J.F. Meullenet has been named interim dean for the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences.
J.F. Meullenet has been named interim dean at the University of Arkansas’ Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences, effective July 1.
The longtime UA System Division of Agriculture professor and administrator succeeds Deacue Fields, who is moving on to serve as vice president of agriculture for the UA System.
Meullenet joined the division as an assistant professor of food science in 1996. He also will continue to serve as senior associate vice president for agriculture research and as director of the Agricultural Experiment Station.
Meullenet previously served as interim assistant director of the experiment station, head of the Department of Food Science and director of the Institute of Food Science and Engineering.
As interim dean, he will handle all the day-to-day functions of that position. His current day-to-day responsibilities as AES director will be partially covered by Nathan Slaton, who will be promoted to senior associate director, while Mary Savin, assistant AES director, will help with special initiatives.
A native of France, Meullenet earned a Master of Science in food engineering from the National Superior School of Agronomy and Food Science in Nancy, and a Ph.D. in food science and technology from the University of Georgia. He has published 117 articles in refereed journals and has made more than 150 presentations, in addition to advising numerous master’s and doctoral students.
Since 2006, Meullenet has held the Tyson Foods Endowed Distinguished Professorship in Sensory Science, and he is a 2013 graduate of LEAD21, a national leadership program.
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