CAFLS Alumni Board
Front row, left to right: Johnny Peden, Mindy Sandifer, Stephanie Sox, Laura Jordan, Thompson Smith, Tyler Brown
Second row, left to right: Trey Watford, Ben Skelley, Paula Beecher, Ronnie Summers, Will Peeler, Bethel Durant, Gordon Baker, Pat Black, Michael Mancini, Buddy Watkins
Get Involved
Send an email to the Executive Director of Alumni Services to let her know you are interested in participating with the CAFLS Alumni Board. She's looking forward to hearing from you!
Bylaws & Constitution
Full text of CAFLS Alumni Bylaws and Constitution are available for your review desired.
2023-24 Board Members
The College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences Alumni board is made up of 24 alumni that represent the diversity of majors and students in the College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences. The board is actively involved in many of our CAFLS events and activities hosted throughout the year. In addition, the board takes an active role in supporting and directing our fundraising events: Clays for CAFLS, CAFLS Golf Tournament and CAFLS Tailgate. We are always seeking new alumni interested in a position on the board, please don’t hesitate to reach out to Paula Beecher for more information.
President
Ronnie Summers
‘81, Agricultural Education
Past President
Ben Skelley
‘02, Ag Economics
President-Elect
Dean Morrison
‘81, Horticulture
Secretary
Mindy Sandifer
‘03, Agricultural Education
Treasurer
Buddy Watkins
‘77, Ag Economics
District 1
Christina Addis
‘07, Agricultural Education
District 2
Gordon Baker
‘80, Forest Managemen
District 3
Gordon Mikell
‘01, Ag Mech & Business
District 4
Ross Taylor
‘07, Ag Economics
District 5
Wes Porter
‘10, Biosystems Engineering
District 6
James Morgan
‘96, Agricultural Education
Member-at-large
Pat Black
‘71, Agricultural Economics
Member-at-large
John Parris
‘58, Agricultural Education
Member-at-large
Jamie Dozier
‘97, Wildlife & Fisheries Biology
Member-at-large
Bethel DuRant
‘74, Agricultural Education
Member-at-large
Trey Watford
‘14, Ag Mech & Business
Member-at-large
Johnny Peden
‘83, Ag Economics
Young Alumni Representative
John Martin Eubanks
‘14, Packaging Science
Young Alumni Representative
Joanna Gorcesky LaRose
‘13, Food Science
Student & Alumni Activities Committee
OPEN
Development & Fund-Raising Committee
Michael Mancini
‘97, Forest Management
Policy, Procedure & Awards Committee
Stephanie Sox
‘07, Agricultural Education
Associate Member
Will Peeler
‘98, Financial Mgt
Board Member Emeritus
Thompson Smith
‘75, Agricultural Education
Executive Director, Ex-Officio
Paula Beecher
‘13, MS Agricultural Education
Dean, Ex-Officio
Matthew Interis
Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, CAFLS
Student Services Representative, Ex-Officio
Katie Black
‘04, Agricultural Education
Development Representative, Ex-Officio
Laura Jordan
‘13, Animal Science
Development Representative, Ex-Officio
Kim Arp
‘91
