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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
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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.

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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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: 541-737-1764work 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.

Cary J. Green Associate Dean - Academic & International Programs College of Agricultural Sciences Oregon State University Other 137 Strand Agriculture Hall Corvallia, OR 97331-2202 postal	Work Phone: 541-737-5746work Work Email: cary.green@oregonstate.eduINTERNET
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Biography Cary J. Green received his baccalaureate degree (1987) in Crop and Soil Science from Purdue University. He received his master's degree (1989) in Soil Microbiology and Biochemistry and earned a Ph.D. in Soil Science (1993) from Iowa State University. In October 2007, Green became the Assistant Dean and Head Advisor in the College of Agricultural Sciences (CAS) at OSU. Green has leadership and administrative responsibilities for academic programs within CAS. He oversees the Academic Programs Office operations and staff. Green serves as co-advisor for the Ambassadors for Agriculture, Forestry, and Natural Resources program. He also is a Professor of Soil Science in the Crop and Soil Science department. Prior to coming to OSU, Green was a Professor of Soil Science and Director of the Agricultural Recruitment and Career Center at Texas Tech University. Green taught graduate and undergraduate courses in introductory soil science, soil fertility, environmental soil science, and soil chemistry. Green's soil science research program included investigations of the effects on soils of nutrients and salts derived from effluent water and the environmental fate of chemical and biological agents. He has received over $1.2M in research funding from NASA, DoD, Texas Commission on Environmental Quality, and other entities. He has published over 100 scientific papers, technical papers, and abstracts/proceedings; he also is co-author of a soil science book. Furthermore, Dr. Green has worked as a consultant on salinity issues with various corporations and consulting firms. While at Texas Tech, Green received the Ex-Student's Association New Faculty Award, President's Excellence in Teaching Award, CASNR Outstanding Faculty Award, and was a member of Texas Tech University's Teaching Academy. He is a Fellow of the Food Systems Leadership Institute. Green served as the National Advisor for Students in Agronomy, Soils, and Environmental Science and as Chair for the Resident Education division of the American Society of Agronomy. He served as Chair of the Texas Certified Crop Advisor Program Board from 2000-2006. While living in Texas, Green was a commissioned Peace Officer and served as a Reserve Officer. In January 2007, he was named as the Reserve Officer of the Year in Lubbock County, TX. Green enjoys photography, fishing, and shooting sports. Green and his wife, Nell, live in Albany.

Sonny Ramaswamy 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: sonny.ramaswamy@oregonstate.eduINTERNET Website
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Academic/Scientific Speciality Integrative reproductive biology of insects Biography SONNY RAMASWAMY received his B. Sc. (Agriculture) and M. Sc. (Entomology) degrees from the University of Agricultural Sciences, Bangalore, India. His Ph.D. in entomology is from Rutgers University. He is a graduate of the University of Nebraska's New Academic Chair's Program and Harvard University's Management Development Program. Sonny was on the faculty at Mississippi State University from August 1982 through 1997. As an insect physiologist, he worked on the integrative reproductive biology of insects. He was named head of entomology at Kansas State University in 1997. He was named KSU Presidential Outstanding Department Head in 2002 and University Distinguished Professor in 2004. From 2006-2009, Sonny served as Director of Agricultural Research Programs and Associate Dean for Research in the College of Agriculture at Purdue University. He provided leadership for research programs in agriculture, food, and natural resources, including fiscal management, and regulatory functions assigned by the Indiana State Legislature. On August 1, 2009, Sonny became the dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences and director of the Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station. He provides overall leadership for the College's programs at the Corvallis campus, at the OSU Cascades Campus in Bend, and OSU programs at Eastern Oregon University in La Grande; for-credit extended education; informal education through the Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources Extension Program; and research at the main campus and 11 branch experiment stations throughout the state. As chief administrative officer of the college, he is the principal external representative of the College and the Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station, and shapes and guides the College's external relations, marketing, legislative and alumni relations, friend-building, fund-raising, and development activities. He is a member of the senior leadership team of the University, participating in institutional strategic planning, goal-setting, and resource allocation. He also works collaboratively with the deans of other colleges to help ensure cross-college planning, coordination, joint programs, shared faculty appointments, and other activities that advance the University's goal of collaboration and interdisciplinary education. Sonny has been the recipient of research grants from various federal agencies such as NSF, NIH, USAID, EPA, USDA, state agencies, commodity groups, and industry. He has mentored a number of students and postdocs. He has published nearly 150 journal articles, book chapters, and a book. He has received a number of awards and honors as a scientist and department head, including being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science, Fellow of the Entomological Society of America, and Distinguished Graduate Alumnus of Cook College, Rutgers University. Sonny is married to Gita, an associate dean in the Graduate School at Purdue. Their daughter, Megha, a recent graduate of City University of New York, is an Assistant Professor in Preventive Medicine at the University of Kansas Medical Center. Their son-in-law, Andrew Park, is an ER physician in the Level 1 Trauma Center at the University of Kansas Medical Center. They reside in Kansas City. Their dog, Atuk, is an Alaskan Malamute. Sonny enjoys reading, crossword puzzles, Sudoku, Apple computers, the Theatre, and riding his Harley-Davidson motorcycle.

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