Committee Members

UT AgResearch Representative

J. Lannett Edwards Profile Page
J. Lannett Edwards
Professor | Animal Science
Specialty: Animal Scientist: Reproductive Physiology/Embryology
Ethan Trent Parker Profile Page
Ethan Trent Parker
Research Center Director | East Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center
Mark Quentin Wilber Profile Page
Mark Quentin Wilber
Assistant Professor | School of Natural Resources
Jie Zhuang Profile Page
Jie Zhuang
Professor | Biosystems Engineering and Soil Science

UT Extension Representatives

Liz Eckelkamp Profile Page
Liz Eckelkamp
Associate Professor | Animal Science
Specialty: Dairy systems management Facilities Precision Technology Dairy cow health
Joe Griffy Profile Page
Joe Griffy
Ext Agent III & Co Dir | Stewart County
Amy Willis Prince Profile Page
Amy Willis Prince
Ext Agent III & Co Dir | Coffee County
Kane Reeves Profile Page
Kane Reeves
Extension Agent III & County Director | Madison County
Specialty: Child and Family Life
Kelli Roberson Profile Page
Kelli Roberson
Ext Regional Director | Eastern Region Office
Aaron Spurling Profile Page
Aaron Spurling
Shooting Sports Extension Specialist | 4-H Youth Development
Specialty: 4-H Youth Development

Herbert College of Agriculture Representative

Charity Grace Owings Profile Page
Charity Grace Owings
Research Asst Professor | Entomology and Plant Pathology
Specialty: Forensic Entomology, Decomposition Ecology, Population Genetics, Molecular Ecology
Andy Pulte Profile Page
Andy Pulte
Teaching Professor And Director | Plant Sciences
Jennifer Kathryn Richards Profile Page
Jennifer Kathryn Richards
Associate Professor | Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications

College of Veterinary Medicine Representatives

Madhu S Dhar Profile Page
Madhu S Dhar
Research Professor | Large Animal
Richard William Gerhold Jr Profile Page
Richard William Gerhold Jr
Professor | Biomedical and Diagnostic Sciences Department
Olya Martin Profile Page
Olya Martin
Clinical Assoc Professor | Small Animal

Faculty Senate Representatives (ex officio)

Kim M Newkirk Profile Page
Kim M Newkirk
Professor | Biomedical and Diagnostic Sciences Department

Executive Committee

Vermont Punongba Dia Profile Page
Vermont Punongba Dia
Associate Professor | Food Science
Role: Chair
Specialty: Food Chemistry and Bioactives
Ethan Trent Parker Profile Page
Ethan Trent Parker
Research Center Director | East Tennessee AgResearch and Education Center
Role: Chair Elect
Liz Eckelkamp Profile Page
Liz Eckelkamp
Associate Professor | Animal Science
Role: Secretary
Specialty: Dairy systems management Facilities Precision Technology Dairy cow health
Juan Luis Jurat-Fuentes Profile Page
Juan Luis Jurat-Fuentes
Professor | Entomology and Plant Pathology
Role: Past Chair
Specialty: Insect Pathology; Insect Physiology; Insect Biochemistry & Molecular Biology