AMES, Iowa - Jack Payne, vice president for extension and
outreach at Iowa State University since 2006, has accepted a
position at the University of Florida, Gainesville. His last
day at Iowa State will be May 31.
Payne will begin his duties as senior vice president for
agriculture and natural resources at the University of Florida
on June 1. His new role includes directing the University of
Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural
Sciences.
"Jack has provided strong, focused leadership and
unwavering enthusiasm in his more than four years with Iowa
State Extension. He directed the critical effort in 2009 to
restructure and better position Extension to carry out its
important statewide responsibility well into the future,"
said Executive Vice President and Provost Elizabeth Hoffman.
"We wish him all the best in his new position."
Hoffman has appointed Gerald "Jerry" Miller, longtime
faculty member and administrator at Iowa State, as interim vice
president for extension and outreach, effective June 1. Miller
was associate dean of extension programs and outreach in
ISU's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences from 1998
through Jan. 31, 2010. He also has served as director of
agriculture and natural resources extension. He has been a
member of the Iowa State faculty since 1974 and is a professor
of agronomy.
Miller will serve as interim head of ISU Extension until July
1, 2011, or until the arrival of the new vice president,
whichever comes first.
Miller received a bachelor's degree in agronomy from
Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Blacksburg, in 1965; and a
master's (1971) and doctorate (1974) in soil science from
Iowa State.
Hoffman will appoint a search committee for the next vice
president for extension and outreach at a later date.
