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Glickman to speak at annual Fish Fry

Purdue University has announced that former Ag Secretary Dan Glickman will be the keynote speaker at the Ag Alumni Fish Fry on Saturday, February 5, 2011 at the Indiana State Fairgrounds.

Glickman who served as the agriculture secretary from 1995 to 2001 is now co-chair of the Global Agricultural Development Initiative for the nonpartisan Chicago Council on Global Affairs and senior fellow at the Washington-based nonprofit Bipartisan Policy Center.

“We are very excited that former Secretary Glickman will be our 2011 speaker,” said Jay Akridge, Glenn W. Sample Dean of Agriculture. “The timing could not be better to hear from him, given his long history of involvement and leadership in shaping domestic agriculture policy and complemented by his work on the global hunger challenge through the Chicago Council on Global Affairs.”

The Ag Forecast, a program highlighting important topics in agriculture, will precede the Fish Fry starting at 9:30 a.m. in the Grand Hall, also on the fairgrounds.

Fish Fry tickets must be purchased in advance and are available by contacting the Purdue Ag Alumni office.