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Carrie Lynn Castille

Overview

Castille served as a presidential appointee in three different roles, most recently as the first female director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), the federal science agency within the US Department of Agriculture. Before that, she was appointed to the National Agriculture Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board for USDA. During that time, she served as chair of the advisory board and was a delegate to the Association of Public and Land-grant University’s Council for Agriculture Research, Extension and Teaching. She was also a consultant at the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Research Foundation and the USA Rice Federation. During her tenure she has served under two US presidents and two secretaries of agriculture.

A native of Louisiana and first-generation college graduate, Castille holds a PhD in renewable natural resources with an emphasis on environmental and public policy from Louisiana State University, a Master of Science in environmental studies from LSU, and a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. She was the first woman to be inducted into the LSU engineering hall of fame and was the first female state director of Louisiana rural development.

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101 Morgan Hall
2621 Morgan Circle Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996-4500
Education and Training
  • PhD, Renewable Natural Resources, Louisiana State University, 2006
  • MS, Environmental Studies, Louisiana State University, 2003
  • BS, Industrial Engineering, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 1998

Carrie Lynn Castille

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101 Morgan Hall
2621 Morgan Circle Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996-4500
Education and Training
  • PhD, Renewable Natural Resources, Louisiana State University, 2006
  • MS, Environmental Studies, Louisiana State University, 2003
  • BS, Industrial Engineering, University of Louisiana at Lafayette, 1998
Overview

Castille served as a presidential appointee in three different roles, most recently as the first female director of the National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), the federal science agency within the US Department of Agriculture. Before that, she was appointed to the National Agriculture Research, Extension, Education, and Economics Advisory Board for USDA. During that time, she served as chair of the advisory board and was a delegate to the Association of Public and Land-grant University’s Council for Agriculture Research, Extension and Teaching. She was also a consultant at the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture Research Foundation and the USA Rice Federation. During her tenure she has served under two US presidents and two secretaries of agriculture.

A native of Louisiana and first-generation college graduate, Castille holds a PhD in renewable natural resources with an emphasis on environmental and public policy from Louisiana State University, a Master of Science in environmental studies from LSU, and a bachelor’s degree in industrial engineering from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. She was the first woman to be inducted into the LSU engineering hall of fame and was the first female state director of Louisiana rural development.