Personnel

The M.S. in Agronomy Program is made possible by many dedicated individuals, including faculty, lecturers, staff, administrators, undergraduate workers, and even students themselves who provide vital feedback. Below are profiles of just some of our current contributors.

Administration

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.

krlamkey@iastate.edu
(515) 294-7840

Mary Wiedenhoeft : Administration

Dr. Wiedenhoeft is the Interim Director for the M.S. in Agronomy Program.
Morrill Professor
Associate Chair for Academics

(515) 294-3274

Student Support Personnel

Brenda Kutz : Staff

Academic Advisor

bkutz@iastate.edu
(515) 294-2999

Amy Pollpeter : Staff

Ms. Amy Pollpeter, serves as a Writing Consultant for the Program.  Amy works with MSc Agronomy students at all stages of the creative component process.  She provides guidance in writing mechanics, document flow, and ASA format guidelines.  She is also available for other coursework consultation.

Faculty and Lecturers

Mark Licht : Faculty

Dr. Licht teaches Agronomy 591: Agronomic Systems Analysis and Agronomy 594: Workshop in Agronomy.

lichtma@iastate.edu
(515) 294-0877

Renuka Mathur : Faculty

Dr. Mathur teaches Agronomy 512: Soil-Plant Environment.

rrmathur@iastate.edu
(515) 294-2628

Dan Dobill : Lecturer

Dan teaches Agronomy 502: Chemistry, Physics, & Biology of Soils.

ddobill@iastate.edu
(919) 761-5300

Marin Harbur : Lecturer

Dr. Harbur teaches Agronomy 513: Quantitative Methods for Agronomy.

mharbur@iastate.edu
(515) 294-2999

David Kwaw-Mensah : Lecturer

Dr. Kwaw-Mensah teaches:
Agronomy 512: Soil-Plant Environment, Agronomy 532: Soil Management, Agronomy 592: Current Issues in Agronomy, and Agronomy 599m: Creative Component Seminar

dkwaw@iastate.edu
(515) 294-5106

Erik Kabela : Lecturer

Dr. Kabela teaches Agronomy 503: Climate and Crop Growth.

ekabela@iastate.edu
(515) 294-2999

Warren Pierson : Lecturer

Warren Pierson is the course instructor for Agronomy 514: Integrated Pest Management.

wpierson@iastate.edu

Elnaz Ebrahimi : Lecturer

Dr. Ebrahimi is the course instructor for Agronomy 531:  Crop Ecology and Management.

elnaze@iastate.edu

Technical Support Personnel

Tyler Price : Staff

Instructional Support Specialist for Distance Programs in Agronomy.

tprice07@iastate.edu
(515) 294-6602

Glenn Wiedenhoeft : Staff

Instructional Support Specialist for Distance Programs in Agronomy.

gwied@iastate.edu
(515) 294-6602