Department of Soil&Crop Sciences

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Former Students

Atta Halima Name: Halima Atta
Employer: Agriculture Department, McNeese State University
Position: Assistant Professor
Advisor: Betran, J
Degree Earned: Ph.D., 2007
Email: hbello@mcneese.edu
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 Name: Michae Baring
Employer: Soil & Crop Sciences Department
Position: Research Associate
Degree Earned: M.S., PLBR, 2006
Advisor: Rooney, W/Simpson
Email: MBaring@ag.tamu.edu
Address: 427 B Heep Center, College Station
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Philip J Bauer Name: Philip J Bauer
Employer: USDA -ARS, Coastal Plains Soil, Water, and Plant Research Center
Position: Research Agronomist
Degree Earned: Ph.D., Agronomy, 1988
Advisor: Cothren, T
Email: Phil.Bauer@ars.usda.gov
Address: Florence, SC
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Sumitra Bose Biswas Name: Sumitra Bose Biswas
Employer: Texas Department of Agriculture (Pesticide Lab.)
Position: Chemist
Degree Earned: M.S., Soil Science, 2008
Advisor: Hallmark, T/Hons, F
Email: sumitra.biswas@TexasAgriculture.gov
Address: College Station, TX
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 Name: Jon E. Brandt
Employer: Railroad Commission of Texas/Abandoned
Position: Soil Scientist
Degree Earned: M.S., Soil Fertility/Chemistry
Advisor: Hons, F
Email: jon.brandt@rrc.state.tx.us
Address: Austin, Texas
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 Name: Jim Brown
Employer: Newport Dunes Golf Club
Position: Certified Golf Course Superintendent
Degree Earned: B.S.
Advisor:
Email: jbrown@kempersports.com
Address: Port Aransas, Texas
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Joshua Bynum Name: Joshua Bynum
Employer: Monsanto
Position: Technology Development Representative
Degree Earned: M.S., Agronomy
Advisor: Cothren, T
Email: joshua.bynum@monsanto.com
Address: Detta East
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 Name: Colin Campbell
Employer: Decagon Devices
Position: VP R&D and Engineering
Degree Earned: Ph.D., Soil Physics, 2000
Advisor: McInnes, K
Email: colin@decagon.com
Address: Pullman, WA
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Name: Ernest Clawson
Employer: LSU Ag Center
Position: Assistant Professor
Degree Earned: Ph.D., Agronomy, 2003
Advisor: Cotheren, T
Email: eclawson@agcenter.lsu.edu
Address: Saint Joseph, LA
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 Name: Douglas R. Cobos
Employer: Decagon Devices
Position: Director of Research and Development
Degree Earned: M.S., SOSC, 1999
Advisor:
Email: doug@decagon.com
Address: Pullman, WA
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Youjun Deng Name: Youjun Deng
Employer: Texas A&M University
Position: Assistant Professor of Soil/Clay Mineralogy
Degree Earned: Ph.D., Soil Sciences, 2001
Advisor: Dixon, J
Email: yjd@tamu.edu
Address: 541B Heep Center, College Station
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Name: James J. Doolittle
Employer: South Dakota State University
Position: Director and Professor
Degree Earned: Ph.D., Soil Chemistry, 1991
Advisor:
Email: doolittle@brookings.netv
Address: Brookings, SD
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Fugen Dou Name: Fugen Dou
Employer: TAMU AgriLIFE Research Center at Beaumont
Position: Assistant Professor
Degree Earned: Ph.D., Soil Science, 2005
Advisor: Hons, F
Email: f-dou@aesrg.tamu.edu
Address: Beaumont, Texas
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Nyland Falkenberg Name: Nyland Falkenberg
Employer: DuPont Crop Protection
Position: Field Development Rep.
Degree Earned: Ph.D., Agronomy, 2009
Advisor: Chandler, J
Email: nyland.falkenberg@usa.dupont.com
Address: Knippa, TX
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Alan Franzluebbers Name: Alan J. Franzluebbers
Employer: USDA-Agricultural Research Service
Position: Ecologist
Degree Earned: Ph.D., Soil Sciences, 1995
Advisor: Hons, F
Email: afranz@uga.edu
Address: Watkinsville GA
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Shane Halfmann Name: Shane Halfmann
Employer: D&PL-Monsanto
Position: Technology Development Associate
Degree Earned: M.S., Agronomy, 2004
Advisor: Cothren, T
Email: Shane.w.halfmann@monsanto.com
Address:College Station, TX
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Richard Haney Name: Richard L. Haney
Employer: USDA-Agricultural Research Service
Position: Soil Scientist
Degree Earned: Ph.D., Soil Sciences, 2001
Advisor: Hons, F
Email: rhaney@spa.ars.usda.gov
Address: 808 East Blackland Rd. Temple, TX 76502
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 Name: Nels Hansen
Employer: The Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute
Position: Assistant Professor, Technology Coordinator - Crop Management & Services, Agronomy
Degree Earned: Ph.D., Agronomy, 2005
Advisor: Vietor, D
Email: hansen.209@osu.edu
Address: Skou Hall 200B 1328 Dover Rd Wooster, OH 44691
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David Holshouser Name: David Holshouser
Employer: Virginia Tech - Tidewater AREC
Position: Associate Professor and Extension Soybean Specialist
Degree Earned: Ph.D., Agronomy, 1993
Advisor: Chandler, M
Email: dholshou@vt.edu
Address: Soffolk, VA
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Julie A Howe Name: Julie A Howe
Employer: Agronomy and Soil Department, Auburn University
Position: Assistant Professor
Degree Earned: M.S., Soil Chemistry, 1999
Advisor:
Email: jhowe@auburn.edu
Address: Auburn, AL
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John Jordan Name: John Jordan
Employer: The Melrose Company
Position: President
Degree Earned: M.S., Agronomy, 1998
Advisor: Smith, C. W
Email: jjordan@traditionsclub.com
Address: Bryan, Texas
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Darren Jones Name: Darren G. Jones
Employer: Monsanto
Position: Cotton Breeder/Cotton States Originator Coordination
Degree Earned: Ph.D., PLBR, 2003
Advisor: Smith, C. W
Email: darren.g.jones@monsanto.com
Address: 4006 Old Leland Rd., Bldg. B Leland, MS 38756
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 Name: Keith Kresta
Employer: Self Employed
Position: Farm Owner
Degree Earned: B.S. Agronomy (Soil & Crop Management), May, 1995
Advisor:
Email: keithkreasta@att.net
Address:2394 FM 961 RD, Wharton, TX 77488
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Jason Krutz Name: Jason Krutz
Employer: USDA-Agricultural Research Service
Position: Soil Scientist
Degree Earned: Ph.D., Soil Science, 2004
Advisor: Senseman, S
Email: jkrutz@msa-stoneville.ars.usda.gov
Address: Southern Weed Science Research Unit 141 Experiment Station Road PO Box 350 Stoneville, MS 38776
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Ken Lege Name: Ken Lege
Employer: Monsanto
Position: Cotton Trait Development Technical Lead
Degree Earned: Ph.D., Agronomy
Email: ken.e.lege@monsanto.com
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Robert Lemon Name: Robert Lemon
Employer: AgriThority
Position: Agronomist
Advisor: Hons, F
Degree Earned: Ph.D., Agronomy
Email: rlemon@agrithority.com
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Polly Longenberger Name: Polly Longenberger
Employer: Pioneer Hi-Bred Int’l
Position: Research Scientist
Advisor: Smith, C W
Degree Earned: Ph.D., PLBR, 2008
Email: polly.longenberger@pioneer.com
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Luke Manning Name: Luke Manning
Employer: Ceres, Inc.
Position: Research Associate
Degree Earned: B.S., Agronomy, Management Option, 2008
Advisor: Hall, M
Email: lmanning@ceres-inc.com
Address: College Station, TX
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Comfort Manyame Name: Comfort Manyame
Employer: Mid-South Synergy, Navasota, TX
Position: Manager - System Planning
Degree Earned: Ph.D., Soil Sciences, 2006
Advisor: Payne, B
Email: cmanyame@midsouthsynergy.com
Address: Navasota, TX
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Comfort Manyame
 Name: Chris J. Matocha
Employer: University of Kentucky, PSS
Position: Associate Professor
Degree Earned: B.S., M.S., Soil Science, 1993/1996
Advisor: Hossner
Email: cjmato2@uky.edu
Address: Lexington, KY
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 Name: Mark Matocha
Employer: Texas Cooperative Extension
Position: Extension Program Specialist I, Ag & Environmental Safety
Degree Earned: Ph.D., Agronomy, 2006
Advisor: Senseman, S
Email: mmatocha@ag.tamu.edu
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Brandon McDonald Name: Brandon McDonald
Employer: King Ranch Turfgrass
Position: Farm Manager
Degree Earned: M.S., Agronomy, 2005
Advisor: Vietor, D/White, R
Email: bmcdonald@king-ranch.com
Address: Navasota, Texas
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 Name: Douglas W. Ming
Employer: Astromaterials Research & Exploration Science Directorate, NASA Johnson Space Center
Position: Space Scientist
Degree Earned: Ph.D., 1985
Advisor: Dixon, J
Email: douglas.w.ming@nasa.gov
Address: Houston, TX
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Allen L. Mize Name: Allen L. Mize
Employer: Del Monte Corporation
Position: Field Superintendent
Degree Earned: B.S., Agronomy, 1990
Advisor: Hallmark, Tom /and Milford, Murray
Email: ajmize@sbcglobal.net
Address: Uvalde, Texas
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Comfort Manyame
 Name: Fred T. Moore
Employer: BASF
Position: Technical Service Rep.
Degree Earned: Ph.D., Agronomy, 2005
Advisor:
Email: fred.moore@basf.com
Address: Allen, TX
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John H. O'Barr Name: John H. O'Barr
Employer: BASF - The Chemical Company
Position: Field Biologist Sr - Northeast US
Degree Earned: Ph. D.
Advisor: Chandler, M
Email: john.obarr@basf.com
Address: Hershey, PA
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Nathan Poland Name: Nathan Poland
Employer: Mars Petcare
Position: Product Development Scientist
Degree Earned: MS in FSTC in 2009
Advisor: Rooney, L
From: Lebanon, NH
Email: nathan.poland@effem.com
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J. Mark Powell Name: J. Mark Powell
Employer: USDA - ARS, U.S. Dairy Forage Research Center
Position: Research Soil Scientist - Agroecology
Advisor: Hons, F
Degree Earned: Ph.D., Agronomy, 1989
Email: Mark.Powell@ars.usda.gov
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 Name: Paul Ragsdale
Employer: Defense Group Inc.
Position: Senior Scientist
Degree Earned: Ph.D., GENE, 2003
Advisor: Smith, C. W
Email: paul.ragsdale@defensegp.com
Address: Washington, DC
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Larry Rider Name: Larry Rider
Employer: 4E SportsFields
Position: Partner
Degree Earned: M.S., Agronomy - Turfgrass Management Option
Advisor: White, R
Email: lrider1@peoplepc.com
Address: Houston, Texas
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Dusty Robinson Name: Dusty Robinson
Employer: Glasco & Co. Landscaping Inc.
Position: Turfgrass Specialist
Degree Earned: B.S., Agronomy-Turfgrass Management, M.S., Agronomy
Advisor: Hallmark, T/Hons, F/White, R
Email: dusty@glascolandscape.com
Address: Brenham, TX
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 Name: Harry H Schomberg
Employer: USDA-ARS, Natural Resource Conservation Center
Position: Ecologist
Degree Earned: Ph.D., Agronomy, 1989
Advisor: Weaver
Email: Harry.Schomberg@ars.usda.gov
Address: Athens, GA
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Name: Darrell Schulze
Employer: Agronomy Department, Purdue University
Position: Professor pf Soil Science
Degree Earned: Ph.D., Agronomy, 1975
Advisor: Dixon, J
Email: dschulze@purdue.edu
Address: West Lafayette, IN
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Comfort Manyame
 Name: Gary Schwarzlose
Employer: Bayer Crop Science
Position: Sr. Technical Service Rep.
Degree Earned: BS/MAG, Agronomy, 1983
Advisor:
Email: gary.schwarzlose@bayercropscience.com
Address: Spring Branch, TX
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 Name: John C. Seaman
Employer: University of Georgia, Savannah River Ecology Laboratory
Position: Research Professor
Degree Earned: MS in Soil Chemistry 1987
Advisor: Loeppert, R
Email: seaman@srel.edu
Address: Aiken, SC
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Jon Snider
 Name: Jon Snider
Employer: Miramont Country Club
Position: Golf Course Superintendent
Degree Earned: B.S., 1991, AGRO - Turf Management Option
Email: sniderj@miramont.cc
Address: Bryan, TX
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Mike Stewart Name: Mike Stewart
Employer: Potash & Phosphate Institute
Position: Southern and Central Great Plains Director
Degree Earned: Ph.D., Soil Science, 1996
Advisor: Hons, F/Hissner, L
Email: mstewart@ppi-far.org
Address: 2423 Rogers Key San Antonio, TX 78258
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 Name: Don Sullins
Employer: Archer Daniels Midland Co. (ADM) Milling
Position: VP of Product Development, Quality Assurance and Regulatory Affairs
Degree Earned:
Advisor:
Email:
Address: Overland Park, Kansas
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 Name: R. Louie Sullins
Employer: Merrill Lynch
Position: Financial Advisor
Degree Earned:
Advisor:
Email: louie_sullins@ml.com
Address: Southlake, Texas
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Travis Waiser Name: Travis Waiser
Employer: USDA-NRCS
Position: Soil Scientist
Degree Earned: M.S., SOSC, 2006
Advisor: Morgan, C
Email: travis.waiser@tx.usda.gov
Address: Caldwell, TX
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Cecilia Wagner Name: Cecilia A. Wagner
Employer: Texas Water Resources Institute
Position: Project Manager
Degree Earned: M.S., Agronomy, 2002
Advisor: Senseman, S
Email: CAWagner@ag.tamu.edu
Address: College Station
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John Walker Name: John Walker
Employer: Blackhorse Golf Club
Position: Golf Course Superintendent
Degree Earned: B.S., Agronomy, 1985
Advisor: Mills, Jim
Email: jwalker@blackhorsegolfclub.com
Address: Cypress, TX
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Alan Wright Name: Alan L. Wright
Employer: University of Florida
Position: Assistant Professor
Degree Earned: M.S., SOSC, 1995
Advisor: Weaver
Email: alwr@ifas.ufl.edu
Address: Belle Glade, FL
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