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DEAN OF THE COLLEGE OF S.J. & JESSIE E. QUINNEY COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Utah State University invites nominations and applications of individuals to provide outstanding leadership and a dynamic vision as the inaugural Dean of the newly formed S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Agriculture and Natural Resources.

Utah State University (USU) is a Carnegie-recognized R1 institution, and Utah’s land-grant and space-grant university recently reporting $405 million in annual research expenditures. Founded in 1888, USU enrolls over 30,000 students including more than 3000 graduate students and over 8000 students at its eight statewide campuses, 22 education centers and online programs.

The S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Agriculture and Natural Resources (QANR) is the most recent iteration of the college that now encompasses agriculture and natural resources, and also a broad range of degree and certificate programs at the university’s main campus in Logan and through USU’s statewide campus system. QANR embodies aspects of the land-grant mission in developing education and training opportunities for people in communities statewide that serve local needs, strengthen the state’s workforce, and offer multiple paths to education and building skills.

For more details about this search, please refer to the Dean of the S.J. & Jessie E. Quinney College of Agriculture and Natural Resources Profile.

AGB Search is pleased to assist Utah State University with this search. For best consideration, applications should be submitted by December 18, 2025, to the AGB Search Portal: Utah State University Dean, College of Agriculture and Applied Sciences.