The collection of people who have worked on various rehabilitation projects since the early 1970’s has grown to over fifty individuals. Some of these folks have moved to other places and endeavors and some have remained under our program’s umbrella.

W. Lee Daniels
Thomas B. Hutcheson, Jr. Professor of Soil Science
School of Plant & Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech
- Email: wdaniels@vt.edu
- Phone: (540) 231-7175
- Office: 244 Smyth Hall 0404, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg VA 24061
Education:
- B.S. Forestry, Virginia Tech, 1978
- M.S. Soil Genesis, Virginia Tech, 1980
- Ph.D. Soil Geomorphology, Virginia Tech, 1985
Hannah Angel
Graduate Research Assistant/Ph.D Candidate
- Email: angelhz@vt.edu
Education:
- B.S. Forestry, University of Kentucky, 2014
- M.S. Forestry, Stephen F. Austin State University, 2017


Pat Donovan
GIS Specialist
- Email: padonova@vt.edu
- Phone: (540) 231-9795
- Office: 250E Smyth Hall, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0404.
Education:
- B.S. Geology, University of Minnesota, Duluth, 1989
- M.S. Geology, Northern Arizona University, 1993
Katie Haering
Research Associate
- Email: khaering@vt.edu
- Phone: (540) 231-6482
- Office: 351C Smyth Hall, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0404
Education:
- B.S. Agronomy/Soils, University of Maryland, 1983
- M.S. Soil Genesis, University of Maryland, 1986


Sara Klopf
Research Associate
- E-mail: ksara1@vt.edu
- Phone: (540) 231-6482
- Office: 351C Smyth Hall, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061-0404
Education:
- B.S. Integrative Biology, University of Illinois, 2007
- M.S. Plant Biology/Ecology, Southern Illinois University, 2010
Steve Nagle
Research Specialist Senior
- Email: snagle@vt.edu
- Phone: (540) 231-4521
- Office: 313 Latham Hall, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061.
Education:
- B.S. Plant Science, University of Delaware, 1981
- M.S. Agronomy, Virginia Tech, 1983


Zenah Orndorff
Senior Research Associate
- Email: zorndorf@vt.edu
- Phone: (540) 231-8659
- Fax: (540) 231-7630
- Office: 215 Latham Hall, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA 24061.
Education:
- B.S. Natural Sciences, Johns Hopkins University, 1990
- M.S. Soil Science, Virginia Tech, 1995
- Ph. D. Soil Science, Virginia Tech, 2001
Past People
Allwyn Albuquerque, environmental engineer, Reston, VA Ron Alls, retired, Blacksburg, VA Mike Beck, retired, Blacksburg, VA Jay Bell, Professor, Univ. of Minnesota, St. Paul, MN. Cara Bergschneider, Soil Conservationist, NRCS, Mt. Vernon, IL. Sue Brown, Project Manager, deceased. Joe Buckwalter, Research Associate, Dept. of Fish and Wildlife Conservation, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA Julie Burger, Academic Advisor, Department of Geography, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA. Jon Dickerson, Research Specialist, Virginia Tech Turfgrass Research Center, Blacksburg, VA. Dennis Dove, organic farmer, Full Circle Organic Farm, Floyd, VA Daniel Evans, Univ. of New Hampshire, Plymouth, NH. Charlie Everett, Charleston, SC. Gabriela Fajardo, soil scientist, Williamsburg Environmental Group, Williamsburg, VA Mike Genthner, OriginLab Corp, Riner, VA Velva Groover, Research Specialist, School of Plant & Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA David Hall, President and Project Manager, Soil and Environmental Technology, Inc., Christiansburg, VA Gaber Hassan, University of Alexandria, Egypt Nick Haus, Ph.D. candidate, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI Jeff Howard, Professor, Wayne State Univ., Detroit Joseph Hunnings, Virginia Cooperative Extension Service, Retired, Blacksburg, VA Meral Jackson, Houghton, MI Daniel Johnson, Assistant Teaching Professor of Soil Science, Penn State, State College, PA. Mike Jones, NRCS Soil Conservationist, Morgantown, WV Urszula Kukier, Public Health Engineer, Maryland Department of the Environment, Baltimore, MD Ren‑Sheng Li, Ph.D. Virginia Tech, deceased. Kelly Meredith, San Diego, CA Whitney Nash. U.S. Office of Surface Mining, Reclamation, and Enforcement, Knoxville, TN John Parker, environmental consultant, Fort A.P. Hill, Bowling Green, VA. W.T. Price, retired, Pearisburg, VA Jay Roberts, Water Resources Scientist, VA Dept. of Environmental Quality, Roanoke, VA Clay Ross, Natural Resources Specialist. County of Bedford, VA Vince Ruark, VDOT Materials Division, Staunton, VA Mike Schmidt, Deputy Administrator for Farm Programs, Farm Service Agency, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, DC Phil Schroeder, Chair, Dept. of Agriculture and Veterinary Tech., Alfred State College, Alfred, NY. Erik Severson, NC State Extension, North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC. Ethan Sneesby, Wetland Scientist, BSC Group, Inc., Providence, RI. Barry Stewart, Associate Professor, Mississippi State Univ., Starkville, MI Mark Stolt, Professor, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI Larry Sweeney, Delta Environmental, Pittsburgh, PA Nicole Troyer-Jacobsen, consultant, Anchorage, AK An VanWormhoudt, ‘den Bosch, The Netherlands Angela Whitehead, Soil Horizons, Williamsburg, VA Abbey Foster Wick, Assistant Professor, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND Carl Zipper, Emeritus Professor, School of Plant & Environmental Sciences, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA |
