Faculty

School of Agriculture & Consumer Sciences

Agricultural Sciences

Constantine Fenderson, Professor and Chair, Acting Dean

B.S., 1969, Tuskegee Institute; M.S., 1972, Ph.D., 1974, Michigan State University

Sammy Comer, Assistant Professor

B.S., 1972, M.S., 1974, Tennessee State University

Desh Duseja, Professor

B.S., 1961, M.S., 1963, Punjab Agriculture University, Ludhiana, India; Ph.D., 1972, Utah State University

William Hayslett, Assistant Professor

B.S., 1973, M.S., 1975, Tennessee State University

Makonnen Lema, Associate Professor

B.Sc., 1977, Haile Selasi I University, Ethiopia; M.S. 1980, Alemaya University, Ethiopia; Ph.D., 1994, Oklahoma State University.

Surendra Singh, Professor

B.S., 1963, M.S., 1965, Agra University; Ph.D., 1972, Pennsylvania State University

Family and Consumer Sciences

Gearldean Johnson, Professor and Chair

B.S., 1966. Tennessee State University; M.S., 1970,  Ed.D., 1975. University of Tennessee/ Knoxville

Sandria Godwin, Professor

B.S., 1971. M.S. 1973. Ph.D., 1981, Kansas State University

A Sue Ballard De Ruiz, Assistant Professor

B.S., 1987. Western Kentucky State University; M.S., 1992. Virginia Polytechnic University

Margaret Machara, Assistant Professor

B.S., 1993. Virginia Polytechnic University. M.S., 1995. Auburn University, PhD, 2004 University of Kentucky

Ruth McDowell, Associate Professor

B.S., University of Maryland; M.Ed. Pennsylvania State University

Troy Wakefield, Professor (on leave)

B.S., 1970. M.S., 1973.Tennessee State University; Ph.D., 1979. University of Tennessee-Knoxville

Hospitality and Tourism Administration

Wayne Guyette, Professor and Chair

B.S., 1973. University of Nevada; M.S., 1977, Florida International University; Ph.D., 1978. Florida State University

Eric Vogel, Professor

B.A., 1971. Louisiana State University in New Orleans; M.Ed., University of New Orleans; M.H.M, 1992, University of Houston; Ph.D., 1983, Florida State University