Faculty and Staff

Mary Akers

Office Support Associate

(309) 438-5654

mfakers@IllinoisState.edu

Dr. Michael Barrowclough

Associate Professor

(309) 438-3269

mjbarr4@IllinoisState.edu

Dr. Maria Boerngen

Associate Professor

(309) 438-8097

maboern@IllinoisState.edu

Jessica Chambers

Director of Horticulture Center

(309) 438-3496

jmchamb@IllinoisState.edu

Dr. Jennifer Earing

Assistant Professor

(309) 438-1525

jeearin@IllinoisState.edu

Dr. Nicholas Heller

Assistant Professor of Crop Sciences

(309) 438-8095

njhelle@IllinoisState.edu

Dr. Michelle Kibler

Associate Professor

(309) 438-3492

mlkible@IllinoisState.edu

Fanson Kidwaro

Department Chair & Associate Professor

(309) 438-8550

fmkidwa@IllinoisState.edu

Dr. David Kopsell

Professor of Horticulture; Fellow - American Society for Horticultural Science

(309) 438-3275

dkopsel@IllinoisState.edu

Jason Lindbom

Farm Manager

(309) 438-0288

jmlindb@IllinoisState.edu

Sally Little

Administrative Aide

(309) 438-5655

salitt2@IllinoisState.edu

Dr. Drew Lugar

Assistant Professor of Animal Science

(309) 438-3881

dwlugar@IllinoisState.edu

Cori Malone

Instructor & Academic Advisor

(309) 438-2489

cjharr2@IllinoisState.edu

Dr. Lucas Maxwell

Associate Professor of Agricultural Education, Communication, and Leadership

(309) 438-5654

ldmaxwe@IllinoisState.edu

Nick Pershey

Instructor

(309) 438-0742

napersh@IllinoisState.edu

Dr. Rob Rhykerd

Professor

(309) 438-8550

rrhyker@IllinoisState.edu

Justin Rickard

Associate Professor

(309) 438-0285

jwricka@IllinoisState.edu

Dr. Jay Solomonson

Assistant Professor of Agricultural Education

(309) 438-8084

jksolom@IllinoisState.edu

Dr. Iuliia Tetteh

Assistant Professor of Agribusiness

(309) 438-5449

iproto1@IllinoisState.edu