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Each year, the External Advisory Committee evaluates the programs and activities of the Division of Nutritional Sciences. Committee members are selected by the Division from industry and academia from around the nation to provide outside viewpoints on the quality and emphasis of the Nutritional Sciences program. See below for the current list of External Advisory Committee Members.

Nutritional Sciences External Advisory Committee, 2008

Mitchell S. Abrahamsen, Ph.D.
Vice President, Research
Hills Pet Nutrition
Topeka, KS

Arti Arora, Ph.D.
Principal Manager, Scientific & Regulatory Affairs
The Coca-Cola Co.
Atlanta, GA

Richard M. Black, Ph.D.
Vice President, Global Nutrition/Chief Nutrition Officer
Kraft Foods Global, Inc.
Glenview, IL

Robert A. Burns, Ph.D.
Global Director of Nutrition
Cadbury Science and Technology Center
Whippany, NJ

Naomi K. Fukagawa, M.D., Ph.D.
Professor of Medicine
University of Vermont College of Medicine
Burlington, VT

Keith A. Garleb, Ph.D.
Director, Pediatric Nutrition R&D
Abbott Laboratories
Abbott Nutrition, Inc.
Columbus, OH

Eric J. Hentges, Ph.D.
Executive Director
International Life Sciences Institute North America
Washington, D.C.

Brian T. Larson, Ph.D.
Senior Nutrition Scientist
Nutrition Science
Kellogg's
Battle Creek, MI

Gilbert A. Leveille, Ph.D.
Sr. Consultant, Scientific & Regulatory Affairs
Cargill, Inc.
Executive Director
Wrigley Science Institute
Denville, NJ

Haile Mehansho, Ph.D.
Research Fellow
The Procter & Gamble Company
Cincinnati, OH

Gregory D. Miller, Ph.D.
Executive Vice President for Science and Innovation
National Dairy Council
Rosemont, IL

John O'Connell, Ph.D.
Vice President R&D
Wyeth Nutritionals
Collegeville, PA

Greg L. Paul, Ph.D.
Global Director, Nutrition Strategy
The Solae Company
St. Louis, MO

Hugh N. Tucker, Ph.D.
Vice President, Global Regulatory and Scientific Affairs
Bristol-Myers Squibb, Mead Johnson & Co.
Evansville, IN