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
- Danny Singh, 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
- Susana Goggi (Faculty) – Chair
- Richard Roth (faculty)
- Iththiponh (Alex) Macvilay (Staff)
- Hyeonji Song (postdoc)
- Jenna Morris (Undergraduate student Rep)
- Carolina Pratas Glycerio de Freita (Graduate Student Rep)
- Elnaz Ebrahimi (Faculty)
- Dani Clark (Staff)
Thank you to Ken Moore (faculty), Glenn Wiedenhoeft (staff), Derrick Platero (grad rep), and Elizabeth Tranel (Undergrad Rep) who are completing their term.
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
- Walter Suza
- Susana Goggi
- David Kwaw-Mensah
- Lee Burras
Promotion and Tenure Committee
- Lee Burras – Chair
- Brian Hornbuckle
- Sotirios Archontoulis
- Mara Salas
- Jianming Yu
Awards Committee
- Ken Moore – Chair
- Brian Hornbuckle
- Bob Horton
- David Grant
- 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
- President: Memis Biglici
- Vice President: Vencke Gruening
- Secretary: George Kalogeropoulos
- Treasurer: Mila Victoria Pessotto
- Social Chair: Rickiel Franklin
- Seminar Co-Chairs: Carolina Freitas, Hernan Torres Pacin, and Mike Cook
R.F. Baker Plant Breeding Symposium Committee
- Co-Chairs: Mercy Azanu and Kiara Kappelmann
- Speaker Chair: Vencke Gruening
- IT Chair: Karlene Negus
- Media Chair: Ann Murithi
- Food & Venue Chair: Naresh Boddepalli
- Workshop & Awards Chair: Sam Blair
- Field Day Co-Chair: Memis Bilgici and Joseph DeTemple
Travel
Seminars
Learn more about who the department is bringing in to share their science, knowledge and expertise.