Dr. Rolston St. Hilaire officially started his new role as dean of the Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology last week, but his vision for its future started taking shape much earlier as he researched its programs and interviewed for the position last spring.

The Jordan College's ninth dean offers a wide range of experience and impressive accomplishments tied to teaching, research and overseeing the Plant Science Department at New Mexico State University as well as its extension programs. He has been at the Las Cruces, New Mexico institution since 1998, after receiving his doctoral degree from Iowa State University and master's and bachelor's degrees from the University of Puerto Rico, Mayagüez.

Like many of our students, his passion for agriculture is rooted in the hands-on experience from working in his family farming operation as well as a university student. He also shares a special twist, since his father was an extension agent and agricultural educator on the island of Dominica.

Visit the Jordan College blog to read more about St. Hilaire's road to Fresno State and things that attracted him to this position.