MEET OUR DEPARTMENT HEAD Dr. Cheryl DeVuyst is selected as the new Department Head of the Agricultural Economics Department.
Advisor. Professor. Department head. These are just a few words that describe Dr. Cheryl DeVuyst who was recently named the first female department head in the Agricultural Economics Department since its establishment in 1924. DeVuyst first came to OSU in 2008 and began her career as assistant dean of the then College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. She subsequently accepted a position with the OSU Provost. Upon return to the department, she was teaching and advising undergraduate students. As Department head, she will continue to teach, as the instructor for the department’s professional development class, as well as a section of an agricultural economics orientation course for incoming freshmen. “Dr. DeVuyst has a fantastic background within the department and across other areas of administration within OSU that she brings to the department head’s position,” Dr. Joe Schatzer, interim department head, said. “She brings a true understanding of production agriculture and the economic aspects related to agriculture.”
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