Research Directors and their Associates
Alabama
Dr. Lloyd Walker*
College of Agricultural, Life & Natural Sciences
Alabama A&M University
James L. Dawson Bldg., Room 300
P.O. Box 1087
Normal, AL 35762
Phone: 256.372.5781
FAX: 256.372.5906
Email: lloyd.walker@aamu.edu
Dr. Olga Bolden-Tiller*
Tuskegee University
College of Agriculture, Environment & Nutrition Sciences
110-D Henderson Hall
1200 W. Montgomery Rd.
Tuskegee, AL 36088
Phone: 334.727.8157
FAX: 334.727.8493
Email: oboldentiller@tuskegee.edu
Dr. Desmond Mortley
Tuskegee University
College of Agriculture, Environment & Nutrition Sciences
1200 W. Montgomery Rd.
Tuskegee, AL 36088
Phone: 334.727.8404
Email: dmortley@tuskegee.edu
Arkansas
Dr. Bruce W. McGowan
School of Agriculture, Fisheries & Human Sciences
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
1200 N. University Drive, Mail Slot 4990
Pine Bluff, AR 71601
Phone: 870.575.7199
FAX: 870.575-4678
Email: mcgowanb@uapb.edu
Dr. Obadiah M. Njue*
Interim Dean and Director
School of Agriculture, Fisheries & Human Sciences
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
1200 N. University Drive, Mail Slot 4990
Pine Bluff, AR 71601
Phone: 870-575-8152
njueo@uapb.edu
Dr. Christopher C. Mathis, Jr.
School of Agriculture, Fisheries and Human Sciences
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
1200 North University Drive, Mail Slot 4990
Pine Bluff, AR 71601
Phone: 870.575.8543
Email: mathisc@uapb.edu
Delaware
Dr. Cherese W. Casson*
Delaware State University
College Agriculture, Science and Technology
U.S. Washington Cooperative Extension Center
1200 N. DuPont Highway
Dover, DE 19901
Phone: 302.857.6400/6401
FAX: 302.857.6402
Email: cwinstead@desu.edu
Dr. Marikis Alvarez
Delaware State University
College Agriculture, Science and Technology
Agriculture Annex, Room 107
1200 N. DuPont Highway
Dover, DE 19901
Phone: 302.857.6484
FAX: 302.857.6402
Email: malvarez@desu.edu
Florida
Dr. D. Garlen Wesson*
College of Agriculture and Food Sciences
Florida A&M University
1740 South Martin L. King, Jr., Blvd.
217 South Perry-Paige Building
Tallahassee, FL 32307-4100
Phone: 850.561.2644/2645
FAX: 850.561.2794
Email: garlen.wesson@famu.edu
Dr. Stephen Leong
Florida A&M University
Perry-Paige Building, Room 217
Tallahassee, FL 32307-4100
Phone: 850.561.2644/2645
FAX: 850.561.2794
Email: stephen.leong@famu.edu
Georgia
Dr. Keith M. Howard*
College of Agriculture, Family Science
and Technology (CAFST)
Fort Valley State University
Tabor Agricultural Bldg, Room 103
1005 State University Drive
Fort Valley, Georgia 31030
Phone: 478.825.6327
Email: Keith.Howard@fvsu.edu
Dr. Brou Kouakou
Fort Valley State University
1005 State University Drive
143 Meat Technology building
Fort Valley, GA 31030
Phone: 478.827.3091
Fax: 478.825.6376
Email: kouakoub@fvsu.edu
Dr. Mohammed Ibrahim (Assoc. Dean)
1005 State University
155 Houston Stallworth Building
Fort Valley, GA 31030
Phone: 478.825.6815
Fax: 478.825.6376
Email: ibrahimm@fvsu.edu
Kentucky
Dr. Marcus Bernard (Dean, College of Ag)
College of Agriculture, Communities and the Environment
Cooperative Extension Building, Suite 231C
105 University Drive
Kentucky State University
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: 502.597.5758
FAX: 502.597.6763
Email: marcus.bernard@kysu.edu
Dr. Avinash Topé*
College of Agriculture, Communities and the Environment
Roy M. Chappell Community Education Center
400 University Drive
Kentucky State University
Frankfort, KY 40601
Phone: 502.597.6012
FAX: 502.597.6763
Email: Avinash.tope@kysu.edu
Dr. Sid Dasgupta
Aquaculture Research Center
Kentucky State University
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
Voice: 502.597.5036
Fax: 502.597.8118
Email: Siddhartha.dasgupta1@kysu.edu
Louisiana
Dr. Orlando F. McMeans*
Southern University and A&M College
SU Ag Center/College of Agriculture
J. S. Clark Administration Bldg., 3rd Floor
801 Harding Blvd.
P.O. Box 10010
Baton Rouge, LA 70813
Phone: 225.771.4310
FAX: 225.771.2509
Email: orlando_mcmeans@suagcenter.com
Dr. Clyde P. Bagley
Interim Vice Chancellor for Research and Technology Development
Southern University and A&M College
SU Ag Center/College of Agriculture
Email: clyde_bagley@suagcenter.onmicrosoft.com
Maryland
Dr. Moses Kairo*
School of Agriculture and Natural Sciences
University of Maryland Eastern Shore
Suite 3055, Richard A. Hazel Hall
Princess Anne, MD 21853
Phone: 410.651.6072
FAX: 410.621.3550
Email: mkairo@umes.edu
Mississippi
Dr. Dexter B. Wakefield*
School of Agriculture and Applied Sciences
Alcorn State University
1000 ASU Drive #690
Lorman, MS 39096-7500
Phone: 601.877.6137
FAX: 601.877.6219
Email: wakephd@alcorn.edu
Dr. Chunquan (Chris) Zhang
School of Agriculture and Applied Sciences
Alcorn State University
1000 ASU Drive #690
Lorman, MS 39096-7500
Phone: 604.877.6655
Email: czhang@alcorn.edu
Missouri
Dr. Douglas D. LaVergne*
College of Agriculture, Environmental and Human Sciences (CAEHS)
Lincoln University
818 Lee Drive
112 Bennett Hall
Jefferson City, MO 65101
Phone: 573.681.5552
Email: lavergned@lincolnu.edu
Dr. Tunsisa Hurisso
Lincoln University
820 Chestnut St.
318 Foster Hall
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0029
Phone: 573.681.5047
FAX: 573.681.5598
Email: hurissot@lincolnu.edu
North Carolina
Dr. Shirley Hymon-Parker*
College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences
North Carolina A&T State University
Webb Hall – Suite 111b
1601 East Market Street
Greensboro, NC 27411
Phone: 336.334.7979
Email: sjhymonp@ncat.edu
Dr. Gregory D. Goins
College of Agriculture & Environmental Sciences (CAES)
North Carolina A & T State University
1601 E. Market Street Street
A-25 C.H. Moore Agricultural Research Station
Greensboro, NC 27411
Phone: 336.285.4703
Fax: 336.334.7793
Email:gdgoins@ncat.edu
Ohio
Dr. Jose U. Toledo *
John W. Garland College of Engineering, Science, Technology and Agriculture (CESTA)
Central State University
1400 Brush Row Road
PO Box 1004
Wilberforce, OH 45384-1004
Phone: 937.376.6153
Email: jtoledo@centralstate.edu
Dr. Shafiqur Rahman
College of Engineering, Science, Technology and Agriculture
Central State University
1400 Brush Row Road
PO Box 1004
Wilberforce, OH 45384-1004
Phone: 937.376.6275
Email: srahman@centralstate.edu
Oklahoma
Dr. Wesley Whittaker*
School of Agriculture and Applied Sciences
Langston University
701 Sammy Davis Jr. Drive
P.O. Box 1730
Langston, OK 73050
Phone: 405.466.6155
FAX: 405.466.9943
Email: wlwhittaker@langston.edu
South Carolina
Dr. Louis Whitesides*
South Carolina State University
300 College Street, NE
P.O. Box 7325
Orangeburg, SC 29117
Phone: 803.516.8971
FAX: 803.516.3792
Email: lwhitesides@scsu.edu
Dr. Ralph Noble (Dean, College of Ag)
South Carolina State University
300 College Street, NE
P.O. Box 7325
Orangeburg, SC 29117
Phone: 803.536.7189
Email: rnoble3@scsu.edu
Tennessee
Dr. Chandra Reddy*
College of Agriculture
Tennessee State University
3500 John A. Merritt Blvd.
218 Agricultural Biotechnology Bldg.
Nashville, TN 37209-1561
Phone: 615.963.7561/7620
FAX: 615.963.5888
Email: creddy@tnstate.edu
Dr. Fulya Baysal-Gurel
Otis L. Floyd Nursery Research Center
College of Agriculture
Tennessee State University
472 Cadillac Lane
McMinnville, TN 37110
Phone: 931.815.5143
Fax: 931.668.3134
Email: fbaysalg@tnstate.edu
Texas
Dr. Gerald E. D’Souza*
College of Agriculture & Human Sciences
Prairie View A&M University
250 E. M. Norris Street
P. O. Box 519, Mail Stop 2001
Prairie View, TX 77446
Phone: 936.261.2174
FAX: 936. 261.5143
Email: gedsouza@pvamu.edu
Dr. Erdogan Memili
College of Agriculture & Human Sciences
Prairie View A&M University
Jessie H & Mary Gibbs Jones Bld.
E. E. Obannion Street
P. O. Box 519, Mail Stop 2008
Prairie View, Texas 77446
Phone: 936.261.5050
Email: ermemili@pvamu.edu
Virginia
Dr. Derrick C. Scott*
Virginia State University
Hunter McDaniel Bldg., Room 161W
P.O. Box 9081
Petersburg, VA 23806
Phone: 804.524-5969
FAX: 804.524.5622
Email: dscott@vsu.edu
West Virginia
Dr. Ami Smith*
West Virginia State University
Research and Public Service
125 Integrated Research & Extension Bldg.
P.O. Box 1000
Institute, WV 25112-1000
Phone: 304.766.4290
FAX: 304.766.4292
Email: smitham@wvstateu.edu
Executive Director
Dr. Alton Thompson
North Carolina A&T State University
1601 East Market Street
216-A Dowdy Administration Building
Greensboro, NC 27411
Phone: 336.285.2955
Mobile: 336.404.0486
FAX: 336.256.0891
Email: athompson1@ncat.edu
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