FY 2006 IVLP Individual Program - Allan Scholz

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E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: KPAO OEXC SCUL CA IV
SUBJECT: FY 2006 IVLP Individual Program - Allan Scholz
(Alternate Candidate)

REFERENCE: OTTAWA 1504


1. Post nominates Allan Scholz, President, A.N. Scholz and
Associates, Calgary as an alternate candidate for a 21-day
individual or ITT project on U.S. water policy and
management. Mr. Scholz has full country team approval.
EVDB nomination follows.


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PROJ-TYPE: Individual
PROG-TYPE: IV Grant Visitor
FY: 2006
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F-NAME: Allan
M-NAME: Neil
L-NAME: Scholz
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POSITION-CODE: 330
PRINCIPAL?: Yes
GENDER: M
DOB: 01/28/1953
MAR-STAT: M
BIRTH-CITY: Langenburg, Sask.
BIRTH-CNTRY: Canada
CITIZ-CNTRY: Canada
RES-CNTRY: Canada
START MEMO POSITION:
President, A.N. Scholz and Associates, Inc.
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START MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS:
Executive Director, Saskatchewan Agrivision Corporation
END MEMO OTHER-POSITIONS:
START MEMO PREV-POSITIONS:
- Vice-President and Management Consultant, Trimension
Training and Consulting Group, Inc., Saskatoon, 1993-98
- President, A.N. Scholz and Associates, Inc., Saskatoon,
1987-93
- Owner/manager, Scholz Pedigreed Seed Farm, Churchbridge,
Saskatchewan, 1980-87
- Marketing Representative, Hoechst Canada (now AgrEvo,
Aventis),Regina, Saskatchewan, 1984-86
- Manager, Agronomic Services, CSP Food, Ltd, Corporate
Office (now Canamera),Saskatoon, 1980-84
- Rural Extension Advisor (CUSO),Ministry of Agriculture,
Royal Thai Government, Chiang Rai, Thailand, 1976-79
END MEMO PREV-POSITIONS:
START MEMO US-TRAVEL:
Minnesota (regular visits to relatives);
short pleasure trips to North Dakota, South Dakota, Idaho,
Montana, Las Vegas;
conferences in Ft. Lauderdale, North Dakota
END MEMO US-TRAVEL:
START MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL:
No recent international travel
END MEMO OTHER-TRAVEL:
START MEMO EDUCATION:
BS, Agriculture, Plant Science, University of Saskatchewan,
1973
BEd, Non-Formal Adult Education, University of Saskatchewan,
1976
END MEMO EDUCATION:
START MEMO MEMBERSHIPS:
Agricultural Institute of Canada
Canadian Association of Professional Speakers (CAPS)
Canadian Consulting Agrologists Association
Canadian Society of Extension
Saskatchewan Consulting Agrologists
Saskatchewan Institute of Agrologists
Saskatoon and District Chamber of Commerce, Member
Saskatoon Regional Economic Development Authority
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START MEMO PUBLICATIONS:
--Researched and wrote "Community Success Stories"; a
collection of community profiles of eight rural Saskatchewan
communities taking steps towards positive rural economic
renewal
--"Don't Turn Out the Lights: Entrepreneurship in Rural
Saskatchewan", 2000 (book focuses on 18 successful
sustainable, rural-based ventures),(nominated for
Saskatchewan Book Award in 2001)
--Columnist for Prarieland Farm newspaper, a bi-monthly
Saskatchewan publication, 1996-97
--Numerous articles, commentaries, reports and keynote
presentations at conferences, both
domestic and international, where proceedings have been
published
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Non-smoker
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NOMINATING-OFFICER: Field Rep Betty Rice
START MEMO NOMINATING-JUSTIFICATION:
Al Scholz has been very active in the current dialogue in
Saskatchewan regarding rural economic development,
appropriate land use, and issues surrounding the use of
water. He has been involved in organizations such as the
Saskatchewan Agrivision Corporation, which recently
established a provincial water council to determine
Saskatchewan's water needs and to essentially "drought-
proof" the economy. Al has been involved in a variety of
areas with respect to rural economy in Saskatchewan,
including rural population growth and retention, grain and
livestock development, and resource management. He's a
good listener too-Al spends a fair amount of time talking to
people in rural communities, after which he writes articles
about best practices and lessons learned in those
communities. Outgoing and bright, Al would gain much from a
study tour on water management, one of the looming
environmental and economic questions of the coming decades,
as well as other developments in rural economics.
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