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Dr.
Daniel J. Bernardo Selected as Dean of the
College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource Sciences
5/12/2005
Contact: James Tinney, WSU News Service, 509/335-8055, jltinney@wsu.edu
Kathy Barnard, WSU College of Agricultural, Human and Natural Resource
Sciences (CAHNRS), 509.335.2806, kbarnard@wsu.edu
PULLMAN, Wash. -- Daniel J. Bernardo, a professor and department
head in agricultural economics at Kansas State University, will
become the new dean of the College of Agricultural, Human and Natural
Resource Sciences at Washington State University.
Provost Robert Bates announced the appointment of Bernardo today
(May 12). Bernardo is a WSU alumnus; he received his doctoral degree
from WSU in 1985.
“I am extremely pleased that we have recruited such a talented
leader in agricultural research and education to advance the mission
and vision of this important college at WSU,” Bates said. “Dr.
Bernardo is committed to excellence in developing the next generation
of leaders and brings his experience in production agriculture
to ensure translation of latest discoveries in science to applications
in the field and the market. He is an outstanding economist who
understands the diversity and complexity of agriculture and related
disciplines which will serve him well in the deanship.”
Bernardo, 46, specializes in production economics, farm management
and natural resources. As department head at KSU, he has administrative
responsibility for the Department of Agricultural Economics' teaching,
research, and extension programs.
“One very important factor in my deciding to make this move
is that I feel very much tied to WSU. I have always considered
myself a Coug, and I am excited about rejoining the university
community,” Bernardo said.
“Another of the things that really attracted me is the diversity
of the college,” Bernardo said. He said the wide range of
academic areas in CAHNRS, including agriculture, human sciences
and natural resource sciences, puts the college in an excellent
position to meet the needs of the state and its constituent groups.
Bernardo said he plans to assume his new position by August 1.
Since his arrival at Kansas State in 1995, Bernardo has directed
several new initiatives including facility renovation and the Master
in Agribusiness distance learning program. His research on irrigation
management, rangeland economics, and water quality policy has been
published in scholarly journals across a variety of disciplines.
Bernardo received his B.S. from the University of California,
Davis in 1980. After earning his degree from WSU, he joined Oklahoma
State University as an assistant professor and was promoted to
full professor in 1993. |
