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The American Distance Education Consortium

ADEC Principal Contact Officers (PCOs)

Name/TitleContact InformationAlso serves on
Alabama
Taylor Byrd Jr. TVA Liaison for Distance Learning
Alabama A&M University
225 Dawson Bldg.
4900 Meridian Street, P.O. Box 323
Normal, Alabama 35762
Phone: (256) 372-4968
Fax: Fax: (256) 372-5920
Email: taylor.byrd@email.aamu.edu
McArthur Floyd Research Director
Alabama A&M University
P.O. Box 1087
Normal, Alabama 35762
Phone: (256) 851-5781
Fax: (256) 851-5906
Other: (256) 372-5966
Email: mcarthur.floyd@email.aamu.edu
Carlton E. Morris Professor
Tuskegee University
College of Agriculture, Environmental & Natural Sciences
Campbell Hall, Rm. 204D
Tuskegee, Alabama 36088
Phone: (334) 727 8700
Fax: (334) 727-8493
Email: cmorris@tuskegee.edu
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Arizona
David E. Cox Associate Dean & Director, Academic Programs
University of Arizona
College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Tucson, Arizona 85721
Phone: (520) 621-3612
Fax: (520) 621-8662
Email: dcox@ag.arizona.edu
Mia Kalish Director of Distance Education
Diné College
Office of Academic and Student Affairs
Box 127, 1 Circle Drive
Tsaile, Arizona 86556
Phone: (928) 724-6609
Fax: (928) 724-6613
Email: mkalish@dinecollege.edu
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Arkansas
Carole Engle Professor/Coordinator
University of Arkansas - Pine Bluff
Aquaculture/Fisheries Center
1200 N. University Dr., Box 108
Pine Bluff, Arkansas 71601
Phone: (870) 543-8537
Fax: (870) 543-8129
Email: cengle@uaex.edu
California
Bob Sams Director, DANR Communications Services
University of California
Division of Agriculture & Natural Resources
1850 Research Park Drive, Suite 200
Davis, California 95616
Phone: (530) 297-4431
Fax: (530) 754-8541
Email: rwsams@ucdavis.edu
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Colorado
Jack R. Fenwick Associate Professor
Colorado State University
Department of Soil & Crop Sciences
C111 Plant Sciences
Fort Collins, Colorado 80523
Phone: (970) 491-6907
Fax: (970) 491-0564
Email: j.fenwick@colostate.edu
Costa Rica
Juan Caliva Specialist in Education and Training
Inter-American Inst. for Cooperation on Agriculture (IICA)
P.O. Box 55-2200
Coronado, San Jose, Costa Rica
Phone: (506) 216-0266
Fax: (506) 216-0233
Email: juan.caliva@iica.int
Delaware
Dr. Kenneth W. Bell Dean & Director of Research
Delaware State University
School of Agriculture, Natural Resources, Family & Consumer
1200 North Dupont Highway
Dover, Delaware 19901-2275
Phone: (302) 857-6400
Fax: (302) 857-6402
Email: kbell@desu.edu
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District of Columbia
Patrick Holian Public Affairs Specialist
USDA-CSREES
Communications Staff
1400 Independence Avenue, S.W. Stop 2207
Washington, District of Columbia 20250-2207
Phone: (202) 720-5280
Fax: (202) 690-0289
Email: pholian@csrees.usda.gov
Florida
Ronald A. Gilmore Telecommunication Coordinator
Florida A&M University
Teleconference Center
Pinder & Osceola
Tallahassee, Florida 32703
Phone: (850) 561-2097
Fax: (850) 561-2099
Email: ronald.gilmore@famu.edu
Dr. Ian Tebbett Professor and Director, Forensic Science Program
University of Florida
College of Pharmacy
South Newell Drive, Bldg. 62, Rm. 115
Gainesville, Florida 32610
Phone: (352) 273-6871
Fax: (352) 392-3157
Email: itebbett@ufl.edu
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Ron Thomas Coordinator of Distance Education
University of Florida
IFAS Communication Services
G005 McCarty Hall
Gainesville, Florida 32611
Phone: (352) 392 3893
Fax: (352) 392 3896
Email: rkt@mail.ifas.ufl.edu
Georgia
Lillie D. Ward Director, Mobile Information Technology Center
Fort Valley State University
Cooperative Extension
1005 State University Drive, P.O. Box 4061
Fort Valley, Georgia 31030-4313
Phone: (478) 825-6551
Fax: (478) 825-6988
Email: wardl@fvsu.edu
Honduras
Jorge Antonio Flores Director, e-Learning Center
Zamorano University
P.O. Box 93
Tegucigalpa, Honduras
Phone: 011 (504) 776-6140
Fax: 011 (504) 776-6231
Email: aflores@zamorano.edu
Idaho
Erik Anderson Director, Educational Communications
University of Idaho
College of Agricultural and Life Sciences
P.O. Box 442332
Moscow, Idaho 83844-2332
Phone: (208) 885-6632
Fax: (208) 885-9046
Email: eanderso@uidaho.edu
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Illinois
Mr. Ken Spelke Associate Dean for Information Technology & Research
University of Illinois
Graduate School of Library and Information Science
213 LIS Building (MC-493), 501 East Daniel St.
Champaign, Illinois 61820
Phone: (217) 244-1179
Fax: (217) 244-3302
Email: spelke@uiuc.edu
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Indiana
Chris Sigurdson Interim Department Head
Purdue University
Agricultural Communications
1143 AGAD Bldg., Room 205
West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-1143
Phone: (765) 494-8403
Fax: (765) 496-1117
Email: sig@purdue.edu
Iowa
Floyd Davenport Manager of Extension Communication Services
Iowa State University
110 EES BLDG
Ames, Iowa 50011-3070
Phone: (515) 294 8658
Fax: (515) 294 7842
Email: floydd@iastate.edu
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Kansas
Smokey McKinney Director, Institute of Distance Education
Haskell Indian Nations University
155 Indian Avenue
P.O. Box 5015
Lawrence, Kansas 66046
Phone: (785) 749-8404x210
Fax: (785) 830-2720
Email: smckinney@haskell.edu
David Stewart Continuing Education
Kansas State University
102 College Court Bldg.
Manhattan, Kansas 66506
Phone: (785) 532 5635
Fax: (785) 532 5637
Email: ads@ksu.edu
Kathy Wright Information and Educational Technology
Kansas State University
211 Umberger Hall
Manhattan, Kansas 66506-3402
Phone: (785) 532-6270
Fax: (785) 532-6487
Email: kaw@ksu.edu
Kentucky
Dr. Harold Benson Director, Land Grant Programs
Kentucky State University
Cooperative Extension Program
400 East Main Street
Frankfort, Kentucky 40601
Phone: (502) 597-6310
Fax: (502) 597-6127
Email: hbenson@gwmail.kysu.edu
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Ashley Griffin
University of Kentucky
139B Scovell Hall
Lexington, Kentucky 40546 0064
Phone: (859) 257 4736x283
Fax: (859) 257 1512
Email: agriffin@uky.edu
Louisiana
Frankie Gould Director of Communications and Public Relations
Louisiana State University
LSU AgCenter
141 Knapp Hall
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803
Phone: (225) 578-5679
Fax: (225) 578-4524
Email: fgould@agcenter.lsu.edu
Fred Piazza Interim CIO & Director, Web and Application Development
Louisiana State University
LSU AgCenter
Room 237 Knapp Hall
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70803
Phone: (225) 578-4020
Fax: (225) 578-3629
Email: fpiazza@agcenter.lsu.edu