ADVS Search Committee Bios
Charles E. Carpenter, Search Chair
Professor and Department Head, USU Nutrition and Food Sciences Department
Office phone: (435)797-2103
Charles “Chuck” Carpenter is the department head for the USU Nutrition and Food Science Department, a position he has held since 2003. Chuck obtained his undergraduate and graduate degrees from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, including a BS degree in Natural Science (Biochemistry), and MS and PhD degrees in Meat and Animal Sciences. He has been at USU since 1984. Chuck conducts research on muscle biology, and has recently published several papers on the growth and differentiation of muscle cells from callipyge sheep. He is an investigator on patents for a textured whey protein product and for inhibiting growth and proliferation of Listeria monocytogenes using levulinate. Chuck currently teaches NFS 5020 (Meat Technology and Processing).
Donald L. Snyder, Search Manager
Professor, USU Economics Department
Office phone: (435)797-2305
Donald “Don” Snyder is a full professor in the Economics Department and the Assistant Director of the Utah Agricultural Experiment Station. He also served for seven years as the department head for the Economics Department at Utah State University. He obtained his BS and MS degrees from the University of Wyoming in Agricultural Education, with an emphasis in Agronomy, and his PhD degree from Utah State University in Resource and Production Economics. Don has trained nine PhD students and 13 master’s students in the areas of natural resource economics, marketing, and agribusiness, and has taught a range of classes for the Economics Department, including microeconomics, macroeconomics, natural resource economics, agribusiness, agriculture policy, time series analysis, and business and economic forecasting. He has published numerous papers and book chapters; most recently on agricultural products marketing and economics. Don is currently directing the Pasture and Forage Research Project, a federally funded program that supports a 105-acre pasture facility north of Logan used by USU and USDA/ARS scientists.
Daryll B. DeWald, Search Committee Member
Professor and Department Head, USU Biology Department
Office phone: (435)797-1909
Daryll DeWald is a full professor in the Biology Department within the College of Science. He has served as department head since 2006. He is also the director of the USU Microscopy Facility and the Multicultural Student Research Program. From 2002 to 2006, he was the Associate Director of the Center for Integrated BioSystems, which provides university leadership for biotechnology-based research. Daryll received a BS from the University of Wyoming and a PhD from Texas A&M University, both in biochemistry. He has been with USU since 1995, following a post-doctoral position at the University of California, San Diego. Daryll’s research has focused on the study of lipid kinases, most recently in the area of cancers and plant stress responses. He is currently funded through NSF for investigations of membrane and cytoskeleton dynamics in Arabidopsis, the National Foundation for Cancer Research on genes involved in metastasis suppression and NIH for phosphoinositide and inositol polyphosphates. Numerous graduate and undergraduate students have done research in the DeWald lab, and he currently provides mentorship for three PhD students.
Scott S. McKendrick, Search Committee Member
Extension Associate Professor, USU Animal, Dairy and Veterinary
Sciences Department
Office phone: (435)797-3591
Scott McKendrick has served many functions within USU Cooperative Extension, including 4-H Youth Agent for Utah County, State 4-H Program Leader, Extension Department Head for the Utah North District, Director of the USU Brigham City Campus, and currently as the Statewide Coordinator of Equine and Small Acreage Programs. He has taught ADVS 3910 (Horseshoeing) since 1995 and has presented numerous Extension programs across the state, including horse nutrition, training and veterinary care, as well as 4-H and youth horse programs, and small acreage and landscaping workshops. Because of his extensive connections with Utah’s horse industry and his strong background with livestock, Scott’s administrative home was moved to the Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences Department in 2006. He is an active member of the Equine Education Center committee, which is developing plans for a multi-million dollar facility for academic and Extension horse programs, to be located at the USU South Farm.
Donald F. Smee, Search Committee Member
Research Professor, USU Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences Department
Office phone: (435)797-2897
Donald “Don” Smee holds the rank of Research Professor within the Institute for Antiviral Research, which is administrated through the Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences Department. Don obtained a BA degree from the University of Utah in Biology, and MS and PhD degrees from Utah State University in Microbiology. He joined the Institute for Antiviral Research in 1991, following appointments as Virology Department Head with ICN Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Research Scientist with Syntex Corporation, and Captain, U.S. Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases at Fort Detrick, Maryland. Don returned to Fort Detrick in 1996-99 as a visiting scientist on sabbatical leave from USU, at which time his research focused on smallpox-related viruses. Don’s program within the Institute focuses on pathology and treatment of cytomegalo viruses and herpes viruses, and most recently on chemotherapy for orthopox and influenza infections. His research has been continually funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) since 1989. Don received the Outstanding Researcher Award for the College of Agriculture in 2001 and the James LeGrand Shupe Achievement Award from the Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences Department in 2007.
David J. Wilson, Search Committee Member
Assistant Professor, USU Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences Department
Office phone: (435)797-7120
David “Dave” Wilson joined the Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences Department in August, 2006, at which time he took on responsibilities as the Quality Assurance Manager and Epidemiologist for the Utah Veterinary Diagnostics Laboratory (UDVL), and Dairy Veterinarian for USU Extension. Prior to his arrival at USU, Dave worked as a consultant in the dairy industry, focused primarily on milk quality and animal health, and was a Senior Extension Associate for Cornell University, with responsibilities for mastitis control and milk quality. Dave received a DVM degree from Ohio State University, an MS degree in Veterinary Medicine from Michigan State University, and a PhD degree from Cornell University in Veterinary Medicine. Dave is currently involved in efforts to obtain AAVLD accreditation for the Utah Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory.
Quinton A. Winder, Search Committee Member
Assistant Professor, USU Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences Department
Office phone: (435)-797-7146
Quinton Winger was recruited into the Animal, Dairy and Veterinary Sciences Department as an assistant professor in 2004, following productive post-doctoral experiences at the Colorado Center for Reproductive Medicine and the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center. He received his BS degree in Genetics and his MS degree in Physiology from the University of Western Ontario. He obtained his PhD degree from the Texas A&M University in the Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology Department. Quinton’s research program focuses on transcription factors affecting preimplantation and postimplantation embryo development. He currently teaches ADVS 3020 (Biotechnology in Agriculture) and ADVS 6320/7320 (Animal Genomics and Proteomics). Quinton is a key member of the ADVS Reproductive Physiology group and has strong collaborations with the USU Institute for Antiviral Research, also located within the ADVS Department.
