Advanced Agricultural Education
The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
M.P.P.P.M. (Master of Plant Protection and Pest Management), December, 1982
Course concentration: Agronomy, Entomology and Plant Pathology
Leadership roles: President of the Plant Pathology Graduate Student Association, 1981-82
Activity: Member of the UGA Weed Judging Team, 1981
Internship: Diamond Shamrock Corporation, Agricultural Division, Commercial Development, 1982
Undergraduate Education
The University of Georgia, Athens, Georgia
B.S.A. (Bachelor of Science in Agriculture), December, 1977
Major: Agronomy
Activities: Soil Judging Team and Agronomy Club
Internship: Cotton Insect Scout, Dooly County, Georgia, 1977
Additional Graduate Level Course Work
Tobacco Production, 3 hours credit, NC State, 1984
Advanced Chemical Weed Control, 5 hours credit, UGA, 1986
Weed Ecology and Biology, 3 hours credit, UGA, 1986
Program Development, 3 hours credit, LSU, 1989
Biology and Management of the Honey Bee, 3 hours credit, LSU, 2000
Fundamentals of Applied Entomology, 3 hours credit, LSU, 2003
Special Problems in Entomology, 3 hours credit, LSU, 2005
Professional Organizations
Member of the American Phytopathological Society,
Southern Weed Science Society of America and WSSA
Louisiana County Agricultural Agents Association and NACAA
Louisiana Agricultural Sciences Association (LASA)
Affiliate member of the Louisiana Agricultural Consultants Association
Leadership Roles
Served on the search committee for the Vice Chancellor and Director for the Louisiana Cooperative Extensive Service, 1995
Served as secretary, vice-president and president for Louisiana Plant Protection Association (LPPA), 1996-2001
Served two terms on the Princess Theatre Board of Directors as sec., 1997-2002 and serve on the board for the Princess Theatre Foundation 2010 to present
Served two terms on the Winnsboro/Franklin Parish Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors and co-chair the Academic Achievement Banquet
Served on the Franklin Parish Catfish Festival Board of Directors as secretary
Served as Parish Chair for Franklin Parish, 2001 to 2010 and 2012 to present
Serve as Safety Coordinator for the LCES Northeast Region, 1999 to present
Participated in Entomology Department Retreat, 2003
Served on the search committee for the Turf/Ornamental Weed Science position, 2003
Served on the Biological and Agricultural Engineering Advisory Council, 2003-06
Served on the search committee for the Jack Hamilton Endowed Chair, 2005-06
Served on the search committee for the Watershed area agent position, 2005
Participated in Agronomy & Environmental Management Summit, 2006
Served on the Internal Review Committee for Donna Lee’s promotion, 2006
Served on the search committee for the Tensas ANR agent position, 2007
Served as chair of the search committee for the East Carroll ANR agent position, 2003
Served as chair of the search committee for the Franklin Parish 4-H youth development position, 2004, 2006, 2007 and 2012
Serve as secretary for the Southern Home and Garden Club, 2008-present
Served on the search committee for the Pesticide Safety Educational Coordinator position, 2009
Chaired the development of a Corn Alley for AgExpo in Monroe, LA and Ag Adventures in Delhi, LA, 2010 and 2014
