Posts Tagged: President
Congrats to Three UC Davis Doctoral Students for Their Outstanding ESA Presentations
Congratulations to UC Davis doctoral students Shawn Christensen, Lexie Martin and Iris...
These three UC Davis doctoral students won the President's Prize in their specific categories at the Entomological Society of America meeting in National Harbor, Md. From left are Shawn Christensen, doctoral candidate and Lexie Martin, doctoral student, both of the Rachel Vannette lab; and doctoral student Iris Quayle of the Jason Bond lab.
UC Davis doctoral student Iris Quayle delivering her presentation at the Entomological Society of America meeting. She won the President's Prize, or first place, in her category. (Photo by Emma Jochim)
Three UC Davis Doctoral Students Win Top Honors at ESA Student Competitions
Three doctoral students in the UC Davis Department of Entomology and Nematology each won the...
President's Prize honors in the ESA graduate student competitions went to (from left) Shawn Christensen and Lexie Martin, both of the Rachel Vannette lab; and Iris Quayle of the Jason Bond lab.
Professor Jason Bond: President-Elect of American Arachnological Society
Jason Bond, professor and the Evert and Marion Schlinger Endowed Chair of the UC Davis...
Hales named associate vice president for research and cooperative extension
Dear Colleagues,
I am very pleased to announce that Brent Hales will be joining UC ANR as the new associate vice president for research and cooperative extension beginning July 1. After a nationwide search, Brent emerged as a proven and respected leader who will help us to strengthen partnerships, build trust, address challenges, and define our 2040 strategic vision.
He brings over 20 years of higher education research and leadership experience, including at land grant institutions and in cooperative extension. Brent currently serves as an associate dean of Penn State University's College of Agricultural Sciences and director of Penn State Extension. Before joining Penn State in 2019, he served as the senior associate dean and chief financial officer of the University of Minnesota Extension, associate dean for the University of Minnesota Extension Center for Community Vitality, and the director of the Economic Development Authority Center at University of Minnesota, Crookston.
His research focuses on holistic community and economic development and entrepreneurship. Working with the University of Southern Mississippi, three community colleges, the Mississippi Department of Education and four public school districts, Brent founded the Southern Entrepreneurship Program, which teaches entrepreneurship skills to high school and community college students; it has expanded to serve displaced workers throughout the U.S. and across the globe. He is also a past president of the Community Development Society.
Brent earned a bachelor's degree in sociology from Brigham Young University, a master's degree in sociology from Middle Tennessee State University and a Ph.D. in rural sociology from Iowa State University.
“I am very excited to join the UC ANR family,” Brent said. “My grandfather was a 1939 graduate of the University of California, Berkeley and both of my parents grew up in California. What excites me most is to be part of the leadership team for the premier institution of Ag and Natural Resources research and extension in the United States. The people, the facilities, the opportunities, and the engagement with the communities and organizations of California is second to none. I look forward to meeting everyone.”
Brent will be joining us at the UC ANR Statewide Conference in Fresno so you will have an opportunity to meet him soon. He and his wife Candy will be relocating to the Davis area. Brent will be based at the UC ANR building in Davis. You can follow him on Twitter @BrentDHales.
I am deeply grateful to Deanne Meyer for her dedication to UC ANR and her strong and steady leadership as interim AVP over the past year. She will be assisting Brent with the transition. Many thanks also to the search committee members for their time and dedication to this important recruitment.
Please join me in welcoming Brent Hales to UC ANR.
Glenda Humiston
Vice President
UC Town Hall with President Drake, Friday, Feb. 24, 11:30 am
UC President Michael V. Drake will hold a systemwide UC Town Hall on Feb. 24, from 11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. (PT).
President Drake will share opening remarks, then engage in conversation with Priya Lakireddy and Jo Mackness, staff advisor and staff advisor-designate to the UC Regents. Priya and Jo will share questions pre-submitted by UC staff.
The event will be livestreamed at https://link.ucop.edu/event/president-drake-town-hall/ and on YouTube at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJjawZG36YY. No registration is needed to participate in this event.