John Lawrence has served as associate dean for extension in Iowa State University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and director for Agriculture and Natural Resources for Iowa State University Extension and Outreach since 2010. As director for Agriculture and Natural Resources, he leads the largest ISU Extension and Outreach program area. Lawrence has written extensively for professional and trade journals, extension publications and given more than 700 formal presentations in 24 states, five Canadian provinces, Mexico, Korea, the Netherlands, China and Australia. In 2009, Iowa Farmer Today named him as one of the 25 most influential people in Iowa agriculture over the previous 25 years.