Agricultural Leadership, Education & Communication: Personnel
Dr. Ray Herren
Department Head
110 Four Towers
Agricultural Education Program
Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication
College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
The University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602-4355
Telephone: 706/542-3898
Fax: 706/542-0262
E-mail: rherren@uga.edu
Education:
Doctorate, 1982 Vocational/Agricultural Education —
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and St. University,
Blacksburg, Virginia
MS, 1979 Agribusiness Education — Alabama A&M University, Normal, Alabama
BS, 1971 Agricultural Education — Auburn University, Auburn, Alabama
Current Activities:
Dr. Herren serves as Professor of Agricultural Education. He is involved with both the undergraduate and graduate program. Currently he teaches the following courses:
- EAGR 4340/6340 Developing Community Programs in Agriculture
- EAGR 4350/6350 Curriculum Planning in Agricultural Education
- EAGR 5460 Student Teaching in Agricultural Education
Career Highlights:
Dr. Herren has served on the faculty of Agricultural Education at the University of Georgia for the past 11 years. He has served on the faculty at Oregon State University. Prior to that position, he was an instructor at Virginia Tech while completing the Doctoral Degree. He taught high school agriculture for nine years at Gaylesville, Alabama. Dr. Herren has been quite active throughout his career. He has served on numerous committees at the local, state, regional, national and international level. Most recently he served on the national taskforce to develop FFA Programs for middle school Agricultural Education Programs and the National Committee for Career Development Events. Dr. Herren has been actively involved with the National FFA Alumni, serving on the National Council and as National President. His scholarly productivity includes 26 journal articles, 41 invited or refereed presentations, and 4 books. He has several awards for service and holds the prestigious College of Education Outstanding Teaching award.