Faculty and Staff

Department Chair

John T. Bushoven, Ph.D. -  Horticultural Science

Graduate Program Coordinator

Sharon Benes, Ph.D. - Soil Science

Gurreet Brar, Ph.D. - Pomology

Florence Cassel Sharma, Ph.D. - Irrigation Science

Margaret Ellis, Ph.D. - Plant Pathology

Jorge Gonzalez, Ph.D. - Entomology

Dave Goorahoo, Ph.D - Olericulture

Ken Heupel, M.A. - Mechanized Agriculture

Anil Shrestha, Ph.D. - Weed Science

Jacob A. Wenger, Ph.D. - Entomology

Fadzayi Mashiri, Ph.D. - Rangeland Ecology

Jill Hendrickson, M.A. - Agriculture

Ron Nishinaka, M.A. - Horticulture

Robert Roy, M.Sc. - Horticulture

Richard Stoltz, M.Sc. - Horticulture

Jennifer Tweedy, M.A. - Floriculture

Donald Vasconcellos, M.Sc. - Crop Science

John Williams, M.A. - Mechanized Agriculture

Maria Estrada, M.Sc. - Crop Breeding

Emerita/Emeritus Faculty

Charles Krauter, Ph.D.

Sayed Badr, Ph.D. 

Bendt From, M.Sc.

Mahlon Hile, Ph.D.

Harry Karle, Ph.D.

Gary Koch, Ph.D.

Howard Martin, M.Sc.

Arthur Olney, Ph.D.

Gary Ritenour, Ph.D.

Bruce Roberts, Ph.D. - Agronomy

Julian Whaley, Ph.D.

Staff

Department Office

Marlene Miyasaki - Administrative Support

Emma Willis - Student Assistant

Graduate Laboratory

Denis Bacon, Ed.D. - Instructional Support

University Farm Laboratory

Gary Chavira - Vegetable/Row Crops

Calliope Correia, M.Sc. - Greenhouse/Nursery Crops

Robert Willmott - Orchard Crops