Illinois dairy scientist receives national award

URBANA, Ill. — Mike Hutjens, professor of Animal Sciences and extension dairy specialist, received the 2009 American Dairy Science Assoc. (ADSA) Award of Honor for unusual contributions to the association.

Hutjens was president of ADSA in 2005, president of the Midwest Regional ADSA, received three national ADSA awards (undergraduate teaching, extension and applied nutrition), was elected ADSA Fellow, served on numerous committees, was a member of the National Dairy Internet Extension program and a reviewer for the Journal of Dairy Science.

The award was presented at the national meeting held July 14 in Montreal, Quebec, attended by nearly 3000 scientists from around the world.

ADA of Indiana crowns 2009 Dairy Princess

INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Audrie Elise Koester of Evansville was selected as the 2009-10 Dairy Princess for the American Dairy Assoc. (ADA) of Indiana. Koester, 20, is the daughter of Duane and Zelda Koester. She represented the Evansville Young Dairymen in the 2009 Indiana Dairy Princess Scholarship Program.

She is a junior at Purdue University, majoring in agriculture communication. Retiring Princess Courtney Lipply of Plymouth ended her reign by turning over the title to Koester and wishing her well as she represents the Indiana Dairy Industry throughout the coming year.

Koester will serve as the official goodwill ambassador for Indiana’s dairy farmers during the year by making a number of public appearances and participating in promotional events.
She received a $1,000 scholarship from the ADA, along with other gifts of appreciation from sponsors. Koester will be educating the public and her peers on the importance of dairy in Indiana’s economy and Hoosiers’ health.

CME renews employment agreements with CEO and president

CHICAGO, Ill. — CME Group announced it has entered into a new employment agreement that provides for the continuation of CEO Craig S. Donohue’s employment with CME through 2012. In addition, the company has entered into a new employment agreement that provides for the continuation of President Phupinder Gill’s employment through 2013.

Donohue, 47, has served as CEO since January 2004 and joined the company in 1989. In addition, he serves as a director of BM&FBOVESPA, board chair of the Council for Economic Education and as a member of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission’s Global Markets Advisory Committee and the Wall Street Journal CEO Council. In addition, he serves as vice chair of the CME Group and NYMEX Foundations.

Gill, 48, has served as president since January 2004 and joined the company in 1988. He serves as a director of the CME Foundation and is a member of CME Group’s Competitive Markets Advisory Council.

CME names Andriesen as managing director, Ag Commodities

CHICAGO, Ill. — CME Group announced it has named Timothy Andriesen as managing director, Agricultural Commodities. Andriesen, 49, will be responsible for developing and executing the global business and sales strategy for the company’s agricultural commodities product line.

Prior to joining CME, Andriesen was managing director, Agribusiness for National Australia Bank/nabCapital in New York. He also worked as managing director, Commodities/Commodities Sales in the firm’s Sydney office and as senior vice president of Commodities based in New York. His background also includes senior risk management and agricultural trading roles with Zurich Capital Markets, Louis Dreyfus Corp., Rabobank International and Koch Industries.

Andriesen earned his bachelor’s degree in marketing with a specialization in international business from Southern Illinois University.

Dairy researcher joins MSU

EAST LANSING, Mich. — The Department of Animal Science at Michigan State University is pleased to announce Adam Lock has joined the department as an assistant professor.

Lock comes to MSU from the University of Vermont in Burlington, where he was an assistant professor in the Department of Animal Science. He was a postdoctoral research associate in the Department of Animal Science at Cornell University from 2003-06 and in the Division of Agricultural Sciences at the University of Nottingham in the United Kingdom (U.K.) from 2001-03.

A native of the U.K., Lock received his bachelor’s (with honors) and doctoral degrees from the University of Nottingham in 1997 and 2001, respectively.