2004-2005
Advisory Committee
ESCOP/ACOP Leadership Development Program

ACOP (3)
Kenneth Esbenshade
Program Coordinator Class 14
(Class 12, 13, 14)
Associate Dean & Director of Academic Programs
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
North Carolina State University
Box 7642
Raleigh, NC 27695-7642
P: 919-515-2614
F: 919-515-5266
ken_esbenshade@ncsu.edu

Donna Graham
(Class 14,15,16)

Associate Dean for Academic Programs
Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food & Life Sciences
AFLS E-108
Fayetteville, AR 72701
P: 479-575-2254
F: 479-575-7273
dgraham@uark.edu
Verian Thomas
(Class 14,15,16)
Associate Dean, Academic Programs
College of Engineering Sciences, Technology & Agriculture
Florida A&M University
Tallahassee, FL 32307-4100
P: 850-599-8816
F: 850-599-8821
verian.thomas@famu.edu
ESCOP (3)
Eric Young
Program Co-Coordinator Class 13
(Class 12, 13, 14)
Executive Director, Southern Association of Agricultural Experiment Station Directors
Box 7643
North Carolina State University
Raleigh NC 27695-7643
P: 919-513-1746
F: 919-515-7745
eric_young@ncsu.edu
Bill Ravlin
Program Coordinator Class 15
(Class 13,14,15)
Assistant Director, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center
The Ohio State University
Columbus, Ohio
P: 330-263-3705
F: 330-263-3688
ravlin.1@osu.edu

Bruce A. McPheron
(Class 14,15,16)

Associate Dean and Director of Research
0217 Ag Administration Building
Penn State University
University Park, PA 16802

P: 814-865-5410
F:814-863-7905
bam10@psu.edu

Past Participants (3)
Cruz Torres
(Class 13,14,15)
Hispanic Research Program
Department of Rural Sociology
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX
P: 979-845-8522
ctorres@rsocsun.tamu.edu
Leon Slaughter
(Class 12,13,14)
Associate Dean, Academic Programs
College of Agriculture & Natural Resources
University of Maryland
College Park, MD 20742
P: 301-405-2078
F: 301-314-9146
ls24@umail.umd.edu
Stephen Kolison, Jr.
(Class 14,15,16)
Dean and Research Director
Institute of Agricultural and Enviornmental Research
Tennessee State University
3500 John A. Merritt Blvd.
Nashville, TN 37209-1561
P: 615-963-2194
F: 615-963-5532
skolison@tnstate.edu
Other (2)
Dan Kugler
(CSREES Representative)
Deputy Administrator
Natural Resources and Environment
CSREES/USDA
Mail Stop 2210
1400 Independence Avenue, SW
Washington, DC 20250-2210
P: 202-401-4555
F: 202-401-1706
dkugler@reeusda.gov
Karen Zotz
(NELD Representative)
Assistant Director
Extension Nutrition, Youth & Family Science
P.O. Box 5437, 311 Morrill Hall
North Dakota State University
Fargo ND 58105-5437
P: 701-231-9688
F: 701-231-8378
kzotz@ndsuext.nodak.edu

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