Chairs & Directors
The College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (CANR) has academic chairs and directors positions along with unit director positions in the organization. Additionally, there are MSU Extension Institute director positions.
Academic Department Chairs & School Directors
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Vance Baird
Professor and Chairperson
bairdw@msu.edu
(517) 353-0361
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Leslie D. Bourquin
Professor and Chairperson
bourqui1@msu.edu
517-355-8474
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Hannah Burrack
Professor and Chairperson
burrackh@msu.edu
517-355-4665
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Chad Cotti
Chairperson
cotticha@msu.edu
517-355-4567
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Matthew Daum, PhD
Professor and Director
daummatt@msu.edu
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Catherine Ernst
Professor and Chairperson
ernstc@msu.edu
517-432-1941
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René Hinojosa
Interim School Director
hinojosa@msu.edu
517-432-0704
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Brian Horgan, Ph.D.
Professor and Chairperson
horganb@msu.edu
517-353-0120
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Fredric Janzen, Ph.D.
Director
janzenf1@msu.edu
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Rebecca Jordan
Professor and Chairperson
jordanre@msu.edu
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Richard Kobe
Professor and Chairperson
kobe@msu.edu
517-355-0093
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Bradley Marks, Ph.D, P.E.
Professor and Chairperson
marksbp@msu.edu
517-432-7703
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Gary Roloff, Ph.D.
Professor and Chairperson
roloff@msu.edu
517-353-0647
AgBioResearch Directors
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James Averill
MSU AgBioResearch Assistant Director
averillj@msu.edu
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Dana Infante, Ph.D.
Professor; MSU AgBioResearch Associate Director
infanted@msu.edu
517-432-7232
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George Smith, PhD
Director of AgBioResearch, Senior Associate Dean for Research
smithge7@msu.edu
517-355-0123
MSU Extension Institute Directors
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Ron Bates
Agriculture & Agribusiness Institute Director
batesr@msu.edu
517-432-7693
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Lisa Bottomley
Children & Youth Institute Co-Director
lbottoml@msu.edu
517-432-7622
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Cheryl Eschbach
Health & Nutrition Institute Director
cheryl@msu.edu
517-353-1898
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Dave Ivan
Community, Food & Environment Institute Director
ivand@msu.edu
517-432-7602
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Jodi Schulz
Children & Youth Institute Co-Director
schulzj@msu.edu
Directors
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Audree Baxter
Director of Budget and Finance
baxtera@msu.edu
517-884-7321
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Faith Cullens-Nobis
Director, South Campus Animal Farms
cullensf@msu.edu
517-388-1078
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Renee Gagnier
Director of Human Resources
gagnier2@msu.edu
517-353-8873
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Kelly Kussmaul
Director of Communications and Marketing
kussmau3@msu.edu
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Jeffrey Martin
Senior Director of Development
mart2767@msu.edu
(517) 432-1576