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Meet the Faculty and Staff

Dr. Kelly Bryant
Dr. Kelly J. Bryant 

Dr. Bryant was appointed UAM School of Agriculture Chair 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. Paul B. Francis
Dr. Paul B. Francis

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 C. Robert Stark, Jr.
Dr. C. Robert Stark, Jr.

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
Dr. Whitney Whitworth

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

Mr. Cliff Coker, Extension Plant Pathologist
Dr. Scott Akin, Extension Entomologist
VACANT, Associate Professor of Agronomy
Dr. Ken Smith, Extension Weed Scientist
Jolyn Wells, Rodeo Coach

Support Staff of UAM School of Agriculture and SEREC

Steve Kelley, Wheat/Soybean Verification Coordinator
Ryan Doherty, Program Technician I (Weed Science)
Jason Meier, Program Technician I (Weed Science)
Jeremy Bullington, Program Technician I (Weed Science)
Greg Montgomery, Program Technician II (Farm Manager)
Amanda Greer, Program Technician I (Plant Pathology)
Eric Howard Program Technician I (Entomology)
Linda Outlaw, Administrative Support Supervisor
Jill Pennington  Administrative Specialist II
Cheryl Larkin, Fiscal Support Analyst

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