List of People With Role of Associate Department Head

Name Position Contact Location

Garza, Jennifer

Assistant Program Leader

Cooperative Extension Program (CEP) (Cooperative Extension Program (CEP), Prairie View A&M University)

Associate Department Head; Cooperative Extension Program (CEP); Family and Community Health

jennifer.garza@ag.tamu.edu

936-261-5030 (p)

250 East M. Norris Street
Carden-Waller Extension Building
Prairie View, TX 77446

Jones, Benjamin

Associate Director

Office of the State Chemist (Texas A&M AgriLife Research)

Associate Department Head

blj@otsc.tamu.edu

979-845-1121 (p)

979-845-1389 (f)

445 Agronomy Road
College Station, TX 77843-2114

Locke, Darlene

Specializations: Leadership, Recreation, Youth, Youth Program Staff Training, Youth Wellness

Associate Department Head, Associate Professor and Extension Specialist, Extension Program Leader

Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication (ALEC) (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service)

4-H and Youth Development; Associate Department Head; Extension Specialist; Urban Youth Development

darlene.locke@ag.tamu.edu

979-314-8141 (p)

979-862-7190 (f)

600 John Kimbrough Blvd.
AGLS Building, Rm. 128C
College Station, TX 77843-2116

Murphy, Timothy

Specializations: Human Capacity, STEM Integration, Youth Economy

Professor and Associate Department Head

Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication (ALEC) (Texas A&M AgriLife Research)

Associate Department Head; Graduate Faculty

timothy.murphy@ag.tamu.edu

979-321-5747 (p)

979-458-2698 (f)

Agriculture and Life Sciences Building - AGLS
Room 245
College Station, TX 77843-2116

Ong, Kevin

Specializations: Economy, Environment, Invasive Species, Phytoplasma, Plant Breeding, Plant Diseases, Plant Quarantine, Sustainability, Urbanization And Land Use

Professor and Associate Department Head

Plant Pathology and Microbiology (PLPM) (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service)

Associate Department Head; Graduate Faculty

kevin.ong@ag.tamu.edu

979-845-4751 (p)

304 Plant Pathology & Microbiology Bldg
496 Olsen Blvd
College Station, TX 77843

Pierfax, Cynthia

Assistant Program Leader - 4-H

Cooperative Extension Program (CEP) (Cooperative Extension Program (CEP), Prairie View A&M University)

4-H and Youth Development; Associate Department Head; Cooperative Extension Program (CEP); Regional Program Leader

cynthia.pierfax@ag.tamu.edu

936-261-5028 (p)

936-261-5143 (f)

250 E M Norris Street
Carden-Waller Building
Prairie View, TX 77446

Porter, Dana

Specializations: Agricultural Water Management, Environment, Irrigation, Salinity Management, Soil, Water, Water Quality

Professor & Associate Department Head

Lubbock Research and Extension Center (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service)

Associate Department Head; Graduate Faculty

dana.porter@ag.tamu.edu

806-723-8426 (p)

806-723-8499 (f)

1102 E Drew Street
Lubbock, TX 79403

Racine, Beth

Center Director

El Paso Research and Extension Center (Texas A&M AgriLife)

Associate Department Head; Resident Director

beth.racine@ag.tamu.edu

915-859-9111 (p)

915-859-1078 (f)

1380 A&M Circle
El Paso, TX 79927

Redmon, Larry

Specializations: Biodiversity, Crop Management, Crop Production, Drought, Ecosystem, Environment, Food, Forages, Health, Sustainability, Water

Professor and Extension Specialist

Soil and Crop Sciences (SCSC) (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service)

Associate Department Head; Extension Specialist; Graduate Faculty

larry.redmon@ag.tamu.edu

979-321-5909 (p)

979-845-0456 (f)

Heep Center, Room 434
370 Olsen Blvd.
College Station, TX 77843

Renchie, Don

Professor, Extension Program Leader and Pesticide Safety Education Program Coordinator

Agricultural and Environmental Safety (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service)

Agriculture and Natural Resources; Associate Department Head; Extension Specialist; Integrated Pest Management (IPM); Program Specialist

don.renchie@ag.tamu.edu

979-845-3849 (p)

979-845-6251 (f)

Agronomy Field Lab, Room 101
College Station, TX 77843

Rister, M. Edward

Specializations: Economy, Quantitative Methods, Water

Professor and Associate Department Head

Agricultural Economics (AGEC) (College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Texas A&M University)

Associate Department Head; Graduate Faculty

ed.rister@ag.tamu.edu

979-845-2116 (p)

Ag & Life Sciences Building
College Station, TX 77843

Smith, Wayne

Professor & Associate Department Head

Soil and Crop Sciences (SCSC) (Texas A&M AgriLife Research)

Associate Department Head

wayne.smith@ag.tamu.edu

979-845-3450 (p)

979-845-0456 (f)

Heep Center, Room 434
370 Olsen Blvd.
College Station, TX 77843

Stein, Larry

Specializations: Crop Production, Cropping Systems, Extension, Food, Fruit, Pecans, Sustainability, Vegetables, Viticulture

Professor and State Extension Specialist

Horticultural Sciences (HORT) (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service)

Horticulture

Associate Department Head/Extension and Extension Specialist

Uvalde Research and Extension Center (Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service)

Associate Department Head; Extension Specialist; Horticulture

larry.stein@ag.tamu.edu

979-321-7001 (p)

1619 Garner Field Road
Uvalde, TX 78801

Teel, Pete

Specializations: Disease Prevention, Ecosystem, Health, Tick-Borne Diseases, Ticks, Youth, Youth Development Initiatives

Research Professor

Entomology (ENTO) (Texas A&M AgriLife Research)

Associate Department Head; Graduate Faculty

pete.teel@ag.tamu.edu

979-845-3253 (p)

979-845-6305 (f)

Heep Center, Room 412
College Station, TX 77843-2475

Williams, Carolyn

Executive Associate Director

Cooperative Extension Program (CEP) (Cooperative Extension Program (CEP), Prairie View A&M University)

Associate Department Head; Cooperative Extension Program (CEP)

carolyn.williams@ag.tamu.edu

936-261-5122 (p)

250 E.M. Norris Street
761 Carden-Waller Cooperative Extension Building
Prairie View, TX 77446