Dr. Bryant was appointed UAM School
of Agriculture Dean and Director of
the Southeast Research & Extension Center in December 2004 after
serving as Interim Chair/Director. Prior to his
administrative appointment, Dr. Bryant served as Professor of
Agricultural Economics at UAM, as well as an Area Farm
Management Specialist with the Cooperative Extension Service and
worked with clientele and county agents in southern Arkansas
regarding farm financial management. He came to UAM in
1993 from Texas A&M University, where he received his Ph.D. in
Agricultural Economics. Dr. Bryant teaches the seminar and
internship courses in the School of Agriculture. Kelly and
his wife, Christine, have five children, Christopher, Corey,
Kenneth, Caleb, and Kelsy.
Dr. Francis, Professor
of Agriculture, provides leadership in the plant and soil
science option of the Agriculture Division's curriculum. He
joined the UAM faculty in 1987 as an Assistant Professor. He
received his Ph.D. in Plant and Soil Science from the University
of Tennessee. Prior to coming to UAM, Dr. Francis taught crop
science courses at Tennessee Technological University in
Cookeville, Tennessee. During his tenure at UAM, Dr. Francis has
been active on many University committees, and is currently the
advisor for the UAM Rodeo Club. He has written a lab manual to
complement the Soils course offered by the division, as well as
conducts forage and tomato research projects with other
University cooperators. Dr. Francis is the overall coordinator
for the annual Southeast District FFA Contest which is held on
the UAM campus. He and his wife, Donna, a Family & Consumer
Science agent with the Drew County Extension Office, have one
son, Timothy.
Dr. Bob Stark is Professor of Agricultural
Economics. A native of Kentucky, Dr. Stark holds B.S. and M.S.
degrees from the University of Kentucky and a Ph.D. from the
University of Illinois. His teaching responsibilities include
the introductory course in Agriculture Economics, Commodity
Marketing, Agricultural Price Analysis, Agricultural Policy, and
other agricultural economics subjects. Dr. Stark came to UAM in
August, 1996 after a three and a half year research appointment
with the University of Georgia's Coastal Plain Experiment
Station in Tifton, Georgia. He also taught agricultural
economics courses at Abraham Baldwin Agricultural College in
Tifton, Georgia during that period and taught Farm Management at
the University of Kentucky prior to his Ph.D. studies. Dr.
Stark and his wife, Teresa, have a son, Tim, and a daughter,
Tina.
Dr. Whitney Whitworth is Associate Professor
of Animal Science. She came to UAM from Texas A&M
University where she earned her Ph.D. in Beef Cattle
Reproduction. Her B.S. and M.S. degrees are in Animal
Science from Angelo State University in San Angelo, Texas.
Dr. Whitworth grew up on the family ranch where her family
raises Angora goats and commercial beef cattle. She is now
making her home in Monticello. In addition to the courses
that she teaches in Animal Science, Dr. Whitworth
also serves as advisor for the UAM Agriculture Club.
Adjunct Faculty to UAM, Faculty
of the Southeast Research and Extension Center
