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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
Michele Reba, Ph.D., P.E.
Co-Chair
Research Hydrologist and Acting Research Leader
USDA-ARS Delta Water Management Research Unit (DWMRU)
Troyce Barnett
Committee Member
Agronomist, Soil Health
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Little Rock (State Office)
Jennifer Bouldin, Ph.D.
Committee Member
Interim Dean - College of Sciences & Mathematics
Director of the Ecotoxicology Research Facility
Arkansas Biosciences Institute - Arkansas State University
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
Adam Eades
Committee Member
District Conservationist
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Paragould Field Service Center
Steven Green, Ph.D.
Committee Member
Professor of Soil & Water Conservation
Arkansas State University - College of Agriculture
Mike Hamilton
Committee Member
Instructor - Irrigation Education
Assoc. Dir Ag. & Nat. Resources
University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
Chris Henry, Ph.D., P.E.
Committee Member
Rice Research and Extension Center
University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture
Joe Massey, Ph.D.
Committee Member
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Scott Matthews
Committee Member
Farmer at Matthews Farms Partnership
Former Vice President of Weiner Fertilizer Company
Spring Sneed
Committee Member
University of Arkansas/Arkansas State University
Agricultural Experiment Station &
Northeast Research & Extension Center - Keiser
Brittany Watson
Committee Member
Program Support Assistant
Delta Water Management Research Unit - USDA ARS
Rita Watson
Committee Member
Program Associate - Virtual Education
Coordinator for Soil & Water Conservation Virtual Field Trip Series
Community Professional & Economic Development
University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service
Rodney Wright, Ph.D.
Committee Member
State Water Management Engineer
Arkansas Natural Resources Conservation Service, USDA - Jonesboro
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Jan Yingling
Committee Member
University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service County Agent - White County