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	Dr. Janna Beckerman Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology Purdue University Botany and Plant Pathology, Lilly Hall 915 West State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2054 Office: LILY 1-321 Phone: (765) 494-4628 FAX: (765) 494-0363 E-mail: jbeckerm@purdue.edu Area: Ornamental and Fruit Diseases - Extension and research activities related to disease management of landscape ornamentals; nursery and greenhouse crops, and fruit crops.

	Dr. Tom Creswell Plant Disease Diagnostician/Director, Plant & Pest Diagnostic Lab Purdue University Botany and Plant Pathology, Lilly Hall 915 West State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2054 Office: LSPS 102 Phone: (765) 494-8081 FAX: (765) 494-3958 E-mail: creswell@purdue.edu Area: Plant & Pest Diagnostic Lab - Plant disease diagnosis and management recommendations

	Dr. Daniel S. Egel Extension Plant Pathologist Southwest Purdue Agriculture Program 4369 N Purdue Rd. Vincennes, IN 47591 Phone: (812) 886-0198 FAX: (812) 886-6693 E-mail: egel@purdue.edu Area: Vegetable Diseases - Statewide vegetable extension; foliar diseases of cucurbits including MELCAST; soilborne diseases of watermelon

	Dr. Bill Johnson Professor of Weed Science Purdue University Botany and Plant Pathology, Lilly Hall 915 West State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2054 Office: Lilly 1-361 Phone: (765) 494-4656 FAX: (765) 494-0363 E-mail: wgj@purdue.edu Area: Weed Science - Biology and management of herbicide resistant weeds, weed management in no-till systems, winter annual weed management and interactions with SCN, weed management and N accumulation by weeds in glyphosate-resistant corn

	Dr. Tom Jordan Professor of Weed Science Purdue University Botany and Plant Pathology, Lilly Hall 915 West State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2054 Office: LILY 1-329 Phone: (765) 496-2078 FAX: (765) 494-0363 E-mail: tjordan@purdue.edu Area: Weed Science - Management of economically important weeds in agronomic crops; NCR SARE PDP Coordinator, NCR IR-4 State Representative, Extension Small Farms Team

	Dr. Richard Latin Professor of Plant Pathology Purdue University Botany and Plant Pathology, Lilly Hall 915 West State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2054 Office: LILY 1-317 Phone: (765) 494-4639 FAX: (765) 494-0363 E-mail: rlatin@purdue.edu Area: Turfgrass Diseases - Epidemiology and management of turfgrass diseases with emphasis on fungicide resistance and factors that influence fungicide performance

	Travis Legleiter Weed Science Professional Assistant Purdue University Botany and Plant Pathology, Lilly Hall 915 West State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2054 Office: LILY 1-349 Phone: (765) 496-2121 FAX: (765) 494-0363 E-mail: tlegleit@purdue.edu Area: Weed Science

	Gail Ruhl Plant Disease Diagnostician, Plant & Pest Diagnostic Lab Purdue University Botany and Plant Pathology, Lilly Hall 915 West State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2054 Office: LSPS 110 Phone: (765) 494-4641 FAX: (765) 494-3958 E-mail: ruhlg@purdue.edu Area: Plant & Pest Diagnostic Lab - Plant disease diagnosis and management recommendations

	Dr. Fred Whitford Director of Purdue Pesticide Programs Botany and Plant Pathology, Lilly Hall 915 West State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2054 Office: LILY G-427B Phone: (765) 494-1284 FAX: (765) 496-1556 E-mail: fwhitford@purdue.edu Area: Purdue Pesticide Programs - Extension outreach; pesticide safety education; pesticide registration; regulations; insurance; environmental and safety audits, Indiana Extension history

	Dr. Kiersten Wise Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology Purdue University Botany and Plant Pathology, Lilly Hall 915 West State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2054 Office: LILY 1-325 Phone: (765) 496-2170 FAX: (765) 494-0363 E-mail: kawise@purdue.edu Area: Field crop diseases - Epidemiology and management of diseases of corn, soybean, small grain; state specialist for Asian soybean rust

	Dr. Charles Woloshuk Professor of Plant Pathology Purdue University Botany and Plant Pathology, Lilly Hall 915 West State Street West Lafayette, IN 47907-2054 Office: LILY 1-351 Phone: (765) 494-3450 FAX: (765) 494-0363 E-mail: woloshuk@purdue.edu Area: Corn/Mycotoxin Pathology - genetics, biochemistry, and physiology of mycotoxin biosynthesis.