Dr. Maynard J. Iverson
Professor

Current Activities:
Dr. Iverson serves as Coordinator of the Agricultural Education program and teaches graduate and undergraduate courses for the program, including the following:

EAGR 4010/6010 Leadership Seminar in Agricultural Education
EAGR 4000/6000 Special Problems in Agricultural Education
EAGR 4360/6360 Methods of Instruction in Agricultural Education
EAGR 5460 Student Teaching/Apprentice Teaching in Agricultural Education
EAGR 7460 Internship in Agricultural Education
EAGR 7450 Internship in Agricultural Industry
EAGR 7050 Problems in Teaching Agriculture

Dr. Iverson advises BSA, Masters, Specialist and Ed.D students; he teaches the supervising teacher preparation course, and has taught three classes by distance learning technology and assisted with two others. Dr. Iverson also serves as Advisor for the UGA Collegiate FFA and Alpha Tau Alpha Honorary Agricultural Education Fraternity and is Senior Advisor for the UGA Alpha Zeta chapter.

Research Focus:
Dr. Iverson has published research in the areas of young farmer education, futures studies in agricultural curriculum specialties, and programmatic concerns in Agricultural Education.

Career Highlights:
Dr. Iverson came to the University of Georgia in 1985 to head the Agricultural Education Department. Prior to service in Georgia he taught at North Carolina State University (industry training), Auburn University (research and agricultural education), University of Kentucky (adult agricultural education) and eight years as a teacher of vocational agriculture in North Dakota. He has served on the National Council for Agricultural Education, as past president of the American Association for Agricultural Education (he was president-elect and newsletter editor of AAAE in 1996); in 1997 he served as national president of this professional organization of teacher educators and other college professors associated with Agricultural Education programs in over 100 institutions of higher education nationwide. He served as AAAE Representative on the National Young Farmer Educational Association Board of Directors from 1989 to 1997. He received the AAAE Outstanding Member Award for the Southern Region in 1997. Dr. Iverson has consulted in Brazil, Japan, Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates, in Maryland and with the Educational Testing Service in Atlanta. He is a member of numerous educational, honorary and professional organizations, and served as a member of the Board of Directors of the Georgia Vocational Association, Georgia Vocational Agriculture Teachers Association, and President of the UGA Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa education honorary society. He is currently Area 7-F Coordinator for PDK International.

Education:
PhD - The Ohio State University, 1971
MEd - Colorado State University, 1967
BS - North Dakota State University, 1961

Contact Dr. Iverson at:
106 Four Towers
Agricultural Education Program
Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communication
The College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences
The University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602-4355

Telephone: 706/542-1204
Fax: 706/542-0262
E-mail: miverson@uga.edu