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Meet the Steering Committee
The ASWEC Steering Committee is made up of faculty from A-State Agriculture and EVS as well as researchers and extension faculty and staff with the University of Arkansas, scientists with USDA-ARS, and representatives from the state and local offices of USDA-NRCS. There are also two farmers on the committee.
Tina Gray Teague, Ph.D.
Co-Chair
Professor of Entomology and Plant Science
Arkansas State University - College of Agriculture
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Michele Reba, Ph.D., P.E.
Co-Chair
Research Hydrologist and Acting Research Leader
USDA-ARS Delta Water Management Research Unit (DWMRU)
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Troyce Barnett
Committee Member
Agronomist, Soil Health
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Little Rock (State Office)
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Jennifer Bouldin, Ph.D.
Committee Member
Interim Dean - College of Sciences & Mathematics
Director of the Ecotoxicology Research Facility
Arkansas Biosciences Institute - Arkansas State University
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Tim Burcham, Ph.D., P.E.
Committee Member
Director
Northeast Rice Research and Extension Center
University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
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Kevin Cochran
Committee Member
Assistant State Conservationist for Field Operations, South Area
Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA
Little Rock, AR
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Adam Eades
Committee Member
District Conservationist
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Paragould Field Service Center
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Steven Green, Ph.D.
Committee Member
Professor of Soil & Water Conservation
Arkansas State University - College of Agriculture
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Joe Massey, Ph.D.
Committee Member
Mike Hamilton
Committee Member
Instructor - Irrigation Education
Assoc. Dir Ag. & Nat. Resources
University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
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Chris Henry, Ph.D., P.E.
Committee Member
Rice Research and Extension Center
University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
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Scott Matthews
Committee Member
Farmer at Matthews Farms Partnership
Former Vice President of Weiner Fertilizer Company
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Spring Sneed
Committee Member
University of Arkansas/Arkansas State University
Agricultural Experiment Station &
Northeast Research & Extension Center - Keiser
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Brittany Watson
Committee Member
Program Support Assistant
Delta Water Management Research Unit - USDA ARS
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Rita Watson
Committee Member
Program Associate - Virtual Education
Coordinator for Soil & Water Conservation Virtual Field Trip Series
Community Professional & Economic Development
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University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service
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Rodney Wright, Ph.D.
Committee Member
State Water Management Engineer
Arkansas Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA - Jonesboro
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