Dr. Anita Dille will serve as the Assistant Head for Teaching, effective on June 27, 2018. She will continue in her current position as professor of weed ecology but will assume the additional responsibilities of coordinating the teaching, undergraduate academic advising, and academic service activities for the department.
Kathy Gehl rejoined the department in late summer 2017 as the new Extension eUpdate editor, replacing long-time editor Steve Watson upon his retirement. She also serves as the Extension Program Coordinator for the Great Plains Grazing project, a multi-university collaboration to adapt grazing strategies to changing conditions in the Southern Great Plains. Kathy received her M.S. in Agronomy at K-State in 2003 under the direction of University Distinguished Professor, Chuck Rice.
Faculty Departures
Dr. Doug Shoup, associate professor and the Southeast Area Crops and Soils Specialist, served his last day at K-State on June 29, 2018. Doug completed all three of his degrees in the Department of Agronomy at K-State and served in his position as the Southeast Area Crops and Soils Specialist for ten years. The department and K-State will greatly miss Dr. Shoup and wish him well as he continues to farm and consult in east central Kansas.
Dr. Antonio “Ray” Asebedo, assistant professor specializing in precision agriculture, resigned his faculty position effective July 1, 2018, to pursue other opportunities. The department thanks Dr. Asebedo for his service to the department and wishes him well in his future endeavors.
Dr. Anserd “A.J.” Foster, assistant professor and the Southwest Area Crops and Soils Specialist, resigned his position at the end of June 2018. He served in his role of area agronomist for three years. The department wishes A.J. and his family well as they relocate to Washington.