Plant and Soil Sciences

Personnel

Name	Job Title	Email
Dr. John D. Byrd, Jr.	Extension/Research Professor	jdb4@msstate.edu
Ms. Savana Suzanne Davis	Graduate Research Assist	ssd134@msstate.edu
Dr. Geoffrey C. Denny	Assistant Extension Professor	gcd42@msstate.edu
Dr. Darrin Dodds	Extension/Research Professor	dmd76@msstate.edu
Ms. Leonna H. Edwards	Laboratory Technician	le.edwards@msstate.edu
Mr. Chase Alan Floyd	Graduate Research Assist	caf259@msstate.edu
Mr. Justin Jamal Gordon	Intermittent Worker	jg1332@msstate.edu
Ms. Kandiace Gray	Extension Associate I	ekg19@msstate.edu
Ms. Olivia B. Hathcock	Business Manager	beth.hathcock@msstate.edu
Mr. Joseph William Hayes	Intermittent Worker	jwh517@msstate.edu
Dr. Jon Trenton Irby	Associate Extension Professor	trent.irby@msstate.edu
Ms. Katherine B. Johnson	Events Coordinator	kathy.johnson@msstate.edu
Dr. Keri Denley Jones	Extension Associate III	kkd1@msstate.edu
Dr. Erick J. Larson	Assoc Extension/Research Prof	e.larson@msstate.edu
Dr. Rocky Lemus	Assoc Extension/Research Prof	rocky.lemus@msstate.edu
Dr. James Dewey McCurdy	Assistant Professor	james.d.mccurdy@msstate.edu
Mr. Jacob Paul McNeal	Graduate Research Assist	jpm508@msstate.edu
Ms. Emma R. Neigel	Graduate Teaching Assist	ern35@msstate.edu
Mr. Graham Robert Oakley	Extension Associate I	gro9@msstate.edu
Dr. Larry Oldham	Extension Professor	larry.oldham@msstate.edu
Dr. Jerry Michael Phillips	Professor and Head	jmp657@msstate.edu
Dr. Daniel B. Reynolds	Professor & Endowed Chair	dbr6@msstate.edu
Ms. Madison Anne Rice	Intermittent Worker	mar608@msstate.edu
Mr. Michael Paul Richard	Extension Associate II	mpr160@msstate.edu
Dr. David Pierce Russell, II	Extension Associate III	dpr13@msstate.edu
Ms. Alanna Blaine Scholtes	Extension Associate II	a.scholtes@msstate.edu
Mr. Christian Lynn Singleton	Intermittent Worker	cls645@msstate.edu
Ms. Katherine Collum Sisk	Contract & Grant Specialist	k.sisk@msstate.edu
Mr. Zachary Daniel Small	Graduate Research Assist	zds51@msstate.edu
Ms. Kathi Michelle Smith	Administrative Assistant I	kmp207@msstate.edu
Mr. Nolan Kyle Stapleton	Extension Associate I	ns480@msstate.edu
Dr. Barry R. Stewart	Associate Professor	brs40@msstate.edu
Ms. Linda M. Wells	Intermittent Worker	lmw218@msstate.edu
Dr. Joshua Andrew White	Mgr, Forage Variety Testing	joshua.white@msstate.edu
Mr. Kyle Richardson Williams	Laboratory Technician	krw101@msstate.edu
Mr. Bradley Reagan Wilson	Graduate Research Assist	brw257@msstate.edu
Ms. Sarah Blaine Woodward	Administrative Assistant I	sarah.mcminn@msstate.edu

Name

Job Title

Dr. John D. Byrd, Jr.

Extension/Research Professor

jdb4@msstate.edu

Ms. Savana Suzanne Davis

Graduate Research Assist

ssd134@msstate.edu

Dr. Geoffrey C. Denny

Assistant Extension Professor

gcd42@msstate.edu

Dr. Darrin Dodds

Extension/Research Professor

dmd76@msstate.edu

Ms. Leonna H. Edwards

Laboratory Technician

le.edwards@msstate.edu

Mr. Chase Alan Floyd

Graduate Research Assist

caf259@msstate.edu

Mr. Justin Jamal Gordon

Intermittent Worker

jg1332@msstate.edu

Ms. Kandiace Gray

Extension Associate I

ekg19@msstate.edu

Ms. Olivia B. Hathcock

Business Manager

beth.hathcock@msstate.edu

Mr. Joseph William Hayes

Intermittent Worker

jwh517@msstate.edu

Dr. Jon Trenton Irby

Associate Extension Professor

trent.irby@msstate.edu

Ms. Katherine B. Johnson

Events Coordinator

kathy.johnson@msstate.edu

Dr. Keri Denley Jones

Extension Associate III

kkd1@msstate.edu

Dr. Erick J. Larson

Assoc Extension/Research Prof

e.larson@msstate.edu

Dr. Rocky Lemus

Assoc Extension/Research Prof

rocky.lemus@msstate.edu

Dr. James Dewey McCurdy

Assistant Professor

james.d.mccurdy@msstate.edu

Mr. Jacob Paul McNeal

Graduate Research Assist

jpm508@msstate.edu

Ms. Emma R. Neigel

Graduate Teaching Assist

ern35@msstate.edu

Mr. Graham Robert Oakley

Extension Associate I

gro9@msstate.edu

Dr. Larry Oldham

Extension Professor

larry.oldham@msstate.edu

Dr. Jerry Michael Phillips

Professor and Head

jmp657@msstate.edu

Dr. Daniel B. Reynolds

Professor & Endowed Chair

dbr6@msstate.edu

Ms. Madison Anne Rice

Intermittent Worker

mar608@msstate.edu

Mr. Michael Paul Richard

Extension Associate II

mpr160@msstate.edu

Dr. David Pierce Russell, II

Extension Associate III

dpr13@msstate.edu

Ms. Alanna Blaine Scholtes

Extension Associate II

a.scholtes@msstate.edu

Mr. Christian Lynn Singleton

Intermittent Worker

cls645@msstate.edu

Ms. Katherine Collum Sisk

Contract & Grant Specialist

k.sisk@msstate.edu

Mr. Zachary Daniel Small

Graduate Research Assist

zds51@msstate.edu

Ms. Kathi Michelle Smith

Administrative Assistant I

kmp207@msstate.edu

Mr. Nolan Kyle Stapleton

Extension Associate I

ns480@msstate.edu

Dr. Barry R. Stewart

Associate Professor

brs40@msstate.edu

Ms. Linda M. Wells

Intermittent Worker

lmw218@msstate.edu

Dr. Joshua Andrew White

Mgr, Forage Variety Testing

joshua.white@msstate.edu

Mr. Kyle Richardson Williams

Laboratory Technician

krw101@msstate.edu

Mr. Bradley Reagan Wilson

Graduate Research Assist

brw257@msstate.edu

Ms. Sarah Blaine Woodward

Administrative Assistant I

sarah.mcminn@msstate.edu

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