* Advertisers Index
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OTHER INFORMATION

* We're 100!
* ASABE Annual International Meeting

AKNOWLEDGMENTS

A special thank you to all those who contributed to this commemorative issue with quotes, expertise, and insight. A warm thank you to Claudia Parish, Parish Design, for her graphic expertise.

Several timeline photos were courtesy of Iowa State University, University of Nebraska Library, USDA, NRCS, DICKEY-john Corp., and the Boeing Co.

Sources researched for the Society history include: 7 Decades that Changed America, a History of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers 1907-1977, Robert E. Stewart; Three Decades of Change – ASAE to ASABE, Wayne A. Maley, Robert M. Peart, and Benjamin A. Jones Jr.; and The Growth and Maturing of a Profession, Jimmy L. Butt.

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