Jo Luck is an American and former

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. She was recognized with a

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in 2010.

Education

Luck attended

Hendrix College Hendrix College is a Private college, private Liberal arts colleges in the United States, liberal arts college in Conway, Arkansas. Approximately 1,000 students are enrolled, mostly undergraduates. While affiliated with the United Methodist Chu ...

and earned a degree at David Lipscomb College. She also attended the

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and

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's Executive Education Program.

Experience

She joined

in 1989, serving as director of International Programs from 1989 to 1992 and president from 1992 to July 2011. From 1979 to 1989, she served as director of the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism. She served as a presidential appointee on the

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, the

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’s Dialogue on Food and Agriculture for the 21st Century Steering Committee, and the DuPont Advisory Committee on Agriculture Innovation and Productivity, and as chair of the Program Oversight Panel for CGIAR (Consultative Group on International Agriculture Research) Program on Aquatic Agricultural Systems associated with the World Fish Center.

References

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