Publications /  Annual Report 1999

Dr. Alicia Bárcena
Comisión Económica para América Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL)
United Nations
Chile

Dr. M. Sujayet Ullah Chowdhury
Bangladesh Academy of Agriculture
Bangladesh

Dr. Chukichi Kaneda
Association for International Cooperation of Agriculture & Forestry
Japan

Dr. David R. MacKenzie, Chairperson
Northeastern Regional Association of State Agricultural Experiment Stations Directors (NERA)
USA

Dr. Eija Pehu (from May 1999)
Department of Plant Production
University of Helsinki
Finland

Dr. Klaus Raven
Facultad de Agronomía
Universidad Nacional Agraria
Peru

Dr. Lieselotte Schilde (to February 1999)
University of Tübingen
Germany

Dr. Theresa Sengooba
National Agriculture Research Organization
Uganda

Dr. Josefina Takahashi
Instituto Nacional de Recursos
Naturales (INRENA)
Peru

Dr. Koenraad Verhoeff
The Netherlands

Dr. Ren Wang
Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences
Ministry of Agriculture
China

Dr. Vo-Tong Xuan
University of Cantho
Vietnam

Dr. Hubert Zandstra
International Potato Center (CIP)
Peru

IN MEMORIAM
Dr. Klaus Raven B. (1930-2000)

Dr. Klaus Raven B.With deep sadness, we report the death of Dr. Klaus Raven on 4 February 2000, after a short illness. Dr. Raven was a member of CIP’s Board of Trustees from May 1982 through April 1988, and from September 1989 to the time of his death.

Dr. Raven was born in Hacienda Casa Grande, La Libertad, Peru. He was a graduate of the Escuela Nacional de Agricultura, La Molina (now the Universidad Nacional Agraria), where he obtained the degree of Ingeniero Agrónomo in 1954. He did his graduate studies at Texas A&M University (USA), where he obtained MS and PhD degrees in Entomology.

Although Dr. Raven initiated his professional career in the private sector as Head of the Department of Entomology of the Sociedad Nacional Agraria, Peru (1959 to 1966), for most of his professional life he was associated with the Universidad Nacional Agraria. He began his activities at that institution in 1960 as Professor of Entomology, a responsibility he maintained until his death. During his tenure at the Universidad Nacional Agraria, Dr. Raven provided leadership as the Director of Academic Affairs (Director de Enseñanza; 1969–1972), Vice-Rector (1974–1977), Entomology Department Head (1988–1989), and through various other director and coordinator roles in agricultural research on behalf of the University.

During Dr. Raven’s two terms on CIP’s Board of Trustees, he was Vice-Chairman of the Board, Chairman of the Audit Committee, Chairman of the Nominations Committee, and an active member of the Program Committee.

Dr. Raven was a man of integrity and rectitude who provided inspiration both to his colleagues and to his students. The CIP Board and the CIP community will miss Dr. Raven’s sound advice, his balanced and constructive opinions, and—most of all—his friendship.