AnnualReport 2011

At the service of the Americas and the world

Our

VISION

Zamorano will continue to be a leading Panamerican university, recognized by the quality and the impact of our graduates, their education, our applied research and outreach for the development of sustainable agriculture, agroindustry and natural resources.

editorial

TEAM Editors Interim Communications Director Author

THANKS

Abelino Pitty Lourdes Barahona

Translator

Stephen Cox

Spanish Version Style Editor

Abelino Pitty

Graphic Design and Layout

special

Abelino Pitty Roberto Cuevas García

Nahúm Sauceda

Photographs

Alejandro Ochoa Carlos Florian Nahúm Sauceda Throwinglight Zamorano Archives

Collaborators

Alejandro Ochoa Luz Marina Sandoval Manlio Ceroni

Abel Gernat Abelino Pitty Alison Stone Andrea Perry Annie Cardona Arie Sanders Carla Henríquez Edward Moncada

Ernesto Gallo Hugo Zavala Isidro Matamoros Luis Fernando Osorio Marcos Vega Martha Calix Mary Ellen Flather Marco Granadino

Raúl Espinal Raúl Zelaya Ramón Sarmiento Roberto Cuevas García Rogel Castillo Rosa Amada Zelaya Sandra Díaz Vanessa Medina

Our

MISSION

Zamorano develops leaders based on rigorous programs, academic excellence, Learning by Doing and value and character formation, thereby contributing to socioeconomic progress.

Table of Contents Letter from the Chair of the Board of Trustees

iv

Letter from the President

v

Zamorano

1

Our Graduates

3

Academic Excellence in the Class of 2011

4

Alumni Reunions

5

Zamoranos Elected as Trustees

6

Our Faculty

7

Strategic Plan

14

Academic Life

15

Professional Practice

17

Graduation Projects

18

Student Life

19

Special Campus Events

21

ii

Important Institutional Events

23

New Chair of the Board of Trustees

24

In Memory of Dr. Hugh L. Popenoe

25

Zamorano in the Media

26

Outreach and Innovation

27

Green Zamorano

31

Zamorano Growth and Development

33

Our Strategic Allies

35

Donors and Collaborators

37

The Popenoe Society

39

Financial Statement

41

Board of Trustees

43

Upper Management

44

iii

Letter from the PRESIDENT OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES Dear Friends:

I

n June 2011, my colleagues on the Board of Trustees gave me the great honor of electing me their new Chair.

It is a great pleasure for me to address you as I complete my first year in this important position. This honor involves many challenges, the first being to ensure that Zamorano maintains its essence, grounded in its four traditional pillars of academic excellence, Learning by Doing, Panamericanism and value and character formation, in addition to being at the vanguard of new agricultural, educational and research technologies.

This challenge is even greater in my case since I am resolved to uphold my family legacy and commitment to Zamorano’s success in the future. As a fourth generation descendant of Samuel Zemurray, who founded Zamorano in 1942 to provide an education to young Latin Americans in order to convert them into their communities’ engines of development, I feel that this is my duty.

It is thanks to you, our collaborators, donors and friends that during its 70 years of history, Zamorano has been able to hold to its essence in the midst of a constantly changing world. This is why we continue to enjoy a solid reputation, garnering great respect throughout the region and the world. The confidence placed in our Institution by governments, private enterprise, foundations, our students’ families and private individuals to form young people has allowed us to continue at the service of the Americas by graduating highly qualified professionals prepared to foster development and guarantee sustainable food security, natural resource use and environmental protection.

Our graduates have been a key element for our growth. I am pleased to announce that two new alumni Trustees have joined the Board this year: Mr. Carlos Mesa Mesa from Colombia and Mrs. Lucía Ruiz de García from Honduras. We now have six Zamorano graduates on the Board of Trustees, the largest number in the Institution’s history. We are confident that they will help Zamorano strengthen its ties with our alumni, to whom we are indebted and who, together with our current students, are the reason Zamorano exists.

As the Institution celebrates its 70th Anniversary, I am committed to working together with our President, Dr. Roberto Cuevas García, to work toward consolidating Zamorano as the leading Latin American university in learning and applied research in agriculture and the environment. Further

iv

It is thanks to you, our collaborators, donors and friends that, during its 70 years of history, Zamorano has been able to hold to its essence in the midst of a constantly changing world. This is why we continue to enjoy a solid reputation, garnering great respect throughout the region and the world. more, I hope to explore opportunities for growth in new areas and academic programs to continue our mission of forming leaders that promote the socioeconomic progress of the communities we serve. I am extremely grateful to all of you members of our great Zamorano family for your commitment and dedication to our Institution, and I invite you to join us in celebrating our 70th Anniversary.

Warm greetings from Zamorano,

Alison STONE Chair of the Board of Trustees

Letter from the PRESIDENT Esteemed Members and Friends of the Zamorano Community:

O

n December 3, two hundred and thirty-seven young men and women from 15 countries culminated their studies and became Zamorano graduates, members of the Class of 2011.These new graduates bring the total number of Zamorano alumni to 6,704, spanning three continents and 29 countries. They are dispersed throughout the globe, contributing to the world’s socioeconomic development and thereby raising high the name of their Alma Mater.

In 2011, we have dedicated a great amount of attention and carried out concrete actions to strengthen our relations with our alumni. It was with great joy that we welcomed the six classes that celebrated their graduation reunions to the campus.

After seven years of dedicated work as Chair of the Board of Trustees, Mr. Frederick Q. Falck stepped down and was replaced by the former Vice-Chair, Dr. Alison Stone, who is the great-granddaughter of Zamorano’s founder Mr. Samuel Zemurray.

This year we received an important donation from Cargill Corporation to remodel our meat plant. The Plant needs further financial assistance to renovate its equipment and become the most modern of its class in Latin America and the Caribbean. Cargill also supported Zamorano with scholarship funds and financing for improving the Dairy Cattle, for a total of more than a million dollars. As a result of the generosity of Rick and Nicky Falck and other donors, the old Staff Residence Building was converted into the Smith Falck Student Center for the exclusive use of the students. We also received new scholarship funds from the Swiss Agency of Development and Cooperation (SDC), and the Nippon Foundation scholarship program came to a successful conclusion.

2011 was a year of intense work and institutional adjustments to permit Zamorano to continue operating and living up to its fundamental principles. We have also continued to successfully streamline our modern educational process, applied research and projects targeting sustainable socioeconomic development and environmental and natural resource protection.

We have begun the process of designing a land and water use system since these resources represent part of Zamorano’s strategic assets. This work is being carried out by the Land Manager’s Office, which is working together with the Legal Counsel and the academic departments to establish appropriate use plans for these institutional goods.

The 2012-2016 Strategic Plan, which has been approved by the Board of Trustees, is being carried out in a participative manner by a great team of academic and administrative professionals. The plan includes one very important strategic objective: University Social Responsibility, which highlights and reaffirms Zamorano’s dedication to service that it has demonstrated during its 70 year history.

In 2011, the student population was the largest in the university’s history. This increased demand required the implementation of measures to ensure continued academic excellence, efficiency of the Learning by Doing system, and quality student life based on the development of values, discipline and character which characterize Zamorano as a student-centered university on the path to achieving its mission.

We are following in the footsteps of our Founder, Samuel Zemurray, and our first Director, Dr. Wilson Popenoe, by solidifying and reaffirming the institutional framework they established with clear and far-reaching principles. Discipline and character formation, Learning by Doing, Panamericanism and academic excellence are, and will always be, the fundamental Zamorano principles.

We implemented a new admissions policy in 2011 with the introduction of the standardized SAT Exam, which now forms part of our admissions index. This permits us to admit qualified young applicants with great aptitude and potential to guarantee that the investment of our donors, families and governments bears fruit. We are very grateful to the Zamorano alumni for their constant support in the admissions process, their continuing concern for their Alma Mater and their contributions to greater glory of Zamorano.

The campus continues to be a lovely combination of gardens, historical buildings and other more recent additions that serve as dormitories, processing plants and research laboratories. It is located in a uniquely beautiful, verdant environment with its production fields, which are complemented by state-of-theart infrastructure. The motto that “Hard Work Conquers All” is as valid today as it was 70 years ago, and it will continue to be so forever.

This 2011 Annual Report permits the Zamorano community, friendly governments, institutions, corporations and friends that support us to see the progress made at Zamorano as it faces new and greater challenges to continue successfully on its historical path. The year 2012 marks Zamorano’s 70th anniversary and we will be able to meet these challenges thanks to the generous help of our supporters.

Roberto CUEVAS GARCÍA President

v

Since its foundation in 1942 by the visionary Samuel Zemurray, the Panamerican Agricultural School has been characterized by academic excellence, Learning by Doing, University Social Responsibility, outreach efforts, applied research and Panamericanism. It is also renowned as a seedbed for Latin American leaders with entrepreneurial spirit, character and values.

O

ur prestige is a result of our constant efforts to improve our academic curriculum by attracting the most highly qualified professors, streamlining our infrastructure, incorporating cutting-edge technology and responding to the region’s challenges in a responsible manner. Zamorano has always sought to be at the vanguard of education without neglecting its founding pillars. This is why the Institution is constantly revising its curriculum to effectively respond to the needs of the region’s professionals The construction of Zamorano’s first buildings began in 1942, and in 1943 the Institution opened its doors to its first students who graduated in 1946 – the first generation of Zamoranos. As of 2011, 6,704 men and women from 29 countries have graduated from Zamorano and have become professionals distinguished for their leadership and commitment to the development of their countries.

Zamorano students develop the essential competencies for facing the challenges of a globalized world. The Learning by Doing philosophy, which was implemented by the first director, Dr. Wilson Popenoe, is the pillar that distinguishes Zamorano from other universities. Students working the fields, forests and industrial plants every day, putting into practice the theory they have learned in the classroom. After four years of academic work, the students receive a B.S. level degree (referred to as “engineer-level”) in one of four academic programs available at Zamorano: Agronomy, Food Science and Technology, Agribusiness Administration, and Environment and Development. This is a four-year

1

degree program, equivalent to the 5-year licentiate degree offered by most Latin American universities.

Zamorano professionals are able to enter the labor market rapidly and are characterized by their versatility, ability to learn on the job, capability in production, transformation, and commercialization of agricultural products, and adherence to environmental responsibility.

In 2011, we had the greatest amount of entering students in the history of the Institution, 399 young people from 15 countries. In addition, the admissions process updated to evaluate prospective applicants using the spanish version of The College Board’s Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT).

The application of the SAT in 14 Latin American countries as part of the admissions process was achieved through alliances with universities and other recognized entities in these countries.

O

ur university’s greatest success is its annual contribution of high-quality professionals in the fields of food production and the sustainable development of value chains. Our graduates know how to produce, transform and commercialize agricultural products, ensuring that the entire process is carried out in a sustainable way. Many Zamoranos hold key positions related to food production and the establishment of food production policies. In addition, they demonstrate their leadership skills as managers, businessmen, consultants, project coordinators, government officials and professors and scientists at prestigious international universities.

identifies future students as well as sources of funding for scholarships, development, and research projects.

Likewise, it provides support to recent graduates by giving them professional advice and helping them with job placement.

Zamorano graduates are capable of solving problems and making decisions. They are entrepreneurial professionals with values, who are committed to society and to their own personal and professional development.

In 2011, AGEAP Internacional held an extraordinary general assembly where new statutes for the Association were reviewed, modified and approved. Mr. Ricardo Estrada, president of AGEAP Internacional, declared the meeting a success. The foundation, he said, has been laid for establishing a modern and up-to-date Alumni Association that can create far-reaching, high-impact programs to expand direct alumni collaboration with Zamorano and contribute to the wellbeing of its graduates.

Zamoranos Graduates Around the World The Zamorano Alumni Association (AGEAP) is the official organization of our university’s graduates. Its objective is to promote Panamericanism, solidarity, and camaraderie among its members. AGEAP promotes Zamorano and

There are 15 national Zamorano Alumni Associations in the following countries and continents: Asia-Africa, Belize, Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Europe, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru and the U.S. All of the national chapters are grouped together in an international chapter (AGEAP International) which represents them before Zamorano.

At this meeting, Zamorano’s President discussed the Institution’s progress. The AGEAP Board of Directors also presented the countries’ chapter representatives with the Association’s work plan, which involves projects to strengthen the Association, provide benefits to its members and support Zamorano and its students.

Academic Excellence

in the Class of 2011 Department of Agribusiness Administration Christian René Tórrez Galeano (Niacaragua) obtained a diploma and a silver medal for his 89.72% GPA, the highest in the Department of Agribusiness Administration. Christian stated that Zamorano had taught him to face challenges, be an entrepreneur, manage agricultural businesses and understand the agricultural problems that face the region in order to generate changes to deal with them. He plans to work for a year and will begin a Master’s in Agricultural Economics in the U.S. in 2013.

Department of Food Agroindustry

C

arlos Josué Esquivel Palma (Guatemala), was the well-deserving recipient of a special diploma and a gold medal for his 92.08% GPA; his name was also engraved on the Best Student Cup for having the highest average in his class. The 23 yearold Agronomy major assures that in order to have high academic achievement, it is necessary to have a positive attitude to confront challenges and the opportunities we are given, set long and short-term goals, persevere, assume responsibility, and be willing to help others. These characteristics helped him graduate with honors as the best student in the Class of 2011, in his major field of study, and in the Learning by Doing module.

Carlos’discipline, respect, leadership and knowledge are some reasons why some of his fellow students jokingly called him “grandpa.” Carlos himself says that he always tried to be a person to whom others could confide to.

Carlos was born in the municipality of El Progreso, Jutiapa, into a family of farmers and cattlemen. He went to high school at the Escuela Nacional Central de Agricultura where he formed his dream of studying at Zamorano.

“Thank God, I was accepted by Zamorano with a scholarship from the Guatemalan Ministry of Agriculture, without which I would have been unable to continue my studies. At Zamorano, my favorite subject was Fruit Production, and I was lucky to get an internship at Kibbutz Holit, in the Eshkol region of Israel, where they produce citrus fruits, mangos and potatoes,” said Carlos.

Zamorano taught Carlos many lessons for life, fostering values, and teaching him to respect and cultivate friendship, work responsibly, and to face new challenges. His goal is to get a Master’s degree, after which he hopes to undertake a rural development project in his community and excel as a high-quality professional.

Cristhiam Eugenia Gurdián Curran (Nicaragua) graduated proudly with the silver medal from the Department of Food Agroindustry for her 89.83% GPA. Cristhiam Eugenia said that the keys to achieving academic excellence are paying attention in class, reviewing class notes daily, keeping abreast of changes in your chosen field of study, exchanging ideas with classmates, and always clearing up any doubt you may have in the classroom. Cristhiam plans to work for a year, get a Master’s Degree in Food Technology and either start her own business or continue studying for a Ph.D. to dedicate herself to research.

Department of Socioeconomic Development and the Environment* Iván Alexis Vargas López (Panama) was honored at the Class of 2011 graduation ceremony with a diploma and a silver medal for his 88.71% GPA in the Department of Socioeconomic Development and the Environment. Iván noted that during his four years at Zamorano he had learned many skills and aptitudes that have strengthened him and prepared him to face new challenges. Even more important for Ivan were the tight bonds of friendship and camaraderie he formed that will last a lifetime. Now as a professional, he hopes to work and gain experience to put into practice the knowledge he has acquired at Zamorano before getting a graduate degree and contributing to his country’s economic growth.

*Now known as the Environment and Development Department.

4

“As a Zamorano graduate, it is always a privilege and a pleasure to be able to share special moments with former classmates at graduate reunions. I sincerely feel that this kind of celebration at the Institution continues to make an impact on the Zamorano chapter of each graduate’s life.”

Ms. Sindy Palma

Zamorano Alumni Relations Officer.

Class of ’61

Class of ’96

Class of ’91

Class of ’62 A

Class of ’86

Class of ’81

D

uring their time as students, Zamoranos form lifelong friendships. Neither time nor distance can break the bonds of camaraderie that exist among them, and, after graduating, they have a tradition of meeting at their alma mater to celebrate their graduation reunions. These reunions are very meaningful for Zamoranos because many of them have not seen each other since graduating. They return to the campus where they lived for three or four years, celebrating the friendships they made at Zamorano and their formation, not only as professionals, but also as people of values and character.

During 2011, six classes celebrated their graduation reunions on campus. At each reunion, the university officials presented a diploma to each class member as recognition for elevating the reputation of Zamorano and contributing to their alma mater’s prestige by demonstrating excellence and discipline in their professional lives.

In May, the Class of ’61 celebrated their 50th Graduation Anniversary , and during their visit they were able to appreciate the physical and organizational changes that Zamorano has undergone over the years.

5

On July 1, the Class of ’96 held their 15th Reunion and, like the other classes that visit the campus, they toured the new laboratories, production units and recently constructed buildings at Zamorano.

On July 30, 42 graduates from the Class of ’91 shared their professional and personal success stories as they celebrated their 20th Reunion on campus.

From August 17 to 19, graduates of the Class of ’62 A held their 50th Reunion to celebrate their graduation from Zamorano. It was an important and meaningful event for the former students who remember their friendships and their time at the Institution as if it had been yesterday.

Warm memories and happiness also characterized the 25th Reunion of the Class of ’86. On August 20, its members spent an unforgettable time sharing old memories and new professional experiences.

In December, the Class of ’81 held their 30th Reunion with the presence of 12 graduates from three countries.

T

he maximum authority that governs our university is the Board of Trustees, which is composed of distinguished public figures from different countries who oversee Zamorano’s mission, management and advancement on an ad honorem basis.

At their June 2011 meeting, the Zamorano Board of Trustees welcomed two Zamorano graduates as new trustees: Mr. Carlos Mesa Mesa and Mrs. Lucía Ruiz de García. Both are outstanding professionals like the other members of the Board.

They both expressed their pride at being Zamorano graduates and said that joining the Board of Trustees will give them a greater opportunity to help their alma mater and the countries it serves to overcome obstacles and take advantage of opportunities. As distinguished Zamorano graduates, entrepreneurs, and citizens committed to the development of their respective countries and the region as a whole, we are confident of the positive impact Mr. Mesa Mesa and Mrs. Ruiz de García will have on our University.

Their skills will contribute to strengthening the university’s relations with the public and private sectors, strengthening alliances with graduates and raising funds for scholarships.

In this way, the student body will grow and young people from families of limited economic means will be able to receive an excellent education like that offered at Zamorano.

The new Trustees are committed to the Zamorano mission and will to contribute to its progress so that it continues to be renowned in Latin America and the Caribbean as an institution of academic excellence.

Mrs. Ruiz de García is a Honduran graduate of the Class of ’85. She has extensive professional experience, having held management positions at companies in Honduras and Spain. She has visited the campus frequently since her graduation. As a Trustee, she will support the development of strategies to attract more women to the Zamorano student body and the faculty and will also contribute to strengthening alumni relations. In addition, as a distinguished Honduran businesswoman, she will help to fortify Zamorano’s ties with the country’s public and private sectors.

Mr. Mesa Mesa is a Colombian Agronomist from the Zamorano Class of 1967.

Since 1979, he has been president of PREMEX S.A., a company in Medellin, Colombia that provides animal nutrition solutions by providing micro-ingredients and services. He has also been instrumental in the creation of companies in the fields of poultry, swine and cattle breeding, agriculture and aquaculture.

6

S

ince its founding, our university has offered an excellent education, which is in part due to the high quality of our faculty members.

Our professors are bilingual professionals with master’s, doctorate and post doctorate degrees and CVs that reflect their high levels of preparation and professional experience.

Like Zamorano’s student body, our faculty members are multicultural and live primarily on campus, where they can contribute to the students’ value and character formation.

They also participate in the students’ extracurricular activities, including sports and artistic, academic or spiritual groups.

Our professors are committed to teaching excellence and to the development of the Latin American region. Many of

7

them are nationally or internationally renowned for their contributions to research. Our professors approach their teaching using a combination of theory and practice, engaging the interest of students in the assigned objectives, planning interesting activities, and encouraging classroom participation.

The faculty at Zamorano constantly participates in international congresses and symposia. This allows professors to be at the forefront in their areas of specialization while maintaining contact with universities, companies, government and non-governmental organizations that can offer internships or graduate studies to our students. The extensive professional experience of the professors gives them a depth of knowledge that enriches their classroom presentations.

In 2011 various professors travelled throughout Honduras and abroad to participate in congresses, presenting papers and giving presentations on the research that they have carried out at Zamorano with student assistance. Four papers submitted by professors in the Department of Agribusiness Administration were selected for presentation at the 2011 International Forum of the International Agribusiness Management Association in Frankfurt, Germany.

In November, Mrs. Dinie Espinal from the Agronomy Department travelled to Habana, Cuba to participate in the Latin American Training Course on Risk Evaluation of Living Modified Organisms (LMOs), representing the Honduran National Committee on Biotechnology and Biosecurity.

In addition, Mr. Francisco Ă lvarez, Assistant Professor and Head of the Machinery and Irrigation Unit, was invited to

Bangladesh, India and Switzerland by the NGO International Development Enterprises (IDE) to participate in a workshop on the design and selection of solar pumps for Latin America.

Ms. Carolina Valladares and Mr. Luis Osorio from the Food Agroindustry Department participated in the Second Agroindustrial Forum in El Salvador. During the event, Zamorano was designated president pro tempore (2011 2012) of the Network of Agroindustrial Universities and will be the organizer of the Third Agroindustrial Forum in 2012.

Mr. Oliver Schlein from the Environment and Development Department participated in the conferences of the Entomological Collections Network at the Annual Meeting of the Entomological Society of America in Reno, Nevada.

8

Ramón Edgardo Sarmiento

Assistant Professor, General Curriculum Department La Esperanza, Intibucá, Honduras.

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras (UNAH).

M.B.A., Universidad Católica de Honduras Professor at Zamorano since 2005.

Subjects taught: Mathematics and Physics

“Working at a university like Zamorano has been a very agreeable experience for me.

I enjoy teaching in a multicultural environment with young people from countries in the Americas and Europe with different cultures and languages, which demonstrate that mathematics is a universal language. It is also satisfying to work in such an agreeable work environment as the General Curriculum Department.”

I like to emphasize to students their responsibility as future professionals, who must learn to make decisions using such fundamental tools as mathematical models; these skills permit Zamorano graduates to solve complex problems. The vast majority of our graduates will become businesspeople, investors, project managers or national leaders, and frequently they will have to generate mathematical models to make decisions. I emphasize to my students the importance of math and physics for solving problems in other areas that require the use of mathematical knowledge.

In 2011, I had the pleasure of running the 2011 Physics Fair with the support of Mr. Andrés Cruz and other colleagues in the Department. This year the Class of 2013 participated in the Fair, and it was an excellent opportunity for the second year students to demonstrate their skills in work, lead-

9

ership and ingenuity. A total of 48 projects were presented, demonstrating the creativity of Zamorano students. As a result of the Fair’s success, the General Curriculum Department was invited to host a stand at the Zamorano Panamerican Festival. Another of our successes during the year was a great reduction in the number of students who failed math and physics.

Since 2007, I have supported the Academic Committee as Academic Coordinator of the General Curriculum Department. This involves coordinating course evaluation activities, pair observation, and SWOT activities, for which we are currently working on strategic and follow-up plans. My main objectives for 2012 are to be an excellent math and physics teacher and to continue supporting the Academic Committee, my colleagues and the General Curriculum Department as a whole.

Marcos Vega Solano

Associate Professor, Department of Agribusiness Administration San José, Costa Rica.

Agricultural Engineering with a major in Agricultural Economics, Universidad de Costa Rica.

M.S. in Agribusiness Management, Universidad de Costa Rica, 2000.

Professor at Zamorano since 2001.

Subjects taught: Introduction to Finance, Strategic Cost Management and Business Environment Analysis.

“In teaching I have found a very honorable way to contribute to society by helping to form human capital and thereby contributing to Latin American development.”

I was working as a part-time professor at the Universidad de Costa Rica when a friend mentioned that there was a job opening at Zamorano. When I began working at Zamorano, I realized that I truly love teaching and that it gives me great satisfaction to share my experiences with young people. My prior teaching experience also helped me immensely.

During my time at Zamorano, I have received additional training in teaching and in cost analysis. I have always been an Associate Professor, and for a time I also managed the Zamorano Entrepreneurship Center. Currently, I run the Zamorano University Enterprises Financial and Marketing Unit. Since 2008, I have also been in charge of budget for the sales force, and in January 2009 I became Technical Head of the University Enterprises Financial and Marketing Unit. In addition, I am a member of the Zamorano Academic Council.

I try hard to be the best professor I can and to keep abreast of the latest teaching techniques and developments in the industry. Since I began teaching, I have always tried to fill my classes with all the experience I have and the new skills I have obtained at Zamorano. I am also involved in the Department’s outreach efforts. These have permitted me to learn about different companies and the challenges they face, which I use in case studies that I present to my students.

I teach my students that there are no easy recipes for solving problems in agricultural or agroindustrial companies.

While they are at Zamorano, they must form criteria for analyzing each individual situation in order to provide a tailor-made solution. An agribusiness manager must face unpredictable situations where anything may happen, and the appropriate responses vary. My work at Zamorano allows me to contribute to the formation of the future leaders of Latin America.

10

Edward Moncada Barahona

Associate Professor, Department of Food Agroindustry Technical Head of the Grain, Seed and Concentrate and Balanced Food Plants Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Agronomist, Zamorano Class of ’89 Agricultural Engineer, Zamorano Class of ’91 M.B.A., Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Honduras (UNAH) Professor at Zamorano since 1996.

Subjects taught: Operational Administration, Quality Management and Agroindustrial Engineering. Virtual course on Administration of Productive Value Chains

“I am proud to be a graduate of the Panamerican Agricultural School. It is an honor to be a product of this prestigious Institution and to be able to provide my technical knowledge and experience to the students. The essential thing for me is to maintain criteria of values and ethics, which have characterized me in my personal and professional life.”

One of the greatest satisfactions for a Zamorano professor is to interact with students from different countries with different points of view. This greatly enriches the learning experience and also challenges us as professors to constantly streamline our knowledge so that we can be at the vanguard of technology and give pertinent answers to the many questions of our inquisitive students.

Another interesting challenge for Zamorano professors is how to inculcate values that can change a student’s way of thinking to generate social wellbeing, harmony with the en-

11

vironment, and work for the benefit of others, providing the food they need to exist. This is a noble and selfless mission.

One of my personal objectives is to be a good husband and father, and it is wonderful to work at Zamorano where I can have my family at my place of work. The Zamorano environment is ideal for strengthening our ties with our children and helping them to appreciate the nature that surrounds us. I wish to continue with my formation process and continue to give high quality classes. I also participate in projects involving agroindustry as it relates to seeds and basic grains, something I enjoy greatly. It is intellectually stimulating to be invited to conferences where I can learn about new strategies and techniques that can contribute to the region, and this has helped me to streamline my knowledge so I can share it with my students in the classroom. I am proud to say that I graduated from Zamrorano 23 years ago and have worked here for the past 16 years.

Martha Lilian Calix

Associate Professor, Department of Environment and Development Danlí, El Paraíso. Honduras.

B.S. in Tourism, Pontifícia Universidade Católica de Campinas, Campinas, Sao Paulo, Brasil Specialization in Tourism, Escuela Internacional de Ciencias Turísticas, Rome, Italy Graduate course in Rural Tourism, Israel Subspecialty in Tourism Planning, Spain Postgraduate Course in Upper Management Studies, INCAE, Costa Rica Professor at Zamorano since 2004.

Subjects taught: Local Economic Development and MSME Promotion I came to Zamorano in 1992 to evaulate the administrative style and the vision of the W.K. Kellogg Training Center. I prepared an evaluation and a proposal to increase the efficiency of the installed capacity. Subsequently, I was hired to implement the proposal, and I worked as General Manager of the Center for seven years. During this time, I took a postgraduate course in Israel, and when I returned to Zamorano I joined the Department of Socioeconomic Development and the Environment as a professor and as Coordinator of Rural Tourism Projects.

It has been a gratifying experience to work at Zamorano. I feel that I introduced positive changes at the W.K. Kellogg Center, contributing to strengthening its human resources.

I was also involved in rescuing a work of art at the Popenoe House, not because it was my responsibility, but because I wanted to help conserve Zamorano’s cultural heritage.

I taught my first group of students in 2004, and it has been very gratifying when former students return to tell me that my class was very helpful to them. Working at Zamorano has been an excellent personal and professional experience; I feel that every class I prepare is a challenge, and I am constantly learning new skills as a teacher. I feel a sense

of realization at the end of a trimester when the educational process has been successfully completed.

It is important that the students learn not only field methodologies and the basic principles of tourism in order to invigorate local economies, but they must also be inculcated with values that will dignify the work that they undertake.

I love Zamorano’s Panamericanism because during my classes, I am able to discuss local development and tourism using examples from the different countries represented. This enriches the material I can present because students can work with examples based in their experiences.

For 8 years I have coordinated the Department’s Professional Practice Program, and we have had highly favorable reports from the institutions where students have worked.

Some of our students have received job offers or opportunities for master’s programs from the institutions where they carried out their internships. Many of their supervisors have expressed to us how proud they are to have Zamoranos as interns in their organizations.

12

Isidro Matamoros

Associate Professor, Agronomy Department Morocelí, El Paraíso, Honduras Agronomist, Zamorano Class of ´82 B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Animal Science, Mississippi State University, Ph.D. in Animal Reproduction Physiology.

Professor at Zamorano since 1990.

Subjects taught: Animal Reproduction Physiology, Experimental Analysis and Design, Ruminant Production, Beef Cattle, Animal Nutrition and Feeding and Applied Biotechnology for Animal Production.

I have known about Zamorano since I was a child because there are Zamorano graduates in my family, and I always wanted to study at the Panamerican Agricultural School.

Zamorano has been the cornerstone of my entire professional development. I grew up on a family farm where I learned to do many things, and at Zamorano I further developed those skills and abilities. Zamorano provided me with the capacity to join knowledge and technology with daily production work, and that was Zamorano’s greatest gift to me.

My best teachers were very influential in my life. I saw their passion for teaching, and how they put all their energy into their work. A professor in my Ph.D. program once told me that being a teacher is like living in a time machine because it is the only way you can touch the future. Teaching is very rewarding for me; every class I give is still a challenge, and I still feel that I have to do my best to share my knowledge.

Being a professor has been one of my greatest experiences in life.

I try to introduce all the latest technology and biotechnology techniques so that my students learn to use these technologies with ease and in accordance with the needs of each production system. At Zamorano I have had the op-

13

portunity to clearly understand which biotechnologies can and should be applied in the field. The Institution gave me a love of work and taught me discipline and how to apply science to production. The year 2011 was a year of changes in the curriculum, and I participated in various classes.

The Department implemented a new Experimental Design Program, and I was an advisor for seven theses. In addition, we had one of our greatest yields of silage production, despite the fact that input costs were high. This was our greatest achievement because we ensured the feed supply for Zamorano’s entire herd of dairy and meat cattle.

In 2012 I am very interested in certifying the beef cattle and silage production units, which are under my responsibility.

I think it is important to certify our production units with a certification system that validates our practices as best management practices. We have been involved in this process since 2011, and students are currently preparing a best practices manual for livestock production, which will be used by many certifying institutions. The objective of this certification process is to ensure that our production is clean, environmentally friendly, and stress-free for the animals, as well as being accepted by the consumer.

2012-2016 Strategic Plan

A

cademic excellence is one of our university’s pillars and is the heart of the 2012-2016 Zamorano Strategic Plan. This plan will ensure that our university maintains its prestige and stays at the vanguard agricultural higher education.

the Planning Committee’s successful work resulted in the draft of a new strategic plan with five objectives and a new institutional vision and mission. The 2012-2016 Strategic Plan was approved by the President and, in November 2011, it was also approved by Zamorano’s highest authority, the Board of Trustees.

Planning the 2012-2016 Strategic Plan involved the participation of more than 35 members of the faculty and administrative staff, who formed a Special Strategic Planning Committee under the leadership of the Institutional Effectiveness Office.

Simultaneously, there was consultation with the other Zamorano units so that everyone could provide their input to the 2012-2016 Strategic Plan.

The planning process for the new strategic plan involved a long-term vision and consulting with trustees, alumni, the Zamorano staff and outside friends to go even further and develop a 20-year vision for the Institution. This vision is complementary to the new strategic plan and will help guide us in preparing future five-year strategic plans.

The Special Strategic Planning Committee reviewed the previous strategic plan and studied the internal and external elements that could provide inputs for future planning. In 2011,

The 2012-2016 Strategic Plan is Zamorano’s fifth, and, unlike previous strategic plans, it includes a budget, as well as a monitoring and evaluation system, which will be carried out by the Institutional Effectiveness Office.

T

he students begin their day at 5:00 in the morning so they can be ready to start their academic or work activities at 6:30. In the afternoon, starting at 4:00, they have time to do homework assignments, study or participate in sports, recreational and other extracurricular activities.

Zamorano constantly updates its academic offering so it can provide society with competent professionals who are able to successfully manage sustainable agricultural production and industrialization, environmental projects and agribusinesses in the rapidly changing globalized world. In 2011, we reviewed the academic programs of our four undergraduate agricultural engineering departments, which include Agronomy; Food Agroindustry; Agribusiness Management; and Environment and Development. The departments’ revised curriculums have been approved by the Honduran Council for Higher Education.

“Zamorano is involved in a constant streamlining process, which is why we carry out this curriculum review every five years to ensure that our study plans are in line with the needs of the professionals that Latin America requires. The academic programs were redesigned to make sure that the education we offer to students is relevant and up to date,” said Ms. Carla Henríquez, Class of ‘93 and Head of Educational Support at the Academic Dean’s Office.

The curriculum of the Socioeconomic Development and Environment Department underwent major changes during the year. The department’s name was changed to the Environment and Development Department, and, as part of a redesigned curriculum, students in our department now have the option of taking two elective courses from any other department. Also this year, the Learning by Doing system, one of the pillars of Zamorano educational system that makes up 50% of the students’ academic activities, was reviewed and improved.

Zamorano offers an excellent and rigorous academic program.

The students lead a balanced academic life, receiving daily theoretical classes, which are complemented by the Learning by Doing modules, an important component of the Zamorano formation process where students implement the knowledge they have learned in the classroom.

More achievements Another academic achievement was the approval by the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT) of the Department of Food Agroindustry’s academic program. Zamorano is one of four universities in Latin America, and the only one in Central America, to receive such a prestigious approval.

In 2011, the e-Learning Center was selected to develop the interactive components of a course called “Renewable Energy for Sustainable Rural Development� of the Trainer Alliance Program financed by the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ). The course aims to develop and strengthen skills and capacities for the sustainable management of natural resources in Central America.

For the first time, an online math course for young candidates for admission to Zamorano in 2012 was given by the team of professors from the mathematics section of the General Curriculum Department and support from the technical staff of the e-Learning Center and the Computer Laboratory of the Information Technology Office.

The Zamorano Soils Laboratory acquired new cutting-edge atomic absorption equipment, placing it at the forefront of analytical quality and prompt service with regard to other Central American soils laboratories. It also acquired special new tools for soil studies in the field.

Internship mates with the owner of Fazenda Tamándua (Mr. Pierri Landolt, center) and their internship advisor (Mr. Ricardo Viegas, right). Paraiba, Brazil.

I

n addition to taking more than 30 Learning by Doing modules in their first three years, in their fourth year Zamorano students go through their internships, a lifechanging experience that is an essential element of their education.

During the first 15 weeks of their fourth and final year, students apply the knowledge and skills they have acquired at Zamorano in the workplace. The internship experience allows them to learn about important elements of academic life and the workplace and helps students to define their graduation projects. Often internships help students define their area of specialization and open opportunities for graduate studies and, in some cases, for future jobs.

17

The internship’s objective is to familiarize the students with a professional work environment in order to reinforce what they have learned at Zamorano. Students strengthen their skills in terms of leadership, responsibility and resource management, as well as their management and administrative capacities.

These internships are carried out at universities, farms, agroindustrial companies, foundations or government agencies. In 2011, 248 students carried out their internships in the Americas, Asia and Europe. Their performance demonstrated Zamorano’s academic excellence and our students’ leadership skills, character, values and entrepreneurial spirit, which are part of the invisible curriculum that characterizes a Zamorano education.

At Zamorano we encourage applied research, and that is why our fourth year students carry out a graduation project and write a thesis. These research projects focus on issues related to the environment and development, plant breeding, animal husbandry, food industrialization and agribusiness. As in previous years, the best thesis of every department is selected from the more than 200 theses prepared by the Class of 2011.

The following are the five winning theses.

Christian René Tórrez Galeano (Nicaraguan) in the Department of Agribusiness Management based his graduation project on a software application to weekly update the latest trends in the US fruit and vegetable market, using the Gallo’s Agricultural Market Intelligence System (GAMIS). The first version of GAMIS was created at Zamorano in 2010. It is a commercial intelligence website dealing with fresh fruits and vegetables exported to the United States. GAMIS provides technical information about production, postharvest management, daily prices, daily sales volumes and trend graphs. Torrez developed a program that automates these activities and presents updated information to users.

Karla Gabriela Manzanarez Paz (Honduran) developed the project, “Prediction of cetane number of biodiesel fuel made from piñon (Jatropha curcas) and African palm (Elaeis guineensis) through gas chromatography.” It was the Department of Food Agroindustry’s best graduation project. The project evaluated three equations Bamgboye and Hansen 2008, Gopinath et al. 2009 and Knothe et al. 1998 - in order to predict the cetane number of biodiesel made from two varieties of piñon (Cabo Verde and Hindu Salvadoran), as well as biodiesel made from the fatty acids of the African palm using gas chromatography.

The Bamgboye and Hansen equation successfully predicted the cetane number of biodiesel made from palm oil and piñon.

Specialized in plant breeding at the Agronomy Department, Octavio Augusto Menocal Sandoval (Nicaraguan) evaluated the specificity of Anthonomus tenebrosus (Coleóptera: Curculionidae), a potential biological

control agent of Solanum viarum in Florida. Solanum Viarum Dunal (Solanaceae) is an evergreen shrub that is native to South America and is considered invasive in Florida. It is found in several states in the southern U.S. and covers an area greater than 404,000 ha. The project concluded that A. tenebrosus presents high specificity, but recommended further specificity testing using other plants of the Solanaceae family.

Jorge Fernando Betancourth and Gabriel Cáceres Gutiérrez (both Honduran) in the Department of Science and Agropecuary Production conducted research on animal husbandry and used two hormonal protocols for superovulation and embryo transfer in dairy cows, using Holstein, Brown Swiss and Jersey cows. They divided the 10 cows into two groups and applied two hormonal protocols. They concluded that under conditions at Zamorano, a specific product is recommended for the superovulation of dairy cows.

Nivardo Cerceño Gómez (Panamanian) in the Department of Development and Environment analyzed the impact of basic infrastructure on the energy consumption levels in rural and indigenous Panamanian households. He measured the economic impact of access to basic infrastructure (water, electricity and telephone) on the per capita consumption of these households. He was able to demonstrate that, as the number of assets in a household increases, so does per capita energy consumption. The study will help contribute to sound decision making and implementation of mechanisms that will allow optimum basic infrastructure investment in priority rural and indigenous areas of Panama.

18

O

ne of the characteristics that differentiates Zamorano from other universities is the invisible curriculum that forms its students. The invisible curriculum ensures that the experiences lived outside the classroom have a profound and lasting impact on the young students, providing them with many opportunities to develop their abilities and skills and strengthen their values and character.

A formal component of the invisible curriculum is the Integrated Student Life System, which improves the lives of our students by organizing student dormitories to coordinate extracurricular activities, such as sports teams and cultural groups. Zamorano constantly promotes the safety and welfare of its students.

The students have highly demanding days of classes and work, a code of conduct based on values, with an emphasis on personal discipline and responsibility to the com-

munity, and they live in an environment characterized by order and cleanliness. Normally they complete their academic and Learning by Doing work in the afternoon and use the remaining time of the day until 10 pm for extracurricular activities or simply to spend time with other students, rest or study.

In 2011, the Associate Student Dean’s Office, headed by Mr. Rogel Castillo, strengthened the disciplinary system by inviting new members to join the disciplinary team. He also carried out a personal formation workshop with the team of guides and disciplinarians. This year, he expanded on the 2010 workshop with support from Zamorano faculty and administrative staff and the university’s new health care provider. Student counselors for the Class of 2015 were successfully selected and prepared through a workshop to build interpersonal skills. In addition, students once again presented the Zamorano Panamerican Festival, exhibiting their national foods and cultures, as well as artistic presentations representing their home countries.

The Zamorano campus has extensive production areas, gardens, recreational areas and numerous buildings, including the new Smith-Falck Student Center, to promote a balanced environment for the students.

At Zamorano, our students organize events and activities to strengthen their academic formation with the support of the teaching and administrative staff.

The General Curriculum Department held the Physics Fair with second year students. The best projects at the Physics Fair were exhibited at the Panamerican Festival, which is celebrated annually at Zamorano.

The English Fair, which focuses on artistic, agricultural and cultural issues, is organized in every academic period with first year students. The fair’s main objective is for students to speak English outside the classroom, putting into practice what they have learned in the classroom and developing their oral communication skills to promote the confidence they need to speak a second language.

The extracurricular club, Zamorano Biodiversity, organized educational tours to Mount Uyuca, Lake Yojoa and Punta Condega in the Gulf of Fonseca during weekends. Approximately 90 students participated in these tours and other weekly activities organized by the club.

In the second trimester of 2011, third and fourth year students in the Department of Food Agroindustry took educational trips to agroindustrial enterprises in Honduras and El Salvador. Third year students visited six companies in the bread, meat and horticulture sectors in San Pedro Sula, Honduras.

Third year students in the Department of Agribusiness Management toured Guatemala where they visited large food companies and other agribusinesses. In addition, they participated in the Agritrade Fair where they exhibited products manufactured during Learning by Doing process at Zamorano.

For the seventh consecutive year, Zamorano celebrated the cultural diversity of its campus at the annual Panamerican Festival. This annual event demonstrates the Institution’s Panamericanism to visitors through food, dances and cultural exhibitions organized by the students.

5th CREAN Third year students of the Agribusiness Management Career, supported principally by professors Miguel Calderón and Martín Leal, organized the 5th Regional Congress of Economics, Administration and Businesses (CREAN). This year’s theme was “Marketing and Business Competitiveness.”

New Food Products Fair For the sixth consecutive year, fourth year students in the Department of Food Agroindustry held the New Food Products Fair on November 23 while third year students held the Meat and Dairy Product Festival on the same date.

Second Book and Knowledge Fair Zamorano held the Second Book and Knowledge Fair on June 10 and 11. At the event, the Wilson Popenoe Library was named an FAO depository library, and it will now receive all printed publications of this UN organization, to be available to students, researchers and scientists from Zamorano and other universities.

22

At the beginning of his administration, the President sent a message to the Zamorano community, committing himself to work arduously to bolster Zamorano’s reputation as one of the best agricultural universities in the world.

Inauguration of the New President

with governments, important partners and the Zamorano alumni associations.

011 was a year of momentous events for the institution, one of which was the inauguration of the new President. The Guatemalan Mr. Roberto Cuevas García started his administration in January, becoming Zamorano’s eleventh President and the second Latin American and first Central American to hold this position in the Institution’s history.

New Leadership on the Zamorano Board of Trustees

2

From the beginning, Mr. Cuevas García has worked continuously to improve Zamorano with the support of the Board of Trustees and the university’s teaching and administrative staff. At the beginning of his administration, the President sent a message to the Zamorano community, committing himself to work arduously to bolster Zamorano’s reputation as one of the best agricultural universities in the world.

During his first year of administration, Mr. Cuevas García made multiple visits and held strategic meetings in different Latin American countries to establish closer relations

23

This year, the Zamorano Board of Trustees elected new members, naming Mrs. Alison Stone as Chair, Mr. Samuel Cabot as Treasurer and Mrs. Francille Firebaugh as Secretary of the Board. Mr. Cabot replaces Mr. Richard H. Kimberly, who was treasurer for seven years. Thanks to his dedication and skill, he was able to improve Zamorano’s financial situation.

Mr. Falck stepped down as president of the Board of Trustees after seven years of commendable work, reflected in his multiple contributions to the growth and development of the university. Prior to being president of the Board, Mr. Falck served seven years as treasurer. His fourteen years in both roles were an enriching experience, he says, and the most gratifying chapter of his professional life.

r. Alison Stone stated that her colleagues on the Board of Trustees had given her a great honor by naming her Chair. For Dr. Stone it is a responsibility, but at the same time an opportunity to continue her family legacy since she is the great granddaughter of Zamorano’s founder Samuel Zemurray and granddaughter of the woman known as the Institution’s godmother, Doris Zemurray Stone.

Dr. Stone was born on April 24, in San José, Costa Rica.

She is the daughter of Mr. Samuel Stone Zemurray and Mrs. Haydé Terán de Stone. She has an M.A. and a Ph.D. in Latin American Studies from Tulane University in New Orleans and is the founder of a communications and survey company in El Salvador, where she has lived for over 15 years.

Since her childhood, the Panamerican Agricultural School has been a part of Dr. Stone’s life. Although she never knew her grandfather Samuel Zemurray, she always listened to her grandmother and father talking about the challenges he faced to realize his dream of creating a school based on a theoretical-practical education model.

Her first visit to the Zamorano campus was in 1995, and she remembers staying in a room at the Popenoe House where a portrait of her grandmother kept her company.

When she took the campus tour she was impressed with its architecture and beauty, the students’ diligence and the high quality faculty.

During her visit, Dr. Stone also fell in love with Alison Bixby Stone School, which was named after her aunt. On campus the bilingual primary school is known as La Escuelita, and thanks in large part to the advice and support of Dr. Stone, over the last 10 years it has grown to serve more than 130 students and provide scholarships to children from families of limited means in communities surrounding Zamorano.

Dr. Stone joined the Board of Trustees in 1997 and has been a member of different committees, including the Academic and Student Life, Institutional Advancement, Alumni Relations and Human Resources Committees.

Since 2006, she has been Co-President of the Board of Directors of the Zemurray Foundation. In June 2009, the

“There is no greater satisfaction than to serve. Our students are our principal raison d’ être, and our graduates are our main source of pride.”

Dr. Alison Stone, Chair of the Zamorano Board of Trustees Zamorano Board of Directors chose her for the position of Vice Chair of the Board of Trustees.

As President of the Board of Trustees, Dr. Stone said that her commitment is, “…to work hard and listen carefully in order to lead our beloved Zamorano steadily into the future premised on constant teamwork.”

24

Trustee Emeritus (1929 – 2011) Dr. Popenoe stood out for his charisma, discipline and commitment to every endeavor he undertook. He is also remembered for his philanthropic work, donating his time, expertise and knowledge to Zamorano as Chair of the Zamorano Board of Trustees (1971-1979), trustee emeritus and donor.

O

n Wednesday, September 21, at the age of 82, a man who exercised international leadership in tropical agriculture for over four decades passed away. Dr. Hugh L. Popenoe was born on August 28, 1929 in Tela, Honduras. He was the son of Dr. Wilson Popenoe, a prominent scientist and the first Director and creator of the educational system at the Panamerican Agricultural School, Zamorano.

In 1960, Hugh L. Popenoe joined the faculty of the University of Florida in the area of soils. As a result of his dedication, in 1964 he won the university’s Agricultural Teacher of the Year Award. His academic work continued at the University of Florida where he was Professor Emeritus and taught graduate courses. Over the past 45 years, he has been involved in different activities on an international level.

His leadership and professionalism led to important positions and awards. After running the Caribbean Research Program, he was appointed Director of the Center for Tropical Agriculture in 1965 and Director of International Programs in Agriculture in 1966. At the same time, Dr. Popenoe established and was Director of the Florida Sea Grant College from 1971 to 1978. On a national level, he was President of the Joint Committee of Agricultural Research and Development and of the Board of International Food and

25

Development, as well as a member of the Board of Directors of Science and Development of the National Research Council (NRC).

Dr. Popenoe stood out for his charisma, discipline and commitment to every endeavor he undertook. He is also remembered for his philanthropic work, donating his time, expertise and knowledge to Zamorano as Chair of the Zamorano Board of Trustees from 1971 to 1979. Being part of the institution where his father had left an indelible mark was one of the most rewarding experiences in his life. After stepping down as Chair, Dr. Popenoe was named Trustee Emeritus.

In 2008, Dr. Popenoe created the Endowment Fund for Indigenous Leadership with an initial contribution of US$ 150,000. The objective was to start a program at Zamorano to improve the leadership skills of the indigenous students who attend our university. The success of Zamorano’s Indigenous graduates will forever be one of Dr. Popenoe’s legacies.

Dr. Hugh L. Popenoe died in Archer, Florida. The Zamorano community recognizes Dr. Popenoe’s legacy and mourns the loss of a great man who stood out for his love of humanity and his contributions to Zamorano’s growth.

ZAMORANO

IN THE MEDIA

In 2011 our university had significant presence in local, regional and international media outlets. The Communications Office continued to strengthen relations with the media and publicize our institution’s outreach efforts.

26

Our Vision is to continue to be a leading Panamerican university, renowned for the quality and impact of its graduates and its educational system, applied research and outreach efforts targeted at fostering sustainable agriculture, agroindustry and natural resource use.

The university’s outreach efforts are fundamental to the learning and development of both students and professors. These efforts are carried out in collaboration with national and international donors who are also committed to local and regional development.

D

uring 2011, the Central American Integrated Pest Management Program (PROMIPAC) executed by Zamorano, which is in its final phase, received proposals from its partners to contribute significantly to the institutionalization of Integrated Pest Management in Honduras and Nicaragua. The Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC) in Central America has great confidence in Zamorano because of the work it has carried out for many years with PROMIPAC. For that reason, it established a scholarship fund to be managed by Zamorano to support students of limited economic means.

Zamorano and the Salvadoran Technical Department of the Presidency signed a cooperation framework agreement to manage and execute programs and projects to support El Salvador’s sustainable agricultural development. Zamorano designed a curriculum for an Agroindustrial Technician Course with a specialty in Fruit, Vegetable

and Grain Processing for the Technical and Technological Education Department of the Ministry of Education.

The Zamorano Tissue Culture Laboratory evaluated experimental protocols for the production of edible aroids at the request of a private Nicaraguan company. The result of these evaluations was used for the successful opening and startup of a tissue culture laboratory in Managua, Nicaragua, dedicated to the production of pathogen-free aroid seedlings.

The Department of Environment and Development was actively involved in developing the PROPARQUE/USAID project proposal. This program, in which Zamorano is a key partner, will lead to US$30 million in technical assistance, which will be shared among Zamorano and the program’s other partners to support the Honduran national parks system over the next 5 years.

Study on sustainable land and water use and management on hillsides On November 29 and 30, Zamorano organized a workshop to present the results of the study on the sustainable use and management of land and water resources in hillside areas and sustainable water management for family agriculture in Central America. This workshop was part of a project financed by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and executed by Zamorano to generate regional policies regarding hillside agriculture.

Zamorano Contributes to the Development of El Jicarito Village On June 21, Zamorano and the Municipality of San Antonio de Oriente signed a land lease agreement for the construction of the Municipality’s landfill, as well as an agreement to execute a Master Plan for El Jicarito village. This plan was designed by Dr. John Crowley, an urban design specialist who is a Zamorano trustee and professor at the University of Georgia.

Workshop for Identifying Quarantine Pests in Crops In December, Zamorano and the International Potato Center in Peru carried out molecular identification of quarantine pests and pathogens course using DNA barcoding as part of the European Union’s Quarantine Barcoding of Life (QBOL) project.

The workshop was held at Zamorano’s Pathogen and Genetically Modified Organisms Molecular Diagnostics Laboratory, one of the region’s top laboratories for molecular-based phytosanitary diagnostics.

29

Ceiba Journal - 60 years of Continuous Publication In 2011 volume 50 of the Ceiba Journal was published, completing 60 years of continuous publication. The Journal was founded by Zamorano’s first director, Dr. Wilson Popenoe with the support of Dr. Louis O. Williams, the Journal’s first editor, and the first issue came out on January 23, 1950. Professor Antonio Molina suggested the journal’s name in honor of the Ceiba tree, a well-known tree in the region, which is Guatemala’s national tree and is considered sacred by the Mayans.

The journal began as a response to Zamorano’s need for an official publication where research results could be published for the benefit of all. Ceiba is the oldest agriculture-related scientific and technical journal in Central America and has always been published in both English and Spanish.

First Congress on Advances in Food Analysis Under the framework of a project for Improving the Quality and Competitiveness of Agrifood Production in Honduras, Zamorano and the Inter-American Development Bank (IADB), through its Multilateral Investment Fund, held the first congress in Honduras on advances in food analysis on campus from August 8th to 10th.

The congress was attended by Zamorano students, professors and Honduran technicians.

The Department of Agribusiness Management executed an International Business-Oriented Management Program in Comayagua, Honduras 12 executives from Comayagua, La Ceiba, Santa Bárbara, San Pedro Sula and Tegucigalpa participated in the program. The participants were executives from companies dedicated to poultry, balanced foods, rambutan (Nephelium lappaceum), biodiesel, pepper (Piper nigrum) and cashew (Anacardium occidentale) production, who are interested in developing their entrepreneurial spirit and expanding their markets. As part of the program, each group prepared three business plans. A plan made by executives from the Central American Poultry Company (CADECA) was the winner.

30

In line with the Green Zamorano initiative and as part of our university’s outreach efforts during 2011, we executed projects aimed at sustainable natural resource management.

green

The Zamorano Renewable Energy Center successfully completed the project, “Generation of Renewable Energy Markets in the Yeguare Valley,” financed by the Global Village Energy Partnership (GVEP). This project trained 25 renewable energy entrepreneurs who are determined to contribute to the development of their families and communities.

31

With the support of the Biomass Energy Foundation and The Philanthropy Workshop, the Zamorano Improved Stove Certification Center successfully conducted a Micro-gasification Stove Camp. Dr. Paul Anderson and Ms. Christa Roth, pioneers in the use of micro-gasification through the Top-Lit Up-Draft (T-LUD) system, participated in the Stove Camp as instructors.

The Zamorano Renewable Energy Center received funding from three international organizations for the execution of three projects valued at over US$100,000. The projects are aimed at generating electricity from biogas, as well as training, research and promotion of renewable energy in the Central American agriculture and forestry sectors. Each project is based on the premise that the direct beneficiaries will be our students with Zamorano as a living laboratory.

Zamorano also contributes to Integrated Pest Management. In 2011 it made the first export of biological pest controllers to El Salvador.

32

Constant improvement of our physical plant has been a priority for Zamorano since its founding in 1942. A number of new infrastructure projects were executed at our university in 2011.

One was the cobblestone paving and landscaping of Cargill Street, the access road to the Department of Food Agroindustry. This project benefits students as well as the efficiency of the laboratories and productions units and was completed in the first months of 2012. This project was carried out thanks to the generosity of the Taft family.

33

This year the Smith-Falck Student Center was inaugurated, the former Staff Residence Building. The student center is an institutional icon because it is one of the oldest historic buildings on campus and it housed hundreds of Zamorano mentors over 6 decades. Now it will house the activities of students for years to come, providing functional, comfortable and safe spaces to enrich student life. The building was remodeled and modernized thanks to the contribution of donors who believe in and support the university’s mission.

34

Z

amorano has focused on social responsibility since it was founded and before the term existed. The concern of its authorities has been to offer top quality education to its students and to help provide them with the funding required to pay for their studies.

This has been made possible as a result of the support of individuals and institutions that share the Zamorano vision. Through the years, more and more individuals have joined the list of Zamorano donors, who share their talents, time and treasure to support students from over 20 countries.

Those who support the Zamorano mission come from both the public and private sectors. Their generousity contributes to multiple scholarship programs and endowed funds which make it possible for Zamorano to carry out its mission by educating bright students with limited economic means.

Other supporters provide Zamorano with outreach and research opportunities, allowing faculty and students to enrich themselves with firsthand experiences for their study projects, professional practices and research projects. Each year companies, organizations and individuals in more than 20 countries around the world allow our students to carry out their professional internships and research projects at their installations.

Zamorano, its students and graduates are grateful and give thanks to all Zamorano supporters, who for 70 years have made it possible for the Institution to remain at the forefront of the leader formation and contribute to the social development of Latin America and the world.

35

Recognition to Honduran Donors In January, Zamorano authorities, led by the Institution’s new President Dr. Roberto Cuevas García and Board of Trustees Chair Dr. Alison Stone, presented 25 awards to individuals, institutions, companies and media donor friends of Zamorano. The donors supported Zamorano in 2011 and share its institutional vision of integrally educating Latin American youth and preparing future agricultural entrepreneurs who will lead our societies on the path to sustainable development.

Panamanian Zamorano Promoters visit Campus Zamorano graduates, professors, journalists, businessmen and religious leaders were part of a group of Zamorano promoters from Panama who visited the campus in 2011. Most of them had not previously visited our university, but have dedicated themselves to promoting Zamorano so that young talented Panamanians of limited economic means can study at the Institution with scholarships awarded by the Panamanian government.

Successful Completion of Nippon Foundation Scholarship Program

Honduran National Congress donates Scholarships In October, the President of the Honduran National Congress and the Zamorano President signed a cooperation agreement to favor 30 young people with a vocation for agriculture to pursue their studies at Zamorano. The scholarships began to be awarded in 2011 to young Hondurans who had met Zamorano’s entrance requirements and been accepted as students at the Institution.

Since 2002, Zamorano and the Nippon Foundation have supported 144 young people from Latin America and the Caribbean through the Ryoichi Sasakawa/Norman Borlaug Scholarship Program. This scholarship program was successfully completed with the last group of students who graduated in December 2011. Zamorano and the Nippon Foundation held a Symposium called Creating Leaders for Sustainable Agriculture in Latin America on November 18 and 19 to celebrate the successful accomplishment of the scholarship program and to give due honor to Mr. Sasakawa and Mr. Borlaug for their great legacies of service and commitment to improving the lives of poor rural people. This scholarship program included the important component of management and financing professional internships in Asia and Africa. 23 Zamorano graduates from the Nippon scholarship participated in Laos and Ethiopia.

INSAFORP Executives visit Zamorano Members of the Board of Directors of the Salvadorian Professional Formation Institute (INSAFORP, Spanish acronym) visited the campus in March to evaluate the scholarship program it has supported at Zamorano since 1997 and follow up on the academic formation that the young scholarship holders are receiving. The INSAFORP executives toured the installations where the young Salvadorians receive their academic formation, as well as the facilities available to them for their personal and professional development.

36

Donors and Collaborators INDIVIDUALS Presidential Platinum Circle ($100,000 or more) Edward and Pamela Taft

Presidential Gold Circle ($50,000 - $99,999) Frederick and Nicky Falck

Presidential Silver Circle ($20,000 - $49,999) Francille and John Firebaugh Thomas Nottebohm Fernando and Anabella Paiz

Uyuca ($10,000 - $19,999)

Isabel Delgado de Smith* James Hammond and Edith Van Slyck Richard and Dee Lawrence Carlos E. Mesa Mesa (’67) and Esperanza Gómez* Hugh Popenoe

Santa Inés ($5,000 - $9,999) Samuel and Claire Cabot Jorge Calvo Fonseca (’61) Julio Herrera Richard and Karen Kimberly Mario Mena* Edward Wall

Rapaco ($1,000 - $4,999)

Carlos and Helen Buzio John and Ann Crowley* Patricia Dyer John Friedhoff and Carolina Buitrago Friedhoff Alexandra Gardner Carlos and Gloria Gauggel Viterbo Hidrogo Pitti (’46) and Rosa Tellez de Hidrogo Lynn and Jeff Horowitz James and Bess Hughes Linda Iversen Margaret and James Johnston Anne Kimberly Carla D. R. Mejía Juarado (’97) and Carlos E. Ludeña López (’97) Eduardo Portocarrero Herrera (’74) and Lillian Rivera John Schaper* Kate and Roger Semerad Isabelle Smith Fred and Deborah Sutton Richard and Diana Voswinckel Alexander and Anne White Clyde and Cathy Wilson Jean Wright

Masicarán ($500 - $999)

Félix G. Baquedano Balladares (’97)* Michael Boland Duncan and Caroline Cameron Berkley and Margarita Cone Pedro A. Curry Zavala (’87) William and Sarah Ducas John and Maria Hastings Philip and Elizabeth Hendrickson Noé Martínez (’94) and Laura de Martínez Juan Medrano Palomo (’69) and Bárbara Medrano Francisco and Sarah Pedraza Joan Pryce William and Justine Russell Humberto Serrud Sánchez (’68) and Eira Espino de Serrud

37

Gilberto Ugalde de Esquivel (’62) and Isabel Chacón Calderón Frank Velásquez Morillo (’86)* James and Virginia Welch

Monte Redondo ($100 - $499)

Alexis A. Arauz Hernández (’83) and Sheila Delgado* José Falck-Zepeda (’84) and Rina M. Bados Sierra Elizabeth Bird Carlos E. Carpio Ochoa (’96) Eduardo Christensen Schulze (’61)* David Collins Roberto José Cordero Alonso (’87) and Dioné Coty William Crangle Adolfo Duque March (’61)* Mary Ellen and Richard Flather David and Patricia Flemings* Richard and Doris Froelich Carlos Gerle Martínez (’97) and Mildred Betancourth Zúniga (’96) Carlos Miguel Leyva Carías (’86)* Phoebe and Stewart Lindsay Rebecca Loughner Simón E. Malo Ordóñez (’54) and Valerie Wright de Malo Diego Mauricio Matamoros Ochoa James and Rebecca McDermott Gabriel J. Montoya Aristizábal (’86)* Pedro Morales Hernández Alberto Morales Morales (’86)* Stewart and Maureen Myers Gilbert O’Connell Luis Fernando Osorio Isaula (’94) Rossanna Pappa Poveda* Abelino Pitty Cano (’74) Samuel Robfogel and Elenor Frias Robert Ross Elías Salame (’62) James and Joan Smith George Sutton* Burton Swanson Norman Turkish Orestes Vásquez Cárcamo (’61) Luis Vásquez Fonseca (’86) and Rocío de Vásquez* Oscar R. Vergara Fernández (’89) and Iris Vergara Emily Wade

El Llano ($99)

Everett and Sally Briggs Juan Cordero* Henry Dearborn Paul and Leslie Klein* Lawrence McQuade Orlando Murillo González (’62) and Daysi Hernández James and Janet Robinson Joachim Von Koller Fournier (’86) and Desireé Agüero*

GOVERNMENTS AND MULTILATERAL ORGANIZATIONS Belizean Government – Ministry of Education and Culture

Ecuadorian Government – Ecuadorian Institute of Educational Credit and Scholarships

U.S. Government – USAID‘s American Schools and Hospitals Abroad (ASHA) University of Minnesota

Guatemalan Government – Human Resources Trust Guatemalan Government – National Development Fund* Guatemalan Government – Ministry of Agriculture

Bold face = Donor for more than 10 years Italics= Zamorano graduate * = First time donor

Honduran Government – Honduran Central Bank Honduran Government – Ministry of Agriculture Mexican Government- Government of the State of Mexico, SEDAGRO (Secretariat for Livestock and Agricultural Development) Panamanian Government – Ministry of Economy and Finance Panamanian Government - Ministry of Science and Technology Dominican Republic Government - Ministry of Science and Technology Swiss Government - Swiss Agency for Development and Cooperation (SDC)

FOUNDATIONS AND PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS AgroAmérica AGROCARIBE Artes Gráficas Palermo* Bananera Nacional, S.A.*

Banco de Occidente

Bunge North America Cargill, Inc. Cargill of Honduras Central Agrícola, S.A.* Central de Mangueras, S.A., CEMASA* Class of 1996 (Ozono) Consultores de Arte, S.A. Corporación Flores Dehule* Disa Educativa, S. de R.L. Dusky Foundation Empresa de Proyectos, S.A.* FENORSA/DISAGRO Fertilizantes del Norte, S.A., Finca San José* Fundación Herbert de Sola Fundación Marfa de España Fundación Nahuel General Cigar Co. Inc.

Instituto Salvadoreño de Formación Profesional/ INSAFORP

Insurance Services Office, Inc./ISO International Development Enterprises* Inversiones Progreso, S.A Latin American Agribusiness Development Corporation (LAAD) Monsanto Company MORF Foundation* PAGSA* Patricia Price Peterson Family Foundation Plasencia Tabacos

Procesadora Nacional de Alimentos C.A., PRONACA Shanahan Family Foundation* Supermercados Colonial The Institute for Technology in Health Care/ITHC The Nippon Foundation The Philanthropy Workshop

The Wapack Foundation Tides Foundation TIGO Zemurray Foundation

INDIVIDUAL DONATIONS IN KIND

Duncan Cameron Berkley Cone José Miguel Cordero Mora (‘67) John Crowley Frederick Falck José Falck-Zepeda (’84) Francille Firebaugh John Friedhoff Richard Kimberly Ricardo Koyner (‘87) Carlos A. Martínez Villela Carlos E. Mesa Mesa (’67) Juan Medrano Palomo (‘69) Mario Nufio Gamero (‘55) Fernando Paiz R. Price Peterson Dominique Perroud Lucía Ruiz de García Kate Semerad Humberto Serrud Sánchez Alison Stone Fred Sutton Richard Voswinckel

ORGANIZATIONAL DONATIONS IN KIND Aerolíneas Sosa Agua Purificada AGUAZUL, S.A. ALCO* Cervecería Hondureña, S. A. Continental Airlines/Honduras COPA Airlines Diario El Heraldo Diario La Tribuna Distribuidora ISTMANIA Esther Tours Graficentro Editores Grupo Cerca - Revista Productor Agropecuario Grupo INVOSA HM Resorts* Hondudiario Hotel Casa Rosada Hotel Hacienda San Lucas Hilton Princess Hotel Marriott Hotel Hotel Real Intercontinental (San Pedro Sula) Hotel Villas Telamar Hotel y Restaurante Don Udo’s Hoteles Decameron Inversiones del Valle (INDELVA) Isabella Boutique Hotel* JETSTEREO Molino Harinero Sula PAGSA* Pisco y Nazca* Restaurante El Portal de las Carnes Revista Estilo Revista Hablemos Claro Revista Industria Alimenticia Revista Vida y Éxito* T.G.I. Friday’s* Tecún Honduras TIGO Travel Express* Ultramotores*

Luis Bakker, Jr. Samuel Cabot

38

In 2009, the Popenoe Society was founded in memory of Zamorano’s first Director, Dr. Wilson Popenoe, to promote the sustenance and increased contributions for the noble cause known as the Zamorano Annual Scholarship Fund.

The Society members make an annual contribution of US$ 1,000 or more to the scholarship fund, and younger Zamorano alumni are invited to join with a special donation of US$ 500. Thanks to the generosity of its members, Zamorano continues to fulfill its commitment to provide an excellent agricultural education to youth from Latin America, the Caribbean and other regions of the world.

POPENOE SOCIETY DONATION LEVELS Founders’ Circle Trustees’ Circle President’s Circle Pioneers’ Circle Leaders’ Circle Rector’s Circle*

$15,000 or more $7,500 - $14,999 $5,000 - $7,499 $2,500 - $4,999 $1,000 - $2,499 $500

*Donations of Young Graduate Leaders (Classes of 1990 on).

39

2011 POPENOE SOCIETY MEMBERS

Founders’ Circle ($15,000 or more) Dr. Alison Stone

Trustees’ Circle ($7,500 - $14,999) Dr. Francille M. Firebaugh and Mr. John Firebaugh Mr. Carlos E. Mesa Mesa and Mrs. Esperanza Gómez Mr. Michael F. Shanahan

President’s Circle ($5,000 - $7,499) Mr. James Nichols and Mrs. Elizabeth Nichols

Pioneers’ Circle ($2,500 - $4,999) Mr. Samuel Cabot and Mrs. Claire Cabot Dr. Patricia Dyer Mr. Richard Voswinckel and Mrs. Diana Voswinckel

Leaders’ Circle ($1,000 - $2,499) Mr. Carlos Buzio and Mrs. Helen Buzio Mr. Frederick Falck and Mrs. Nicky Falck Mr. John H. Friedhoff and Mrs. Carolina Friedhoff Mrs. Alexandra Gardner Mr. Jeff Horowitz and Mrs. Lynn Horowitz Mrs. Linda Iversen Mr. James Johnston and Mrs. Margaret Johnston Mr. Richard Kimberly and Mrs. Karen Kimberly Dr. Carla D. R. Mejía Juarado and Mr. Carlos E. Ludeña López Mr. John S. Schaper Mrs. Isabelle Smith Mr. Fred Sutton and Mrs. Deborah Sutton Mr. Edward Wall Mr. Alexander W. White and Mrs. Anne White Mr. Clyde Wilson and Mrs. Kathy Wilson Mrs. Jean Wright

Rector’s Circle * ($500) Dr. Félix G. Baquedano Balladares (’97)

40

Financial Statements

41

Panamerican Agricultural School A non-profit organization incorporated in the State of Delaware, U.S. Escuela AgrĂ­cola Panamericana, Inc. Statement of Activities through December 31Corporation) for the years of 2010 and 2011.

(A Delaware Not-for-profit (All figures expressed in U.S. Statement of Activities dollars) For the years ending December 31, 2011 and 2010 (Expressed in US Dollars)

Unrestricted Operating activities: Revenue Student tuition Less: Financial aid Net student tuition

US$

Private grants and contracts Endowment investment return designated for current operations (note 7) Other investment income Sales of educational activities Auxiliary enterprises Other income Net assets released from restrictions (note 16) Total operating revenue Expenses Education and general Instruction Research Public service Academic support Student services Institutional support Operation and maintenance Total education and general expenses Auxiliary enterprises Total operating expenses (note 15) Change in net assets from operations

US$

16,677,265 (3,492,230) 13,185,035

2011 Temporarily Permanently restricted restricted

2010 Total

Total

-

-

16,677,265 (3,492,230) 13,185,035

14,738,005 (3,105,163) 11,632,842

785,836

-

-

785,836

913,703

2,488,741 343,961 10,053,769 940,865 494,496 28,292,703

-

-

2,488,741 343,961 10,053,769 940,865 494,496 28,292,703

2,016,007 363,233 9,669,819 950,854 556,516 26,102,974

5,320,604 33,613,307

-

-

5,320,604 33,613,307

4,281,620 30,384,594

6,250,926 525,857 4,022,824 8,528,043 4,176,116 5,430,961 3,368,154 32,302,881 841,697 33,144,578 468,729

-

-

6,250,926 525,857 4,022,824 8,528,043 4,176,116 5,430,961 3,368,154 32,302,881 841,697 33,144,578 468,729

5,775,596 920,923 2,680,989 7,733,088 3,328,535 5,765,676 3,014,676 29,219,483 827,982 30,047,465 337,129

Non-operating activities Revenue Federal government grants and contracts Private grants and contracts Gifts and contributions Other income

-

2,115,373 2,394,868 2,204,519 465,093

-

2,115,373 2,394,868 2,204,519 465,093

1,747,457 2,566,951 647,659 446,484

Net assets released from restrictions (note 16)

-

7,179,853 (5,320,604)

-

7,179,853 (5,320,604)

5,408,551 (4,281,620)

-

1,859,249

-

1,859,249

1,126,931

(1,482,613) -

-

53,208

1,072,998

-

-

Total non-operating revenue Other non-operating changes in net assets Net assets released for plant improvement Capital gifts and facilities Endowment investment return designated for plant improvements (note 7) Endowment investment return in excess of amount appropriated for operations (note 7) Contributions for endowment Sale of fixed-assets Other Transfers Change in net assets from non-operations Change in net assets Net assets at beginning of year (note 16) Net assets at end of year (note 16)

US$

1,482,613 53,208 (2,753,118) 143,987 10,821 (149,184) (1,211,673)

US$

(742,944) 64,368,653 63,625,709

(341,090) 235 149,184 184,965 184,965 5,554,345 5,739,310

562,986 562,986 562,986 15,340,065 15,903,051

(3,094,208) 562,986 143,987 11,056 (463,722) 5,007 85,263,063 85,268,070

125,000 4,805,303 354,536 30,948 (137,562) 7,378,154 7,715,283 77,547,780 85,263,063

See accompanying notes to financial statements

42

Board of TRUSTEES Chair

Lucía Ruiz de García (Zamorano ’85)

Alison Stone Unimer S.A. de C.V. El Salvador

Manager, Tukan Agro San Pedro Sula, Cortés, Honduras

Treasurer

Samuel Cabot

Consultant Washington, DC

President (retired), Samuel Cabot, Inc. Beverly Farms, Massachusetts

Fred G. Sutton

Secretary

Consultant St. Louis, Missouri

Francille M. Firebaugh

Kate Semerad

Dean and Professor Emeritus, Cornell University Vice Director and Professor Emeritus, Ohio State University Columbus, OH

Richard Voswinckel

Luis J. Bakker

Duncan H. Cameron

Board President, PRONACA Quito, Ecuador

Cameron LLP Washington, DC

José Miguel Cordero (Zamorano ’67)

George P. Gardner

President, Agrimarketing Latin America Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic

UBS (retired) Boston, Massachusetts

John F. Crowley

James S. Hughes

University of Georgia Athens, Georgia

President, Boston Andes Capital, LLC Boston, Massachusetts

Frederick Q. Falck

Philip Lehner

Arnot Realty Ithaca, New York, EE.UU.

President, Leigh Fibers, Inc. Rockland, Massachusetts

John H. Friedhoff

Thomas W. Mooney

Attorney, Fowler White Burnett P.A. Miami, Florida

President (retired), LAAD Guatemala, Guatemala

Richard H. Kimberly

Mario Nufio (Zamorano ’55)

Kimberly Consulting LLC Washington, DC

Manager, San Isidro El Paraíso, Honduras

Ricardo Koyner (Zamorano ’87)

John W. Weeks

Finca Kotowa Boquete, Chiriquí, Panama

Belmont, Massachusetts

Juan F. Medrano (Zamorano ’69)

Professor Emeritus University of Florida

Professor, University of California, Davis, California, EE.UU.

Carlos E. Mesa Mesa (Zamorano ’67) PREMEX S.A. Medellín, Colombia

Fernando Paiz President, CIDCO, S.A. Guatemala, Guatemala

Price Peterson Hacienda La Esmeralda Boquete, Chiriquí, Panama

43

Antigua, Guatemala

Trustees Emeriti

Hugh L. Popenoe (R.I.P.)

Upper MANAGEMENT Executive Council President

Director of Institutional Effectiveness

Roberto Cuevas García

Raúl Zelaya

Academic Dean

Finance Director

Raúl Espinal

Elida Howell

Director of Institutional Advancement

Human Resources Director

Raúl Zelaya

Annie Cardona

Director of the Physical Plant and Services

Government Relations Manager

José Donaldo Chávez

Sulma Santos

Academic Dean’s Office Director of the General Curriculum Department Daniel Meyer (Until December 2011) Claudia García (Since January 2012)

Director of the Environment and Development Department

Director of the Agribusiness Administration department

Associate Dean of Students

Javier Ernesto Gallo

Arie Sanders

Rogel Castillo

Director of the Food Agroindustry Department

Luis F. Osorio

Admissions Officer

Marco Granadino

Director of the Agricultural Science and Production Department

Abel Gernat

Head of the Registrar’s and Financial Aid Office

Hugo Zavala

Institutional Advancement Interim Director of Institutional Advancement

Raúl Zelaya

Alumni Relations Officer

Humberto Serrud

spalma@zamorano.edu

zamoranopanama@yahoo.com Casa número 167 Urbanización la Feria 2 David, Chiriquí. Panama Tel: (507) 775 7829 Fax: (507) 774 5268

rhzelaya@zamorano.edu Representative in El Salvador Grants and Contracts Officer

Martin Schwarz

Marco Granadino

Abelino Pitty

mgranadino@zamorano.edu Final 85 Avenida Sur, N. 318, Colonia Escalón San Salvador, El Salvador Tel: (503) 22578571

Represent in the U.S.

Interim Representative in Guatemala

meflather@zamorano.edu 1701 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20006 Tel: (202) 461-2242 Fax: (202) 580-6559 wdc@zamorano.edu

luispedrozelaya1@me.com 3a calle 6-11 zona 9.

Ed. Sánchez. Of 52 Guatemala, Guatemala Tel: (502) 2360-9199

Representative in Honduras

mrojas@zamorano.edu Tel: (506) 8870-8670

mschwarz@zamorano.edu Interim Communications Manager

Mary Ellen Flather

Juan Carlos Hernández

jchernandez@zamorano.edu

Representative in Panama

Sindy Palma

Luis Pedro Zelaya

Representative in Costa Rica

Marcos Rojas de la Torre

Representative in Ecuador and Peru

Alberto Larco

alarco@zamorano.edu Avenida 12 de Octubre N24-562 y Luis Cordero, Edificio World Trade Center, Torre A, Piso 11, Oficina 1106.

Tel: 593-2-2-227220 Representative in Bolivia

Rubén Rosso

Av. Cristo Redentor N.85, anexo a la empresa Agroman Tel: (591) 3-3431387 Cel: (591) 78055978 rrosso@zamorano.edu

Coordinator of Events and Visits

Ángela Luz de Vélez avelez@zamorano.edu

44

Administration Legal Counsel

Heidy García

Head of Interim Maintenance José Donaldo Chávez

Chief Internal Auditor

Head of Miscellaneous Services

José Arita

Student Affairs Coordinator (Ombudsperson)

Antenor Romero Land Manager

David Moreira Assistant to the President

Lilian Martínez Treasurer

Jaime Cárdenas Head of Accounting, Projects and Budget

Omar Sierra

Head of Information Technology Mauricio Matamoros

Carlos Daniel Santos

W.K. Kellogg Center Manager

Soraya de Moreira Procurement Officer

Melvin Alvarado

Head of Design and Constructions

Mario León-Gómez

Human Resources Manager

Héctor Flores

Head of Hygiene and Security

Mario Medina

Head of Parks and Gardens

Ramón Muñoz

Zamorano at a Glance Location: Yeguare Valley, Francisco Morazán, Honduras; thirty kilometers southeast of Tegucigalpa on the road to Danlí.

Tuition (2012): $15,600 (includes room and board, medical insurance, uniforms and a laptop among other things)

Campus: 13,567.42 acres (5,490.54 hectares)

Percentage of Students Receiving Financial Aid: 69%

Academic Calendar: Three 15 week academic periods, from January to April, May to August and August to December.

Financial Aid Range: From partial scholarships that cover 20% of costs to full scholarships.

Departments: Agronomy; Food Agroindustry; Agribusiness Administration; Environment and Development.

Average Financial Aid Awarded: US$7,800 Professor to Student Ratio: 1:13

Graduates: 6,704 (981 women since 1983).

Total Professors: 93 Enrollment (2012): 1,249 undergraduate students (832 men and 417 women).

Professors with Doctorates: 21

Geographical Distribution (2012): Students from 22 countries.

Professors with Master’s degrees: 29

Student Body Composition: 26% Ecuadorians, 26% Hondurans, 14% Guatemalans, 11% Panamanians, 21% from other Latin American countries, 1.5% Caribbean and 0.5% from Europe or the U.S.

Non-discrimination policy: Zamorano does not discriminate against any individual based on ethnicity, race, color, religion, gender, personal characteristics or nationality for admission, financial aid programs, educational programs or employment.

Address

Escuela AgrĂ­cola Panamericana, Zamorano Apartado Postal 93 Tegucigalpa, Honduras

U.S. Address

1701 Pennsylvania Ave., NW, Suite 300 Washington, DC 20006 Tel: (202) 461-2242 Fax: (202) 580-6559 E-mail: wdc@zamorano.edu

Tegucigalpa Office

Escuela AgrĂ­cola Panamericana Residencial La Hacienda, Calle Pastizales Bloque E, Casa N. 5 Tegucigalpa, M. D. C. Honduras, C.A. Tel: (504) 2287-2000 Fax: (504) 776-6240 E-mail: zamorano@zamorano.edu