Candidates seeking to become the new director of the Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension will give public presentations, beginning next Monday.
The presentations will be livestreamed and participants may submit questions in advance to the candidates. See details about the presentations and the candidates’ backgrounds here. Recordings will also be made available.
Presentations will be given by:
Clive Kaiser, 4 p.m. Oct. 19
Kaiser is a horticulturist and the interim director of the Hermiston Agricultural Research Center and of the Columbia Basin Agricultural Research Center in Oregon. He has a doctorate in horticulture.
Roger Tormoehlen, 4 p.m. Oct. 22
Tormoehlen has a doctorate in agricultural engineering. The Purdue University professor has worked extensively with 4-H and FFA. He has been associated with Cooperative Extension for 30 years and led the development of youth engineering and safety-related programming.
Rod Williams, 4 p.m. Oct. 26
Williams is project lead for the Advancement of Research Impact in Society Initiative at Purdue University. He leads a team of research and engagement faculty that seek to enhance institutional capability to support research impacts in communities. He is also an Extension wildlife specialist with the Department of Forestry and Natural Resources and has a doctorate in evolutionary genetics.
Casey Matney, 4 p.m. Oct. 29
Matney has served as an agricultural and horticulture agent with the UAF Cooperative Extension Service in Soldotna since 2015. He has a doctorate in rangeland ecology and previously served as a rangeland specialist with Extension at Colorado State University. He has a background in distance-delivered education.
Milan Shipka, the director of the Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station, has been filling in as acting director of the Institute of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Extension. The UAF Provost’s Office is leading the search for his replacement.
