Speciality
Ag & Natural Resources

Education
PhD-Plant and Soil Science,Univ. of Tennessee, 1984
MS-Entomology and Plant Pathology, Univ. of Tennessee, 1981
BA-Cellular Biology, Univ. of Tennessee, 1977

provide informal education in agricultural production and environmental stewardship.  Agriculture and Natural Resources (ANR) is a program area of the Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service. Extension ANR programs are part of the outreach program of the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture.

Nov 2007 - present, Assistant Director of Ag & Natural Resources,  April 2003 to Nov 2007 - Associate Extension Professor, Agronomy Extension Coordinator, and Tobacco Specialist, Department of Agronomy, University of Kentucky.
July 1990 to 2003 - Associate Extension Professor, Tobacco Specialist, Department of Agronomy, University of Kentucky.
Aug., 1984 to 1990 - Assistant Extension Professor, Tobacco Specialist, Department of Agronomy, University of Kentucky.
Sept., 1981 to Aug., 1984 - Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Plant and Soil Science, University of Tennessee.
Sept., 1979 to Aug., 1981 - Graduate Research Assistant, Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology, University of Tennessee.
March, 1978 to Aug., 1979 - Program Assistant, Cocke County Extension Service, University of Tennessee.

Awards & Recognition

Senator Wendell Ford Leadership Award (Burley Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association May 05)
M.D. Whiteker Award for Excellence in Extension (KASEP 05)
CORESTA Congress Bronze Metal for Service (Kyoto, Japan 04)
AG Faculty Council(05-07), Chair (06-07)
CORESTA Scientific Commission, Agronomy VP (06-08)

Interns

http://www.ca.uky.edu/anr