From left: Dr. Paula Misiewicz (Senior lecturer in Soil and Water Management, Harper Adams University), Professor Richard Godwin (Visiting Professor in Agricultural Engineering, Harper Adams University), Helmut Claas (Chair of the CLAAS Group Shareholder's Committee), Cathrina Claas-Mühlhäuser (Chair of the CLAAS Group Supervisory Board), Parmjit Chima (Head of the Engineering Department, Harper Adams University), Trevor Tyrell (CEO CLAAS UK), Thomas Böck (Member of the CLAAS Executive Board, Technology and Systems).
In awarding the title, the university emphasised Cathrina Claas-Mühlhäuser's significant contribution to the international economy and in particular the cultivation of new markets for agricultural machinery.
CLAAS and the CLAAS Foundation have maintained close ties with universities throughout Europe and beyond for many years. Besides Great Britain, the associations are particularly strong in Germany, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Russia, Hungary, Poland and China. This close academic network allows CLAAS to keep track of the latest developments in agricultural machinery and to launch projects as a means of promoting early-career scientists.
