Dr. Adell Brown, Jr., Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration, SU Agricultural Center, has been named Executive Vice Chancellor and Vice Chancellor for Research at Southern University Agricultural Research and Extension Center. Dr. Adell Brown will replace Dr. Kirkland E. Mellad who retired from the position of Vice Chancellor for Research on December 31, 2011. Additionally, Chancellor Leodrey Williams formally appointed Brown to be the official designated person in charge in his absence.

During his initial meeting with the faculty on January 10, he informed them that his vision is for the Southern University Ag Center to become a major partner in providing innovative new discoveries to help drive the economic development in the state of Louisiana.

"Average is over, we have to outperform and increase productivity in order to survive," Brown said.

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