July 2025 – June 2026
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PRESIDENT: Lucas Gregory, Texas A&M University, lfgregory@ag.tamu.edu
PAST-PRESIDENT: Jeffrey Peterson, University of Minnesota, jmpeter@umn.edu
PRESIDENT-ELECT: Ginger Paige, University of Wyoming, gpaige@uwyo.edu
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Jackie Gillespie, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, crimjac@siu.edu
Board Members
Laura Bowling, Purdue University, bowling@purdue.edu
Alexander (Sam) Fernald, New Mexico State University, afernald@nmsu.edu
Drew Gholson, Mississippi State University, drew.gholson@msstate.edu
Bridget Guerrero, West Texas A&M University, bguerrero@wtamu.edu
Erin Haacker, University of Nebraska, ehaacker2@unl.edu
Andrea Ludwig, University of Tennessee, aludwig@utk.edu
Mike O’Driscoll, East Carolina University, odriscollm@ecu.edu
Julie Padowski, Washington State University, julie.padowski@wsu.edu
Kevin Wagner, Oklahoma State University, kevin.wagner@okstate.edu
Student Board Member
Kasra Khodkar, Oklahoma State University, kasra.khodkar@okstate.edu
Committee Chairs
2026 Conference Chair: Lucas Gregory, Texas A&M University, lfgregory@ag.tamu.edu
2026 Conference Technical Program: Mary Foltz, Oklahoma State University, mary.foltz@okstate.edu
2026 Warren Hall Medal Selection: Lucas Gregory, Texas A&M University, lfgregory@ag.tamu.edu
2026 Board Elections: Jeffrey Peterson, University of Minnesota, jmpeter@umn.edu
2026 NIWR Liaison: Alexander (Sam) Fernald, New Mexico State University, afernald@nmsu.edu
