Catherine E. O'Connor Woteki Dean College of Agriculture Iowa State University 138 Curtiss Hall Ames, IA 50011-1050 515-294-2518 phone 515-294-6800 fax agdean@iastate.edu Catherine Woteki assumed her duties as new dean of Iowa State University's College of Agriculture in January 2002. She comes to Iowa State from the University of Maryland-College Park where she was a scientist with the College of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and from the University of Nebraska where she was professor of nutrition and food safety. A nutritional epidemiologist, Dr. Woteki served from 1997 through January 2001 as the first under secretary for food safety in the U.S. Department of Agriculture. She also was responsible for the national safety of meat, poultry, and egg products under the regulatory authority of the Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS). Under Dr. Woteki's direction, FSIS implemented the science-based inspection system known as Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points (HACCP), which reduced pathogen occurrence in meat and poultry products. Dr. Woteki also has served as deputy undersecretary for research, education and economics at the USDA, where she led strategic planning activities. She was deputy associate director for science in the White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy from 1994 to 1996. In this position, she co-authored the Clinton administration's science policy statement, "Science in the National Interest."

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