Jay Lillywhite, a professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Business at New Mexico State University, has been named associate dean and director of the Agricultural Experiment Station in the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences.

Lillywhite had been serving as interim associate dean for AES since January and was selected for the role permanently effective July 1. In this role, Lillywhite works closely with college and university administrators, faculty and staff in the College of ACES, and university stakeholders.

Lillywhite also served as the assistant dean of economic development for the College of ACES since December 2022 and the department head of the Department of Agricultural Economics and Agricultural Business and the Department of Extension Economics since July 2015. He was a co-director for the Center of Excellence in Sustainable Food and Agricultural Systems, heading up the center's business and social science-related efforts to support New Mexico's post harvest, value-agricultural production.

"We are delighted with Dr. Jay Lillywhite's' appointment," said Rolando Flores Galarza, dean of the NMSU College of ACES. "Jay brings a deep understanding of the College of ACES through his years of experience at different leadership positions in ACES, and a deep understanding of the role of agricultural and value-added research in New Mexico. He is well prepared to move AES forward fulfilling the mission of ACES as an engine for the economic and community development of New Mexico through teaching, research and Extension."

"I am excited about the opportunity to more closely work with the faculty, staff and students conducting research in the College of ACES," Lillywhite said. "The college has excellent faculty, staff and students who are conducting cutting-edge, multidisciplinary research addressing real-world problems. The research is having and will continue to have significant and lasting impacts on New Mexico and beyond."

AES is the principal research unit of the College of ACES and consists of scientists who work on facilities on the Las Cruces campus and at 12 agricultural science and research centers located throughout the state. AES staff and faculty also interact with other university research units, as well as various state and federal agencies, to provide opportunities for research that will benefit the citizens of New Mexico.

AES supports research that addresses real-world problems with a mission to improve upon the lives of people globally. For more information, visit https://aes.nmsu.edu /.

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