North Central State Liaison Representatives

Iowa
Suzanne Slack
Iowa State University – Department of Horticulture
2206 Osborn Drive
Ames, Iowa 50011
(515) 294-0035
slacksuz@iastate.edu

Illinois
Mohammad Babadoost
Professor of Plant Pathology and Extension Specialist
Department of Crop Sciences
University of Illinois
N-533 Turner Hall
1102 S. Goodwin Ave.
Urbana, IL 61801
Cell: (217) 493-9076
babadoos@illinois.edu

Indiana
Steve Meyers
Purdue University
Department of Horticulture and Landscape Architecture
625 Agriculture Mall Dr.
West Lafayette, IN 47907
Phone: (765) 496-6540
slmeyers@purdue.edu

Kansas
Ray Cloyd
Kansas State University
Department of Entomology
123 WA
Manhattan, KS 66506
Phone: (785) 532-6154
rcloyd@ksu.edu

Michigan
Nicole Soldan
Michigan State University
1066 Bogue St.
Room A448
East Lansing, MI 48824
Cell: (517) 172-8441
Office: (517) 353-0416
schroe65@msu.edu

Minnesota
Vacant

Missouri
Reid J Smeda
University of Missouri
204 Waters Hall
Columbia, MO 65211
Office: (573) 882-1329
Cell: (573) 864-2873
smedar@missouri.edu

Nebraska
Nevin Lawrence
University of Nebraska – Lincoln
Dept. Agronomy and Horticulture
Panhandle Research and Extension Center
4502 Ave I
Scottsbluff, NE 69361
(308) 632-1230
nlawrence2@unl.edu

North Dakota
Brian Jenks
North Central Reseach Extension Center
North Dakota State University
5400 Highway 83 South
Minot, ND 58701
(701) 857-7677
brian.jenks@ndsu.edu

Ohio
Ashley Leach
The Ohio State University
254 Wooster Science Building
1680 Madison Ave, Wooster OH 44691
Phone: (330) 263-9723
leach.379@osu.edu

South Dakota
Sharon Clay
South Dakota State University
Department of Agronomy, Horticulture & Plant Science
Box 2140C
McFadden Biostress Laboratory 245C
University Station
Brookings, SD 57007
sharon.clay@sdstate.edu

Wisconsin
Daniel J. Heider
University of Wisconsin IPM Program
1575 Linden Drive
Madison, WI, 53706
Phone: (608) 262-6491
Fax: (608) 262-4743
djheider@wisc.edu