NEWS RELEASE
October 16, 2006
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

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University of Wisconsin Professor Amasino Voted President of American Society of Plant Biologists

ROCKVILLE, MD - October 6, 2006: University of Wisconsin Professor Richard Amasino has been elected by his peers to lead the American Society of Plant Biologists (ASPB). Amasino assumed his position as President October 1, 2006. ASPB is a non-profit science society of 5,000 members from the U.S. and nearly 60 other nations.

"The year I spent as president-elect led me to a deeper appreciation of the strength and value of ASPB," Amasino said. "We are fortunate to have a dedicated, energetic, and creative staff and so many members who are willing to devote much precious time and effort to keeping our society thriving."

Amasino has received a number of awards including the 2005 Hilldale Award in Biological Sciences; 1999 Alexander von Humboldt Foundation Award; 1998 Wisconsin Distinguished Professorship, and the 1989 Presidential Young Investigator Award.

His professional service includes serving on the: Editorial Board of Plant Physiology since 1997; Editorial Board of Science since 2004; Advisory Board of The Plant Journal since 2001; Editorial Board of Plant, Cell and Environment since 1999; Board of Directors, International Society for Plant Molecular Biology from 1997-2000, and the North American Arabidopsis Steering Committee from 1996-1999.

Amasino will serve a one-year term.

ASPB publishes two of the most frequently cited plant science journals: The Plant Cell and Plant Physiology. The Society, founded in 1924, is headquartered in Rockville, Maryland.

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