UF/IFAS Environmental Horticulture Department

Faculty Seminar Series Presents:

Dr. Andra Johnson

Dean and Director of UF/IFAS Cooperative Extension

Tuesday, March 7th

12pm - 1pm

Fifield Hall, UF Main Campus, Gainesville, Fl

rooms 1304/1306/1308

Free pizza and light refreshments will be available

Dr. Andra Johnson received his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in Forestry Resources from the Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania. He also received a B.S. in Urban Forest Management from Southern University and A&M College in Baton Rouge, Louisiana.

Prior to accepting the position of Dean and Director of UF/IFAS Cooperative Extension, Dr. Johnson served as the Associate Director of Extension for The Pennsylvania State University Cooperative Extension Service preceded by the Vice Chancellor for Research and Technology Development at the Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and Assistant Director of Research at Alcorn State University College of Agricultural Research, Extension, and Applied Sciences in Lorman, MS.

Dr. Johnson has served on numerous boards and committees, including participating in the Northeast Extension Directors (NEED) Monthly Meeting, ECOP Subcommittee on Workforce Development Working Group, the Northeastern Regional Association of State Agricultural Experiment Station Directors (NERA) Multi-State Activities Committee and recently on USDA’s Civil Rights Working Group.

Johnson grew up on a farm in rural Louisiana. His family raised cattle and grew cotton, corn and wheat, and his aunt has worked for the USDA Forest Service for more than 30 years. Those early experiences motivated him to pursue a career in Extension where he could bring the knowledge of the land-grant university to families like his who produce our food, fuel and fiber.