Dr. Steve Martin Announced as New NMREC Head

Colleagues:
Dr. George Hopper and I are pleased to announce the selection of Dr. Steve Martin as the new head of the North Mississippi Research and Extension Center (NMREC). He will assume his duties at the center’s Verona headquarters on December 1, 2012.
Dr. Martin comes to this position from the Delta Research and Extension Center, where he served as the Center Head. He earned his Master of Business Administration at MSU, with an undergraduate degree in Agricultural and Extension Education. He also holds a doctorate in Agricultural Economics from MSU. Dr. Martin is an accomplished grant writer, researcher and Extension educator. In addition to publishing in professional journals and popular press publications, he is well known in the Southeastern region for his agricultural commodities marketing expertise.
We would like to thank the search committee for their diligent commitment to the search and selection process. We also want to give a special thanks to Dr. Joe Street for his dedicated service as interim head of the center.
We look forward to working with Dr. Martin in his new position as head of the NMREC and with each of you as we continue to provide research and educational outreach in service to the people of Mississippi.
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