{"id":789,"date":"2020-04-06T14:59:20","date_gmt":"2020-04-06T14:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/utia-dev.tennessee.edu\/news\/?p=789"},"modified":"2020-04-06T15:04:07","modified_gmt":"2020-04-06T15:04:07","slug":"new-head-of-agricultural-and-resource-economics-appointed-by-utia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/utia-dev.tennessee.edu\/news\/new-head-of-agricultural-and-resource-economics-appointed-by-utia\/","title":{"rendered":"New Head of Agricultural and Resource Economics Appointed by UTIA"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Christopher Clark Named to Lead the Department<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

KNOXVILLE,\nTenn. \u2014 The University of Tennessee Institute of Agriculture has named professor\nChristopher Clark as head of the Department of Agricultural and Resource\nEconomics. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Clark joined UTIA in 2002, bringing with him\nnearly a decade of teaching experience and successfully led the department as\ninterim head in 2016-2017. Clark holds a Ph.D. in economics from Vanderbilt\nUniversity and a J.D. from Tulane University. He earned a B.S. in business\nadministration with a focus in economics from the University of Tennessee.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics is part of the Herbert College of\nAgriculture, UT AgResearch and UT Extension at the University of Tennessee\nInstitute of Agriculture. In 2019 the department celebrated a century of\nservice to the state and nation through research and teaching activities\nregarding the economic and strategic importance of agricultural and natural\nresources. The department is also involved in off-campus support and education\nof producers, managers and government agencies. In 2019 USA Today<\/em> reported that students majoring in agricultural economics\nhave the second-lowest rate of unemployment among all U.S. college majors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Caula Beyl, dean of the\nHerbert College of Agriculture, announced Clark\u2019s appointment on behalf of the\nInstitute\u2019s leadership. Clark\u2019s appointment was effective April 1. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDuring my time at UT, the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics has benefited from outstanding leadership,\u201d says Clark. \u201cI am honored to have the opportunity to continue and build upon that tradition. As a society, we find ourselves in an unsettling period of great transition and we are in desperate need of leaders who can help us navigate these times with their expertise. The department is well-positioned to supply some of that expertise and help develop some of those leaders. We understand the challenge and will work diligently to provide outstanding educational experiences for our students, extend the boundaries of knowledge and deliver real life solutions for agricultural producers and rural communities across the state,\u201d the newly appointed leader said of the department\u2019s faculty.

Clark has been recognized for his excellence in teaching, research and service multiple times while at UTIA. Most recently he was awarded the Webster Pendergrass Outstanding Service Award and the Success in Multidisciplinary Research Award, both in 2018. As a member of the Bio-Based Energy Analysis Group, Clark was a recipient of the Gamma Sigma Delta Faculty Team Award in 2012.

Through 2017-2018, Clark helped lead UTIA\u2019s development of a 10-year strategic plan, coordinating efforts across departments and disciplines to formulate holistic solutions that will enable UTIA to continue to deliver on its mission of teaching, research and outreach.  

Clark replaces Delton Gerloff, who retired from UTIA in 2019. Kim Jensen, professor and agricultural economist, has been serving as interim department head since August. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information, visit arec.tennessee.edu<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Through its lang-grant mission of\nresearch, teaching and extension, the University of Tennessee Institute of\nAgriculture touches lives and provides Real. Life. Solutions. utia-dev.tennessee.edu<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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