Committees
NCWSS Interest Group Committees
Extension
Meaghan Anderson, Chair
Joe Ikley, Vice Chair
Claudia Bland, 2nd Vice Chair
Graduate Student Committee
Abby Norsworthy, Chair
Jacob Felsman, Vice Chair
Industry
Seth Strom 2025-2027, Chair
Mike Probst 2028-2030, Vice Chair
Resident Education
Adam Striegel, Chair
Nicholas Steppig, Vice Chair
Joe Ikley, Second Vice- Chair
Ram Yadav, Past Chair
Members
Debalin Sarangi
Travis Legleiter
Devin Hammer
Joseph Ikley
Erin Burns
Dan Smith
Anita Dille
Rodrigo Werle
Reid Smeda
John Hinz
Mayank Malik
Angela Kazmierczak
Women in Weed Science
Christin Weber, Chair
Resident Education-Contest Rules Subcommittee
Strategic Planning
Chad Smith, Chair
Central Region
Alexis Meadows (IA)
Kip Jacobs (IL)
Liz Stahl (MN)
Chad Smith (MO)
Jose Nunes (WI)
Eastern Region
Stephen Meyers (IN)
Dan Wilkinson (MI)
Ram Yadav (OH/PA)
Chris Budd (ON)
Travis Legleiter (KY)
Western Region
Tate Castillo (KS)
Ben Westrich (CO/WY)
Angela Kazmierczak (ND)
Milos Zaric (NE)
Eric Jones (SD)
Summer Contest Subcommittee of Resident Education
Nicholas Steppig, Chair
Joe Ikley, Vice-Chair
Roger Farr, Host
Hosts Hosts Bayer / UNL-Lincoln WCREC
NCWSS Standing Committees
Distinguished Achievement Award
Mark Bernards, Chair
Brett Miller, Vice-Chair
Dawn Refsell, Past Chair
Committee
Bill Johnson
Nick Harre
John Frihauf
Eric Spandl
Tony Dobbels
Fellow
Mark Peterson, Chair
Christy Sprague, Vice-Chair
Committee
John Hinz
Pat Tranel
Amit Jhala
Anita Dille
David Simpson
Finance
Eric Spandl, Chair
Amit Jhala, Vice-Chair
Committee
Eric Gustafson
Steve Valenti
Christy Sprague
David Simpson
Harlene Hatterman-Valenti
Josh Skelton
Barbara Houston
Mark Bernards
Brett Miller
Reid Smeda
Endowment Subcommittee
Reid Smeda, Chair
Future Site Selection
Mark Loux, Chair
Dawn Refsell, Vice-Chair
Eric Spandl
Invasive Plants
Tate Castillo, Chair
Mark Renz, Vice-Chair
Local Arrangements
Alyssa Essman, Chair
Mark Loux
Nominating
Nathan Haugrud, Chair
Ramawater Yadav, Vice-Chair
Members
Amit Jhala
Amit Jhala
Ramawater Yadav
David Johnson
Reid Smeda
Ex-Officio
Eric Gustafson
Resolutions
Chad Lammers, Chair
Roger Farr, Vice- Chair
Section Program Chairs
General Program
Fritz Koppatschek, Chair
Angela Kazmierczak, Vice-Chair
Brett Miller, Past Chair
Poster Session
Scott Payne, Chair
Kristin Rosenbaum, Past Chair
Graduate Student Paper Awards
Nicholas Steppig, Chair
Graduate Student Poster Awards
Joe Ikley, Chair
Undergraduate Student Poster Awards
Meaghan Anderson, Chair
Row Crop Herbicides
Ryan Bryant-Schlobohm, Chair
Roger Farr, Vice-Chair
Integrated Weed Management and Cover Crops
Sachin Dhanda, Chair
Mark Bernards, Chair
Agronomic Crops I (Corn)
Josh Skelton, Chair
Vipin Kumar, Vice Chair
Agronomic Crops II (Soybeans)
Nathan Hangrud, Chair
Devin Hammer, Vice-Chair
Equipment and Application Methods
Ryan Edwards, Chair
Jose De Sanctis, Vice-Chair
Extension
Meaghan Anderson, Chair
Eric Yu, Vice Chair
Dave Nicolai, Past Chair
Herbicide Physiology
Jesse Haarmann, Chair
Ahmadreza Mobli, Vice Chair
Horticulture and Specialty Crops
Rohith Vulchi, Chair
Tate Castillo, Vice-Chair
Invasive Weeds, Rangeland, Pasture & Vegetation Management
Joe Omielan, Chair
Eric Jones, Vice- Chair
Weed Biology, Ecology, and Management
Eugene LAw, Chair
Sara Kezar, Vice- Chair
Weed Genetics & Herbicide Physiology
Jesse Haarmann, Chair
Ahmadreza Mobli, Vice-Chair