Texas A&M - Norman E. Borlaug Memorial

http://borlaug.tamu.edu/memorial.php The memorial service honoring Dr. Norman E. Borlaug was held in Rudder Auditorium on the campus of Texas A&M University in College Station on October 6th, 2009.

The service was conducted by the Rev. Dr. David Beckmann, Lutheran minister and Bread for the World president. Eulogies were given by Dr. Robert M. Gates, U.S. Secretary of Defense; Tom Vilsack, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture; Yohei Sasakawa, chairman of the Nippon Foundation who worked with Borlaug to fight hunger in Africa; and Dr. M.S. Swaminathan, a member of the Indian Parliament and long-time friend of Borlaug's.

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