Meet Our Faculty
We are excited that you are taking the first steps to further your education and your future with WTAMU! Our Ag Online Committee Members are some of the top faculty in the state of Texas in the fields of Animal Science, Plant and Environmental Sciences, Agricultural Communications and Education, and Agricultural Economics.
Mallory Vestal, Ph.D.
M.Ag. Online Program Coordinator
Associate Professor of Agricultural Business and Economics & Plug Piehl Professor of Agriculture
Agricultural Business and Economics
Dr. Vestal received a B.S. in Agribusiness/Equine Industry and Business from West Texas A&M University and an M.S. and Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics from Oklahoma State University. Dr. Vestal specializes in livestock production economics, marketing, price analysis, policy, and economics of the equine industry.
Email: mvestal@wtamu.edu | Phone: (806) 651-2718
Brock Blaser, Ph.D.
Assistant Department Head
Associate Professor of Plant Science & Vernon Harman Professor of Dryland Farming
Plant, Soil and Environmental Sciences
Dr. Blaser received his associate degree in crops and soil science from Ricks College and completed a B.S. in agronomy from Brigham Young University. He received his M.S. and doctorate degrees in crop production and physiology from Iowa State University. Dr. Blaser’s specializes in field crop production, physiology, ecology, and systems.
Email: bblaser@wtamu.edu | Phone: (806) 651-2555
Marty B. Rhoades, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Environmental Science
Email: mrhoades@wtamu.edu | Phone: (806) 651-2553
Tanner Robertson, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Agricultural Media and Communication
Agricultural Media and Communications
Dr. Robertson received a B.A. in mass communications from West Texas A&M University, an M.S. in agricultural education from Texas Tech University and a doctorate in agricultural education from Oklahoma State University. Dr. Robertson specializes in curriculum and student development, and risk communications in agriculture.
Email: trobertson@wtamu.edu | Phone: (806) 651-2591
Travis Tennant, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Animal Sciences
Email: ttennant@wtamu.edu | Phone: (806) 651-3576
Kevin Williams, Ph.D.
Associate Professor of Agricultural Education & Richard and Mary West Traylor Professor
Agricultural Education
Email: kwilliams@wtamu.edu | Phone: (806) 651-2505