The search for the MU, CAFNR, Division Director for Animal Science was launched. Nominations and confidential questions about the search and role can be sent to umhrexecutivesearch@umsystem.edu.
As we launch the search, the Executive Recruitment Team, in partnership with the search committee, is collecting confidential input from the CAFNR community regarding your aspirations and perspectives on the ideal candidate profile for the new Division Director for the Division of Animal Science. Please submit your input via this online survey.
Search Committee
Committee Co- Chairs:
- Rob Kallenbach, Associate Dean of Extension, CAFNR
- Harvey James, Director Division Applied Social Sciences, CAFNR
Members:
- Pamela Adkins, Associate Professor, College of Veterinary Medicine
- Ahmed Balboula, Associate Professor, Animal Science
- Cooper Beaver, CAFNR Student
- Jeff Case, Director, Northern MO Research Extension & Education Center
- Chris Chinn, Director, Missouri Department of Agriculture
- Kayden Guymon, Director of Regulatory Affairs & Policy Counsel, Missouri Farm Bureau
- Jeff Henegar, Director, Animal Care Quality Assurance
- Sydney Long, Executive Director MO Beef Industry Council
- Stephanie McKay, Associate Professor, Animal Science
- Amy Petry, Assistant Professor, Animal Science
- Shawn Poore, Executive Director, CAFNR Advancement
- Tim Safranski, Professor, Animal Science
- Becki Schnell, Executive Assistant, Division Director of Animal Science
- Caitlyn Sullivan, CAFNR Student
- Hannah Twenter, Assistant Teaching Professor, Animal Science
- Wes Warren, Curators Distinguished Professor, Animal Science
Reviewed 2026-01-29