Adesoji Adelaja, Ph.D., became a director in March 2004. He is the John A. Hannah Distinguished Professor in Land Policy and Director of Research for the Victor Institute at Michigan State University. He holds joint faculty appointments as professor in the following departments: Agricultural Economics; Geography; and Community, Agricultural and Recreational Resource Studies. Dr. Adelaja commenced his appointment at MSU on January 1, 2004. Prior to that, he served as the Executive Dean of Agriculture and Natural Resources, the Dean of Cook College, the Executive Director of the New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station and Director of Rutgers Cooperative Extension at Rutgers University. |