Personnel
The M.S. in Agronomy Program is made possible by many dedicated individuals, including faculty, staff, administrators, undergraduate workers, and even students themselves who provide vital feedback. Below are profiles of just some of our current contributors.
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Dr. Kendall Lamkey :
Administration
Dr. Lamkey is the Chair, Department of Agronomy, Pioneer Distinguished Chair in Maize Breeding and Director of the Raymond F. Baker Center for Plant Breeding...
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Dr. Ken Moore :
Administration
Research involves identifying factors which limit the nutritive value of and development of systems for improved utilization of forages.
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Dr. Tom Loynachan :
Administration
I primarily teach undergraduate students in soil fertility and soil microbial ecology courses, but I also teach graduate-level soil microbiology and biochemistry ...
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Dr. Ann Thompson :
Administration
Dr. Thompson is a University Professor whose research interest is Curriculum and Instructional Technology.
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Dr. Arden Campbell :
Faculty
Dr. Campbell is an instructor in the program who is retired from the Agronomy Department at Iowa State University.
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Jesse Drew :
Staff
Instructional Development Specialist for the Master of Science in Agronomy distance education program and Crop Advisor Institute (CAI).
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Tom Schultz :
Staff
Instructional Development Specialist for the Master of Science in Agronomy distance education program and Crop Advisor Institute (CAI).
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Maria Lux :
Staff
Instructional Development Specialist for the Master of Science in Agronomy distance education program and Crop Advisor Institute (CAI).
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Glenn Wiedenhoeft :
Staff
Instructional Development Specialist for the Master of Science in Agronomy distance education program and Crop Advisor Institute (CAI).
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Eric Klaus :
Staff
Student Instructional Developer
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Advisory Panel
The Advisory Panel is a group of industry, government, academia, and student body representatives that provide feedback to the program from an outside perspective for quality assurance. The Panel meets annually to discuss important issues related to curriculum content, delivery, and other issues affecting the program.
- Seed Industry - Robert Beck, Agrilliance
- Continuing Education - Richard Carter, ISU Professor (retired)
- Machinery Industry - Joe Ellerbach, John Deere
- Crop Management - Dale Farnham, Farmers Mutual Hail Insurance Company of Iowa
- Government Agencies - Jim Gulliford, U.S. EPA
- Producers - Ronald Heck, Iowa Soybean Promotion Board
- Extension - Brian J. Lang, ISU Extension
- Academia - Dr. Lowell E. Moser, University of Nebraska (retired)
- Cooperatives - James J. Penney, Heart of Iowa Co-op