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Department and School Updates
The LSU College of Agriculture is comprised of 10 departments and schools that house many prestigious faculty and talented students. Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Lynn Kennedy, Department Head lkennedy@agcenter.lsu.edu
School of Nutrition and Food Sciences Allen Rutherford, Interim Director druther@lsu.edu
Department of Agricultural and Extension Education and Evaluation Michael Burnett, Department Head mburnett@agcenter.lsu.edu
School of Plant, Environmental and Soil Sciences Michael Stout, Interim Director mstout@agcenter.lsu.edu
School of Animal Sciences Phil Elzer, Director pelzer@agcenter.lsu.edu
Department of Plant Pathology and Crop Physiology Lawrence Datnoff, Department Head ldatnoff@agcenter.lsu.edu
Department of Entomology Michael Stout, Department Head mstout@agcenter.lsu.edu
School of Renewable Natural Resources Allen Rutherford, Director druther@lsu.edu
Department of Experimental Statistics Allen Rutherford, Interim Department Head druther@lsu.edu
Department of Textiles, Apparel Design and Merchandising Bruce Cameron, Department Head bcameron1@lsu.edu
Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness
The mission of the Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness is to generate, apply, and disseminate knowledge on a wide range of issues important to agribusiness, agricultural production, marketing, policy, natural resource use, and rural areas in Louisiana, the nation, and the global community. By employing the highest scholarly standards in the teaching, research, and outreach/extension programs that are integral to the purpose of the land-grant university system. The department has 12 tenure-track faculty members and three instructors. They are currently in the process of hiring for the forestry economist position. Their faculty are highly productive and are doing outstanding work in teaching, research, and extension. Highlight: Undergraduate program enrollment has doubled over the past few years, with 137 undergraduate students enrolled in the 2020-21 academic year.
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LSU College of Agriculture
Department of Agricultural and Extension Education and Evaluation
The Department of Agricultural and Extension Education and Evaluation (AEEE) prepares and supports highly qualified agricultural and extension professionals to teach, lead and serve youth and adults. This past year, AEEE received a $260,000 grant from the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to develop professional development training for agriculture teachers in Louisiana that will help them to incorporate biotechnology and coastal/ environmental science into their programs. Graduate students and faculty presented research papers and posters at virtual conferences and claimed many awards. Highlight: Richie Roberts received article of the year for the Journal of International Agricultural and Extension Education.
2020-2021 Annual Impact Report
