Full Name
Rolston St. Hilaire
Job Title
Dean
Company
Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology, California State University, Fresno
Speaker Bio
Rolston St. Hilaire serves as the ninth Dean of the Jordan College of Agricultural Sciences and Technology (JCAST) at California State University, Fresno. In this role, he oversees six academic departments, four research centers and institutes, and 18 farm enterprises. He champions the use of agricultural technologies to drive efficiencies in farming and supports climate smart innovations that help farm sustainability and farm alternate energy transitions.
A dedicated advocate for food security, Dr. St. Hilaire served as the principal investigator for the Southwest USDA Regional Food Business Center at Fresno State. He was honored with the Intellectual Property Award from New Mexico State University for work that recognized his contributions to society, industry, and commerce. He is the inventor of the patented bigtooth maple cultivar Acer grandidentatum ‘JFS-NuMex 3’, commercially available as Mesa Glow bigtooth maple.
Dr. St. Hilaire is a fellow and president of the American Society for Horticultural Science, which represents a broad spectrum of the horticultural and plant science community. He serves on the California State Board of Food and Agriculture and is on the board of the California Agricultural Leadership Foundation. He earned his Ph.D. from Iowa State University and both his M.S. and B.S. degrees from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez.
A dedicated advocate for food security, Dr. St. Hilaire served as the principal investigator for the Southwest USDA Regional Food Business Center at Fresno State. He was honored with the Intellectual Property Award from New Mexico State University for work that recognized his contributions to society, industry, and commerce. He is the inventor of the patented bigtooth maple cultivar Acer grandidentatum ‘JFS-NuMex 3’, commercially available as Mesa Glow bigtooth maple.
Dr. St. Hilaire is a fellow and president of the American Society for Horticultural Science, which represents a broad spectrum of the horticultural and plant science community. He serves on the California State Board of Food and Agriculture and is on the board of the California Agricultural Leadership Foundation. He earned his Ph.D. from Iowa State University and both his M.S. and B.S. degrees from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez.
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