The search for the MU, CAFNR, Division Director for Animal Science was launched. Nominations and confidential questions about the search and role can be sent to umhrexecutivesearch@umsystem.edu.
Search Committee
Committee Co- Chairs:
- Rob Kallenbach, Associate Dean of Extension, CAFNR
- Harvey James, Director Division Applied Social Sciences, CAFNR
Members:
- Pamela Adkins, Associate Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine
- Ahmed Balboula, Associate Professor, Animal Science
- Cooper Beaver, CAFNR Student
- Jeff Case, Director, Northern MO Research Extension & Education Center
- Chris Chinn, Director, Missouri Department of Agriculture
- Kayden Guymon, Director of Regulatory Affairs & Policy Counsel, Missouri Farm Bureau
- Jeff Henegar, Director, Animal Care Quality Assurance
- Sydney Long, Executive Director MO Beef Industry Council
- Stephanie McKay, Associate Professor, Animal Science
- Amy Petry, Assistant Professor, Animal Science
- Shawn Poore, Executive Director, CAFNR Advancement
- Tim Safranski, Professor, Animal Science
- Becki Schnell, Executive Assistant, Division Director of Animal Science
- Caitlyn Sullivan, CAFNR Student
- Hannah Twenter, Assistant Teaching Professor, Animal Science
- Wes Warren, Curators Distinguished Professor, Animal Science
Reviewed 2026-03-03