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American Society of Sugar Cane Technologists

Executive Officers of the American Society of Sugar Cane Technologists

Florida Division   Louisiana Division
Fernando Llorens - Florida Crystals - Osceola, P.O. Box 679, Pahokee, FL 33476
fernando_llorens@floridacrystals.com
President  Michael Grisham, Ph.D. - USDA-ARS, Sugarcane Research Unit, 5883 USDA Rd., Houma, LA 70360
mgrisham@srrc.ars.usda.gov
Barney Eiland - Florida Crystals
P.O. Box 86,
South Bay, FL  33493
barney_eiland@floridacrystals.com
First Vice President Gus Legendre - LaFourche Sugars, LLC 141 Leighton Quarters Rd
Thibodaux,  LA 70301
gusleg@charterinternet.com
Barbara Signo -  Sugarcane Growers Cooperative of Florida,  P.O. Box 666
Belle Glade, FL 33430
bsigno@scgc.org
Second Vice President John F. Gay - St. Louis Planting Co. 58905 St. Louis Rd, Plaquemine, LA 70764
 johngay95@aol.com
Ron Rice, Ph.D. - University of Florida/IFAS, Palm Beach County Extension, 2976 State Road 15.,
Belle Glade, FL 33430
RWRICE@ifas.ufl.edu
Chairman of Agriculture  Jeff Hoy, Ph.D.  LSU AgCenter, Dept. of Plant Pathology, 302 Life Sciences Building, Baton Rouge, LA 70808
jhoy@agcenter.lsu.edu
Carlos Marin - Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida, P.O. Box 666, Belle Glade, FL 33430
camarin@scgc.org
Chairman of Manufacturing Charles Schudmak - Cora Texas Company, P.O. Box 280
White Castle, LA 70788
charlie@coratexas.com
Tere Pi Johnson – Sugar Cane Growers Cooperation of Florida, P.O. Box 666, Belle Glades, FL 33430
tpjohnson@scgc.org
Chairman at Large  Ben Legendre, Ph.D. - LSU AgCenter,   St. Gabriel Research Station, 5755 LSU Ag Road, St. Gabriel, LA 70776
blegendre@agctr.lsu.edu
Nael El Hout, Ph.D. - United States Sugar Corporation, 111 Ponce de Leon Ave.
Clewiston, FL  33440
nelhout@ussugar.com
Past  President  Tommy Thibodeaux - Cajun Sugar Coop., Inc., P.O. Box 13940, New Iberia, LA 70562-3940
tommy@cajuncoop.com
Les Baucum - Agriliance,
1033 NW 16th St.
Belle Glade, FL 33440
lebaucum@agriliance.com 
Secretary-Treasurer Denver T. Loupe, Ph.D. - LSU AgCenter, Sturgis Hall #128, P.O. Box 25100, Baton Rouge, LA  70894-5100
assct@assct.org
Denver T. Loupe, Ph.D. - LSU AgCenter,  Sturgis Hall #128, P.O. Box 25100, Baton Rouge, LA  70894-5100
Ph 225-578-6930, Fax 225-578-1403
assct@assct.org
General Secretary-Treasurer Denver T. Loupe, Ph.D. - LSU AgCenter,  Sturgis Hall #128, P.O. Box 25100, Baton Rouge, LA  70894-5100
Ph 225-578-6930, Fax 225-578-1403
assct@assct.org
Click on the following links for a history of Officers
Officers of the Florida Division Executive Committee since 1971 
Officers of the Louisiana Division Executive Committee since 1953

ASSCT Administrative Assistant

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vacant
Program Chairman, 2008 Joint Annual Meeting . . . . . . . . . . Gregg Nuessly  Ph.D.
  Web Masters . . . . . . . . . . Freddie Martin, Ph.D.


Journal of the American Society of Sugar Cane Technologists

Managing Editor 

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Gregg Nuessly

Gregg Nuessly, Associate Professor
University of Florida / IFAS Everglades Research and Education Center
3200 E. Palm Beach Rd.
Belle Glade, FL  33430
     office:   561-993-1559
     email:   gnuessly@ufl.edu

Agricultural Editor . . . . . . . . . . Bob Wiedenfeld
Manufacturing Editor . . . . . . . . . . Barbara Signo

ASSCT Members Holding Positions with the
International Society of Sugar Cane Technologists
(2005-2007)

ISSCT Councilor Tere Pi Johnson - Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida, Belle Glade, FL
ISSCT Executive Committee Chairman Dr. Freddie Martin - Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station, LSU AgCenter Research & Extension, Baton Rouge, LA
ISSCT Executive Committee Member Dr. Raul Reissner - Manufacturera de Implementos, Cordoba, Veracruz, Mexico
Agronomy Section Member Mr. James Shine - Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida, Belle Glade, FL
Agronomy Section Member Dr. Ryan P. Viator - USDA-ARS, SRRC, Sugarcane Research Unit, Houma, LA
Agricultural Engineering Section Member Dr. Charley Richard - C. Richard & Associates, New Orleans, LA
Breeding Section Member Dr. Thomas Tew - USDA-ARS, SRRC, Sugarcane Research Unit, Houma, LA
Entomology Section Member Dr. William (Bill) White - USDA-ARS, Sugarcane Research Unit, Houma, LA
Pathology Section Chairman Dr. Jack Comstock - USDA-ARS, Sugarcane Field Station, Canal Point, FL
Processing Section Member Dr. Michael Saska - Audubon Sugar Institute, LSU AgCenter Research & Extension,  St. Gabriel, LA
Co-Products Section Member Dr. Donal F. Day - Audubon Sugar Institute, LSU AgCenter Research & Extension, St. Gabriel, LA

Honorary Life Members
of the
International Society of Sugar Cane Technologists

Dr. Benjamin Legendre LSU AgCenter Research & Extension, St. Gabriel Research Station, St. Gabriel, LA  
Dr. Denver T. Loupe ASSCT - LSU AgCenter Research & Extension, Baton Rouge, LA 
Dr. Peter Rein Audubon Sugar Institute, LSU AgCenter Research & Extension, St. Gabriel, LA