According to a memo today to deans, directors and department chairs, University of Florida President Bernie Machen (photo right)announces Jack Payne (photo left) has 
accepted the offer to be University of Florida’s next senior vice president for agriculture and natural resources. Payne presently serves as the vice president for extension and outreach at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa, a post he has held since 2006. He worked in a similar position at Utah State University prior to joining ISU. He begins his new role at UF on June 1. Machen writes, “His wealth of experience from both in and out of land-grant institutions gives him a keen vision to guide UF to meet the 21st Century challenges facing the state’s agriculture industry and to educate a new generation of students”. Stay tuned for more about the appointment in reports to come.
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