FY2017 NIFA State Liaison Assignments FY 2017 NIFA State Liaison Assignments For FY 2017, NIFA National Program Leaders (NPL) who are assigned as State Liaisons will only review a single AREERA Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results submitted by their assigned state For states with multiple Land-Grant institutions (1862s and 1890s), this means a single Annual Report will reflect all institutions’ combined accomplishments NIFA has waived the requirement for 2018-2022 Plans of Work to be submitted by the states; therefore, State Liaisons will not be required to review Plans of Work Note: Some states carry two NPLs as State Liaisons The primary (P) is responsible for the review of Annual Reports while the secondary (S) serves in an understudy capacity State National Program Leader AK Jodi Williams AL Herb Bolton AR Shing Kwok AS Denis Ebodaghe AZ P: Jill Auburn S: Wesley Dean AREERA Annual Report Assignment 2016 University of Alaska Combined Research and Extension Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results 2016 Alabama A&M University, Tuskegee University and Auburn University Combined Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results 2016 University of Arkansas and University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff Combined Research and Extension Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results 2016 American Samoa Community College Combined Research and Extension Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results 2016 University of Arizona Combined Research and Extension Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results CA Steve Thomson 2016 University of California Combined Research and Extension Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results CO Tom Bewick 2016 Colorado State University Combined Research and Extension Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results CT Beverly Samuel DC Helen Chipman DE Aida Balsano FL Bob Nowierski 2016 University of Connecticut - Storrs and Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station Combined Research and Extension Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results 2016 University of the District of Columbia Combined Research and Extension Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results 2016 Delaware State University and University of Delaware Combined Research and Extension Annual Report of Accomplishments and 2016 University of Florida and Florida A&M University Research and Extension and Florida A&M University Extension Combined Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results 1|Page FY2017 NIFA State Liaison Assignments State FM National Program Leader P: Michael McGirr S: Paul Cotton GA Toija Riggins GU Catalino Blanche HI IA ID IL IN KS KY LA 2016 Fort Valley State University and University of Georgia Combined Research and Extension Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results 2016 University of Guam Research and Extension Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results 2016 University of Hawaii Combined Research and Extension Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results Rob Hedberg 2016 Iowa State University Combined Research and Extension Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results Jim Kahler 2016 University of Idaho Combined Research and Extension Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results Charlotte Kirk-Baer 2016 University of Illinois Combined Research and Extension Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results Ahlishia Shipley 2016 Purdue University Combined Research and Extension Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results Liang Shiou-Lin 2016 Kansas State University Combined Research and Extension Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results Lakshmi Matukumalli 2016 Kentucky State University and University of Kentucky Combined Research and Extension Annual Report of Accomplishments and Gene Kim MD Amy McCune ME Toby Ahrens MN 2016 College of Micronesia Combined Research and Extension Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results Margo Holland MA Rubella Goswami MI AREERA Annual Report Assignment Melvin Carter Mary PurcellMiramontes 2016 Louisiana State University and Southern University and A&M College Combined Research and Extension Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results 2016 University of Massachusetts Combined Research and Extension Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results 2016 University of Maryland and University of Maryland - Eastern Shore Combined Research and Extension Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results 2016 University of Maine Research and Extension Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results 2016 Michigan State University Combined Research and Extension Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results 2016 University of Minnesota Combined Research and Extension Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results 2|Page FY2017 NIFA State Liaison Assignments State National Program Leader MO Steve Smith MP Edwin Lewis MS MT AREERA Annual Report Assignment 2016 University of Missouri and Lincoln University of Missouri Research and Extension Combined Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results 2016 Northern Marianas College Combined Research and Extension Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results Bob Smith 2016 Mississippi State University and Alcorn State University Combined Research and Extension Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results P: Tim Grosser S: Karelyn Cruz 2016 Montana State University Research and Extension Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results NC Daniel Cassidy ND Patty Fulton 2016 North Carolina A&T State University Extension and North Carolina State University Research and Extension Combined Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results 2016 North Dakota State University Combined Research and Extension Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results NE Bonita Williams 2016 University of Nebraska Combined Research and Extension Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results NH Brent Elrod 2016 University of New Hampshire Research and Extension Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results NJ 2016 Rutgers Combined Research and Extension Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results Jane Clary NM Victoria LeBeaux NV Jim Dobrowolski NY Rachel Melnick OH Ann Lichens Park OH Ann Lichens Park 2016 New Mexico State University Combined Research and Extension Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results 2016 University of Nevada Research and Extension Combined Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results 2016 NY State Agricultural Experiment Station Research and Cornell University Research and Extension Combined Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results 2016 Ohio State University Combined Research and Extension Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results Central State University Combined Research and Extension Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results 3|Page FY2017 NIFA State Liaison Assignments State National Program Leader AREERA Annual Report Assignment OK Robbin Shoemaker 2016 Oklahoma State University and Langston University Combined Research and Extension Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results OR Nancy Cavallaro 2016 Oregon State University Research and Extension Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results PA Max Teplitski PR Isabel Walls RI Michael Bowers SC Antonio McLaren SD Ed Kaleikau TN Eric Norland TX Doug Swanson UT Mathieu Ngouajio 2016 Pennsylvania State University Combined Research and Extension Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results 2016 University of Puerto Rico Research and Extension Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results 2016 University of Rhode Island Combined Research and Extension Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results 2016 Clemson University and South Carolina State University Combined Research and Extension Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results 2016 South Dakota State University Combined Research and Extension Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results 2016 University of Tennessee and Tennessee State University Research and Extension and Tennessee State University Extension Combined Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results 2016 Texas A&M University and Prairie View A&M University Combined Research and Extension Annual Report of Accomplishments 2016 Utah State University Combined Research and Extension Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results VA Peter Johnson 2016 Virginia Polytechnic Inst & State University and Virginia State University Combined Research and Extension Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results VI 2016 University of the Virgin Islands Research and Extension Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results Irma Lawrence VT Deirdra Chester 2016 University of Vermont Combined Research and Extension Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results WA Bill Goldner 2016 Washington State University Combined Research & Extension Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results WI Ray Ali 2016 University of Wisconsin Research and Extension Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results 4|Page FY2017 NIFA State Liaison Assignments State National Program Leader WV Hongda Chen WY Mervalin Morant AREERA Annual Report Assignment 2016 West Virginia University and West Virginia State University Research and Extension Combined Research and Extension Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results 2016 University of Wyoming Combined Research and Extension Annual Report of Accomplishments and Results 5|Page