STB Administration
STB Advisory Council
The following Iowa State faculty members from the College of Agriculture & Life Science and the Ivy College of Business serve on the Advisory Council for the Graduate Program in Seed Technology and Business. They contribute their expertise to guide and determine the STB program’s admission requirements, course curriculum, and graduation criteria.
| INTERNAL ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS | |
|---|---|
| Carmen Bain Associate Dean for Academic Innovation, Ag & Life Science Administration |
cbain@iastate.edu |
| Susana Goggi Department of Agronomy: Professor, Seed Science Center – Experiment Station |
susana@iastate.edu |
| Jeffrey Iles Dept of Horticulture: Professor and Chair |
iles@iastate.edu |
| Valentina Salotti Associate Dean, College of Business |
vsalotti@iastate.edu |
| Gary Munkvold Dept of Plant Pathology and Microbiology: Professor; STB Program Director, Director of Graduate Education (DOGE), Seed Science Center – Experiment Station |
munkvold@iastate.edu |
The following members comprise our External Advisory Council for the Graduate Program in Seed Technology and Business. These seed industry leaders contribute their wealth of industry expertise to guide the future of STB academic programming.
| EXTERNAL ADVISORY COUNCIL MEMBERS |
|---|
| Chris Varner DF Seeds LLC. President and Former IPSA President STB Master’s Alumni |
| Jim Schweigert President at Gro Alliance, LLC STB Master’s Alumni |
| Ken Davis Commercial Director at GrowPro Genetics STB Master’s Alumni |