Office of Vice Chancellor and Dean

An award ceremony.

Oct. 28, 2024

Dean Daubert Awarded Honorary American FFA Degree

Christopher Daubert, Vice Chancellor and Dean of the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, was selected to receive the Honorary American FFA Degree.

Vice Chancellor and Dean Daubert smiling

Sep. 3, 2024

Vice chancellor and dean Christopher Daubert takes over as IFT president

Christopher Daubert, vice chancellor and dean, became the 85th president of the Institute of Food Technologists (IFT), effective Sept. 1, 2024.

Connie Sievert

June 3, 2024

Connie Sievert

Matt Fleming

May 31, 2024

Matt Fleming Named Driver to Distinction

CAFNR Vice Chancellor and Dean Christopher Daubert presented Matt Fleming, CAFNR coordinator of facilities and operations, with the Driver to Distinction award May 30, 2024, in recognition of his efforts toward the strategic plan goals over the past two years.

Jess Orsini with Dean Daubert holding award

Dec. 18, 2023

Jessica Orsini Named Driver to Distinction

Award based on CAFNR's Drive to Distinction Strategic Plan.

Matt Fleming, with wife, Kate, and children at Disney World

March 7, 2023

Get to Know Matt Fleming

Matt Fleming and his wife Kate plan an annual fun-filled trip to Disney World for their family. What are your job duties/job responsibilities in the College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources? As the CAFNR Coordinator of Facilities and Operations, I work closely with faculty and staff to ensure their spaces are best supporting the strategic plan of the College and the Education, Research and Extension mission of the University. In my role, I’m able to help plan long and short term on how CAFNR can best use its spaces both in Columbia and within the four Research, Extension and…

Portrait of Vice Chancellor and Dean Christopher R. Daubert

Feb. 10, 2023

Q and A with Christopher Daubert

As he celebrated his five-year anniversary as dean of the MU College of Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, Christopher Daubert reflected on the college’s biggest accomplishments since 2017 and discusses top priorities moving forward. Q: How does CAFNR research support Missouri’s agriculture industry? A: CAFNR researchers are making discoveries and producing knowledge that help improve the production of Missouri commodities: beef, swine, corn, soybean and poultry. They have paved the way for genetic testing of cattle that can look for the presence of specific adaptions, such as heat resistance. They found zinc is a key regulator of sperm functions during the sperm…

Daubert at a field day

Aug. 1, 2022

Vice Chancellor & Dean Daubert Celebrates 5th Anniversary

Daubert joined CAFNR on Aug. 1, 2017.

Libby Orr spotlight.

May 3, 2022

Senior Spotlight: Libby Orr

Two CAFNR graduate students helped Mizzou capture men's and women's disc golf national championships.

March 1, 2022

Matt Fleming