| Research Directors |
Alabama A&M University
(Prior to Winfred Thomas, the role of research and extension oversight was taken on by the presidents |
| William Hooper Councill (University Founder and President) |
1875-1909 |
| Walter Solomon Buchanan (Second President) |
1909-1920 |
| Perry C. Parks (Director of Agriculture) |
1909-1920 |
| Theophilus Robert Parker (Third President) |
1920-1927 |
| Joseph Fanning Drake (Fourth President) |
1927-1962 |
| Simon Haley (Director of Agriculture) |
1932- |
| Richard David Morrison (Director of Agriculture and then Fifth President) |
1937-1962, 1962-1984 |
| Winfred A. Thomas (Director of Research) |
1968-1977 |
| James W. Shuford (Associate Dean for Research) |
1977-1994 |
| McArthur Floyd (Associate Dean and Research Director) |
1994-2007 |
| Zachary N. Senwo (Interim Research Director) |
2007-2011 |
| Lloyd T. Walker (Interim Dean and Research Director) |
2011-2013 |
| Lloyd T. Walker Dean and Research Director |
2013 - present |
| Alabama --Tuskegee University Research Directors |
| George W. Carver (deceased) |
1896-1942 |
| Austin W. Curtis (deceased) |
1943-1945 |
| Russell Brown (deceased) |
1945-1957 |
| Clarence T. Mason (deceased) |
1958-1961 |
| B.D. Mayberry (deceased) |
1962-1982 |
| Bobby Phills |
1882-1985 |
| Ralph Noble (Interim) |
1985-1986 |
| Walter Hill |
1986-Present |
| Tuskegee University Associate Research Directors |
| James Allen |
1983-1985 |
| Conrad Bonsi |
1987 - Present |
| Arkansas - University of Arkansas Pine Bluff Research Directors |
| R.C. Davis and O.R. Holiday Coordinators
of Research |
1967-1971 |
| S.J. Parker (deceased) |
1971-1982 |
| Arthur L. Allen |
1982-1989 |
| Mazo Price |
1989-1995 |
| Jacquelyn McCray |
1995-2008 |
| James O. Garner |
2008-2015 |
| Edmund Buckner (see resume from link below) |
2015 - present |
| University of Arkansas Pine Bluff Associate Research Directors |
| Jacquelyn McCray |
1989-1995 |
| James O. Garner |
2001-2008 |
| Edmund R. Buckner |
2008-2015 |
| Delaware State University Research Directors |
| U. S. Washington |
1970-1992 |
| Kenneth Bell |
1992-2004 |
| Dyremple Marsh |
2004-Present |
| Delaware State University Associate Research Directors |
| John Graham |
2001-2004 |
| Ambrose Anoruo |
2005-2010 |
| Marikis Alvarez |
2010-Present |
| Florida A&M University Research Directors/Director of Research Activity |
| Benjamin L. Perry (deceased) |
1927-1947 |
| C.E. Walker (deceased) |
1948-1969 |
| Bill Peters (deceased) |
1970-1983 |
| Sunil Pancholy |
1983-1997 |
| Bobby Phills |
1997-2003 |
| Charles Magee (Interim) |
2003-2006 |
| Samuel Donald (Interim) |
2006-2008 |
| Makola Abdullah |
2008-2011 |
| Samuel Donald (Interim) |
2011-2012 |
| Robert W. Taylor |
2012-Present |
| Florida A&M University Associate Research Directors |
| Sunil Pancholy |
1997-2009 |
| Moses T. K. Kairo |
2009-2012 |
| Stephen Leong |
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| Georgia - Fort Valley State University Research Directors |
| Cozy Ellison |
1967-1974 |
| Ronald K. Abe (Acting Director) |
1974-1975 |
| Ocleris Simpson |
1975-1977 |
| Melvin E. Walker, Jr. |
1977-1988 |
| Charles Magee (Interim Director) |
1988-1990 |
| Melvin E. Walker, Jr. |
1990-1998 |
| Seyoum Gelaye |
1998-2003 |
| Fred Harrison |
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| Mack C. Nelson |
2004-2007 |
| Mark Latimore (Interim) |
2008-2010 |
| Govind Kannan (Interim Asst. Dean for Research) |
2008-2010 |
| Govind Kannan (Interim Dean/Research Director) |
2010-2011 |
| Govind Kannan |
2011-Present |
| Kentucky State University Research Directors |
| William J. Fleming, Sr. - Director of Community Research Service |
1972-1982 |
| Lionel Williamson - Research Director |
1982-1985 |
| Harold R. Benson - Director of Land Grant Programs |
1976 |
| Harold R. Benson - Research Director |
1985-2011 |
| Teferi Tsegaye |
2011 - 2015 |
| Kirk Pomper |
2015 - present |
| Kentucky State University Associate Research Directors |
| Robert J. Barney |
1988-2010 |
| Kirk W. Pomper - Assoc. Research Director and Director of Ag. Exp. Station |
2012 - present |
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| Louisiana - Southern University and A&M College |
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| Maryland - University of Maryland Eastern Shore Research Directors |
| Joseph Wutoh (deceased) |
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| C. Dennis Ignasias (deceased) |
1973-1983 |
| Mortimer H. Neufville |
1983-1995 |
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Carolyn B. Brooks |
1995-2007 |
| Gladys Shelton (Acting) |
2007-2011 |
| Jurgen Schwarz (Interim) |
2011-2012 |
| Moses Kairo |
2012-Present |
| University of Maryland Eastern Shore Associate Research Directors |
| Arthur L. Allen |
1996-2014 |
| Shirley Hymon-Parker |
1997-2009 |
| Jurgen Schwarz |
2014-present |
| Mississippi - Alcorn State University Research Directors |
| Jessie Morris |
1969-1980 |
| Johnnie Collins |
1980-1986 |
| Samuel Donald |
1986-1993 |
| Leroy Davis |
1993-2001 |
| Franklin Jackson (V.P. for Institutional Advancement and Interim Research Director) |
2001-2008 |
| Barry Bequette |
2009-Present |
| Ivory Lyles |
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| Alcorn State University Associate Research Directors |
| George Bates |
1992-2004 |
| Alton Johnson (Interim) |
2009-2012 |
| Wesley Whittaker (Interim) |
2013 - 2014 |
| Andra Johnson |
2014 - present |
| Missouri - Lincoln University Research Directors |
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| Michael Heard |
1999-2005 |
| Steve Meredith |
2005 - 2013 |
| Frieda Eivazi (Interim) |
2013 |
| Yvonne Matthews (Interim) |
2013 - present |
| Albert Essel |
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| Missouri - Lincoln University Associate Research Directors |
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| Marjorie Campbell |
2001 - 2004 |
| Frieda Eivazi |
2008 - 2013 |
| John Yang (Interim) |
2013 - present |
| North Carolina A&T State University Research Directors |
| Howard Robinson (deceased) |
1965-1982 |
| Sidney Evans (deceased) |
1982-1987 |
| Burleigh Webb |
1988-1994 |
| Daniel Godfrey |
1994-2001 |
| Alton Thompson |
2001-2010 |
| Donald McDowell (Interim) |
2010-2011 |
| William Randle |
2011- 2015 |
| Shirley Hymon-Parker (Interim) see resume from link below |
2015 - present |
| North Carolina A&T State University Associate Research Directors |
| Sidney Evans |
1987-1990 |
| Charles Panton |
1990-1999 |
| M. Ray McKinnie (Interim) |
1999-2001 |
| Carolyn Turner |
2001-2008 |
| Richard Robbins (interim) |
2009 |
| Shirley Hymon-Parker |
2009-Present |
| Valerie Giddens (Interim) |
2015 - present |
| Oklahoma - Langston University Research Directors |
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| South Carolina State University Research Directors |
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| Tennessee State University Research Directors |
| David Hamilton |
1967-1971 |
| Hazo W. Carter |
1972-1975 |
| Handy Williamson |
1975-1985 |
| Roland Norman |
1985-1987 |
| Troy Wakefield |
1987-1995 |
| Carter Catlin, Jr. (Interim) |
1995-1998 |
| Stephen Kolison |
1998-2008 |
| Chandra Reddy |
2008-Present |
| Tennessee State University Associate/Assistant Research Directors |
| Carter Catlin |
1979-1984 |
| Cater Catlin, Jr. |
1992-1995 |
| Carter Catlin, Jr. |
1998- Present |
| Texas - Prairie View A&M University Research Directors |
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| Virginia State University Research Directors |
| Earl A. Allgood (deceased) |
1969-1972 |
| Maurice Godley (deceased) |
1972-1980 |
| P.S. Benepal |
1980-1990 |
| Arthur L. Allen |
1990-1993 |
| Winfrey S. Clarke |
1993-2006 |
| Wondi Mersie |
2006-Present |
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| Virginia State University Associate Research Directors |
| P.S. Benepal |
1990-2001 |
| Wondi Mersie |
2003-2006 |
| West Virginia State University |
| Orlando McMeans |
1999- present |
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| ARD Executive Directors |
| Samuel Donald |
1993-2006 |
| Carolyn Brooks |
2006-present |