Age 63, over 30 years as a pathologist and researcher at Colorado
State University. Most recently he is responsible for the introduction of tissue
culture to the seed potato industry. Dr. Knutson's past efforts have provided
the industry with its currently used tissue culture propagated seed potatoes,
which are laboratory certified. Dr. Knutson is widely known and respected in
his field.
Associate Professor, Departments of Microbiology and Agricultural
and Chemical Engineering, Colorado State University. Early in his career Dr.
Linden held corporate positions including Great Western Sugar Company and Adolph
Coors Co. positions. Since 1977, Dr. Linden has been affiliated with Colorado
State University. Dr. Linden has performed extensive microbiology research on
beets, barley and pharmaceutical crops regarding disease control. Dr. Linden
is also co-inventor of the patented Organic Disease Control System (ODC).
Research and Extension Plant Pathologist, College of Agriculture,
University of Wyoming. Dr. Franc has fifteen years research
experience with plant diseases including work published on viruses, bacteria,
fungi and nematode. His current research and extension program development work
emphasizes production problems related to fungal, bacterial and nematode diseases
of potatoes, dry beans and sugar beets. Dr. Franc's extension work includes
supervision of the plant disease identification clinic and the development of
statewide educational programs pertaining to plant disease detection, diagnosis
and control.
