Leadership
Meet Our Leaders in South Georgia
The UGA Tifton campus serves as a headquarters for research, extension and academic programs for the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Meet the leaders who serve in Tifton and the southwest district of the state.
Agricultural & Applied Economics
Esendugue Greg Fonsah
Professor and REI Coordinator
Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication
D. Barry Croom
Professor
Animal & Dairy Science
Jennifer J. Tucker
Associate Professor
Crop & Soil Sciences
Ronald Scott Tubbs
Professor
Entomology
Phillip Marion Roberts
Extension Entomologist - Cotton
Horticulture
Patrick J. Conner
Professor & Tifton REI Coordinator; Emphasis: Pecan & muscadine breeding
Plant Pathology
Timothy Branner Brenneman
Professor, Peanut and Pecan Disease Management
Academic Programs
George Vellidis
University Professor
Center for Invasive Species & Ecosystem Health
Chuck Bargeron
Senior Public Service Associate & Director
National Environmentally Sound Production Agriculture Laboratory
Peggy Ozias-Akins
Distinguished Research Professor; Emphasis: Molecular genetics of plant development, peanuts
Southwest District Extension
Andrea Scarrow
Southwest District Director
Business Office
Michelle Pitts
Fiscal Affairs Manager
Conference Center
Kim Rutland
Director
Experimental Statistics
Xuelin Luo
Statistician
IT & Computer Services
Vickie H. Garrick
IT Senior Manager
Precision Ag Shop
John Paulk
Precision Ag Shop Manager
Property Control
Bo Carver
CAES Property Control Coordinator