Staff - Department of Soil and Crop Sciences

Main Office

Cheryl Shirley

Administrative Coordinator

(979) 845-3041

cheryl.shirley@ag.tamu.edu
HPCT 434
Judy Young

Senior Administrative Coordinator II

979-845-4808

judy.young@ag.tamu.edu
434 Heep Center

Instruction Office

Beth Ann McClosky

Program Coordinator I

979-845-4620

beth.mcclosky@ag.tamu.edu
217D Heep Center
Frances Mutscher

Administrative Associate III

979-845-3496

francis.mutscher@ag.tamu.edu
217 Heep Center
Kathy Schmitt

Research Associate

979-845-4080

kathy.schmitt@ag.tamu.edu
Heep 240

Advising Center 6

Taylor Atkinson

Academic Advisor

(979) 845-8294

taylor_atkinson@tamu.edu
WFES 122
LeAnn Hague

Senior Academic Advisor

979-845-6148

leann.hague@tamu.edu
WFES 120

Business Center

Felicita Anzualda

Business Coordinator II

(979) 845-9741

felicita.anzualda@ag.tamu.edu
HPCT 412C
Barbara Childress

Business Coordinator III

979-845-3042

barbara.childress@ag.tamu.edu
HPCT 411A
Peggy Lundstrom

Business Administrator II

(979) 845-7026

Peggy.lundstrom@ag.tamu.edu
Remote
Moji Olokode

Business Coordinator I

(979) 845-4397

moji.olokode@ag.tamu.edu
HPCT 411
Carina Pfeffer

Business Coordinator III

(979) 845-9743

Carina.Pfeffer@ag.tamu.edu
HPCT 411-B
Amber Sexton

Business Administrator I

(979) 862-4441

Amber.sexton@ag.tamu.edu
HPCT 412-A
Carla Smith

Senior Business Administrator I

(979) 845-4000

carla.smith@ag.tamu.edu
HPCT 411C
Michelle Stowe

Business Coordinator I

(979) 845-3057

michelle.stowe@ag.tamu.edu
HPCT 411
Xiaoli Zhang

Business Coordinator I

(979) 845-7020

xiaoli.zhang@ag.tamu.edu
HPCT 412 B

Extension Staff

Annalee Epps

Extension Program Specialist I

(979) 845-2862

annalee.epps@ag.tamu.edu
Russ Garetson

Extension Program Specialist I
Ph.D. in AGRO since 2021C

r.garetson@tamu.edu
Heep Center 354A
Alisa Hairston

Administrative Coordinator II

979-845-0884

ahairston1@tamu.edu
350 Heep Center
Kevin Heflin

Extension Program Specialist I

(806) 677-5600

kevin.heflin@ag.tamu.edu
Amarillo, TX
Stewart Hohensee

Extension Associate

(325) 657-7310

stewart.hohensee@ag.tamu.edu
AgriLife Research & Extension Center, San Angelo, #149B
Zachary Howard

Extension Program Specialist I
Ph.D. in AGRO since 2020C

(979) 845-0817

zhoward1@tamu.edu
Heep Center 352
Michael Kuitu

Extension Program Specialist II
Program Coordinator

979-862-4457

mkuitu@tamu.edu
355A Heep Center
Dane Leija

Technical Assistant

(940) 552-9941

dane.leija@ag.tamu.edu
Vernon, TX
Dale A Mott

Extension Program Specialist III

979-845-4110

d-mott@tamu.edu
356A Heep Center
David (Joel) Pigg

Extension Program Specialist II
Ph.D. in AGRO since 2021B

(979) 845-1461

j-pigg@tamu.edu
Heep Center 354B
John Pitt

Extension Program Specialist I - Lab Manager

979-845-4816

jpitt@tamu.edu
Building 806 - Soil, Water & Forage Testing Lab 2610 F&B Road
John Smith

Extension Program Specialist III

979-845-2761

johnwsmith@tamu.edu
355B Heep Center

Postdoctoral Research Associates

Alper Adak

Postdoctoral Research Associate

alperadak@tamu.edu
Sudip Biswas

Postdoctoral Research Associate

sudipbmb@tamu.edu
Joseph Burke

Postdoctoral Research Associate

806-746-6101

joseph.burke@ag.tamu.edu
Lubbock
Baoxin Chang

Postdoctoral Research Associate

changbaoxin@tamu.edu
Scotts Turfgrass Facility
Anton Classen

Postdoctoral Research Associate

aclassen@tamu.edu
HPCT 344AA
Ayush Joshi Gyawali

Postdoctoral Research Associate

ayushg7@tamu.edu
Heep Center - 543A
Heng-An Lin

Postdoctoral Research Associate

henganl@tamu.edu
HPCT 550B
Jales Mendes Fonseca

Postdoctoral Research Associate

(979) 450-4789

jfonseca@tamu.edu
Pramod Pokhrel

Postdoctoral Research Associate

ppokhrel@tamu.edu
336B Heep Center
Nikolaos Tsakirpaloglou

Postdoctoral Research Associate

(979) 458-7799

ntsakirp@tamu.edu
Centeq 22C Suite A
William Wheeler

Postdoctoral Research Associate

will.wheeler@tamu.edu
HPCT 336A

Other Staff Members

Colby Bass

Research Assistant
M.S. in AGRO since 2020C

(979) 845-4195

colby.bass@tamu.edu
Agronomy Field Lab
Ethan Biar

Research Assistant

(979) 845-8505

ethanb@tamu.edu
Foundation Seed Blgd #201
Rachelle Butts

Administrative Associate V

(979) 845-8696

Rachelle.butts@ag.tamu.edu
HPCT 338
Chenggen Chu

Research Scientist

(806) 677-5604

chenggen.chu@ag.tamu.edu
Amarillo
S. Delroy Collins

Senior Research Associate

979-845-2151

delroy@tamu.edu
Foundation Seed Building, room 101
Dale Croxdale

Technician II

979-845-4816

d-croxdale@tamu.edu
Building 806 - Soil, Water & Forage Testing Lab 2610 F&B Road
Joshua Doria

M.S. in SOSC since 2019C
Lab Technician

joshua.m.doria@tamu.edu
Gabriela Elizarraras

Research Associate

gabyeliza@tamu.edu
HPCT 341A
Valerie Fajotina

Administrative Coordinator 1

valerie.fajotina@ag.tamu.edu
Scotts Turf Facility
Weston Floyd

Research Assistant II

w.floyd@tamu.edu
Scotts Building - 102
Giordano Fontana

Research Assistant

giordano.fontana37@tamu.edu
HPCT 336C
Vicki Gergeni

Technician II

979-845-4816

vgergeni@hotmail.com
Building 806 - Soil, Water & Forage Testing Lab 2610 F&B Road
Daniel Hathcoat

Research Specialist II

979-845-5384

dhathcoat@tamu.edu
338C Heep Center
George Hodnett

Senior Research Associate

979-845-4622

g-hodnett@tamu.edu
955 Agronomy Road
Katrina Horn

Crop Testing Coordinator
Research Associate
M.S. in AGRO since 2022A

979-845-8505

khorn@tamu.edu
Foundation Seed Building
Vickie Horn

Program Coordinator II

979-845-2151

vickie.horn@ag.tamu.edu
Foundation Seed Bldg 4634
Brian Hux

Research Associate

bhux@tamu.edu
Heep 526
Oneida Ibarra

Research Assistant

oneida16@tamu.edu
Centeq 220D
Donald Jakubik

Heavy Equipment Operator II

979-272-3426

d-jakubik@tamu.edu
Farm Services
Stephen Labar

Manager, Farm Research Service

979-272-3426

Slabar@tamu.edu
Farm Services - College Station
Dane Leija

Technical Assistant

(940) 552-9941

dane.leija@ag.tamu.edu
Vernon, TX
Clinton Livingston

Extension Assistant

361-265-9203

cwlivingston@ag.tamu.edu
Corpus Christi, Texas
Edward Macik

Farm Service Facilities Manager

979-272-3426

e-macik@tamu.edu
Farm Services
Ruth Melba Maddox

Laboratory Coordinator II

979-845-4816

m-maddox@tamu.edu
Building 806 - Soil, Water & Forage Testing Lab 2610 F&B Road
Javid McLawrence

Research Assistant

903-834-6191 ext. 278

Javid.McLawrence@ag.tamu.edu
Overton, TX
Geraldine Opena

Research Associate

979-845-6498

gigi.opena@tamu.edu
Room 430A, Heep Center
T.J. Payne

Extension Farm Demonstration Assistant

(940) 552-9941

tj.payne@ag.tamu.edu
Vernon Research & Extension Center
Dennis Pietsch

Working Retiree - Research Associate

979-845-8505

croptest@tamu.edu
Room 201, Foundation Seed Building
Donna Prochaska

Research Assistant

979-845-7295

dprochaska@tamu.edu
Agronomy Field Lab, Agronomy Road
Jonathan Ramirez

Extension Associate

940-552-9941 Ext. 249

jhramirez@ag.tamu.edu
Vernon, TX
Fred Rosas

Technical Assistant II

979-845-4816

fred-m-rosas@tamu.edu
Building 806 - Soil, Water & Forage Testing Lab 2610 F&B Road
James Salinas

Research Assistant

j.salinas@tamu.edu
Chantel Scheuring

Research Associate

979-862-3650

c-scheuring@tamu.edu
609 Heep Center
Paige Seitz

Program Coordinator

pseitz@tamu.edu
Cotton Improvement Lab
Bryan Simoneaux

Sr. Research Associate

(979) 845-6498 or (979) 458-2752

bsimoneaux@tamu.edu
Agronomy Field Lab
Preston Sirmon

Extension Assistant

Preston.Sirmon@ag.tamu.edu
Bushland, TX
Marshall Tolleson

Research Specialist
M.S. in PLBR since 2021C

mrtolleson@tamu.edu
Cotton Improvement Lab
Robert Vaughn

Research Specialist III

979-845-2745

bobv@tamu.edu
New Beasley Lab and AgriGenomics Lab Room-117
Bruce Vento

Research Associate

coco10@tamu.edu
Scott's Turfgrass Facility
Jeffery Waskom

Extension Assistant

979-845-4816

j-waskom@tamu.edu
Building 806 - Soil, Water & Forage Testing Lab 2610 F&B Road