American Society for Horticultural Science
-Extension Division Vice-President, (elected); 1988-89
-Strategic
Planning Committee; 1992-93
-Publications
Planning Task Force; Chair, 1993-94
-Dr.
Gerber championed and provided leadership for planning and establishment of a
new peer-reviewed outreach journal for ASHS, HortTechnology; 1992.
American Society for Agriplastics
-President;
1986-87
-Chair
of the 19th Congress, Peoria, IL; June, 1986
-Director;
1985-86
Miscellaneous
Committee Assignments
-Academic
Review Team; Fort Valley College Agricultural Experiment Station; June, 1984
-Academic
Review Team; University of Maryland Department of Horticulture; January, 1989
-USDA
Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Program; Grant Review Committee;
89-92; Chair, 1990-91.
-National
Research Council, Washington, DC; Panel to advise USAID on agricultural
sustainability in international programs; 1990.
-Consortium
for Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Executive Committee;
1993-95.
-National
Extension Leadership Development Committee (NELD)Northeast Region
Representative, 1994-97
-Northeast
Extension Directors Association, Chair, 1995-96.
International
study tours
-Greenhouse
producers and research institutes, England and Holland; November, 1984
-Vegetable
production regions and research institutes, Eastern Australia; 1987
-Vegetable
production regions and research institutes, Java, Indonesia; September, 1987
-Vegetable
production regions and research institute, Central Kenya; November, 1989
-Farming
Systems Conference, Lusaka, Zambia; September, 1990
- Sustainable Agriculture tour, Cuba; January 1999
- Ecovillage Living at Huehuecoytyl, Mexico; January 2005
- Permaculture at Ecoversidadae, Brazil; July 2005
Awards, Honoraries
-
Community Service Award, University of Massachusetts; 2000
- National Soil and
Water Conservation Society Annual Honor Award; 1991
-Illinois
Soil and Water Conservation Society Annual Honor Award; 1990
-UI
List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by their Students 1989, 1991
-Distinguished
Service Award of the American Society for Agriplastics; 1989
-Illinois
Vegetable Growers Association Recognition Award; 1984 & 1987
-Outstanding
Teaching Assistant, College of Agriculture, Cornell University; 1976