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MO-16 NRCS State and Area Leadership

MO-16 Board of Directors

Name Title State
Kalven L. Trice State Conservationist, Chair Arkansas
Roger A. Hansen State Conservationist Missouri
Darrel Dominick State Conservationist Oklahoma
Don Gohmert State Conservationist Texas
Vacant State Conservationist Louisiana
Homer Wilkes State Conservationist Mississippi
James Ford State Conservationist Tennessee
David Sawyer State Conservationist Kentucky

MO-16 NRCS State and Area Technical Leadership

Name Title State
Luis A. Hernandez MO Leader/State Soil Scientist Arkansas
Dennis Potter State Soil Scientist Missouri
Jimmy Ford State Soil Scientist Oklahoma
Mike Risinger State Soil Scientist Texas
Jerry Daigle State Soil Scientist Louisiana
Vacant State Soil Scientist Mississippi
Doug Slabugh State Soil Scientist Tennessee
Bill Craddock State Soil Scientist Kentucky

MO-16 University-Experiment Station Board Representatives

Arkansas
Name Address Phone Number University/Organization
Dr. Leslie Glover

P. O. Box 4913
1200 N. University Drive
Mail Slot 4906
Pine Bluff, AR 71601

(870) 575-8822
(870) 575-8543		 University of Arkansas-Pine Bluff
Dr. E. Moye Rutledge
Professor		 Agricultural Experiment Station
115 Plant Science Bldg.
Fayetteville, AR  72701		 (479) 575-2354 University of Arkansas-Fayetteville
Ken Luckow 100 Reserve St.
Federal Bldg., 2nd Floor
Hot Springs, AR 71901		 (501) 321-5324 USDA Forest Service
Kentucky
Name Address Phone Number University/Organization
Dr. Scott Smith Department of Agronomy
Room N-122u 105 Plant Science Bldg. 0312
Lexington, KY 40506		 (859) 257-5020 X80709
(859) 257-2185		 University of Kentucky
Dr. A. D. Karathanasis Department of Agronomy
Room N-122k Agriculture Science Center
North 0091
Lexington, KY 40506		 (859) 257-5925
(859) 257-3655		 University of Kentucky
Harold Benson Land Grant Department
400 E Main St Coop Ext Bldg Rm. 217
Frankfort, KY 40601		 (502) 597-6310 Kentucky State University
Steve Coleman
Director		 663 Teton Trail
Frankford, KY 40601		 (502) 564-3080 Kentucky Division of Conservation
Louisiana
Name Address Phone Number University/Organization
Vacant
Professor, PhD		 Department of Agronomy and Environmental Management
104 M. B. Sturgis Hall
Baton Rouge, LA 70803		 (225) 578-2110 Louisiana State University
Andy Scott
Research Soil Scientist		 Alexandria Forestry Center
2500 Shreveport Hwy
Pineville, LA 71360		 (318) 473-7204 USDA Forest Service
Mr. John Novosad
Soil Scientist

Kisatchie National Forest
2500 Shreveport Highway
Pineville, LA 71360

 (318) 473-7209 USDA Forest Service
Missouri
Name Address Phone Number University/Organization
Dr. Felix Ponder Lincoln NCFE Station
Chestnut St.
Jefferson City, MO 65102-0029		 (573) 681-5575 University of Missouri
Dr. John Kabrick
Research Forester

North Central Research Station
USDA Forest Service
202 Anheuser-Busch Nat Resources Bldg.
Columbia, MO 65211-7260

(573) 875-5341 X229
(573) 882-1977		 University of Missouri
Dean Martin
Soil Survey Section Chief		 P.O. Box 176
Jefferson City, MO 65102		   Department of Natural Resources
John W. DePuy
Soil Scientist		 Mark Twain National Forest Region 9
401 Fairgrounds Rd.
Rolla, MO 65401		 (573) 364-4621 x446
fax: (573) 364-6844		 USDA Forest Service
Dr. Randall J. Miles
Associate Professor		 Soil & Atmospheric Sciences
301 Anheuser-Busch Natural Resources Bldg.
Columbia, MO 65211		 (573) 882-6607 University Of Missouri
Mississippi
Name Address Phone Number University/Organization
Dr. Alton Johnson 100 ASU Drive #750
Alcorn State, MS 39096		   Alcorn State University
Gerald R. Farmer
Forest Supervisor 		100 West Capitol St.
McCoy Federal Bldg  #1141
Jackson, MS 39269		 (601) 965-4391 X137 USDA Forest Service
Leroy Davis 1000 ASU Drive
Lorman, MS 39096		   Alcorn State University
Dr. David L. Evans
Associate Professor		 Forestry Dept.
353 Thompson Hall
Mississippi State, MS 39762		 (662) 325-2796 Mississippi State University
Dr. Vance Watson
Vice President		 Ag Forestry & Vet Medicine
Box 9800 Bost Center Rm. 201M
Mississippi State, MS 39762		 (662) 325-3006 Mississippi State University
Dr. William L. Kingery
Professor		 Plant & Soil Sciences
Box 9555 Dorman Hall Room 466
Mississippi State, MS 39762		 (662) 325-2748 Mississippi State University
Oklahoma
Name Address Phone Number University/Organization
Brian J. Carter
Professor		 Plant & Soil Sciences Dept
160 Agriculture Hall
Stillwater, OK 4078-6028		 (405) 744-9585
(405) 744-5269		 Oklahoma State University
Dr. Marvin Burns School Of Agriculture & Applied Science
Langston, OK 73050 		(405) 466-3836 Langston University
R. Brent Westerman
Coordinator of Research Operations		 Plant & Soil Sciences Dept
367 Agriculture Hall
Stillwater, OK 74078		 (405) 744-6130 Oklahoma State University
  2800 N. Lincoln Blvd. Ste. 160
Oklahoma City, OK 73105		 (405) 521-2384 Oklahoma Conservation Commission
Edwin Miller, PhD Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station
139 Agriculture Hall
Stillwater, OK 74078		   Oklahoma State University
Tennessee
Name Address Phone Number University/Organization
John T. Ammons
Professor		 Agricultural Experiment Station
207 Ag Engineering Bldg.
2506 E J Chapman Drive
Knoxville, TN 37996-4531		 (865) 974-8804 University Of Tennessee
Jim Nance Ellington Agriculture Center
Nashville, TN 37204		 (615) 837-5103 Tennessee Dept. of Agriculture
Texas
Name Address Phone Number University/Organization
John R. Beverly
Vice Chancellor of Agriculture		 Texas Agricultural Experiment Station (TAES)
Mail Stop 2147
College Station, TX 77843-2124		 (979) 845-8486 Texas A&M University
Sam E. Feagley
Professor of Extension Services

Dept. of Soil & Crop Sciences
343c Heep Center 2474 TAMUS
College Station, TX 77843-2474

 (979) 845-1460 Texas A&M University
Richard Griffin
Research Scientist		 Department of Agriculture
P.O. Box 4079
Prairie View, TX 77446-4079		 (936) 857-2996 Prairie View A & M University
Charles T. Hallmark
Professor		 Dept of Soil & Crop Sciences
546 Heap Center, Mail Stop 2474
College Station, TX 77843		 (979) 845-4678 Texas A&M University
Dr. David Weindorf
Assistant Professor		 Agronomy Department
Stephenville, TX 76402		   Tarleton State University
Dr. Billy L. Harris
Associate Director		 Texas Water Resources Institute Mail Stop 2118
1500 Research Parkway Ste. 240
College Station, TX 77843-2118		 (979) 845-1851
(979) 845-8554		 Texas A&M University
Dr. Christine L.S. Morgan Department of Soil & Crop Sciences
College Station, TX 77843-3417		 (979) 845-3604 Texas A&M University
Elizabeth Noel
Professor		 College of Agriculture & Human Sciences
P.O. Box 4309
Prairie View, TX 77446-4309		 (936) 857-2996 Prairie View A&M University
Dr. Duane T. Gardiner
Professor 		Dept. of Agronomy & Resource Sciences
Mail Stop 228
Room 129, Kleberg Agriculture Bldg.
Kingsville, TX 78363-8202		 (361) 593-3691
(361) 593-3788		 Texas A&M University

MO-16 Staff

NRCS - MO-16
700 W. Capitol Ave. Rm. 3416
Little Rock, Arkansas 72201

(501) 301-3106
fax: (501) 301-3189

Name Title
Luis Hernandez State Soil Scientist/MLRA Leader
Vacant Administrative Assistant
Larry Kichler Senior Soil Scientist
Edgar Mersiovsky Assistant State Soil Scientist
Leslie Glover II Soil Data Quality Specialist
Rose Webb Editor
Marcella Callahan SSURGO/Natural Resources Inventory Specialist
Johnny Duke GIS/Cartographic Technician
Kirby Griffith MLRA Party Leader, located in Nacogdoches, Texas
Vacant Soil Data Quality Specialist, located in Columbia, Missouri
Vacant Soil Data Quality Specialist, located in Alexandria, Louisiana

Last Modified: 07/15/2008

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