Faculty & Staff
Email Addresses
Technology Issues: agronomyit@iastate.edu
Keys, Repairs, and Updates: agronbuilding@iastate.edu
Hours and Pay: agronpayroll@iastate.edu
Scheduling: agronconferencerooms@iastate.edu
Human Resources: hr_delivery@iastate.edu
Finance: finance_delivery@iastate.edu
Events Calendar request: agron_calendar@iastate.edu
Resources
Agronomy Department
Committees
Advisory Council
- Mary Wiedenhoeft, Associate Chair of Academics
- Thomas Lubberstedt, Associate Chair for Discovery and Engagement
- Mark Licht – Associate Chair of Extension and Outreach
- Mindy Devries, term – elected
- Mike Castellano, tenure – elected
- Pat Schnable, ad hoc
- Michael Thompson, ad hoc
Connecting AgRonomists from Everywhere (CARE)
Members
- Richard Roth (Faculty) – Chair
- Shelby Gruss (Faculty)
- Iththiponh (Alex) Macvilay (Staff)
- Larousse Dorissant (Post-Doc)
- Jenna Morris (Undergraduate Student Rep)
- Carolina Pratas Glycerio de Freita (Graduate Student Rep)
- David Kwaw-Mensah (Faculty)
- Elizabeth Bovenmyer (Staff)
Mission Statement
“In the Department of Agronomy, we cultivate openness and trust. To accomplish this, our primary efforts seek to remove barriers and to support all individuals in the department to be the change for the greater good.”
Renewal and Advancement of Term Faculty Committee
- Chair: Jan Wiersema
- Mindy DeVries
- Lee Burras
- Amber Anderson
- Wesley Everman
Promotion and Tenure Committee
- Lee Burras – Chair
- Brian Hornbuckle
- Sotirios Archontoulis
- Mara Salas
- Jianming Yu
Awards Committee
- Ken Moore – Chair
- Robert Horton
- Brian Hornbuckle
- Madan Bhattacharyya
- Sotirios Archontoulis
- Roger Hintz
Undergrad Scholarship Committee
- Brian Hornbuckle (bkh@iastate.edu) – Chair
- Marshall McDaniel (marsh@iastate.edu)
- Lee Burras (lburras@iastate.edu)
- Kevin Desjean (kdesjean@iastate.edu)
- Stephanie Zumbach (szumbach@iastate.edu)
Agronomy Graduate Student Club Officers
- Carolina Freitas – President
- Victoria Moser – Vice-president
- Ernesto Reboredo – Treasurer
- Yue Liu – Secretary
- Thomas Young – Social Chair
- Bryan Petersen – Seminar Chair
- Heidi Dornath – Seminar Chair
- Yanben Shen – Seminar Chair
Raymond F. Baker Plant Breeding Symposium Committee
- Co-Chairs: Joscif Raigne and Naresh Boddepalli
- Speaker Chair: Srikanth Panthulugiri
- Poster Chair: Heidi Dornath
- IT Chair: Victoria Moser
- Media Chair: Elizabeth Tranel
- Food & Venue Chair: Iman Saha
- Workshop & Awards Chair: Faizo Kasule
- Field Day Co-Chair: Priyanka Tammineni and Nate Bowser
Travel
Seminars
Learn more about who the department is bringing in to share their science, knowledge and expertise.