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ARF Members Info

Name Phone E-Mail Pre-Retirement MSU Title
Abraham, Jimmy 323-5459 jwa6@msstate.edu Asso VP Dev & Alumni and Executive Director, MSU Alumni Assn
Abraham, Patti 323-5459 psa1@msstate.edu Director, Research and Curriculum Unit
Allen, Albert 323-8256 albertja2012@yahoo.com Professor of Agricultural Economics
Ammon, Vernon D. 323-9740 tzammon@bellsouth.net Professor of Plant Pathology
Auel, John 662-617-0216 jauel@msforestry.net Assistant Professor of Forestry
Bauman, Leslie 662-418-5889 leb1@msstate.edu Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Bennett, Lloyd W 662-617-1597 damselfly1492@gmail.com Toxicology Chemist
Bennett, Susan 323-3049 sbennett@saffairs.msstate.edu Clinic Nurse, SHC Clinic Care
Bland, Wayne 662-338-1951 wbland722@gmail.com Associate Vice President, Budget and Planning
Bluhm, Louis 662-263-5886   Professor of Sociology
Brodnax, H.D.(Doss), Jr. 323-9543 dossmar@bellsouth.net Specialist, Extension, Director of Rural Development Center & Courtesy Prof of Ag Econ
Brown, Joseph M. 323-7660   Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Brown, Larry G. 662-312-4041 brown9055@gmail.com Head, Industrial and Systems Engineering
Browning, Ned E. 324-1187 nbrowning52@gmail.com Professor of Ag Communications & Ag Ext Ed
Bryant, James A. 323-2277 jbryant@business.msstate.edu Professor, JD, Business
Buehring, Normie 662-844-4906   Research Professor, NE MS Branch Exp Station
Bushby, Phil 662-312-5654 bushby@cvm.msstate.edu Professor,CVM
Carpenter, June 323-5244 Junecarpenter@bellsouth.net Professor of Human Science
Clynch, Edward J. 323-0485 ejc1@pspa.msstate.edu Professor of Political Science and Public Administration
Coats, Barbara R 662-418-7959 Barbara.r.coats@mwarep.org CVM Student Affairs Coordinator
Cosby, Art 325-7127 arthur.cosby@ssrc.msstate.edu Director, SSRC, and Professor
Cottrell, William 662-617-2855 scottrell@international.msstate.edu Director of International Partnerships
Croft, W. Lawrence 662-617-0978 elsiekcroft@gmail.com Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Crudden, Adele 662-324-1137 ac41@msstate.edu  
Daniels, Bob 662-418-4496 bobd@maxxsouth.net Extension Professor of Forestry
De La Cruz, Armando 324-1424 armandose@yahoo.com Professor of Biological Sciences
DeLouche, James C. 323-2310 jcdelouche@gmail.com Professor of Agronomy, Plant and Soil Sciences
Dill, Anna L 662-418-7805 adill@colled.msstate.edu Director of the Learning Center
Emison, Jerry 324-8212 jerryemison@earthlink.net  
Ezell, Andrew 662-418-2490 a.w.ezell@msstate.edu Switzer Distinguished Professor of Forestry and Dept. Head
Farris, Joe R. 662-312-0263 joe.farris@msstate.edu Assistant to the President
Feig, Doug 323-7906 douglasgfeig@gmail.com Professor of Political Science and Public Administration
Ferguson, Joe 662-312-8368 jlf1@ra.msstate.edu Professor of Physics and Astronomy
Fisher, Thomas H. 323-7528 thf1@ra.msstate.edu Professor of Chemistry
Forde,Connie 662-312-0722 cforde@colled.msstate.edu Professor and Head, Instructional Systems and Workforce Development
Forde, John 662-312-0722 cforde@colled.msstate.edu Professor and Head, 
Frank, Barbara 323-0538 barbaraannefrank@yahoo.com School and Career Counselor
Fuquay, John W. 323-8106 jfuquay@ads.msstate.edu Professor of Animal and Dairy Sciences
Gaines, Lynn P.      
Gallik, Debbie 323-6240   Administrative Assistant, Veterinary Medicine
Gilbert, John 575-313-3238 john.gilbert41@gmail.com Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics
Gilbert, Kathie 575-313-7793 kathie.gilbert@gmail.com Professor of Economics and Political Science and Head of Finance and Economics
Giles, William 662-312-9441 gilesw@bellsouth.net Assoc. Professor, Political Science
Goree, Mike 323-6217 mgoree@business.msstate.edu Instructor of Marketing/Quantitative Analysis
Grimes, Paul 620-308-6085 paul.grimes@pittstate.edu Professor of Economics and Associate Dean
Hamil, Burnette 601-692-3436 bhamil67@att.net Professor, Curriculum and Instruction
Hargrove, Nancy 323-6941 hargrovegn@bellsouth.net William L. Giles Distinguished Professor of English
Haug, Ruth 323-7482 ruth.haug@gmail.com Assistant Research Professor and Coord of Admin and Res Services, SSRC
Hawkins, Elizabeth 323-1654 ejhawkins@bellsouth.net MS Research Consortium, MSU Cordinator & EPSCOR Asso Dir
Herndon, Bill 662-312-0249 cwh1@msstate.edu Assoc VP, DAFVM
Hodge, B. Keith 324-1758 sgbkh@aol.com Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Hodge,Gayle 324-1758 sgbkh@aol.com Instructor of Learning Skills and Reading
Hodges, Julia 662-418-2674 jeh32@msstate.edu Executive Associate Vice President
Ingram, Reba 662-323-4129 rli3@msstate.edu Director of Industrial & Agricultural Services, State Chem. Lab
Ivy, Roscoe 662-436-7667 rmivy44@gmail.com MAFES Agronomist
Jackson, Donald 325-3133 dcj4@msstate.edu Professor of Wildlife and Fisheries
Jarratt, Ann 662-418-7364 jarratt.aj63@gmail.com Counselor
Keith, Edwin 662-617-2888 ekmstdog@gmail.com Adjunct Assistant Prof of Counselor Ed/Assoc. Dean of Students
Killcreas, Wallace 662-312-4299 killcreas@agecon.msstate.edu Professor of Agricultural Economics
Klein, Stephen 323-4083 sbk1@msstate.edu Professor and Head of Psychology
Knecht, Thomas W. 706-949-2695 tomk@tomknecht.com Head of Agricultural Communications
Lindig, Patricia 323-7250 pblindig@bellsouth.net Assistant Professor of Human Sciences
Longest, Betsy 662-615-9062    
Lyon, Duane E. 324-1426 dlyon@up.net Professor of Forest Products 
Marszalek, John 662-323-8068 johnmarsz@yahoo.com Director of Grant Presidential Library
Matta, Frank 323-2540 fmatta@pss.msstate.edu Professor of Plant and Soil Sciences
Mauldin, Ellen D. 323-1408 mem3@bellsouth.net Associate Professor of Library Science
Maynor, Natalie 601-366-9877   Professor of English
McLaurin, Barbara 662-418-8274 barbaram998@gmail.com Specialist, School of Human Sciences
Milam, Edward E. 324-0567 eem3@msstate.edu William L. Giles Distinguished Professor of Accountancy
Miller, Ruth      
Miller,James G. 904-545-5990 jim.miller@msstate.edu FWRC, Wildlife and Fisheries
Minchew, Sue 662-418-3370  Sue.Minchew6@gmail.com Associate Dean of Education
Monts, David 662-263-8491 dlmontsinms@gmail.com Professor of Physics
Moore, James (Elton) 662-617-1744 jemoore@colled.msstate.edu William L. Giles Distinguished Professor of Counselor Education.
Morgan, Cindy 662-312-8980 mcmorgan53@gmail.com  Research Professor, RCU
Morgan, Wallace 323-2331 gwmorgan@gmail.com Professor and Head, Poultry Science
Morse, David 323-7002 dmorse@colled.msstate.edu Professor and Head, Counseling, Ed Psyc anr Foundations
Morse, Linda 323-7002 lmorse@colled.msstate.edu Professor of Counselor Ed Psy, and Special Ed
Myles, Albert 662-312-3110 almyles56@outlook.com Extension Professor, Community Resource Development
Mylroie, Joan 324-1272 joanmylroie@gmail.com Instructor of Geography
Mylroie, John 324-1272 jem2@msstate.edu Professor of Geology
Nettles, Debbie 662-312-6337 dnettles.era@gmail.com Publications Editor, Agricultural Communications
Nordin, Dennis S. 662-617-0515 tadcsch2019@outlook.com Author, Agriculture
Phillips, Jr., Robert L. 323-8075 rlp2@att.net Professor of English
Pope, Margaret 662-436-8514   Assistant Professor of Curriculum and Instruction
Rafferty, Phillip 324-3060 prr1@ra.msstate.edu Library Employee
Ray, Ann     Assistant to Associate Provost for Academic Affairs
Reese, Donna 662-418-5563 dsreese@gmail.com Professor, Computer Science
Reese, Robert 324-3563 rbreesems@gmail.com Staff, Center for Cyber Innovation
Reeves, Gloria 662-418-7905 greeves@bellsouth.net Associate Director of Career, Instructor of Counselor Ed, Ed Psychology
Reinschmiedt, Lynn 323-5775 lrein49@gmail.com Associate Dean, Agriculture
Rigsby, John 662-694-1582 jrigsby@business.msstate.edu Associate Professor of Accountancy
Rivenburgh, Chuck 324-3843 chastea@aol.com Director, Technology Commercialization
Ruby, Roy H 324-1304 royruby1939@gmail.com Vice President of Studend Affairs
Sartor, Martha Ray 601-270-7440 sartormartha@gmail.com District Director, MSU Extension Service
Smith, Garry 324-0420 smithgarry@bellsouth.net Professor, Management
Sparrow, Charles A.  324-0331 casparrow@maxxsouth.net Professor, Chemical Engineering
Spurlock, Ann 662-341-2190 anncspurlock@gmail.com Dir of Composition, Dept of English, Co-Dir of QEP
Spurlock, Stanley 662-694-1184 srs18@bellsouth.net Professor, Ag Economics
Steeby, James 662-822-8541 jsteebyphd@yahoo.com Associate Professor, Extension, Thad Cochran WW Aquaculture 
Street, Joe 662-317-8896 joe.street@msstate.edu Professor,Associate Director, MSU Extension
Stumpf, Arthur 320-2065   Associate Professor, Animal and Dairy Sciences
Su, Chun Fu 324-0195 cfs1@ra.msstate.edu Professor of Physics
Swain, Margo 323-3926   Professor of Social Work
Taylor, Gareth (Steve) 662-312-4605 staylor7476@bellsouth.net Exec Dir Ctr for Distance Learning
Taylor, Jan 324-3440 jtaylor2go2012@gmail.com Professor of Human Sciences
Taylor, Walter N.   wntaylor1950@gmail.com Professor and Associate Dean, College of Ag
Thompson, Joe F. 323-8185 joe@hpc.msstate.edu William L Giles Distinguished Professor of Aerospace Engineering
Thompson, Roy T.     Business Manager, CVM
Thorne, B. Michael 662-694-0274 thorne23@bellsouth.net Professor of Psychology
Thorne, Wanda 662-617-2403 thorne23@bellsouth.net Publications Editor, Agricultural Communications
Thornton, Mary M. 324-0082 LtcSam76@hotmail.com Instructor of Learning Skills
Tomlinson, John 323-7613 jtomlinson@pres.msstate.edu Lobbyist
Tomlinson, Susan 323-7613 susantomlinson@bellsouth.net Lecturer of Plant and Soil Sciences
Truax, Dennis 662-324-0187 Truax@CEE.msstate.edu Professor and Director Emeritus, MS State Rula S C&E Eng 
Underwood, Joe Ray 662-312-2911 joeray01@bellsouth.net Professor of Counseling
Verrall, George 323-6481 glv1@msstate.edu Dean of Economics
Vosbein, Dawn 601-723-6004 dawnvosbein@yahoo.com  
Wall, Diane E.  323-8379 dew1brandon@bellsouth.net Associate Professor, Political Science and Public Administration
Watson, Vance 323-6652 vhw1@msstate.edu Vice President, Agriculture
Weatherly, Charles 662-617-0948 cweatherly@foundation.msstate.edu Director of Development, Ag, Forestry and Veterinary Medicine
Wells, Graham 323-3095 fulwells@aol.com Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering, P. E.
Wells, Wayne 324-9219 dw149@msstate.edu Professor, Soil Sciences
Williams, Clyde 323-2936 cwilliams1031@bellsouth.net Professor of English
Wise, Dwayne 324-1669 daw1@msstate.edu Professor of Biological Sciences
Wiseman, Marty 323-9258 wmw3@msstate.edu Professor of Political Science and Public Administration