The SRDC, hosted at Mississippi State University, receives base support from the U. S. Department of Agriculture, National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA NIFA).
Center Priorities
Mission
The Southern Rural Development Center seeks to strengthen the capacity of the region's 30 land-grant institutions to address critical contemporary rural development issues impacting the well-being of people and communities in the rural South.
Goals
- Stimulate the formation of multi-state research teams
- Coordinate the development and revision of educational materials and maintain a centralized repository of educational resources
- Organize and deliver high-priority rural development research and educational workshops/conferences
- Provide leadership for the preparation of science-based rural development policy reports
- Build partnerships that link the South's land-grant university system with other key entities committed to rural development activities in the region
Plan of Work
Staff
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Dr. John Green
Director
(662) 325-0595
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Dr. Roseanne Scammahorn
Associate Director
(662) 325-8558
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Grace Langford
Extension Associate II
(662) 325-0145
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Leah Mitchell
Business Manager
662-325-4507
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Carmen Kelly
Communications Coordinator
(662) 325-1770
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Dr. Michelle Eley
SRDC Fellow
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Morghan Thornton
Administrative Assistant I
662-325-3207
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Camica Sanderson
Graduate Student
Contact and Location Information
U.S. Postal Address
P.O. Box 5187
Mississippi State, MS 39762
Campus Mail Stop 9755
Physical & Package Address
Lloyd-Ricks-Watson Building
255 Tracy Drive
Mississippi State, MS 39762
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Main Line:
(662) 325-3207