IANR Organizational Chart & Contacts | Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources

Mike Boehm

Vice Chancellor

Rich Bischoff

Assoc Vice Chancellor Office of Vice Pres/Vice Chancellor University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Address
Phone: Work 402-472-5801 On-campus 2-5801
Email: rbischoff2@unl.edu

Jeff Bassford

Asst Vice Chancellor IANR Finance & Personnel Office University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Address
Phone: Work 402-472-1426 On-campus 2-1426
Email: jbassford2@unl.edu

Cara Pesek

Communications Director Office of Vice Pres/Vice Chancellor University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Address
Phone: Work 402-472-4398 On-campus 2-4398
Email: cpesek2@unl.edu

Jessie Brophy

Dir External Engagement/Events Office of Vice Pres/Vice Chancellor University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Address
Phone: Work 402-472-7080 On-campus 2-7080
Email: jbrophy3@unl.edu

Daniel Trotter

Facilities Director Office of Vice Pres/Vice Chancellor University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Address
Phone: Work 402-472-3864 On-campus 2-3864
Email: dtrotter3@unl.edu

Derek McLean

Dean/Director Agricultural Research Division University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Address
Phone: Work 402-472-7084 On-campus 2-7084
Email: derek.mclean@unl.edu

Tiffany Heng-Moss

Dean College of Ag Sci & Nat Res University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Address
Phone: Work 402-472-2797 On-campus 2-2797
Email: thengmoss2@unl.edu

Charles Stoltenow

Dean/Director Cooperative Ext Division University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Address
Phone: Work 402-472-2966 On-campus 2-2966
Email: charles.stoltenow@unl.edu

Nick Pace

Dean College of Education & Human Sci University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Address
Phone: Work 402-472-2913 On-campus 2-2913
Email: nick.pace@unl.edu

Larry Gossen

Dean NE College of Technical Agriculture University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Address
Phone: Work 3083675200
Email: larry.gossen@unl.edu

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Wanda Bowder

EXECUTIVE SPECIALIST
SCHEDULES FOR MIKE BOEHM

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Alesia Zaruba

EXECUTIVE SPECIALIST

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Maren Schuttler

Office ASSOCIATE
SCHEDULES FOR RICH BISCHOFF

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Jordan Slagle

IANR Events Manager

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Natalie Jones

Media Specialist

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IANR Administrative Units

**AGRICULTURE & NATURAL RESOURCES**
**ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS**
Department	Department Head
Agricultural Economics	Kate Brooks
Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communication	Mark Balschweid
Agronomy and Horticulture	Martha Mamo
Animal Science	Deborah VanOverbeke
Biochemistry	Donald Becker
Biological Systems Engineering	Mark Stone
Entomology	John Ruberson
Food Science and Technology	Silvana Martini
Plant Pathology	Loren Giesler
School of Natural Resources	Larkin Powell
School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences	Scott McVey
Statistics	Bhaskar Bhattacharya

**EDUCATION & HUMAN SCIENCES**
**ACADEMIC DEPARTMENTS**
Department	Department Head
Child, Youth, and Family Studies	Michael Merten
Nutrition and Health Sciences	Heather Rasmussen (Interim)
Textiles, Merchandising, and Fashion Design	Jennybeth Jorgensen

**IANR PROGRAM UNITS**
Unit	Unit Leader
4-H Youth Development	Ashley Benes Liz Hamm Kathleen Lodl Maria Walker
Engler Agribusiness Entrepreneurship Program	Tom Field
Nebraska Forest Service	John Erixson
Nebraska LEAD Program	Kurtis Harms
Nebraska Manufacturing Extension Partnership	Matt Allmand
Yeutter Institute	Jill O'Donnell

Other Organizational Units

**DISTRICT CENTERS**
District Center	Director
Eastern Research, Extension, and Education Center	Doug Zalesky
Panhandle Research, Extension, and Education Center - Scottsbluff	John Westra
West Central Research, Extension, and Education Center - North Platte	Kelly Bruns

**RESEARCH, EXTENSION & ENGAGEMENT LOCATIONS AND CENTERS**
Research, Extension & Engagement Locations and Centers	Manager/Unit Leader
Barta Brothers Ranch - Ainsworth	Jacob Harvey
Gudmundsen Sandhills Laboratory - Whitman	John Nollette, Operations Manager
Haskell Agricultural Laboratory - Concord	Doug Zalesky
High Plains Agricultural Laboratory - Sidney	Jacob Hansen, Farm Manager
Horning Forestry Farm	John Erixson
Kimmel Education and Research Center - Nebraska City	Tiffany Heng-Moss Charles Stoltenow
South Central Agricultural Laboratory - Clay Center	Michael Schlick, Research Farm Manager
Stumpf International Wheat Center	Kelly Bruns

**EXTENSION PROGRAM LEADS**
Program	Lead
4-H Youth Development	Kathleen Lodl
Agricultural Profitability	Jay Parsons
Early Childhood Development	Holly Hatton‐Bowers
Food, Nutrition & Health	Jean Ann Fischer
Horticulture, Landscape & Environmental Systems	Kait Chapman
Livestock Systems	Randy Saner
Rural Prosperity Nebraska (co‐leads)	Jordan Rasmussen Brandi Hilton‐Hagemann
Urban Extension	Karen Wobig & Carrie Schneider-Miller
Water & Cropping Systems	Dirk Charlson Bruno Lena Crystal Powers

**CENTERS**
Center	Director
Center for Advanced Land Technologies (CALMIT)	Brian Wardlow
Center for Biological Chemistry	Donald Becker
Center for Biotechnology	Daniel Schachtman
Center for Plant Science Innovation	Edgar Cahoon
Center for Grassland Studies	David Wedin
Center for Resiliency in Agricultural Working Landscapes	Craig Allen
Conservation Survey Division	Matt Joeckel
Food Processing Center	TBD
Foundation Seed Farm	TBD
Great Plains Cooperative Ecosystem Study Unit	Paul Hanson
Great Plains Veterinary Educational Center	Brian Vander Ley
High Plains Regional Climate Center	Rezaul Mahmood
Industrial Agricultural Products Center	TBD
National Drought Mitigation Center	Mark Svoboda
Nebraska Center for Virology	Eric Weaver
Nebraska Center for Prevention of Obesity Diseases	Janos Zempleni
Nebraska Cooperative Fish and Wildlife Research Unit	Jonathan Spurgeon
Nebraska Food for Health Center	Andrew Benson
Nebraska Redox Biology Center	Oleh Khalimonchuk
Nebraska State Climate Office	TBD
Nebraska Water Center	Chittaranjan Ray
Nebraska Veterinary Diagnostic Center	Dustin Loy
Quantitative Life Sciences Initiative	Jennifer Clarke

**NEBRASKA EXTENSION ENGAGEMENT ZONE COORDINATORS**
Extension Zone	Coordinator
EZ 1 (panhandle)	Rob Eirich
EZ 2 (north central)	Jay Jenkins
EZ 3 (west central)	Brian Cox
EZ 4 (southwest)	TBD
EZ 5 (northeast)	Amy Topp
EZ 6 (Boone, Greeley, Hall, Hamilton, Howard, Merrick, Nance, Sherman, Valley)	Brian Cox & Carrie Gottschalk
EZ 7 (Butler, Colfax, Platte, Polk, Seward, York)	Carrie Gottschalk
EZ 8 (Burt, Cuming, Dodge, Saunders, Thurston, Washington)	Angi Heller
EZ 9 (Metro)	Karen Wobig & Carrie Schneider-Miller
EZ 10 (Adams, Clay, Fillmore, Jefferson, Nuckolls, Saline, Thayer, Webster)	Megan Burda
EZ 11 (Southeast)	Karly Black
EZ 12 (Campus)	Jentry Barrett

NU Wide Institutes

PETER MCCORNICK

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

MARY EMERY

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

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