2025-2026 Southern Section Officers
President
Dr. W. Brandon Smith
Auburn University
President-Elect
Dr. Caleb O. Lemley
Mississippi State University
Past President
Dr. Nicole C. Burdick Sanchez
USDA-ARS
Secretary-Treasurer/Program Chair
Dr. Flint W. Harrelson
University of Arkansas
Secretary Treasurer-Elect
Dr. Nicolas DiLorenzo
University of Florida
Southern Section Director (2028)
Dr. Daniel H. Poole
North Carolina State University
July 2025 start
Southern Graduate Director (2027)
Mr. Nicholas C. Kertz
University of Florida
Southern Graduate Director (2028)
Mr. Tres Pennington
Texas A&M University
