Lawton Stewart
Assistant Dean for Extension, Professor – Agriculture and Natural Resources Program Leader Office of the Associate Dean for Extension Animal & Dairy Science
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Dr. Lawton Stewart is the Assistant Dean for Extension and ANR Program Leader for the College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at the University of Georgia. A native of Georgia, he received his Bachelor of Science in Animal Science at the University of Georgia, an MS in Agronomy, emphasizing Forage Management, at the University of Florida, and PhD at Virginia Tech in Animal Science, with an emphasis in Ruminant Nutrition and Forage Utilization.
After completing his PhD, Lawton spent a year in Kentucky as a Post-Doctoral Research Fellow with Alltech, Inc. and the University of Kentucky investigating nitrogen metabolism in ruminants. He joined the University of Georgia as an Assistant Professor and Extension Animal Specialist in 2008. He has served as the Extension Coordinator in the Department of Animal and Dairy Science since 2016, responsible for the statewide Extension and applied research in beef cattle nutrition and management.
Dr. Stewart built a synergistic education and research program that has leveraged knowledge, collaboration, communication, and technology to improve the livelihood of Georgia’s beef cattle producers. He has assisted producers in improving production and efficiency in their herd and has evaluated other opportunities in beef cattle production, such as preconditioning/backgrounding, stockering, and retained ownership.