Faculty Information

Animal and Range Sciences Faculty

South Dakota State University
Department of Animal and Range Sciences

The following is a list of the Animal and Range Sciences faculty and their position, specialty area, and e-mail address:

Kelly Bruns, Associate Professor
Applied Animal Growth/Livestock Marketing
Kelly.Bruns@sdstate.edu

Jeff Clapper, Associate Professor
Reproductive Physiology
Jeffrey.Clapper@sdstate.edu

Jennifer Forney-Eide, Lecturer/Horse Unit Manager
Equine
Jennifer.Eide@sdstate.edu

Roger Gates, Associate Professor
Extension Range Specialist
Roger.Gates@sdstate.edu

Michael Gonda, Assistant Professor
Animal Breeding/Genetics
Michael.Gonda@sdstate.edu

Jeff Held, Professor
Sheep Nutrition, Production, and Management
Jeffrey.Held@sdstate.edu

Chris Hostetler, Assistant Professor
Swine Nutrition
Chris.Hostetler@sdstate.edu

Pat Johnson, Professor
Range Science
Patricia.Johnson@sdstate.edu

Gary Larson, Adjunct Professor
Plant Systematics
Gary.Larson@sdstate.edu

Doug McFarland, Distinguished Professor
Muscle Biology and Monogastric Nutrition
Douglas.McFarland@sdstate.edu

Eric Mousel, Assistant Professor
Range Production Livestock Specialist/Assistant Professor
Eric.Mousel@sdstate.edu

John Mrozinski, Lecturer
Livestock Judging
john.mrozinski@sdstate.edu

Ken Olson, Associate Professor
Extension Beef Specialist
Kenneth.Olson@sdstate.edu

George Perry, Associate Professor
Beef Reproductive Management Specialist
George.Perry@sdstate.edu

Robbi Pritchard, Distinguished Professor
Ruminant Nutrition
Robbi.Pritchard@sdstate.edu

Dick Pruitt, Professor
Cow-Calf Management
Richard.Pruitt@sdstate.edu

Alexander "Sandy" Smart, Associate Professor
Range Science
Alexander.Smart@sdstate.edu

Bob Thaler,Professor
Swine Extension, Swine Nutrition
Robert.Thaler@sdstate.edu

Julie Walker, Associate Professor
Extension Beef Specialist
walkerj@ces.sdstate.edu

Amanda Weaver, Assistant Professor
Meat Science
Amanda.Weaver@sdstate.edu

Aimee Wertz-Lutz, Associate Professor
Ruminant Nutrition
Aimee.Wertz@sdstate.edu

Cody Wright, Associate Professor
Extension Beef Specialist
Cody.Wright@sdstate.edu

Duane Wulf, Professor
Meat Science
Duane.Wulf@sdstate.edu

Retired faculty

Bill Costello, Distinguished Professor Emeritus Meat Science	Dan Gee, Professor Emeritus Evaluation/Marketing Dan.Gee@sdstate.edu
Jim Johnson, Professor Emeritus Range Science	George Libal, Professor Emeritus Swine Nutrition and Management libalg@tca.net
Lowell Slyter, Professor Emeritus Reproductive Physiology, Sheep Production and Management Lowell_Slyter@hotmail.com