NCRA FY2023 Officers and Standing Committee Members
(Appointment Year 2023 runs from October 1, 2022, to September 30, 2023)
Last Updated: 12/6/2022
NCRA Officers and Standing Committee Appointments:
NCRA Officers:
H. Santiago, NE, NCRA Past Chair (23) (hsantiago@unl.edu)
G. Bollero, IL, NCRA Chair (23) (gbollero@illinois.edu)
Executive Committee:
H. Santiago, NE, NCRA Past Chair (23) (hsantiago@unl.edu)
G. Bollero, IL, NCRA Chair (23) (gbollero@illinois.edu)
B. Engel, IN, NCRA Chair-Elect and MRC Chair (23) (engelb@purdue.edu)
J. Thurston, NCRA, Executive Vice Chair (jthurston@ksu.edu)
Multistate Research Committee (MRC, 3-year term):
B. Engel, IN, MRC Chair (23) (engelb@purdue.edu)
A. Dorrance, OH (21-23) (dorrance.1@osu.edu)
W. Gibbons, SD (22-24) (William.Gibbons@sdstate.edu)
S. Jose, MO (23-25) (JoseS@missouri.edu)
J. Thurston, NCRA, Ex-Officio (jthurston@ksu.edu)
Resolutions Committee (3-year term):
J. Thurston, KS (23-26) (jthurston@ksu.edu)
Nominating Committee (2-year term):
C. Lawrence-Dill, IA (23-25) (triffid@iastate.edu)
National Committee Appointments:
BAA/PBD Committee on Legislation and Policy:
J. Thurston, NCRA, Ex-Officio (jthurston@ksu.edu)
ESCOP NRSP Review Committee Representative (4-year term):
C. Lawrence-Dill, IA (23-27) (triffid@iastate.edu)
ESCOP (3-year term):
G. Smith, MI, ESCOP Incoming Chair (23) (smithge7@msu.edu)
H. Santiago, NE, NCRA Past Chair (23) (hsantiago@unl.edu)
G. Bollero, IL, NCRA Chair (23) (gbollero@illinois.edu)
B. Engel, IN, NCRA Chair-Elect and MRC Chair (23) (engelb@purdue.edu)
J. Thurston, NCRA, Perm. Alternate (jthurston@ksu.edu)
ESCOP Executive Committee:
G. Smith, MI, ESCOP Incoming Chair (23) (smithge7@msu.edu)
H. Santiago, NE, NCRA Past Chair (23) (hsantiago@unl.edu)
J. Thurston, NCRA, Perm. Alternate (jthurston@ksu.edu)
ESCOP Chair's Advisory Committee:
G. Smith, MI, ESCOP Incoming Chair (23) (smithge7@msu.edu)
B. Engel, as STC Chair (23) (engelb@purdue.edu)
J. Thurston, NCRA, Perm. Alternate (jthurston@ksu.edu)
ESCOP Budget and Legislative Committee (BLC):
G. Pierzynski, OH (pierzynski.3@osu.edu)
M. Draper, KS (maddr@ksu.edu)
J. Thurston, NCRA, Perm. Alternate (jthurston@ksu.edu)
C. Hamilton (Asst Vice-Chair) (christina.hamilton@wisc.edu)
ESCOP Diversity Catalyst Committee (DCC):
T. Awada, NE, (tawada2@unl.edu)
ESCOP Science and Technology Committee (STC):
B. Engel, IN (engelb@purdue.edu), STC Chair effective 10/1/2021
F. Casey, ND (francis.casey@ndsu.edu)
S. Jose, MO (JoseS@missouri.edu)
ESCOP Science and Technology Committee Social Science Subcommittee
(SSSC), NC Members:
Emily Buck, Agricultural Communication (buck.210@osu.edu)
Lindsay Hastings, Agricultural Leadership (lhastings2@unl.edu)
Shoshanah Inwood, Rural Sociology (Inwood.2@osu.edu)
Linda Lobao, Rural Sociology, (Lobao.1@osu.edu)
Mike Retallick, Agricultural Education (msr@iastate.edu)
Cayla Taylor, Human Sciences (cayla@iastate.edu)
Corinne Valdivia, Agricultural Economics (valdiviac@missouri.edu)
ESCOP NRSP1 Management Committee:
J. Thurston, NCRA, Lead AA/Perm Alternate (jthurston@ksu.edu)
C. Hamilton, NIMSS Lead System Admin (Christina.Hamilton@wisc.edu)
National Plant Germplasm Coordinating Committee (NPGCC):
Carolyn Lawrence-Dill, IA, (triffid@iastate.edu)
Research Infrastructure:
B. Engel, IN, (engelb@purdue.edu)
Other Appointments:
North Central Rural Development Center Board (4-year term):
B. Engel, IN, (perm, Purdue rep), (engelb@purdue.edu)
Vacant - TBD
North Central Regional Aquaculture Center:
J. Thurston, KS (jthurston@ksu.edu)
FFAR Board:
D. Buhler, MI, (buhler@msu.edu)
C. Lawrence-Dill, IA, (triffid@iastate.edu)