Opportunities for Visionary Leaders
Dean of the College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences
Clemson University is looking for a dynamic and visionary leader to support the growth of the College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences (CAFLS) and the service mission of Public Service and Agriculture (PSA) to South Carolina communities. Reporting to the Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs and Provost, this position requires an individual who can navigate the academic environment of an R1 college and work with state officials and regulatory agencies to uphold Clemson's land grant mission.
The portfolio consists of the departments of Agricultural Sciences, Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Food, Nutrition, and Packaging Sciences, Forestry and Environmental Conservation, Plant and Environmental Sciences, and 12 centers and institutes. The college offers 12 undergraduate majors and 11 graduate programs with over 1,900 undergraduates and 400 graduate students. The college is also home to the SC Agricultural Experiment Station, Clemson Cooperative Extension Service, Livestock Poultry Health, and Regulatory Services, and outreach and research facilities distributed throughout South Carolina, including six major research and education centers and the Botanical Garden.
Search Committee Members
- Robert Baldwin, Professor and Endowed Chair, CAFLS, Forestry & Environmental Conservation
- Juan Carlos Melgar, Associate Professor, CAFLS, Plant & Environmental Sciences
- Michael Vassalos, Associate Professor, CAFLS, Agricultural Sciences
- Sarah White, Professor, CAFLS, Plant & Environmental Sciences
- Scott Whiteside, Professor, Food, Nutrition, & Packaging Sciences
- Rongzhong Ye, Associate Professor, Plant & Environmental Sciences, Pee Dee REC
- Susan Duckett, Endowed Chair, Animal & Veterinary Sciences
- Jeremy Greene, Professor, Plant & Environmental Sciences, Edisto REC
- Marie Hegler, Senior Lecturer, CAFLS, Food, Nutrition & Packaging Sciences
- Kathy Coleman, Director, Extension, Sandhill Research & Education Center
- Paula Agudela, Associate Dean Research & Experiment Station Director, CAFLS
- Kristin Gehsmann, Dean, College of Education
- Kendra Stewart-Tillman, AVP & Chief Operating Officer, Inclusion & Equity
- Mike Neault, SC State Veterinarian and Director, Livestock Poultry Health
- Margaret Owens, Executive Director of Development, CAFLS, PSA, CAH, CBSHS, COE, University Advancement
- Harry Ott, External Advisor – President, SC Farm Bureau Federation
- Charles Wingard, External Advisor - Vice President, Field Operations, Walter P Rawl & Sons, Inc.
- Hugh Weathers, External Advisor – Commissioner, SC Department of Agriculture