James R. McKenna |
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| Brief Biography Dr. McKenna earned his B. S. Degree from the University of Rhode Island in 1964, M. S. Degree from the University of Maine in 1970, and Ph.D. in 1988 from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University. Dr. McKenna began teaching as an instructor in the Department of Crop and Soil Environmental Sciences in 1984, an assistant professor in 1988, promoted to associate in 1992 and to full professor in 1997. His primary responsibility is the teaching of six classes and the Academic Coordinating Counselor for students in the CSES department, advising of all freshmen students in the traditional CSES options and all students in the crops and international options. Dr. McKenna has received numerous awards locally and nationally including the university's William E. Wine Award, Diggs Teaching Award, Alumni Advising Award, and the American Society of Agronomy's (ASA) 1997 Agronomic Resident Education Award. Dr. McKenna is past chair of the resident instruction division of ASA and currently a member on ASA committe advising students of Agronomy, Soils and Environmental Science. Dr.McKenna is the associate editor of the Journal of Natural Resources and Life Science Education , member of both the College and University Academy of Teaching Excellence, a Charter Member and Chair of the Academy of Advising Excellence and a member of the University Academy of Faculty Service. Dr. McKenna is also a National Association of Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture Teaching Fellow and past president of NACTA. Teaching Agronomic Crops - CSES 2444 The History of American Agriculture - HIST 3124 World Crops and Systems - CSES 3444 Sustainable Agricultural Systems - CSES 4444 Forage
and Grain Crops - AT 0594 Research area Research
areas include work with the establishment of perennial warm-season
grasses using no-till technology evaluating corn growth on soils
amended with copper-rich hog manure, research on yard waste/poultry
litter compost, and most recently work in evaluating warm and
cool-season legumes grown in association with warm-season grasses.
Most Recent Publications Teaching related Galbraith, J., McKenna,J. & Donovan,P. (2003) Challanging agricultural Governor's School students with advanced geographic computer tools and techniques. NACTA Journal. December. :28-34 Crunkilton, J., McKenna, J., & White, J. ( 2003) A model for an international undegradute exchange program in the agricultural and life sciences. NACTA Journal. MArch: 14-18 Maddux, L. and J. R. McKenna. 1998. Integrating classroom and library instruction: A cooperative effort to improve student term paper quality. NACTA J. Vol 42(3) : 24-27 Research related Stolt, M. H.*, Baker, J. C., Simpson, T. W., Martens, D. C., McKenna, J. R., and Fulcher, J. R*. 2001. Physical Reconstruction of Mine Tailings After Surface Mining Mineral Sands from Prime Agricultural Land. Soil Science. Vol. 166 No. 1, 29-37. El Hadj, Mariem*, Peterson, P. R., McKenna, J. R., Hutton, S. J., and Holtzman, G. I. 2000. Compatibility, yield, and quality of perrenial warm-season grass-legume mixtures. Am. Forage and Grassland Council, Vol. 9. Lucero, D. W.*, D. C. Martens, J. R. McKenna, and D.E. Starner. 1998. Comparison of Mehlich 3 and Bray 1 extractable phosphorus levels on a Starr clay loam amended with poultry litter. Common. In Soil Sci. And Plant Analysis. Vol 29(9810), 1133-1142 * Graduate Student Author |
last updated August 11, 2004