COMMITTEES 2021
NCWSS Interest Group Committees
Extension
Joe Ikley, Chair 701- 231-8157 joseph.ikley@ndsu.edu
Nicholas “Nick” Arneson, Vice Chair 402-676-1618 njarneson@wisc.edu
Parminder Chahal, Past Chair 402-580-2319 pchahal2@unl.edu
Graduate Student Committee
Ednaldo A. Borgato, Chair 785-473-8921 bortgato@ksu.edu
Alexis Meadows, Vice Chair 309-335-5346 ameadows@iastate.edu
Milos Zaric, Past Chair 402-937-5528 milos.zaric@huskers.unl.edu
Industry
Lowell Sandell, Chair 402-432-2683 Lowell.Sandell@valent.com
Ryan Henry, Vice Chair 308-520-2301 ryan.henry@upl-ltd.com
Andy Kendig, Past Chair 314-580-8202 (retired)
Resident Education
Devin Hammer, Chair 217-821-3426 devin.hammer@bayer.com
Debalin Sarangi, Vice Chair 612-625-8130 dsarangi@umn.edu
Garrison Gundy, Past Chair 316-303-7316 Garrison.Gundy@valent.com
Resident Education-Contest Rules Subcommittee
Strategic Planning
Sarah Lancaster, Chair 636-248-2482 slancaster@ksu.edu
Erin Burns, Vice Chair 517-353-0223 burnser5@msu.edu
John Schramski (Eastern) 989-225-6005 john.schramski@bayer.com
Nader Soltani (Eastern) 519-902-1221 soltanin@uoguelph.ca
Alyssa Lamb (Eastern) lamb.223@osu.edu
Erin Haramoto (Eastern) erin.haramoto@uky.edu
Ryan Lee (Eastern) 317-337-5523 rmlee@dow.com
Aaron Franssen (Western) 402-209-3618 aaron.franssen@syngenta.com
Sarah Lancaster (Western) slancaster@ksu.edu
Trevor Israel (Western) trevor.israel@valent.com
Phil Westra (Western) 970- 218-2344 philip.westra@colostate.edu
Cody Evans (Central) cody.evans@bayer.com
Prashant Jha (Central) 515-294-7028 pjha@iastate.edu
Debalin Sarangi (Central) dsarangi@umn.edu
Dan Smith (Central) 608-219-5170 dhsmith@wisc.edu
Justin Pollard (Central) 816-284-2575 justin.pollard@bayer.com
Summer Contest Subcommittee of Resident Education
Joe Ikley, Host 701-231-8157 joseph.ikley@ndsu.edu
Devin Hammer, Chair 217-821-3426 devin.hammer@bayer.com
Debalin Sarangi, Vice Chair 612-625-8130 dsarangi@umn.edu
Garrison Gundy, Past Chair 316-303-7316 Garrison.Gundy@valent.com
NCWSS Standing Committees
Distinguished Achievement Award
Stott Howard, Chair 515-321-7469 stott.howard@syngenta.com
Harlene Hatterman-Valenti 701-231-8536 h.hatterman.valenti@ndsu.edu
Aaron Hager, Past Chair 217-333-9646 hager@illinois.edu
Distinguished Achievement Awards, Graduate Student subcommittee
Stott Howard, Chair 515-321-7469 stott.howard@syngenta.com
Steve Bowe steven.bowe@basf.com
Eric Spandl 651-261-5067 epspandl@landolakes.com
Tony Dobbles dobbels.1@osu.edu
Doug Nord dwnord@gbta.net
Fellow Committee
John Hinz, Chair 515-290-4810 john.hinz@boyer.com
JD Green, Vice Chair 859-257-4898 jdgreen@uky.edu
Dave Johnson, Past Chair 515-423-3810 david.h.johnson@corteva.com
Amit Jhala 402-840-2259 amit.jhala@unl.edu
Peter Sikkema 519-674-1500 psikkema@uoguelph.ca
Finance Steering and Policy Committee
David Simpson, Chair 317-337-3959 david.simpson@corteva.com
Stephen Valenti 701-799-9328 stephen.valenti@bayer.com
Kelly Nelson 660-739-4410 nelsonk@missouri.edu
Christy Sprague 517-353-0224 sprague1@msu.edu
Greg Kruger 308-696-6715 gkruger2@unl.edu
Eric Spandl 651-261-5067 epspandl@landolakes.com
Phil Banks marathonag@zianet.com
Future Site Selection Committee
Mark Loux, Past Chair 614-292-9081 loux.1@osu.edu
Charles Slack 859-227-3355 cslack@uky.edu
Invasive Plants Committee
David Hillger, Chair 317-504-6130 david.hillger@corteva.com
Sam Ingram, Vice Chair 706-521-9333 sam.ingram@corteva.com
Joe Omielan, Past Chair 859-967-6205 joe.omielan@uky.edu
Local Arrangements: Grand Rapid, MI
Christy Sprague, Chair 517-353-0224 sprague1@msu.edu
Mark Loux 614-292-9081 loux.1@osu.edu
Eric Spandl, Past Chair 651-261-5067 epspandl@landolakes.com
Nominating Committee
Karen Renner, Chair 517-290-2368 renner@msu.edu
Peter Sikkema 519-674-1500 psikkema@uoguelph.ca
Amit Jhala, Past Chair 402-840-2254 amit.jhala@uni.edu
Program Committee 2021
David Simpson, Chair 317-337-3959 david.simpson@corteva.com
Resolutions and Necrology Committee
Derek Potratz, Chair 920-252-3381 derek@tilthag.com
Pete Berry, Vice Chair 217-377-4915 Pete.Berry@syngenta.com
Nathan Drewitz, Past Chair 608-515-4414 ndrewitz@umn.edu
Section Program Chairs
General Program
David Simpson, Chair 317-607-2775
Reid Smeda, Vice Chair
Harlene Hatterman-Valenti, Past Chair
Poster Session
Scott Payne, Chair 515-685-5132
First & Last Name, Vice Chair Phone Number
Kristin Rosenbaum Past Chair 660-425-6215
Graduate Student Paper Awards
Debalin Sarangi, Chair 612-625-8310
First & Last Name, Vice Chair Phone Number
Garrison Gundy, Past Chair 316-303-7316
Graduate Student Poster Awards
Travis Legleiter, Chair 573-808-2357
Devin Hammer, Past Chair 217-821-3426
Undergraduate Student Poster Awards
Devin Hammer, Chair 217-821-3426
Rodrigo Werle Past Chair 402-937-2887
Agronomic Crops I (Corn)
Parminder Chahal, Chair 402-580-2319
Ryan Lins, Vice Chair 507-251-5524
Michael Weber, Past Chair 515-201-9995
Agronomic Crops II (Soybeans)
Drake Copeland, Chair 731-514-3857 Drake.Copeland@fmc.com
Mike Weber, Vice Chair 1 515-201-9995 michael.weber3@bayer.com
Cody Evens, Past Chair 217-371-9777
Equipment and Application Methods
Ryan Edwards, Chair 651-319-6479 rjedwards@landolakes.com
Angela Kazmierczak, Vice Chair 701-367-6422 angela.kazmierczak@bayer.com
Steve Valenti, Past Chair 701-799-9328
Extension
Nick Arneson, Chair 402-676-1618
Vice Chair Phone Number
Travis Legleiter Past Chair 573-808-2357
Herbicide Physiology
Nick Harre, Chair 618-314-0581
Eric Patterson, Vice Chair 303-328-5580
Vipan Kumar. Past Chair, 786-625-3425
Horticulture and Specialty Crops
Kristin Rosenbaum, Chair 660-426-1793 kristin.rosenbaum@corteva.com
Nathan Haugrud, Vice Chair 701-446-6878 nathan.haugrud@ndsu.edu Debalin
Debalin Sarangi, Chair (612) 625-8130
Invasive Weeds, Rangeland, Pasture & Vegetation Management
David Hillger, Chair 317-504-6130
Sam Ingram, Vice Chair 706-367-6422
Roger Becker, Past Chair 612-625-5753
Weed Biology, Ecology, and Management
Marshall Hay, Chair 772-299-8506 marshall.hay@syngenta.com
Debalin Sarangi, Vice Chair 612-625-8310 dsarangi@umn.edu
Mark Bernards, Past Chair, 309-313-5917