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	<img alt="" src="{filedir_5}RonVos-adjusted-350pxl.jpg" style="width: 188px; height: 250px; float: right;" />As a professor of agriculture and environmental studies at Dordt College in Iowa, Ron Vos often finds himself working with people who don&rsquo;t naturally get along with one another, namely, farmers and environmentalists. It has been Ron&rsquo;s lifelong work to bring such people, and the expertise they represent together in caring for God&rsquo;s earth. Although his work and study in agriculture have taken all over the world to countries like Hungary, Ukraine, Russia, Honduras, Zambia, and Kenya, Ron has also made a lasting difference in how farming is done in the United States. An early director of Dordt College&rsquo;s unique Agriculture Stewardship Center, a 200 acre &ldquo;farm&rdquo; near the college which takes on the practical problems of raising livestock, cultivating row crops, and growing small grains and produce, all done in appropriate ways to exemplify biblical principles of creation care and sustainability.</p>
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	Ron is no stranger to applying biblical principles in his teaching. He is a recipient of Dordt&rsquo;s prestigious John Calvin Award for his excellence in integrating and articulating a Christian world view toward daily life and contemporary issues. He also received the Master Researcher Award from the organization Practical Farmers of Iowa for his work in developing an extensive and comprehensive agricultural research program at Dordt&rsquo;s Agriculture Stewardship Center.</p>
