Search Committee announces the final candidates for the Dean of Agriculture and Life Sciences position.

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Meet the Candidates:

 

Alan L. Grant, Department Head, Animal Sciences, Purdue University

• Curriculum vitae (PDF)
• Vision for the college (PDF)
• Itinerary (PDF)
• Open forum, May 26, 2:30-3:30, VBI Auditorium; reception follows, VBI Auditorium Lobby, 3:30-4:30:
  • Attend open forum online
  • Hear online recording of open forum (no video)
  • Video recording of open forum (requires QuickTime)
• Comment survey

 

 

Sarahelen (Sally) Thompson, Director, Market and Trade Economics Division, Economic Research Service, USDA

• Curriculum vitae (PDF)
• Vision for the college (PDF)
• Itinerary (PDF)
• Open forum, June 2, 2:30-3:30, VBI Auditorium; reception follows, VBI Auditorium Lobby, 3:30-4:30:
  • Attend open forum online
  • Hear online recording of open forum (no video)
  • Video recording of open forum (requires QuickTime)
• Comment survey

 

 

Richard H. Linton, Associate Director, Competitive and Integrated Programs, Agriculture Research Programs, Purdue University

• Curriculum vitae (PDF)
• Vision for the college (PDF)
• Itinerary (PDF)
• Open forum, June 4, 2:30-3:30, Assembly Auditorium, Alumni Hall, The Inn at Virginia Tech; reception follows, 3:30-4:30:
  • Attend open forum online
  • Hear online recording of open forum (no video)
  • Video recording of open forum (requires QuickTime)
• Comment survey

 

 

Position Announcement (PDF)

 

Search Committee Members:

Mark McNamee, Senior Vice President and Provost and Search Committee Chair
Foster Agblevor, Associate Professor, Biological Systems Engineering
Richard Crowder, Adjunct Professor, Agricultural and Applied Economics
Kevin Davy, Associate Professor, Human Nutrition, Foods, and Exercise
John Dooley, Vice President for Outreach and International Affairs
Eric Frazier, Alumni Association representative
Beth Grabau, Department Head, Plant Pathology, Physiology, and Weed Science
Annie Hassall, Agricultural Technician, Crop, Soil, and Environmental Sciences
Peter Kennelly, Department Head, Biochemistry
Katharine Knowlton, Associate Professor, Dairy Science
Loke Kok, Interim Dean and Professor of Entomology
Donna Pugh Johnson, Executive Director, Virginia Agribusiness Council
Martha Moore, Director of Government Relations, Virginia Farm Bureau
George Norton, Professor, Agricultural and Applied Economics
Stephen Schoenholtz, Director, Water Research Center, College of Natural Resources
Gerhardt Schurig, Dean, Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine
Cathy Sutphin, Associate Director, Virginia Cooperative Extension, 4-H
John Tyson, University Distinguished Professor, Biological Sciences
Peter Warren, Extension Agent, Horticulture
Tony Wolf, Director, Alson Smith Jr. Agricultural Research and Extension Center
Eric Wong, Professor, Animal and Poultry Sciences

 

Questions: Please contact Dr. Bethany Flora, Assistant Provost, bhflora@vt.edu.