Our Faculty

Get to know the people teaching at UGA-Tifton. Our faculty inspire the next generation of agricultural and environmental scientists to do better.


Timothy Branner Brenneman Professor, Peanut and Pecan Disease Management
Plant Pathology
Peng Chee Professor | Cotton Breeding and Genetics, Host- Plant Resistance, Quantitative Trait Loci, Genomics
Crop & Soil Sciences National Environmentally Sound Production Agriculture Laboratory (NESPAL) Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
D. Barry Croom Professor
Agricultural Leadership, Education & Communication
Albert K. Culbreath Professor, Foliar fungal diseases and Tomato spotted wilt of peanut
Plant Pathology
Juan Carlos Diaz-Perez Professor; Emphasis: Vegetable production & plasticulture
Horticulture
James D. Dutcher Professor Emeritus
Entomology
Bhabesh Dutta Associate Professor and Extension Vegetable Disease Specialist
Plant Pathology
Esendugue Greg Fonsah Professor and REI Coordinator
Agricultural & Applied Economics

Ron Gitaitis

Professor Emeritus

Email: dronion@uga.edu

Phone: 229-386-3157

Timothy Lane Grey Professor
Crop & Soil Sciences
Glendon H. Harris Professor, Extension Agronomist - Environmental Soil & Fertilizer
Crop & Soil Sciences
Peggy Ozias-Akins Distinguished Research Professor; Emphasis: Molecular genetics of plant development, peanuts
Horticulture National Environmentally Sound Production Agriculture Laboratory (NESPAL) Institute of Plant Breeding, Genetics and Genomics (IPBGG)
David G Riley Emeritus Professor
Entomology
Phillip Marion Roberts Extension Entomologist - Cotton
Entomology
W. Don Shurley Extension Economist - Cotton
Agricultural & Applied Economics
Amanda R Smith Senior Public Service Associate
Agricultural & Applied Economics
John L Snider Professor
Crop & Soil Sciences
Michael D Toews Assistant Dean, Tifton Campus, Professor
Tifton Campus Entomology
George Vellidis University Professor
Crop & Soil Sciences