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The mission of the College of Forest Resources and the Forest and Wildlife Research Center is to foster the management, conservation, and sustainable use of forest, wildlife, and aquatic resources to benefit the people of Mississippi, the Nation, and the World. Through transformative teaching and learning, research and discovery, outreach, and engagement, we prepare future leaders, enhance the restoration and sustainable use of renewable natural resources, and transfer technology into application to solve the grand challenges in forestry, forest products, and wildlife conservation. As Dean and Director, I provide visionary leadership for strategic planning, budgeting, and resource development for the College of Forest Resources and the Forest & Wildlife Research Center, Mississippi State University. As chief academic officer, I work to ensure that we provide transformative undergraduate and graduate degree programs that produce natural resource professionals with the technical knowledge, critical thinking skills, and confidence to lead in the 21st century. As Director, I help to define, develop, and administer a broadly-based research program of national significance in natural resources including agriculture, forestry, wildlife, fisheries, and aquaculture. In this role, I foster research partnerships with industry, universities, commodity groups, conservation NGOs, and state, federal, and international agencies. Through our teaching, research, and outreach programs we communicate science to stakeholders in ways that change knowledge, actions, and outcomes to make our communities more productive, prosperous, and sustainable.