Curriculum Vitae

Meet the Dean

Thomas L. Payne

Vice Chancellor and Dean,
College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources

Phone: 573-882-3846
Fax: 573-884-6539
E-mail: cafnr@missouri.edu
Address: 2-69 Agriculture Building

Education

Ph.D.	Entomology, University of California, Riverside, 1969
M.S.	Entomology, University of California, Riverside, 1967
B.A.	Zoology, University of California, Santa Barbara, 1965
A.A.	Liberal Arts, Bakersfield Junior College, Bakersfield, California, 1962

Professional Experience

Current	Vice Chancellor and Dean, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources
Jan. 1, 1999	Dean, College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources Director, Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Missouri - Columbia
1993 - 1998	Associate Vice President of Agricultural Administration Director, Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center Associate Dean for Research, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, The Ohio State University
1987 - 1993	Professor and Head, Entomology, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
1978 - 1987	Professor, Entomology and Forest Science, Texas A & M University
1974 - 1978	Research Coordinator, U.S. Department of Agriculture Southern Pine Beetle Program
1973 - 1978	Associate Professor, Entomology and Forest Science, Texas A & M University
1969 - 1973	Assistant Professor, Entomology and Forest Science, Texas A & M University

Memberships

Agriculture Future of America (AFA)
American Association for Advancement of Science
American Registry of Professional Entomologists (ARPE)
Danforth Plant Sciences Center
Entomological Foundation
Entomological Society of America (ESA)
Experiment Station Committee on Policy (ESCOP)
Gamma Sigma Delta
Governor’s Advisory Council on Agriculture
Graduate Institute of Cooperative Leadership (GICL)
Illinois/Missouri Agriculture Biotechnology Alliance (IMBA)
International Society of Chemical Ecology
International Chemoreception Workshop on Insects (ICWI)

International Union of Forest Research Organizations (IUFRO)
Missouri Agricultural Land Management Resources Institute (MALMRI)
Missouri Agriculture Research Council (MARC)
Missouri Soil and Water Districts Commission
MidAmerica International Agricultural Consortium (MIAC)
MU Deans Council
MU Life Sciences Center Executive Committee
MU Life Sciences Task Force
North Central Regional Association of Experiment Station Directors
Sigma Xi
Southern Forest Insect Work Conference
Vice Chancellor’s Leadership Council
Western Forest Insect Work Conference
World Agricultural Forum

Honors and Awards

1976	Certificate of Appreciation for Service as Research Coordinator for the USDA Expanded Southern Pine Beetle Research and Applications Program, U.S. Department of Agriculture Cooperative State Research Service.
1977	Texas Forestry Association Research Award
1977	Appointed Secretary for the Protection Section of the National Planning Conference for Research in Forestry an Associated Rangelands
1978	Certificate of Appreciation for Service as Research Coordinator for the USDA Expanded Southern Pine Beetle Research and Applications Program, U.S. Department of Agriculture Cooperative State Research Service
1978	Recipient, Volkswagenwerk fellowship as Invitational Visiting Professor in the Forstzoologisches Institut er Universitat, Freiburg, Germany
1979 - 1983	Member of Editorial Board, Journal of the Georgia Entomological Society
1979	Outstanding Chapter Member, category 2 - Behavior, Central Texas Chapter, American Registry of Professional Entomologists
1979	Outstanding National Member, Category 2 - Behavior, American Registry of Professional Entomologists
1980	Certificate of Appreciation for Leadership in Southern Pine Beetle Behavioral Chemical Research, U.S. Department of Agriculture
1982	Entomological Society of America CIBA-GEIGY Agricultural Recognition Award
1982	Alexander von Humboldt - Stiftung Senior U.S. Scientist Award (Humboldt Prize)
1985	Chancellor’s Nominee, National Science Foundation’s Advisory Committee on International Programs
1985	Association of Former Students of Texas A & M University, Faculty Distinguished Achievement Award in Research
1986 - 1996	Elected Leader, International Union of Forestry Research Organization Working Party on Integrated Control of Scolytid Bark Beetles
1987 - 1997	Co-editor, Journal of Insect Behavior, Plenum Press
1998 - present	Editor, Journal of Insect Behavior, Plenum Press
1988	Secretary-Elect, Council of Entomology Department Administrators
1988-1993	Member, Board of Directors, Urban Pest Control research Center Endowment Fund
1989	Member, Executive Council, Virginia State Horticultural Society
1989-1993	Dean’s Representative, Ex Officio Member, Virginia State Pesticide Control Board
1989	Secretary, Council of Entomology Department Administrators (CEDA)
1990 - 1991	Chairman, CEDA
1991	Recipient of the A.D. Hopkins Award for outstanding research and administration in forest entomology
1992	Secretary-Elect, Entomological Society of America, Section Cd, Ecology and Behavior
1993	Secretary and Chair-Elect, Entomological Society of America, Section Cd, Ecology and Behavior
1994	Chair, Entomological Society of America, Section Cd, Ecology and Behavior
1994-1999	Chair, Board for Agency for International Development, Integrated Pest Management Collaborative Research Support Program (IPM-CRSP)
1996 - 1999	Chair, ESCOP FY98, FY99, FY2000 and FY2001 Budget Committees
1996 - 2003	Member, Board on Agriculture Budget Committee
1998	Ohio Soybean Association Award
1998	Recipient, Resolution for Outstanding Service, Ohio Senate
1998	Recipient, Resolution for Outstanding Service, Ohio House of Representatives
1999 - present	Member, Governor's Advisory Council on Agriculture
1999 - present	Member, World Agricultural Forum, Board of Advisors
1999 - present	Member, Danforth Plant Sciences Center, Board of Advisors
1999 - present	Member, Agriculture Future of America (AFA), Board of Directors
2000 - present	Member, Entomological Foundation, Board of Directors
2001 - 2003	Chair, NASULGC Board on Agriculture Assembly Budget and Advocacy Committee
2002 - Recipient	Missouri FFA Association Distinguished Service Award
2002 - Recipient	Missouri FFA Association Honorary Degree
2003 - Recipient	Agricultural Leadership of Tomorrow Agricultural Leader of the Year Award
2003 - Recipient	National Future Farmers of America Organization Honorary American FFA Degree
2003 - Fellow	Entomological Society of America