Expert Details
Food Manufacturing Feasibility, Food Marketing
ID: 733685
Oklahoma, USA
Food manufacturing businesses - feasibility studies for flour mills, frozen dough plants, beef processing, oilseed processing, pecan processing, fresh greens packaging, and small-scale dairy processing.
Non-food manufacturing businesses - feasibility studies for particleboard manufacturing facilities, small-scale and large-scale biodiesel facilities, large-scale ethanol facilities, and on-farm ethanol production facilities using sweet sorghum as a feedstock.
Education
| Year | Degree | Subject | Institution |
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| Year: 1997 | Degree: Ph.D. | Subject: Agricultural Economics | Institution: Texas A&M University |
| Year: 1991 | Degree: B.S. | Subject: Agricultural Economics | Institution: Texas A&M University |
Work History
| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
|---|---|---|---|
| Years: 1997 to 2017 | Employer: Oklahoma State University | Title: Professor | Department: |
Responsibilities:Faculty member and economist with the OSU Food & Agricultural Products Center, performing feasibility studies and providing training programs related to the food, feed, fiber, and biofuels industries. |
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| Years | Employer | Title | Department |
| Years: 1996 to 1997 | Employer: Texas A&M University | Title: Professor | Department: |
Responsibilities:50/50 Research Associate/Instructor working with the Texas Agricultural Market Research Center and teaching a senior-level Food & Agribusiness Marketing course. |
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Career Accomplishments
| Associations / Societies |
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| Food Distribution Research Society Agricultural and Applied Economics Association Southern Agricultural Economics Association Western Agricultural Economics Association |
| Professional Appointments |
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| Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University (Food & Agricultural Products Center). Charles B. Browning Endowed Professor of Food Science, Food & Agricultural Products Center, Oklahoma State University. Associate Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University (Food & Agricultural Products Center). Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics, Oklahoma State University (Food & Agricultural Products Center). Research Associate (50%) and Instructor (50%), Department of Agricultural Economics, Texas A&M University. |
| Awards / Recognition |
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| Outstanding Team Award, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service Oklahoma Wheat Commission “Staff of Life” Award (Outstanding Business and Market Development Work) USDA-CSREES Certificate of Appreciation USDA Secretary’s Honor Award -- Plow Honor Award for Exceptional Service Celebrate State Award, Oklahoma State University Governor’s Commendation, Quality Oklahoma Team Day “Motivating the Masses” Award, Quality Oklahoma Team Day ESCOP/ACOP Leadership Development Program, Class XII member Industrial Leadership Award, Elevator Managers Business Conference Outstanding Group Award, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service Outstanding Extension Program Award, Southern Agricultural Economics Association Past President’s Award for Service, Food Distribution Research Society Extension Communications Award, American Society for Horticultural Science – Southern Region Merrick Foundation Teaching Award, Oklahoma State University USDA NIFA Partnership Award for Mission Integration Frank Panyko Award for Distinguished Service, Food Distribution Research Society Outstanding Group Award, Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service |
| Publications and Patents Summary |
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| Professional Refereed Journal Articles: 38 Abstracts in Journals: 11 Proceedings Papers: 13 Books/Book Chapters: 4 Experiment Station Publications: 17 Extension Publications: 59 Articles in Newsletters and Mass Media: 30 Papers Presented at Professional Conferences/Meetings: 86 Poster Sessions: 13 |