Dr. Rosemary R. Haggett
West Virginia University

Biography:

Rosemary R. (Grady) Haggett grew up in Nanticoke, Pennsylvania where her father was a surface miner. She obtained a B.A. in biology from the University of Bridgeport (CT) and a Ph.D. in physiology from the University of Virginia. After three years of postdoctoral work in reproductive biology at Northwestern University, she was a member of the biology faculty at Loyola University of Chicago where she taught numerous undergraduate courses and trained M.S. students.

She joined the federal government in 1988, working for the USDA in Washington, D.C. There she managed a $100 M competitive grants program supporting research in agriculture and forestry. She was named Dean of the College of Agriculture and Forestry at West Virginia University and Director of the West Virginia Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station on August 15, 1994. She currently serves as Associate Provost for Academic Programs.