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Jordan College Dean Boyer appointed to state ag board

Gov. Brown has appointed Dr. Charles Boyer, dean of Fresno State’s Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology to the California State Board of Food and Agriculture.

 

"It's a privilege to be appointed to this board because it gives me and Fresno State a unique opportunity to connect with all elements of our state's most important industry,” said Boyer. “In addition, my participation on the board will allow me to represent a higher education perspective as the board addresses important issues impacting the future of agriculture."

 

Boyer, who is a plant biologist by training, joined Fresno State in 2006 from Oregon State University, where he had been a department head and then associate dean. He received his master’s and doctoral degrees at Pennsylvania State University, where he was a professor before moving to Oregon State.

 

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