SERA-6 Members

Alabama

Jessica Davis

Audrey Gamble
Crop, Soil, and Environmental Science
201 Funchess Hall
Auburn University, AL 36849-5412
Office: 334-844-5489
Fax: 334-844-3945
avg0001@auburn.edu

Dr. Rishi Prasad
Assistant Professor
Auburn University
240 Funchess Hall
Auburn, AL 36840
rpz0050@auburn.edu

Steve Phillips
International Plant Nutrition Institute (IPNI)
3118 Rocky Meadows Rd.
Owens Cross Roads, AL 35763
Office: 256-529-9932
sphillips@ipni.net

Arkansas

Nathan Slaton
University of Arkansas
1366 W. Altheimer Drive
Fayetteville, AR 72704
Office: 479-575-3910
Fax: 479-575-3869
nslaton@uark.edu

Nathan McKinney
University of Arkansas
1120 W. Maple
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Office: 479-841-4266
nmckinne@uark.edu

Diane Lafex
University of Arkansas
Soil Testing
P O Drawer 767
Marianna, Arkansas 72360
Office: 870-295-2851
Fax: 870-295-2432
dlafex@uark.edu

Cindy Herron
University of Arkansas
Soil Testing
P O Drawer 767
Marianna, Arkansas 72360
Office: 870-295-2851
Fax: 870-295-2432
cherro@uark.edu

Leo Espinoza
University of Arkansas
Cooperative Extension Service
P O Box 391
Little Rock, AR 72203
Office: 501-671-2168
Fax: 501-671-2297
lespinoza@uaex.edu

Trenton Roberts
University of Arkansas
1366 W. Altheimer Drive
Fayetteville, AR 72704
Office: 479-575-6752
Fax: 479-575-3869
tlrobert@uark.edu

Cheri Villines
University of Arkansas
1366 W. Altheimer Drive
Fayetteville, AR 72701
Office: 479-575-3911
Fax: 479-575-3975
cvilline@uark.edu

Florida

Franta Majs
Director & Associate Scientist
UF | IFAS ANSERV labs
P.O. Box 110740
Gainesville, FL 32611-0740
Office: 352-392-1950
Fax: 352-392-1960
fmajs@ufl.edu

Georgia

Jay Lessl
Agricultural & Environmental Services Laboratories
University of Georgia
2400 College Station Road
Athens, GA 30602
Office: 706-542-0395
jlessl@uga.edu

Uttam K. Saha
Agricultural and Environmental Services Laboratories
University of Georgia
2300 College Station Road
Athens, GA 30606
Office: 706-542-5350
sahau@uga.edu

Kentucky

Frank J. Sikora – Past Chair
University of Kentucky
Soil Testing Lab
103 Regulatory Service Bldg.
Lexington, KY 40546-0275
Office: 859-218-2452
Fax: 859-257-7351
fsikora@uky.edu

Diane Hunter
University of Kentucky
Soil Testing Lab
Office: 859-257-2785
diane.hunter@uky.edu

Edwin Ritchey
University of Kentucky
Extension Soil Specialist – Princeton
1205 Hopkinsville Street
Princeton, KY 42445
P.O. Box 469
Office: 270-365-7541 ext. 301
edwin.ritchey@uky.edu

Amanda Martin
Soil Testing Laboratory
Princeton, KY 42445
Amanda.martin2@uky.edu

Louisiana

Ted Gauthier
Department Head
Louisiana State University
Agricultural Chemistry Department
115 H.D. Wilson Laboratories
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Office: 225-353-9545
tgauthier@agcenter.lsu.edu

Leandro O. Vieira II
Assistant Professor & Soil Fertility Specialist
Louisiana State University
School of Plant, Environmental, & Soil Sciences
126 Sturgis Hall
Baton Rouge, LA 70803
Office: 225-578-1207
lvieira@agcenter.lsu.edu

Mississippi

Vaughn Reed

Keri Jones
Mississippi State University
Soil Testing Laboratory
P.O. Box 9610
Mississippi State, MS 39762
Office: 662-325-3313
kkd1@msstate.edu

Bobby Golden
Delta Research and Ext.
P. O. Box 197
Stoneville, MS
Office: 662-686-3215
bgolden@drec.msstate.edu

Missouri – NCRA 13 Liaison

Muhammad Rasel Parvej
University of Missouri
Assistant Professor & State Extension Specialist in Soil Testing and Interpretation
Director, MU Soil and Plant Testing Laboratory
Director, Soil Health Assessment Center (SHAC)
Division of Plant Science and Technology School of Natural Resources
208 Waters Hall, 1112 University Ave
Columbia, MO 65211
Office: 573-884-2213
mrparvej@missouri.edu

North Carolina

David Hardy
NCDA & CS Agronomic Division
Soil Testing Section
4300 Reedy Creek Road
1040 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1040
Office: 919-733-2655
Fax: 919-733-2837
Home: 919-610-5922
david.hardy@ncagr.gov

Kristin Hicks
NCDA & CS Agronomic Division
Plant/Waste/Solution/Media Section
1040 Mail Service Ctr
Raleigh, NC 27699-1040
Office: 919-733-2655
Fax: 919-733-2837
kristin.hicks@ncagr.gov

Deanna L. Osmond
Associate Head and Department Extension Leader
Dept. of Crop and Soil Sciences
NC State University
Raleigh, NC 27695
Office: 919.515.7303
dosmond@ncsu.edu

Colleen Hudak-Wise
NCDA&CS Agronomic Division
1040 Mail Service Center
Raleigh, NC 27699-1040
Office: 919-733-2655
Fax: 919-733-2837
colleen.hudak@ncagr.gov

Carl Crozier
NCSU Soil Sci Dept.
V.G. James Center
207 Res St. Rd.
Plymouth, NC 27962
Office: 252-793-4428 x 134
carl_crozier@ncsu.edu

Oklahoma

Kendal Henderson
Oklahoma State University
Department of Plant and Soil Sciences
048 Ag Hall
Stillwater, OK 74078
Office: 405-744-7771
kendalt@okstate.edu

Bee Chim

Puerto Rico

David Sotomayor
Univ. of Puerto Rico – Mayaquez Campus
Crop and Agroenvironmental Sciences Dept.
P. O. Box 9030
Mayaquez, P. R. 00681-9030
Office: 787-832-4040 x 5819
Fax: 787-265-3851
david.sotomayor@upr.edu
academic.uprm.edu@dsotomayor

South Carolina

Shannon Alford, Director
Agricultural Service Laboratory
171 Old Cherry Road
Clemson, SC 29634
864.656.2068
Fax: 864.656.2069
sralfor@clemson.edu

Bhupinder S. Farmaha, Assistant Professor, Nutrient Management Specialist
Department of Plant & Environmental Sciences, Clemson University
Edisto Research & Education Center
64 Research Road
Blackville, South Carolina 29817
Office: 803-284-3343 Ext. 244
Cell: 217-778-5170
bfarmah@clemson.edu

Tennessee

Robert Florence
U. T. Soil, Plant, and Pest Center
5201 Marchant Drive
Nashville, TN 37211-5112
Office: 615-832-5850
Fax: 615-832-4936

Fafa Adotey

UT Extension

605 Airwasy Blvd.

Jackson, TN

Oscar F. Ruiz Jr.
A&L Analytical Labs, Inc
2790 Whitten Rd
Memphis, TN 38133
Office: 901-213-2400
orviz@allabs.com

Texas

Tony Provin
2478 TAMU
Texas Agri Life Extension Service – Soil & Crop Science Dept.
College Station, TX 77843-2478
Office: 979-862-4955
Fax: 979-845-5958
t-provin@tamu.edu

Dr. Aakriti Sharma
Stephen F. Austin State University
Soil, Water, Plant Analysis Laboratory
Agriculture Bldg. Rm 122
1924 Wilson Drive
Nacogdoches Texas, 75962
Office: 936-468-4500
aakriti.sharma@sfasu.edu

Virginia

Steve Heckendorn
Virginia Tech Soil Testing Lab
145 Smyth Hall (0465)
185 Ag Quad Ln
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Phone: 540-231-9807
soiltesting@vt.edu

Rory Maguire
Virginia Tech
Dept of Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences
424 Smyth Hall (0403)
Blacksburg, VA 24061
Office: 540-231-4383
Fax: 540-231-3075

West Virginia

Eugenia Pena-Yewtukhiw
Associate Professor – Soil Physics and Management
West Virginia University
Division of Plant and Soil Sciences
3110 Agricultural Science Building
PO Box 6108
Morgantown, WV 26506-6108