CAES Leadership
Meet the administrators, campus leadership and department heads for the UGA College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences.
Dean and Director

Nick Place
CAES Dean and Director
Dean and Directors Office
Agricultural Leadership, Education & Communication
Associate and Assistant Deans
Leadership for academics, faculty affairs, research, international programs, and UGA Cooperative Extension
Academic and Faculty Affairs

Dean Kopsell
Associate Dean for Academic and Faculty Affairs
Office of the Associate Dean for Academic and Faculty Affairs

Douglas A Bailey
Assistant Dean for Academic and Faculty Affairs
Office of the Associate Dean for Academic and Faculty Affairs
Research

Harshavardhan Thippareddi
Associate Dean for Research, John Bekkers Professor in Poultry Science
Office of the Associate Dean for Research
Poultry Science

Rami A. Dalloul
Interim Assistant Dean for Research, R. Harold Harrison Distinguished Professor in Poultry Science
Office of the Associate Dean for Research
Poultry Science
Extension

Arch D. Smith
Interim Associate Dean for Extension
Office of the Associate Dean for Extension

Timothy Coolong
Interim ANR Leader, Assistant Dean for Extension | Professor, Extension Specialist, Emphasis: Vegetable
Horticulture
International Programs

Todd Applegate
Assistant Dean for International Programs; Department Head and R. Harold and Patsy Harrison Chair in Poultry Science
Poultry Science
Assistant Provost and Assistant Dean
Leadership for the campuses at Tifton and Griffin
Griffin Campus

Jeffrey Dean
Assistant Provost & Campus Director
Campus Director's Office - Griffin
Plant Pathology
Tifton Campus
Department Heads
Our nine disciplinary departments are responsible for developing the core instruction, research and extension programming.
Agricultural and Applied Economics

Gregory Colson
Interim Department Head, Interim CAED Director, Professor
Agricultural & Applied Economics
Ag Leadership, Education and Communication

Jennifer H Waldeck
Professor and Department Head
Agricultural Leadership, Education & Communication
Animal and Dairy Science
Crop and Soil Sciences
Entomology
Food Science and Technology
Horticulture
Plant Pathology
Poultry Science

Todd Applegate
Assistant Dean for International Programs; Department Head and R. Harold and Patsy Harrison Chair in Poultry Science
Poultry Science

Cassie Ann Kiggen
Chief Communications Officer
Office of Marketing and Communications (OMC)

Mary Ann Parsons
Senior Director of Development
Office of Development and Alumni Relations