Partners

Federal Agency Partners

Technical Representatives	Administrative Contacts
Bureau of Land Management
Adrienne Pilmanis Plant Conservation Lead Bureau of Land Management P.O. Box 1828 5353 Yellowstone Road Cheyenne, Wyoming 82003 office: 307-775-6035 fax: 307-775-6042	Ilze Karkins-Powers Contract Specialist (Grants & Agreements) Bureau of Land Management Wyoming State Office (WY951) 5353 Yellowstone Rd., Cheyenne WY 82009 PO Box 1828, Cheyenne WY 82003-1828 307.775.6293 307.775.6317 (Fax)
Department of Defense
Alan B. Anderson Chief, Ecological Processes Branch U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC) Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (CERL) 2902 Farber Drive Champaign, IL 61822 Phone: (217) 352-6511 Ext. 7233 Phone: 800/USACERL Ext. 7233 Fax: (217) 373-7266 alan.b.anderson@usace.army.mil
National Park Service
Gary Willson, Research Coordinator GP-CESU 3310 Holdrege St., 515 Hardin Hall School of Natural Resources University of Nebraska Lincoln, NE 68583-0985 402.472.5047 402.472.2946	Tonya Bradley, Assistance Officer Midwest Regional Office 601 Riverfront Dr. Omaha, NE 68102 402.661.1656 Fax: 402.661.1657
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Doris Washington U.S. Department of Agriculture CESU/COE Coordinator USDA-NRCS-NWMC 101 East Capitol Avenue, Suite B-100 Little Rock, AR Phone: 501.210.8910
US Army Corps of Engineers - Civil Works
Al F. Cofrancesco, Jr. Technical Director, Environmental Engineering and Sciences Engineer Research and Development Center US Army Corps of Engineers 3909 Halls Ferry Road Vicksburg, MS 39180 601.634.3182 601.634.3664 (fax)
US Bureau of Reclamation
Leatha Smith-Frost, Grants & Cooperative Agreements Officer Great Plains Regional Office US Bureau of Reclamation Billings, MT 59107 406.247.7818
US Fish & Wildlife Service
Greg Watson Chief, Office of Landscape Conservation US Fish and Wildlife Service 303-236-8155 greg_watson@fws.gov
US Forest Service
Dr. Steven D. Warren Program Manager Grassland, Shrubland and Desert Ecosystems US Forest Service, Rocky Mountain Research Station 250 W. Prospect Road Fort Collins, CO 80526 970-498-1399 (office) 970-498-1212 (fax)
US Geological Survey
Dave Bornhold MW Area Deputy Regional Executive for Science USGS Midwest Area Phone: 703-648-4352 Fax: 703-648-6383 dbornholdt@usgs.gov	Faith D. Graves Contract Specialist Mail Stop 205G 12201 Sunrise Valley Drive Reston, VA 20192 703-648-7356 703-648-7901 (fax)

Partner Institutions

Technical Representatives	Administrative Contacts
University of Nebraska-Lincoln (GP-CESU Headquarters)
Dr. Larkin Powell Great Plains CESU University of Nebraska-Lincoln 3310 Holdrege St., 419 Hardin Hall Lincoln, NE 68583-0973 p (402) 472-6825 f (402) 472-2946 lpowell3@unl.edu	Signature Authority: Jeanne Wicks Director Office of Sponsored Programs 312 N 14th St, ALEX West Lincoln, NE 68588 Contact: Nancy Becker Grants Coordinator Office of Sponsored Programs 312 N. 14th St., ALEX West Lincoln, NE 68588 402.472.3601 402.472.9323 (fax)
Black Hills State University
Brian Smith Department of Biology Unit 9004 1200 University Street Spearfish, SD 57799 605.642.6879	Holly Downing Dean, College of Arts & Sciences Unit 9003 1200 University Street Spearfish, SD 57799 605.642.6056
Colorado State University
Dr. Mark Paschke Research Associate Dean/Associate Professor Warner College of Natural Resources Colorado State University Fort Collins, CO 80523-1472 Telephone: 970-491-0760 Mark.Paschke@colostate.edu	Carmen Morales Sponsored Programs 2002, 601 South Howes St. Fort Collins, CO 80523 970.491.6684 970.491.6147 (fax)
Emporia State University
William Jensen Department of Biological Sciences Campus Box 4050 Emporia State University Emporia, KS 66801 620.341.5339 620.341.5607 (fax)	Gary Bleeker, Dean Graduate Studies Campus Box 4010 Emporia State University Emporia, KS 66801 620.341.5403 620.341.5909 (fax)
Kansas State University
Samantha M. Wisely, Asst. Professor, Wildlife Biology Division of Biology Kansas State University 111 Bushnell Hall Manhattan, KS 66506-4901 Office: 785.532.0978 Lab: 785.532.6413 Fax: 785.532.6653 Email: wisely@ksu.edu	Paul R. Lowee, Assistant Vice President for Research 2 Fairchild Hall Kansas State University Manhattan, KS 66506 785.532.6804 785.532.5944 (fax)
Langston University
Dennis Howard, Extension/Outreach P.O. Box 1258 Langston University Langston, OK 73050 405.466.6102
New Mexico Highlands University
Kent Reid, Interim Director New Mexico Forest and Watershed Restoration Institute P.O. Box 9000 New Mexico Highlands University Las Vegas, NM 87701 505.426.2081 505.426.2192 (fax)	Domingo Sanchez Interim Vice President for Finance & Administrative Services New Mexico Highlands University Las Vegas, NM 87701 505.426.3272
North Dakota State University
Rodney Lym Department of Plant Sciences Loftsgard Hall, 474D P.O. Box 5051 Fargo, ND 58105 701.231.8996	Valrey Kettner, Assistant VP Sponsored Programs Administration 1735 Research Park Dr. P.O. Box 5756 Fargo, ND 58105 Contact : Amy Scott 701.231.9608 701.231.8098 (fax)
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Pallaoor V. (PV) Sundareshwar, Director Biogeochemistry Core Facility State Carbon Scientist Institute of Atmospheric Sciences South Dakota School of Mines and Technology 501 East St. Joseph Street Rapid City, SD 57701 605.394.2492 605.394.6061 (fax)	L. Eric James II, JD MS Director, Office of Sponsored Programs Office of Research Affairs South Dakota School of Mines and Technology 501 East St. Joseph Street Rapid City, SD 57701 605.394.1205 605.394.5360 (fax)
South Dakota State University
David Willis, Head Department of Wildlife & Fisheries Sciences SNP 138, Box 2140B South Dakota State University Brookings, SD 57007-1696 605.688.6121 605.688.4515 (fax)	James Doolittle Interim Associate Vice President for Research Box 2201, AD 124 South Dakota State University Brookings, SD 57007 605.688.6696 605.688.6167 (fax) contact: Brenda Hayne
Texas A&M University
Neal Wilkins Institute of Renewable Natural Resources 2260 TAMU Texas A&M University College Station, TX 77843-2260 979.845.7726 contact: Carol Gaas, 979.862.3687	Diane Gilliland, Assistant Director for Research Admin. Texas AgriLife Research 2147 TAMU College Station, TX 77843-2147 979.845.4781 979.862.7775 (fax)
University of Minnesota
Alan Ek Department of Forest Resources 115c Green Hall 1530 Cleveland Ave University of Minnesota St. Paul, MN 55108 612.624.3400 612.625.5212 (fax)	Kevin McKoskey, CRA Sr. Associate Director University of Minnesota Sponsored Projects Administration 200 Oak Street SE, Suite 450 Minneapolis, MN 55455 phone: 612-624-5599 fax: 612-624-4843
University of North Dakota
Scott Korom Geology and Geological Engineering 81 Cornell Stop 8358 University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND 58202-8358 701-777.6156	Barry Milavetz Research Development & Compliance P.O. Box 7134 University of North Dakota Grand Forks, ND 58202-7134 701.777.4280 Contact: Eric Shanenko, 770.777.4154
University of Oklahoma
Rebecca Sherry Department of Botany & Microbiology 770 Van Vleet Oval, Rm 136 University of Oklahoma Norman, OK 73019-6131 405.325.6685	Andrea Deaton, Executive Director Office of Research Services 134 Robertson Hall, 731 Elm Ave University of Oklahoma Norman, OK 73019 405.325.4757 405.325.6029 (fax)
University of South Dakota
Tim Cowman, Director Missouri River Institute University of South Dakota 414 East Clark St, Akeley-Lawrence Science Center Vermillion, SD 57069 605.677.6151	Laura Jenski Vice President for Research 105 Slagle Hall, 414 East Clark St. University of South Dakota Vermillion, SD 57069 605.677.5370 605.677.6387 (fax) Contact: Laura Murphy Coordinator of Sponsored Programs Office of Research and Sponsored Programs University of South Dakota 605-677-6301
University of Wyoming
Gary Beauvais, Director Wyoming Natural Resource Diversity Database P.O. Box 3381 University of Wyoming Laramie, WY 82071 307.766.3027	Signature Authority: Dorothy Yates, Associate VP for Research & Economic Development University of Wyoming Dept. 3355, 1000 E. University Avenue Laramie, WY 82071 Contact: Linda Osterman, Research Services Coordinator Office of the VP for Research & Economic Development University of Wyoming 1000 E. University Avenue, Dept 3355 Laramie, WY 82071 307.766.5320 307.766.2608 (fax)
Winona State University
Harold Ornes Dean, College of Science and Engineering Winona State University Winona, MN 55987 507.457.5585

Great Plains Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit

Great Plains
Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit