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Robert A. Flores, Ph.D. 
Texas A&M University
10-242, 756-2169, rflores@calpoly.edu


Dr. Flores is a Cal Poly alumnus who supervises student teachers and teaches Personal Assessment and Study Skills, Computer Applications in Agricultural Education, and Program Development in Agricultural Education. He is the former director of the Multicultural Agriculture Program (MAP), and he serves as the Campus Coordinator for the California Agricultural Leadership Program. He is advisor to the Latinos in Agriculture student organization. From 1990 to 1992, Dr. Flores served as the technical resource person to the Escuela de Agricultura de la Region Tropical Humeda, a newly established university located in Costa Rica. He is a Kellogg National Leadership Program alumnus, a Salzburg Fellow, and served as a National Mentor to Educational Leadership Fellows of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund. Specialties: Teacher Education with an Emphasis on Program Development; Leadership; Cultural Diversity, Integrating Computer Technology in Agricultural Education.


Photo of Gerald ClarkGerald Clark, M.S.
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
10-238, 756-6324, geclark@calpoly.edu


Mr. Clark is a graduate of Cal Poly with a Bachelor’s Degree in Agriculture Business, a Master’s Degree in Agriculture, and a Vocational Agriculture Teaching Credential. He taught Agriculture for one year at Galt High School and for 29 years at Templeton High School. Mr. Clark has received his schools District’s Teacher of the Year Award, is honored to have been awarded the National Honorary American FFA Degree, and was named as a California Ag Teacher of Excellence. He spent 2 years in the Agricultural Education and Communication Department at Cal Poly as a Teacher in Residence from Fall 2003 through Spring 2005, bringing current high school teaching and ag department management to our ag teaching candidates. Mr. Clark has returned as a TIR for the 2007-2008 academic year and teaches the Program Development in Ag Education course, the Ag Youth Conferences course, supervises Student Teachers, and assists in coordinating state-wide agriculture teacher, student teacher, and FFA events and conferences. He will assist with CFFA, State Review of the Ag Education and Communication Department, and serve as a departmental representative for the College of Education “Teacher Education Division”.


Photo of Robert CummingsRobert Cummings, M.S.
Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo
10-242, 756-5362, cummings@calpoly.edu


Mr. Cummings will be part of the Agricultural Education & Communication Department as a Teacher in Residence (TIR) for the 2003-2004 academic year.  He will be teaching lower division and graduate courses.  His assignment also includes supervising student teachers.
Mr. Cummings earned a bachelor degree in Agriculture Business Management in 1963 from Cal Poly.  He had the opportunity to student teach at Atascadero High School, followed by teaching two years at Atascadero, three years at Templeton High School, worked five years in production agriculture and then on to Shandon High School where he has been for the last twenty-two years.  He earned his MS Degree from Cal Poly in 1973.


Photo of Richard Gearhart Richard O. Gearhart
10-235, 756-6106, rgearhar@calpoly.edu













Photo of William Kellogg Jr.William C. Kellogg Jr., Ph.D.
Colorado State University
10-246, 756-2973, bkellogg@calpoly.edu


Dr. Kellogg’s primary responsibility is in teacher preparation. He teaches Teaching Methods in Agricultural Mechanics and serves as the Agricultural Education and Communication Department’s student teaching coordinator. In addition to teaching on-campus courses, Dr. Kellogg supervises student teachers at high schools throughout the state. He also teaches Advanced Agriculture Mechanics for the BioResource and Agricultural Engineering Department, and serves on Masters degree committees for many graduate students. Over the years he has consulted for many state agencies, including local school districts, the Commission of Teacher Credentialing, and the California Department of Education. He is the author of "Safety Corner," a column in the statewide agricultural education newsletter devoted to safety awareness for high school and community college agriculture teachers. Dr. Kellogg also serves as a Director for the Cal Poly Foundation. He enjoys being advisor for Alpha Tau Alpha and co-advisor for the Latinos in Agriculture. Specialties: Teacher Education; Teacher Effectiveness; Agricultural Safety.


Photo of Larry ShuklianLarry Shuklian
Fresno State University
756-2803, lshuklia@calpoly.

Mr. Shuklian attended College of Sequoias where he received his AS degree in Ag Science.  After transferring to Cal Poly, he graduated with a BS degree in Animal Husbandry in 1971.
Mr. Shuklian was employed for a year and a half with the Tulare County Extension Service where he conducted, collected, and disseminated research data on both livestock and crops. Deciding to continue his education, he enrolled at Fresno State and attained his MS degree in Agricultural Science in 1975. He then procured his first teaching position at Mr. Whitney High School (his alma mater). When Visalia Unified built another high school in 1979, they hired Mr. Shuklian to aid in the initial development of the Agricultural Department at Golden West. He taught there for twenty-five years.
During his teaching career, Mr. Shuklian had the privilege of being an adjunct professor at Cal Poly in the fall of 1993, a disseminator of Equine Science curriculum for Mississippi State in 1996, and the coach of three state champion Horse Judging teams in 1990, 1993, and 1996.


Photo of J. Scott VernonJ. Scott Vernon, Ph.D. 
Texas A&M University 
10-223, 756-2707, svernon@calpoly.edu

Dr. Vernon teaches in the Agricultural Education Department and serves as the Co-Director of the Brock Center for Agricultural Communication. He teaches Computer Applications in Agriculture Education, Teaching Methodologies, and Personal Leadership Development. He manages the Livestock Publications Council’s National Writing Contest, and is also a professional auctioneer and motivational speaker. As an auctioneer, Dr. Vernon has helped to raise more than three million dollars at benefit auctions. He is invited to deliver keynote presentations and seminars at conferences and meetings throughout the United States. He was awarded the Honorary American FFA Degree from the National FFA, the highest honor the organization bestows. Dr. Vernon serves as advisor to the CFFA and the Cal Poly Agricultural Communicators of Tomorrow. Specialties: Teaching Methods; Auction Marketing; Leadership Development Training; Public Speaking; Computers in Agriculture; Agricultural Communication; Livestock.


Photo Wendy Warner Wendy J. Warner Ph.D.
University of Florida
10-244, 756-2803, wjwarner@calpoly.edu


Dr. Warner earned her B.S. in Agricultural Education from the Ohio State University and her Ph.D. in Agricultural Education from the University of Florida. She also had the opportunity to teach at Corner Lake Middle School in Orlando, Florida and Robert Hungerford Preparatory High School in Eatonville, Florida. Dr. Warner joined the faculty in September 2006 and is currently responsible for the teaching methods course and assisting with the supervision of student teachers. Her research interests include urban Agricultural Education programs, teaching methods, and teacher preparation.

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