July 2024 – June 2025
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PRESIDENT: Jeffrey Peterson, University of Minnesota, jmpeter@umn.edu
PAST-PRESIDENT: Jerry Kauffman, University of Delaware, jerryk@udel.edu
PRESIDENT-ELECT: Lucas Gregory, Texas A&M University, lfgregory@ag.tamu.edu
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR: Jackie Gillespie, Southern Illinois University Carbondale, crimjac@siu.edu
Board Members
Kofi Akamani, Southern Illinois University, k.akamani@siu.edu
Laura Bowling, Purdue University, bowling@purdue.edu
Alexander (Sam) Fernald, New Mexico State University, afernald@nmsu.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
Julie Padowski, Washington State University, Julie.padowski@wsu.edu
Ginger Paige, University of Wyoming, gpaige@uwyo.edu
Kevin Wagner, Oklahoma State University, kevin.wagner@okstate.edu
Gillian Palino, University of Tennessee, gpalino@vols.utk.edu
Committee Chairs
2024 Conference: Kevin Wagner, Oklahoma State University, kevin,wagner@okstate.edu
2024 Technical Program: Lucas Gregory, Texas A&M University, lfgregory@ag.tamu.edu
2025 Conference Chair: Jeffrey Peterson, University of Minnesota, jmpeter@umn.edu
2025 Warren Hall Medal Selection: Jerry Kauffman, University of Delaware, jerryk@udel.edu
2025 Board Elections: Jerry Kauffman, University of Delaware, jerryk@udel.edu
2025 NIWR Liaison: Jeffrey Peterson, University of Minnesota, jmpeter@umn.edu
2025 Technical Program: TBA
