Acknowledgments
school norms of college professors whose unheralded contributions
make lifelong differences. Despite his duties when I came on board to
direct the National Food Safety and Toxicology Center, and later be-
came department chair, he invested countless hours in discussion and
review of draft chapters, always providing valuable insights and new
ways of seeing things.
The W. K. Kellogg Foundation and its former Kellogg National
Fellowship Program directed by Roger Sublett was also important. Its
leadership program propelled me toward roads less traveled, in com-
pany with the most marvelous and diverse group of individuals
imaginable, who, each in their own way, broadened my horizons and
pushed me beyond my comfort zone. Martha Lee, director of the Kel-
logg Fellows Leadership Alliance, now carries on the tradition for all
of us. Finally, Ricardo Salvador and Rick Foster, then with the W. K.
Kellogg Foundation, provided important funding and support for
separate food-related initiatives whose outcomes provided important
stimulus to the development of this book’s thesis.
Throughout my somewhat atypical career and travels, many of the
experiences contained in the book were made possible or were en-
riched by the participation of colleagues, teachers, students, family,
and dear friends from diverse nationalities and backgrounds. As time
passes, my memory of names and details too often fails me, but your
faces and influence live on—a sincere thank you.
In the actual writing of this book, key individuals have bestowed
their time and attention to review early drafts, provide feedback, and
offer insight. In particular, I want to acknowledge the valuable con-
tributions of Bruce Dale, Arlene Friedland, Monty and Jeanice Har-
rison, Patricia Hatch, Jim Kliebenstein, João Magelhães, Jody Ranck,
Andrea Saveri, Paul Terry, and Kris Van Wagoner. Also, in memoriam
for their inspiration that I often draw upon, Charles Laughlin and
Edward Mather.
From the onset, I wanted this book to reach a general audience,
which meant finding a literary agent, Don Fehr, who saw the same
potential in my initial proposal and made it happen. Through his
efforts, landing with Island Press has been my good fortune. Working
with Emily Turner Davis has been a joy that surpassed my expectations