2025-2026 Executive Committee of the Academy
LAURA SCHISLER
President
Missouri Southern State University
schisler-l@mssu.edu
JAMES (TIGER) GORDON
President-Elect & Senior Division Director
Central Methodist University
jgordon@centralmethodist.edu
Section Chairs
Agriculture
Chair: Samantha Siemers
Southeast Missouri State University
slowman@semo.edu
Vice-Chair: Waana Kaluwasha
Lincoln University
kaluwashaW@lincolnu.edu
Atmospheric Sciences
Chair: Tony Lupo
University of Missouri – Columbia
lupoa@missouri.edu
Vice-Chair: Patrick Market
University of Missouri – Columbia
marketp@missouri.edu
Biochemistry, Biomedicine, & Biotechnology
Biology
Chair: Jim Campbell
Northwest Missouri State University
jhcamp@nwmissouri.edu
Vice-Chair: Teresa Boman
Missouri Southern State University
boman-t@mssu.edu
Chemistry
Chair: Alan James
Columbia College
ajjames@ccis.edu
Vice-Chair: Shayna Burchett
Central Methodist University
sburchett@centralmethodist.edu
Computer Science & Math
Central Methodist University
amccrady@centralmethodist.edu
Vice-Chair: Tyler Kenefake
Central Methodist University
tkenefake@centralmethodist.edu
Conservation
Chair: Jason Willand
Missouri Southern State University
willand-j@mssu.edu
Vice-Chair: Jay McGhee
Northwest Missouri State University
jmcghee@nwmissouri.edu
Geography
Chair: David Fox
Park University
david.fox@park.edu
Vice-Chair: Brian Hoffman
Park University
brian.hoffman@park.edu
Geology & Geoscience
Chair: Damon Bassett
Missouri State University
dbassett@MissouriState.edu
Vice-Chair: Onema Adojoh
Northwest Missouri State University
oadojoh@nwmissouri.edu
Physics & Engineering
Chair: Sanjay Prabhakar
Northwest Missouri State University
sanjay@nwmissouri.edu
Vice-Chair: Jim Johnson
Avila University
jim.johnson@avila.edu
Science Education
Chair: Gautam Bhattacharyya
Missouri State University
gautamb@missouristate.edu
Vice-Chair: Laura Schisler
Missouri Southern State University
schisler-l@mssu.edu
Social & Behavioral Science
Chair: Andrew Johnson
Park University
andrew.johnson@park.edu
Vice-Chair: Kurt Debord
Columbia College
kadebord@ccis.edu