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Leonard Bull elected board chair for animal agriculture group

Dr. Leonard Bull, animal science professor and associate director of the Animal and Poultry Waste Management Center in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, has been elected to chair the Board of Directors of the National Institute for Animal Agriculture.

Bull was elected to lead the NIAA board during the organization’s annual meeting in Indianapolis in early April. He will serve a two-year term. The NIAA is a non-profit organization that unites and advances animal agriculture.

The board of directors guides the organization’s 232 members, who represent national and state livestock, poultry and horse organizations and allied industry businesses and organizations. NIAA membership also includes veterinarians, government regulatory personnel, researchers, extension specialists and producers.

Bull served on the NIAA board of directors for the past three years and has been a member of the organization’s executive committee for the past two years. He is also a founding committee member and past president of the American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists, past president and CEO of the American Society of Animal Science and vice president of the World Association for Animal Production.

— Dave Caldwell