Directory updated as of 7/26/23

ALABAMA
https://aaes.auburn.edu/
ARKANSAS
https://aaes.uada.edu/
Appel, Art
Interim Associate Dean for Research, College of Agriculture Associate Director, Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station
Entomology
Auburn University
107 Comer Hall
Auburn, AL 36849
Phone: 334-844-8727
Email: appelag@auburn.edu
Assistant: Megan Adamson; meb0056@auburn.eduPatterson, Paul
Dean/Director College of Agriculture and AAES
Auburn University
107 Comer Hall
Auburn, AL 36849
Phone: (334) 844-3209
Fax: (334) 844-5511
Email: pmp0003@auburn.edu
Assistant: Nan Chambliss; chambnc@aces.edu
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Meullenet, J. F
Director of AAES & Interim Dean for the Dale Bumpers College of Ag, Food and Life Sciences
Food Science
University of Arkansas
Don Tyson Center for Agricultural Sciences
1 University of Arkansas
1371 W. Altheimer Drive, DTAS A-215
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Phone: 979-502-9801
Fax: 479-502-9802
Email: jfmeull@uark.edu
Assistant: Karen Love; kmlove@uark.eduSlaton, Nathan
Senior Associate Director, AAES
Soil Science
Phone: 479-502-9804
Cell: 479-263-1447
Email: nslaton@uark.edu
Assistant: Dianne Saffire; saffire@uark.eduMcKinney, Nathan
Assistant Director of AAES
University of Arkansas
Phone: 479-575-6951
Email: nmckinne@uark.eduSavin, Mary
Assistant Director, AAES
Microbial Ecology
msavin@uark.edu
FLORIDA
https://research.ifas.ufl.edu/
GEORGIA
https://www.caes.uga.edu/departments/research.html
Gilbert, Robert
Dean for Research and Director, Florida Agricultural Experiment Station
Agronomy
University of Florida
P.O. Box 110200
Gainesville, FL 32611
Phone: 352-392-1784
Fax: 352-392-4965
Email: ragilber@ufl.edu
Assistant: Linda Smith; lasm@ufl.edu Adams, Damian
Associate Dean for Research
Natural Resource Economics
University of Florida
Phone: 352-392-1784
Email: dcadams@ufl.edu
Assistant: Angela Petringelo; angelapetringelo@ufl.edu Davis, John
Senior Associate Dean for Research
Forest Ecosystem Health
Phone: 352-392-1784
Email: jmdavis@ufl.edu
Assistant: Angela Petringelo; angelapetringelo@ufl.edu Fankhauser, Jerry
Assistant Director of the Florida Agricultural Experiment Station
Phone: 352-294-0466
Email: gfankhauser@ufl.edu
Thippareddi, Harshavardhan
Interim Associate Dean for Research
Poultry Science
University of Georgia
109 Conner Hall
Athens, GA 30602-7503
Phone: (706) 542-2151
Fax: (706) 542-1119
Email: harsha.thippareddi@uga.edu
Assistant: Kelly Eisele; agresch@uga.edu 

Place, Nick
Dean and Director
University of Georgia
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
Phone: 706.542.3924
Email: jeri.shell@uga.edu
Assistant: Jeri Shell; caesdean@uga.edu 

Stougaard, Bob
Assistant Dean for Research
Weed Science
Phone: (706) 542-0932
Email: Bob.Stougaard@uga.edu
Assistant: Kelly Eisele; agresch@uga.edu 

Toews, Michael
Assistant Dean
Entomologist
Phone: (229) 386-3338
Email: mtoews@uga.edu
CAES Tifton Campus
Tift Building, 2360 Rainwater Rd, Tifton, GA 31793-5766
Assistant: Teri Hughes; terish@uga.edu

Dean, Jeffrey
Assistant Provost & Campus Director
Plant Pathology
jeffdean@uga.edu
770-228-7263
CAES Griffin Campus
1109 Experiment St., Griffin, GA 30223
Assistant: Elizabeth Laney EL30902@uga.edu

KENTUCKY
https://research.ca.uky.edu/
LOUISIANA
www.lsuagcenter.com/research 
Matthews, James
Associate Dean for Research and Director of Kentucky AES
Horticulture
S129A Ag. Sci. North
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky 40546-0091
Phone: 859-257-3332
Cell: 859-421-0740
Fax: 859-257-3393
Email: James.matthews@uky.edu
Assistant: TBDCox, Nancy
Dean of the College of Agriculture, Food, & Environment and Agricultural Experiment Station Director
Animal Physiology
University of Kentucky
1100 S. Limestone
S-123 Ag. Sci. Bldg. N.
Lexington, KY 40546-0091
Phone: (859) 257-4772
Fax: (859) 323-2885
Email: ncox@uky.edu
Assistant: Annette Evans; alevan4@email.uky.edu Oliver, Lesley
Associate Director
Agronomy/Soil Microbiology
Phone: 859-257-1084
Email: lesley.oliver@uky.edu Hanna, Tom
Assistant Director of the Kentucky Agricultural Experiment Station
Information Technology
Phone: 859-257-3009
Email: tom.hanna@uky.edu 
Salassi, Michael
Executive Associate Vice President & Director of the Louisiana Agricultural Experiment Station
Agricultural Economics
Louisiana State University
LSU Agricultural Center
104 Efferson Hall
110 LSU Union Square
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Phone: 225-578-4161
Fax: 225-578-6032
Email: MSalassi@agcenter.lsu.edu
Assistant: Michelle Miller; MMiller@agcenter.lsu.eduMatt Lee
Vice President for Agriculture and Dean of the College of Agriculture
Email: mlee@lsu.edu——-

 

MISSISSIPPI
https://www.mafes.msstate.edu/
NORTH CAROLINA
https://cals.ncsu.edu/research/
Willard, Scott
Director of Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station and Dean of College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Animal and Dairy Science
Mississippi State University
Box 9780
Mississippi State, MS 39762
Phone: 662-325-2333
Fax: 662-325-1215
Email: swillard@cals.msstate.edu
Assistant: Tiffney Williams: twilliams@cals.msstate.edu Coble, Keith
Vice President Division of Agriculture, Forestry, & Veterinary Medicine
Agricultural Economics
Phone: 662-325-3006
Email: khc3@msstate.edu
Assistant: Lisa Noffsinger; lisa.noffsinger@msstate.edu Larson, Jamie
Interim Assistant Director, Research
Cattle Reproductive Physiology
Phone: (662)325-0040
Email: j.larson@msstate.edu
Assistant: Catchot, Angus
Associate Director, Operations
Row Crop Entomology
Phone: (662) 325-2085
Email: alc4@msstate.edu
Assistant:
Lommel, Steve
Associate Dean and Director for NCARS
Plant Pathology
North Carolina State University
201 Patterson Hall
Box 7643
Raleigh, NC 27695-7643
Phone: 919-515-2717
Fax: 919-515-7745
Email: steve_lommel@ncsu.edu
Assistant: Peter Vantine; pvantin@ncsu.eduMonks, David
Assistant Director, NCARS
Agronomy, Crop Sci and Hort Sci
Phone: (919) 515-2717
Email: david_monks@ncsu.edu
Assistant: TBD Fisher, Loren
Assistant Director, NCARS
North Carolina State University
Phone: (919) 515-4059
Email: loren_fisher@ncsu.edu Grunden, Amy
Assistant Director, NCARS
North Carolina State University
Phone: 919-513-4295
Lab Phone: 919-515-7136
Email: amgrunde@ncsu.edu
OKLAHOMA
https://agresearch.okstate.edu/

PUERTO RICO

 

Senseman, Scott
Associate Vice President
Agronomy
Oklahoma State University
Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station
139 Agricultural Hall
Stillwater, OK 74078
Phone: 405-744-5398
Fax: 405-744-5339
Email: scott.senseman@okstate.edu
Assistant: Jennifer Catoe; jennifer.catoe@okstate.edu
Raper, Randy

Assistant Director
Agricultural Engineer
Phone: (405) 744-5398
Email: randy.raper@okstate.edu
Assistant: TBD
Aviles, Lucas
Interim Associate Dean
Horticulture
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
259 Blvd Alfonso Valdes
Building B Office 305
Mayaguez, PR 00680
Phone: 787-265-3899
Email: lucas.aviles@upr.edu
Assistant: Lynette Feliciano; lynette.feliciano1@upr.edu
Carro, Vivian

Assistant Dean of Research
University of Puerto Rico-Mayaguez
Phone: 787-265-3899
Email: vivian.carro@upr.edu
Assistant: Lynette Feliciano; lynette.feliciano1@upr.edu
SOUTH CAROLINA
https://www.clemson.edu/cafls/research/index.html
TENNESSEE
https://utia.tennessee.edu/
Agudelo, Paula
Associate Dean and Director of Clemson University Experiment Station
Plant Pathology
Clemson University
104 Barre Hall
Clemson, SC 29634
Phone: (864) 656-0681
Fax: (864) 656-5819
Email: pagudel@clemson.edu
Assistant: Robin Williams; robin3@williams.edu Andrae, John
Assistant Director of Clemson Experiment Station
Clemson University
Phone: 864-656-1287
Email: jandrae@clemson.edu
Assistant:Robin Williams; robin3@williams.edu 
Xin, Hongwei
Dean and Director
Animal Science
University of Tennessee AgResearch
The University of Tennessee
103 Morgan Hall
Knoxville, TN 37996-4506
Phone: (865) 974-6960
Fax: (865) 974-6479
Email: hxin2@tennessee.edu
Assistant: Kim Linton; klinton1@utk.edu Rials, Tim
Associate Dean for Research and Associate Director of the Tennessee Agricultural Experiment Station
Ag Engineer
Phone: (865)974-7121
Email: trials@utk.edu
Assistant: Jessica McCord; jfox16@utk.edu
TEXAS
https://agriliferesearch.tamu.edu/
VIRGINIA
https://www.vaes.vt.edu/
Lamb, Cliff
Director of Texas A&M AgriLife Research
Animal Science
Texas A&M University
600 John Kimbrough Blvd., Suite 512
2142 TAMU
College Station, TX 77843-2142
Phone: 979-845-8486
Fax: 979-458-4765
Email:gclamb@tamu.edu
Assistant: Angela Bailey; angela.bailey@ag.tamu.edu Leland “Sandy” Pierson
Interim Associate Director and Chief Scientific Officer
Email: lspierson@tamu.edu
Assistant:——-

Burrows, Mary
Director of Virginia Agricultural Experiment Station and Associate Dean for Research
Plant Virology
Virginia Tech
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
104D Hutcheson Hall(0402)
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Phone: (540) 231-6336
Email: mburrows540@vt.edu
Assistant: Laura Rasnick; Lrasnick@vt.eduXia, Kang
Interim Associate Director of VAES
kxia@vt.eduDaniel, Gregory
Acting Interim Dean of Veterinary Medicine
Radiology
Virginia Tech
Phone: (540) 231-7910
Email: cvmdean@vt.edu
Assistant: Sheila Steele; ssteele@vt.edu Grant, Alan
Dean, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
Animal & Poultry Science
Phone: (540)231-4152
Email: algrant@vt.edu
Assistant: Crystal Tawney; cdtawney@vt.edu 

Winistorfer, Paul
Dean of College of Natural Resources
Wood Science
Phone: (540) 231-5481
Email: pstorfer@vt.edu
Assistant: Arlice Banks; arbanks@vt.edu

 

VIRGIN ISLANDS
https://www.uvi.edu/research/agricultural-experiment-station/
 
Adamu, Usman
Dean and Director of Agriculture Programs
University of the Virgin Islands
RR#1 Box 10,000, Kingshill
St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands, 00850-9781
Phone: (340) 692-4080
Fax: (340) 692-4085
Email: usman.adamu@uvi.edu
Assistant: Christine Cruz; cristine.cruz@uvi.edu

Zimmerman, Thomas

Associate Director of AES
Horticulture
University of Virgin Islands
Phone: (340) 692-4074
Email: tzimmer@live.uvi.edu
Assistant: Fiola Alexander; falexan@uvi.edu