Huntsville, Ala.—The 2012 class of the Alabama Engineering Hall of Fame includes the International Fertilizer Development Center (IFDC), along with a space shuttle pilot, four aerospace engineers, a space museum, and a shipping container terminal. Maury Gaston, chairman of the hall of fame's board of directors, said IFDC, founded in 1974 amid global food shortages, is known around the globe for helping farmers in developing countries increase the yields of their crops to help combat world hunger.
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