Agriculture
Dr. Sophie Ano
Department Chair
Ph.D., Arizona State University
Voice: (785) 628-4196
Office: Albertson Hall 212
E-mail: stano@fhsu.edu
Polly Pfeifer
Senior Administrative Assistant
Office: Albertson Hall 212
Phone: 785-628-4196
E-mail: pnpfeifer@fhsu.edu
Faculty
Dr. Clyde Cranwell
Animal Science
Ph.D., PAS, Kansas State University
Voice: (785) 628-4364
Office: Albertson Hall 204D
E-mail: cdcranwell@fhsu.edu
Dr. Ruixin Jia
Assistant Professor of Agricultural Economics
Ph. D., Texas A&M University
E-mail: r_jia3@fhsu.edu
Avery Leach
Livestock Judging Coach/Program Specialist
Voice: (785) 628-5358
Office: Albertson Hall 216
E-mail: acleach@mail.fhsu.edu
Dr. Brittany Howell
Associate Professor of Agriculture
Ph.D., Kansas State University
Animal Science, Animal Nutrition
Voice: (785) 628-4015
Office: Albertson Hall 204C
E-mail: bjhowell@fhsu.edu
Dr. Yi-Chen Lee
Assistant Professor of Agronomy
Ph.D., Southern Illinois University Carbondale
Voice: (785) 628-4689
Office: Albertson Hall 218B
E-mail: y_lee16@fhsu.edu
Dr. Iryna McDonald
Assistant Professor of Agronomy
Ph.D., Kansas State University
Voice: (785) 628-4023
Office: Albertson Hall 218 C
E-mail: i_mcdonald@fhsu.edu
Mr. Jeremy Ryan
Lecturer of Agricultural Business
M.S., Fort Hays State University
Agricultural Economics, Ag Education, Marketing, Agricultural Technology
Voice: (785) 628-4733
Albertson Hall 218A
E-mail: jlryan3@fhsu.edu
Staff
Mr. Guy Forell
Rodeo Coach
M.ED Northwestern Oklahoma State University
GSB University of Wisconsin
Voice: (785) 628-4010
Office: Albertson Hall 204B
E-mail: gvforell@fhsu.edu
Trevor Meier
Assistant Rodeo Coach
BS in Ag Business, Oklahoma Panhandle State University
Voice: (785) 628-4689
Office: Albertson Hall 204A
Professional Advisors
Emily Roth
M.A., Kansas State University
Office: Fischli-Wills Center for Student Success Rm 138
Phone: 785.628.4565
E-mail: emroth4@fh
Becky Newell
M.S., Fort Hays State University
Office: Fischli-Wills Center for Student Success Rm 136
Phone: 785.628.4559
E-mail: rlnewell@fhsu.edu
Staci Kinderknecht
B.S., Business Administration, Kansas State University
Scott Sakraida
B.A., English, Fort Hays State University
Office: Fischli-Wills Center for Student Success Rm 129
Phone: 785-628-4787
scsakraida@fhsu.edu
