AES Directors

Milan Shipka Associate Director Agricultural & Forestry Experiment Station University of Alaska Fairbanks Other 347 O'Neill Bldg. Fairbanks, AK 99775-7200 postal	Work Phone: 907-474-7429work Work Fax: 907-474-6184workfax Work Email: ffmps@uaf.eduINTERNET Website
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Academic/Scientific Speciality Reproductive Physiology

Stephen Sparrow Interim Dean and Interim Director School of Natural Resources & Agricultural Sciences University of Alaska Fairbanks Other PO Box 757140 Fairbanks, AK 99775-7140 postal	Work Phone: 907-474-7620work Work Fax: 907-474-6184workfax Work Email: ffsds@uaf.eduINTERNET Website
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Academic/Scientific Speciality Soil Microbiology/Agronomy

Ron Allen Associate Dean for Research and Director College of Agriculture-Life Sciences University of Arizona Other 314 Forbes Ag Experiment Station Universtiy of Arizona Tucson, AZ 85721 USApostal	Work Phone: 520-621-7201work Work Fax: 520-621-7196workfax Work Email: reallen@email.arizona.eduINTERNET Website
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Academic/Scientific Speciality Animal Growth Development Biography Ph.D. – Biochemistry – Iowa State University B.S. – Animal Sciences – Texas A&M University Dr. Allen is a veteran animal scientist who has taught and conducted research at Iowa State University, Michigan State University and since 1980, the University of Arizona. Dr. Allen’s major field of study deals with animal growth and development. The focal point of research in Dr. Allen’s laboratory is the growth and repair of skeletal muscle in domestic animals and humans. The key player in both of these processes is the satellite cell. Satellite cells are muscle stem cells that are generally found in a quiescent, or dormant, state in close association with muscle fibers. Although sparsely distributed in postnatal muscle, they play an important role in regulating muscle growth by dividing and fusing with existing muscle fibers. The result is a net increase in the number of muscle fiber nuclei and hence, an increase in the growth potential of the fiber. In injured muscle, satellite cells are stimulated to divide and form new fibers that replace damaged muscle fibers. Consequently, the rate and efficiency of muscle growth and repair are dependent on the activity of satellite cells, and therefore, satellite cell function is relevant to muscle growth in domestic animals, to human muscle disease and injury and to problems associated with aging. Research goals in Dr. Allen’s laboratory have been to unravel the mechanisms responsible for satellite cell activation from the quiescent state and to understand the events leading to cell division and cell migration leading to muscle fiber formation. This problem is being approached by integrating experiments at the cellular, tissue, and whole animal level.

Barbara Hutchinson Assistant Director Agricultural Experiment Station University of Arizona Other Agricultural Experiment Station Forbes Room 306A Tucson, AZ 85721 postal	Work Phone: 520-626-0329work Work Email: barbarah@ag.arizona.eduINTERNET Website
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Academic/Scientific Speciality Arid Lads

Randy Ryan Assistant Director Agricultural Experiment Station University of Arizona Other Forbes Bldg., Room 314 Agricultural Experiment Station University of Arizona Tucson, AZ 85721 USApostal	Work Phone: 520-621-1845work Work Fax: 528-621-7196workfax Work Email: rryan@ag.arizona.eduINTERNET Website
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Mary E. Delany Interim Dean & Associate Director of AES College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences University of California-Davis Other 150 Mrak Hall Davis, CA 95616 postal	Work Phone: 530-752-1605work Work Fax: 530-752-9049workfax Work Email: medelany@ucdavis.eduINTERNET Website
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Academic/Scientific Speciality Plant Pathology

James D. MacDonald Executive Associate Dean College of Agricultural & Environmental Sciences University of California-Davis Other 150 Mrak Hall Davis, CA 95616 postal	Work Phone: 530-752-6730work Work Fax: 530-752-9049workfax Work Email: jdmacdonald@ucdavis.eduINTERNET
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Academic/Scientific Speciality Plant Pathology Biography

Bennie Osborn Dean & Associate Director of AES School of Veterinary Medicine University of California-Davis Other 112 Surge IV Davis, CA 95616 postal	Work Phone: 530-752-7361work Work Fax: 530-754-8440workfax Work Email: biosburn@ucdavis.eduINTERNET
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Academic/Scientific Speciality Veterinary Medicine Biography

Thomas O. Baldwin Dean College of Natural & Agricultural Sciences University of California-Riverside Other 300 College Bldg. North Riverside, CA 92521 postal	Work Phone: 951-827-7291work Work Fax: 951-827-4190workfax Work Email: thomas.baldwin@ucr.eduINTERNET Website
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Academic/Scientific Speciality Biochemistry & Molecular Biology Biography Dean, College of Natural and Agricultural Sciences, University of California, Riverside; Associate Director, Agricultural Experiment Station, Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources, State of California Dr. Baldwin was appointed dean of CNAS in July 2008. He came to UCR from the University of Arizona, where he had been head of the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biophysics and was the founding director of the Institute for Biomedical Science and Biotechnology. He had held previous faculty appointments at Texas A&M University and the University of Illinois and a postdoctoral appointment at Harvard. He received his bachelor’s degree in chemistry and doctorate in zoology from the University of Texas, Austin. A biochemist, Dr. Baldwin is best known for his research on “protein folding,” the biochemical process, vitally important to all of life’s processes, by which a protein assumes its three-dimensional structure. Protein misfolding leads to a number of disease states, including prion diseases such as “mad cow” disease, Alzheimer’s disease, Huntington’s disease, and Parkinson’s disease. The recipient of numerous awards for scholarship and research, including a Fulbright Scholarship and a Fogarty Senior International Fellowship, Baldwin was recognized as a Faculty Fellow for excellence in science and academic leadership by Texas A&M and the Texas Agriculture Experiment Station. A native of Mississippi, Baldwin is married to Miriam Ziegler, who is also a biochemist. They have two grown daughters.

Timothy Paine Divisional Dean Agriculture & Natural Resources University of California-Riverside Other 300 College Bldg. North Riverside, CA 92521 postal	Work Phone: 951-827-5835work Work Email: Timothy.Paine@ucr.eduINTERNET
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Academic/Scientific Speciality Entomology Biography Research Specialization – The long-term mission oriented objective of research conducted in my laboratory is to improve integrated pest management of insects affecting woody ornamental plants. The primary research focus is to develop a better understanding of the biology and ecology of the herbivorous insects through studies of their interactions with host plants, competitors, and natural enemies, and determine the influence of environmental stress on those interactions. Recommendations to modify management practices emerge from this research, resulting in more judicious insecticide use and increased reliance on biological and cultural control, while maintaining the aesthetic value of the plants.

Barbara Allen-Diaz Associate Vice-President - Academic Programs & Strategic Initiatives; Director of the Agricultural Experiment Station & Cooperative Extension Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources University of California-Systemwide Other 1111 Franklin St., 10th Floor Oakland, CA 94607-5200 postal	Work Phone: 510-987-9359work Work Fax: 510-832-8612workfax Work Email: Barbara.Allen-Diaz@ucop.eduINTERNET Website
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Academic/Scientific Speciality Rangeland Management and Ecology

Craig Beyrouty Dean and Director College of Agricultural Sciences Colorado State University Other 1101 Campus Delivery 121 Shepardson Fort Collins, CO 80523 postal	Work Phone: 970-491-6274work Work Fax: 970-491-4895workfax Work Email: Craig.Beyrouty@colostate.eduINTERNET
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Academic/Scientific Speciality Agronomy

Frank P. Johnson Associate Director Agricultural Experiment Station Colorado State University Other 1101 Campus Delivery 119C Shepardson Fort Collins, CO 80523 postal	Work Phone: 970-491-7401work Work Fax: 970-491-4895workfax Work Email: Frank.Johnson@colostate.eduINTERNET
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Lee E. Sommers Director Agricultural Experiment Station Colorado State University Other 121 Shepardson Campus Delivery 1101 Fort Collins, CO 80523 postal	Work Phone: 970-491-1421work Work Fax: 970-491-7396workfax Work Email: Lee.Sommers@ColoState.EDUINTERNET Website
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Academic/Scientific Speciality Soil Microbiology & Chemistry Biography

Singeru Singeo Dean & Director Land Grant Program College of Micronesia Other PO Box 1179 Kolonia, Pohnpei, FM 96941 postal	Work Phone: 691-320-2462work Work Fax: 691-320-2242workfax Work Email: ssingeo@mail.fmINTERNET Website
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Academic/Scientific Speciality Dentistry & Biology

Diane Myazoe Dean & Associate Director Land Grant Program College of the Marshall Islands Other PO Box 1258 Majuro, MH, FM 96960 postal	Work Phone: 692-528-5033work Work Fax: 692-528-4699workfax Work Email: dcmyazoe@yahoo.comINTERNET
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Thomas Taro Vice President & Associate Director Palau Community College Other PO Box 9 Koror, Republic of Palau, FM 96940 postal	Work Phone: 680-488-2746work Work Fax: 680-488-3307workfax Work Email: tarothomas@yahoo.comINTERNET
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Greg Wiecko Associate Dean/Director College of Agriculture & Life Sciences University of Guam Other UOG Station Mangilao, GU 96923 postal	Work Phone: 671-735-2004work Work Fax: 671-735-6842workfax Work Email: gwiecko@uguam.uog.eduINTERNET
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Academic/Scientific Speciality Turfgrass Science Biography

Dr. Maria Gallo Dean & Director University of Hawaii, Manoa College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources Home 3050 Maile Way University of Hawaii, HI 96822 USAhome	Work Phone: (808)956-8234work Work Fax: (808)956-9105workfax Work Email: gallom@ctahr.hawaii.eduINTERNET
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Biography Dr. Gallo obtained her bachelor’s degree in agronomy from Cornell University, and her master’s degree in crop science and PhD in genetics from North Carolina State University. Gallo was a professor and chair of the agronomy department at the University of Florida in Gainesville where she led a research program aimed at improving the performance and quality of tropical energy and agronomic crops. She is the founder of the world’s pioneering programs for sugarcane biotechnology. The enhancement of sugarcane as a bioenergy crop is currently the main thrust of her multi-disciplinary research team. In addition to being author of numerous publications, Gallo is immediate past president of the Crop Science Society of America and the American Peanut Research and Education Society. Both are prestigious societies in the field of agriculture. Gallo is also the co-founder and co-director of the University of Florida’s Scientific Thinking and Educational Partnership Program, whose main objective is to establish a nexus for life science researchers and social scientists. The program catalyzes and provides logistical support for the development of quality education and outreach components of grant proposals, enhancing faculty competitiveness in obtaining extramural funding. In 2012, she was selected to lead the College of Tropical Agriculture and Human Resources at the University of Hawai?i at M?noa as its new dean effective July 16, 2012. Her appointment is for three years.

J. Kenneth Grace, Jr. Interim Associate Dean/Director or Research College of Tropical Agriculture & Human Resources University of Hawaii Other 3050 Maile Way Honolulu, HI 96822 postal	Work Phone: 808-956-6737work Work Email: kennethg@hawaii.eduINTERNET
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Academic/Scientific Speciality Urban Entomology; termite biology and managementWood products protection: Urban Pests in gen.-Insect ManagementWood Products in gen.-Termite ControlUrban Structures-Ecology Biography Education : Aviation High School, California 1969 B.A. Biology, University of California 1980 Ph.D. Entomology 1986 Research Interests: Biology, behavior, ecology, and control of termites and ants

Donn Thill Director Agricultural Experiment Station University of Idaho Other PO Box 442337 Moscow, ID 83844-2337 postal	Work Phone: 208-885-6214work Work Fax: 208-885-4719workfax Work Email: dthill@uidaho.eduINTERNET Website
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Academic/Scientific Speciality Weed Science

Carl Hacker Land Grant Program College of Micronesia Other Majuro, MH 96960 postal	Work Phone: 692-625-3394work Work Fax: 692-625-7203workfax Work Email: chacker@cmi.eduINTERNET
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Ross Manglona Director Cooperative Research, Extension and Education Service Northern Marianas College Other PO Box 501250 Bldg. F Saipan, MP 96950 postal	Work Phone: 670-234-5498work Work Fax: 670-234-0054workfax Work Email: rossm@nmcnet.eduINTERNET Website
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Jeff Jacobsen Dean & Director College of Agriculture Montana State University Other 202 Linfield Hall PO Box 172860 Bozeman, MT 59717-2860 postal	Work Phone: 406-994-3681work Work Fax: 406-994-6579workfax Work Email: agdean@montana.eduINTERNET Website
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Academic/Scientific Speciality Soil Science Biography A soil scientist by discipline, Jeff has practiced all three components of the Land Grant mission, and has in recent history provided leadership to the fourth, administration (a necessary evil), for the last 7 years. He enjoys providing for the people of Montana, while traveling, reading, golfing and enjoying friends.

Steve Loring Associate Director College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences New Mexico State University Other PO Box 30003 MSC 3BF Las Cruces, NM 88003 postal	Work Phone: 575-646-3125work Work Fax: 575-646-2816workfax Work Email: sloring@nmsu.eduINTERNET
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Academic/Scientific Speciality Biology Biography

David Thompson Associate Dean & Director College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences New Mexico State University Other PO Box 30003 MSC 3BF Las Cruces, NM 88003 postal	Work Phone: 575-646-3125work Work Fax: 575-646-2816workfax Work Email: dathomps@nmsu.eduINTERNET
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Academic/Scientific Speciality Entomology, Plant Pathology & Weed Science

Ronald S. Pardini Interim Dean & Director College of Agriculture, Biotech & Natural Resources University of Nevada Other Mail Stop 222 Reno, NV 89557 postal	Work Phone: 775-784-6237work Work Fax: 775-784-6732workfax Work Email: ronp@cabnr.unr.eduINTERNET Website
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Academic/Scientific Speciality Biochemistry Biography

Bill Boggess Executive Associate Dean Oregon State University College of Agricultural Sciences Other 138 Strand Agriculture Hall Corvallis, OR 97334-2212 postal	Work Phone: 541-737-2331work Work Email: bill.boggess@oregonstate.eduINTERNET Website
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Academic/Scientific Speciality Agricultural Economics

Dan Arp Dean & Director College of Agriculture Oregon State University Other 126 Strand Agriculture Hall Corvallis, OR 97331-2212 postal	Work Phone: 541-737-2331work Work Fax: 541-737-4574workfax Work Email: dan.j.arp@oregonstate.eduINTERNET Website
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Academic/Scientific Speciality Nitrification; agriculturally and environmentally relevant microbial biochemistry and physiology, bioremediation. Biography Before taking on the role of dean in the University Honors College, Arp was named the L.L Stewart Professor of Gene Research in 2002, and two years later became chair of the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology in the College of Agricultural Sciences. Arp began his career at the University of Erlangen in West Germany, where he was research director and a NATO postdoctoral fellow. He also has been on the biochemistry faculty at the University of California-Riverside. Arp’s studies have focused on agriculturally and environmentally relevant microorganisms, nitrification, the biology of bacteria and bioremediation. He is one of a handful of OSU faculty members to carry the prestigious title “distinguished professor,” and he is an affiliate of the Center for Genome Research and Biocomputing on campus.

Jan Auyong Assistant Director Agricultural Experiment Station Oregon State University Other Strand Agriculture Hall 126 Corvallis, OR 97334-2212 postal	Work Phone: 541-737-1915work Work Fax: 541-737-3178workfax Work Email: jan.auyong@oregonstate.eduINTERNET Website
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Academic/Scientific Speciality Marine/Coastal Resource Management Biography Jan Auyong received her B.S. (Biology) and B.A. (Psychology) degrees from the University of Hawaii at Manoa, and her M.A. (Biological Sciences) from the University of California at Santa Barbara. Her Ph.D. in marine resource development is from Texas A&M University. Jan was employed as a Policy Analyst by the U.S. Department of Interior in Washington, D.C., reviewing coastal zone management plan environmental impact statements and drafting departmental responses, prior to taking a post as a Coastal Resources Specialist with the University of Hawaii Sea Grant Extension Service (from 1983 through 1989). Her responsibilities included both statewide and Pacific Basin-wide (U.S. territories and affiliated states) projects related to coastal management plans, marine recreation and parks, and coastal tourism development. Her Pacific islands work involved participating on integrated teams (agriculture, aquaculture, forestry, coastal erosion, coastal development) focused on development of coastal management plans for sustainable economic development. From 1990-1992, Jan served as Deputy Director at the National Coastal Resources R&D Institute, housed at the Hatfield Marine Science Center in Newport, Oregon. She provided leadership for the competitive grants and communications/outreach functions. Institute programs included fisheries, aquaculture, coastal development, and coastal community development. Before moving to the post of Assistant Director of the Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station in 2005, Jan spent ten years with Oregon Sea Grant overseeing its competitive grants program. Currently, she provides support for the research enterprise activities of the Experiment Station, carries out liaison functions with the Station’s federal and state funding agencies, and oversees planning and reporting by the Station. Jan also serves as Executive Associate Director for the Sun Grant Western Regional Center. The Center is housed at Oregon State University under the auspices of the College of Agricultural Sciences and serves a region consisting of the nine western states of Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Utah, Washington, and the U.S. Pacific Island territories and nations (American Samoa, Guam, Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Republic of the Marshall Islands, and Republic of Palau). Jan is married to Richard Titgen, an oceanographer with NOAA Fisheries (Alaska Fisheries Science Center) in Newport, Oregon. Jan enjoys reading, hiking, scuba diving, cooking, and traveling.

Stella Coakley Associate Dean & Associate Director Agricultural Experiment Station Oregon State University Other Strand Agriculture Hall 126 Corvallis, OR 97334-2212 postal	Work Phone: 541-737-3178work Work Fax: 541-737-4574workfax Work Email: stella.coakley@oregonstate.eduINTERNET Website
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Academic/Scientific Speciality Botany & Plant Pathology Biography Stella Melugin Coakley grew up on a small farm in the central San Joaquin Valley near Modesto, California. She earned a B.S. degree in plant sciences and an M.S. and Ph.D. in plant pathology from the University of California at Davis. After receiving her Ph.D. degree in 1973, she joined the faculty of the University of Denver, first as a visiting professor and later as an associate research professor in Biological Sciences. From 1975 to 1976, she was a post-doctoral fellow at the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder. In 1988, Stella moved to Oregon State University where she served as professor and head of the Department of Botany and Plant Pathology for over 15 years. Since 2004, she has served as professor and associate dean for the College of Agricultural Sciences at Oregon State University and as associate director of the Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station. In the role of associate dean and associate director, Stella works as a part of the leadership team in the College. Currently, she provides oversight for the research, education, and outreach programs for approximately one-half of the departments and branch stations, two centers/institutes and other programs within the college; she also serves as the college liaison to various university research centers and institutes. Stella is internationally known for her research on the relationships among climate variation, global climate change, and plant disease epidemics. She served on the Scientific Steering Committee of the Global Change and Terrestrial Ecosystems Program, a project of the International Geosphere Biosphere Program. Stella has been the recipient of research grants from various federal agencies including NSF, USAID, and USDA, and commodity groups. She was the principal investigator on the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation that served to make Oregon State University the flag-ship institution in the Pacific Northwest for the development of internship-based Professional Science Masters Degree Program. The Sloan initiative has generated new professional science masters degrees at Oregon State University, thereby fostering new and mutually beneficial links between industry and academia. This has contributed in a major way to the current state effort to increase the number of programs offering this degree. A strong proponent of collaboration between departments and colleges, Stella served as the president of the Oregon State University Faculty Senate in 2004 and has provided leadership for a variety of multidepartment projects throughout her career. Stella has also provided scientific leadership at the national level, chairing a task force to improve post-award management for the USDA/CSREES, in Washington, D.C., in 2002 and 2003. She was elected a fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science in 2000 and of the American Phytopathological Society in 2006. Stella is married to James A. Coakley, Jr., an atmospheric scientist who is a Professor in Oceanic and Atmospheric Sciences at OSU. They have three daughters: Sarah (married to Charles Lewis) who is the minister of the Piedmont Presbyterian Church in Portland and the mother of Coakley Anna Lewis; Miriam (married to Darin Riherd) who is a full-time student in Criminal Justice at Portland State University while residing in Corvallis and mothering Moira and James; and Martha who is returning to college to work on a M.S. in physics after two years teaching as a Peace Corp volunteer in Namibia. Stella enjoys her grandchildren, gardening, and especially, weed elimination.

Larry R. Curtis Associate Director Agricultural Experiment Station Oregon State University Other 138 Strand Agriculture Hall Corvallis, OR 97331 postal	Work Phone: 541-737-5911work Work Email: larry.curtis@oregonstate.eduINTERNET Website
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Academic/Scientific Speciality Toxicology Biography Lawrence (Larry) Curtis earned a B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Biology at the University of South Alabama in Mobile, Alabama. In 1980, he received a Ph.D. in Pharmacology from the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, Mississippi. In 1980, Larry joined Oregon State University (OSU) as an assistant professor in the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife. There he led a research group focused on environmental toxicology at the Oak Creek Laboratory of Biology until 1995. Larry received multiple grants from National Institutes of Health (NIH), United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), and industry during those years. He mentored 16 graduate students and two post-doctoral fellows over that time. Much of his research focused on transport, fate, and effects of persistent organic pollutants in aquatic ecosystems. Larry participated in the first class of the State Agricultural Experiment Station Leadership Development course during 1991-1992. Larry moved to East Tennessee State University in 1995 and chaired the Department of Environmental Health. He was also an Adjunct Professor of Pharmacology in the Quillen College of Medicine where he continued his NIH-funded research on persistent organic pollutants and mentored five graduate students. He also participated as a co-investigator on a major grant from the Kellogg Foundation. The goal of that project was facilitation of team building between physicians, nurse practitioners and environmental health professionals. In 1999, Larry returned to OSU as a professor and department head in the Department of Environmental and Molecular Toxicology. He continued his research, classroom teaching, and mentoring of graduate students. Larry led a major water quality study on the Willamette River from 2002-2004 that received the 2005 OSU Oldfield/Jackman Team Award. Larry accepted the role of Associate Dean in the OSU College of Agricultural Sciences (CAS) in 2006. His primary responsibility is liaison between CAS administration and its department heads and branch station superintendents. Larry continues to be active in science through service to editorial boards and the Society of Toxicology (Treasurer 2009-2011). Larry enjoys fishing, golf and travel with his wife Shelley. Shelley is the Directing Curator for the Art” rel=”nofollow”>http://agsci.oregonstate.edu/art/index.html “>Art About Agriculture program at OSU. He and Shelley especially enjoy time with their son Aaron, his wife Cara, and their grandchildren Ella and Ben. Aaron and Cara are currently pursuing academic careers at the University of Idaho and Washington State University, respectively. Both campuses are a short commute from their home in Pullman, Washington.

Noelle Cockett Vice President for Extension, Dean-College of Agricuture, Director-Agricultural Experiment Station College of Agriculture Utah State University Other 4900 Old Main Hill Logan, UT 84322-4900 postal	Work Phone: 435-797-2201work Work Fax: 435-797-3390workfax Work Email: Noelle.Cockett@usu.eduINTERNET Website
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Academic/Scientific Speciality Animal Genomics Biography

Donald Snyder Assistant Director Agricultural Experiment Station Utah State University Other BUS 302 Logan, UT 84322-4810 postal	Work Phone: 435-797-2383work Work Fax: 435-797-2701workfax Work Email: don.snyder@usu.eduINTERNET
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Academic/Scientific Speciality Agricultural Economics Biography

James Moyer Director ARC and Associate Dean for Research Washington State University College of Agricultural, Human, and Natural Resource Sciences (CAHNRS) Work PO Box 646240 Pullman, WA 99164-6240 work Home , home	Work Phone: 509-335-4563work Home Phone: home Work Email: AgResearch@wsu.eduINTERNET Personal Email: INTERNET
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Biography Dr. Moyer is a renowned plant pathologist with a resesearch focus on virology–in particular, the population structure and dynamics of tospoviruses. He has made contributions to sweet potato pathology and cultivar development, was awarded a patent for fingerprinting ornamental plant cultivars and is involved in numerous national and international activities. He has served as president of the American Phytopathological Society and is a fellow of that group. He received the Morrison Medal from the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Agricultural Research Service and the Alex Laurie Award from the national floral crop industry for his research contributions.

Michael Kahn Associate Director Agricultural Research Center Washington State University Other PO Box 646240 403 Hulbert Pullman, WA 99164-6240 postal	Work Phone: 509-335-4563work Work Email: kahn@wsu.eduINTERNET
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Kimberly Kidwell Associate Dean College of Agricultural, Human & Natural Resource Sciences Washington State University Other Pullman, WA 99164-6240 postal	Work Phone: 509-335-2806work Work Fax: 509-335-6751workfax Work Email: kidwell@wsu.eduINTERNET
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Academic/Scientific Speciality Viticulture Biography

Bret Hess Director & Associate Dean Agricultural Experiment Station University of Wyoming Other 1000 E. University Ave., Dept. 3354 Laramie, WY 82071-2000 postal	Work Phone: 307-766-3667work Work Fax: 307-766-3379workfax Work Email: BretHess@uwyo.eduINTERNET Website
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