Southern Region Administrative Heads Directory

Officers

(officers change in February after the winter meeting)

Chair – Keith Coble
Mississippi State University
(AHS Executive Committee Representative)

Chair-elect – Deacue Fields
University of Arkansas
(AHS Executive Committee Representative)

Secretary – Keith Carver
University of Tennessee

Executive Director – Eric Young

Alabama

Paul Patterson
Dean and Director
Auburn University
College of Agriculture
107 Comer Hall
Auburn Univ, AL 36849
334-844-3209
Email
Website

Administrative Assistant:
Nan Chambliss
Email

Mike Phillips
Director
Auburn University
Alabama Cooperative Extension System
109D Duncan Hall
Auburn Univ, AL 36849
334-844-4444
Email
Website

Administrative Assistant:
Vacant

Loyd Walker
Dean and Director
Alabama A&M University
College of Agriculture, Life and Natural Sciences
James L. Dawson Bldg.
Normal, AL 35762
256-372-5675
Email
Website

Olga Bolden-Tiller
Dean, Director, Extension Administrator
Tuskegee
College of Agriculture, Environment and Nutrition Sciences
Campbell Hall, Room 100
Tuskegee, AL 35762
334-727-8157
Email
Website

Arkansas

Deacue Fields
Vice President for Agriculture
Division of Agriculture
University of Arkansas
2404 N. University Ave.
Little Rock, AR 72207
501-686-2540
Email
Website

Administrative Assistant:
Christina Miller
Email


Bruce McGowan
Interim Dean and Director
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
School of Agriculture, Fisheries, and Human Sciences
Woodard Hall Agriculture Complex
Pine Bluff, AR 71601
870-575-7035
Email
Website

Florida

Robert Gilbert
Interim Vice President
University of Florida
Institute for Food & Agricultural Sciences
1008 McCarty Hall D, PO Box 110180
Gainesville, FL 32611-0180
352-392-1971
Email
Website

Administrative Assistant:
Linda Smith
Email


Robert Taylor
Dean and Director, Land Grant Programs
Florida A&M University
College of Agriculture and Food Sciences
Terry-Paige Building, Rm. 217
Tallahassee, FL 32307-4100
850-561-2644 x2644
Email
Website

Georgia

Nick T. Place
Dean and Director
University of Georgia
College of Agriculture & Environmental Sciences
0101 Conner Hall, 147 Cedar St.
Athens, GA 30602-0000
706-542-3924
Email
Website

Administrative Assistant:
Jeri Shell
Email


Ralph Noble
Dean and Director
Fort Valley State University
College of Agriculture, Family Sciences and Technology
Houston Stallworth Bldg., Rm 103A, 1005 State University Drive
Fort Valley, GA 31030-4313
478-825-6320, 6322
Email
Website

Administrative Assistant:
LaTonia Hooks
Email

Kentucky

Nancy Cox
Dean and Director of Land Grant Programs
University of Kentucky
College of Agriculture
S-123 Agriculture Science Center
Lexington, KY, 40546-0091
859-257-4772
Email
Website

Administrative Assistant:
Laura Miller
Email


Marcus Bernard
Interim Dean
Kentucky State University
College of Agriculture, Health, and Natural Resources
Room 205400, East Main St.
Frankfort, KY 40601
502-597-5942
Email
Website

Louisiana

Matt Lee
Vice President for
Agriculture & Interim Dean, College of Agriculture
LSU AgCenter
101D J. Norman Efferson Hall
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
225-578-4161
Email
Website

Administrative Assistant:
Claire Bullock
Email


Orlando McMeans
Southern University and A&M College
College of Agricultural, Human, and Environmental Sciences
Southern University Ag. Center, Suite 140
Baton Rouge, LA 70813
225-771-2262
Email
Website

Mississippi

Keith Coble
Vice President
Agriculture, Forestry & Veterinary Medicine
Mississippi State University
Division of Agriculture, Forestry & Veterinary Medicine
Mailstop 9800, 203 Bost
Mississippi State, MS 39762-9800
662-325-3006
Email
Website

Administrative Assistant:
Lisa Noffsinger
Email


Ed Buckner
Dean and Director/ Extension Administrator
Alcorn State University
School of Agriculture and Applied Sciences
1000 ASU Drive #690
Alcorn State, MS 39096-7500
601-877-6137
Email
Website

Administrative Assistant:
Deidre J. Knox
Email