The Ohio State University’s Dean of Food, Ag, Environment to Step Down

Bobby D. Moser, the longest-tenured dean at The Ohio State University—announced this week that he would be stepping down as dean as soon as the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) finds someone to fill the position.

Moser has served as vice president and dean at CFAES for nearly 20 years. He oversees the college, Ohio State University Extension, the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC), and the Agricultural Technical Institute (ATI), including a total of 1,900 faculty and staff, 3,200 students, and an annual budget of $195 million. He is also executive dean of the university's professional colleges and served as vice president for university outreach from 2001 to 2008. He has served in a multitude of leadership roles on the international, national and state level; has received numerous accolades; and is credited with leading the expansion of the CFAES image beyond a traditional “cows and plows” view to a place of high science and education.

As the transition to a new dean takes place, Moser has agreed to stay on to assist a new dean and will be accepting some new assignments once the search is completed. For The Ohio State University’s full press release, click here.