Background/Bio Summary (for introducing Dr. Snyder)

Dr. Clifford S. (Cliff) Snyder is the Nitrogen Program Director for the International Plant Nutrition Institute (IPNI). He was named to this position in January of 2007, when IPNI was officially established. His responsibilities include coordinating efforts of the Institute dealing with environmental issues related to nitrogen fertilizer use in agriculture, including North America and internationally.

He is based at Conway, Arkansas.

Dr. Snyder received his Ph.D. in Soil Science and Forestry at North Carolina State University in 1984, after completing his M.S. in Agronomy in 1980 and B.S. in Agriculture in 1978, both at the University of Arkansas. He was state soils specialist with the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service from 1984 to 1995.

Before assuming his current duties, Dr. Snyder was Southeast Director and previously Midsouth Director with the Potash & Phosphate Institute (PPI), from 1995 through 2006. PPI ceased to exist at the end of 2006, and IPNI was launched at the beginning of 2007. As Southeast Region Director, he had responsibility for agronomic research and education programs for PPI in 11 southeastern U.S. states.

Dr. Snyder was appointed to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Science Advisory Board (SAB) Hypoxia Advisory Panel in August 2006 and was involved in producing a 2008 report titled “Hypoxia in the Northern Gulf of Mexico.” In March 2008, he was appointed to the U.S. EPA Farm, Ranch and Rural Communities Advisory Committee.

With extensive leadership experience in professional societies, Dr. Snyder was elected Fellow in the American Society of Agronomy (ASA) in 2002. He was the 2000 Chair of the Soil Science Society of America (SSSA) Division S-8 (Nutrient Management and Soil and Plant Analysis) and 2006 Chair of ASA Division A-9 (Professional Practitioners). He served on the International Certified Crop Adviser Board from 2004 to 2007 and holds membership in the American Association for the Advancement of Science, the Soil and Water Conservation Society, the International Fertilizer Society, and other scientific organizations and honoraries.

Additional information related to Dr. Snyder’s program can be found at the Nitrogen Portal of the IPNI website: http://www.ipni.net/Nitrogen

Color: Black & White:

Alpha Zeta, Epsilon Sigma Phi (Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service), Omicron Delta Kappa, Xi Sigma Pi (Forest Resource Management)

Soil Science Society of America –
Division S-08 (Nutrient Management and Soil and Plant Analysis) chair -2000.

American Society of Agronomy –
Division A-9 (Professional Practitioners) chair- 2006
Fellow (2002)
International Certified Crop Adviser (ICCA) Board- Southern region representative (2004 to 2007)
Educational Materials Awards Program, Certificate of Excellence – Newsletters Category (News and Views) (2000)

American Association for the Advancement of Science, Gamma Sigma Delta, Sigma Xi, Soil and Water Conservation Society

Complete CV:

Clifford S. Snyder, Ph.D., CCA
Nitrogen Program Director
International Plant Nutrition Institute
P.O. Drawer 2440
Conway, AR 72033
501-336-8110 (voice)
501-329-2318 (fax)
E-mail: csnyder@ipni.net