The purpose of the Council shall be to advise the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences on all aspects of teaching, research, and Extension programs and to advance and promote the programs of the College. This includes matters pertaining to review current and future plans of the college; provide information and recommendations concerning these plans; assist in the dissemination of information with constituent groups; and public relations and image/reputation.
Dean's Advisory Council, 2012-13
By-Laws
Council Members
| Cynthia M. Barber, PBM Products, LLC |
| Hobey Bauhan, Virginia Poultry Federation |
| Ryan Burnette, Director of International Biosafety & Biosecurity Programs at AT-RISK International, LLC. |
| Gene Copenhaver, First Bank and Trust |
| Richard Crowder, Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics, Virginia Tech |
| Katie Kyger Frazier, Virginia Agribusiness Council |
| William J. Gouldin, Jr., Strange's Florist and Greenhouses |
| Alan L. Grant, Dean |
| Jimmy Graves, Graves Mountain Lodge |
| Steve Grigg, Grigg Design |
| Jewel Hairston, Dean, Virginia State University |
| Edwin Jones, Associate Dean and Director of Virginia Cooperative Extension |
| Tatiana Lorca, Ecolabs |
| Martha Moore, Virginia Farm Bureau |
| Saied Mostaghimi, Associate Dean, Research and Graduate Studies |
| Wayne Pryor, Virginia Farm Bureau |
| Shawn Semones, Director of R&D, Novozymes Biologicals, Inc. |
| Susan Sumner, Associate Dean, Academic Programs |
| O. Bryan Taliaferro, Jr., Montague Farms |
