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Upcoming Events

Sat Apr 21 @12:30PM - 05:00PM
Regional Cooperation of Wineries: From Enology to Marketing & The Northern Grapes USDA Grant Project Workshop

Sun May 06
Winery Sanitation Workshop

Sun May 20 @11:00AM - 05:00PM
Inside Missouri Cooperage; Your Exclusive Seminar-Postponed

Tue May 29
8th Annual Curriculum Retreat

Wed Jun 13 @ 8:00AM - 05:00PM
Introduction to Viticulture for the High School Instructor

VESTA Institutions and Management Team

Partner Institutions
Missouri State University - West Plains West Plains, MO	Northeast Iowa Comm. College Peosta, IA
Redlands Community College El Reno, OK	Rend Lake College Ina, IL
Arkansas Tech University - Ozark Ozark, AR	Highland CC - Wamego Highland, KS
Michigan State University Institute of Agricultural Technology East Lansing, MI	Central Lakes College Brainerd, MN
Kent State – Ashtabula Ashtabula, OH	South Plains College Leveland, TX
Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Green Bay, WI	Ivy Tech CC - Sellersburg Sellersburg, IN

Principal Investigator

Michelle Norgren
VESTA Regional Center Director
Missouri State University
901 S. National
Springfield, MO 65897
Phone: 417-836-5053
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Co-Principal Investigators
Michael Gau Academic Dean Northeast Iowa Community College Peosta, IA Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it		Barry Gump Professor, Hospitality Management Florida International University Miami, FL Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Stan Howell Professor Emeritus Michigan State University Lansing, MI Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it		Bill Baker Vice President of Academic Affairs Redlands Community College El Reno, OK Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

Senior Personnel
Ken Warden Business & Industry Coordinator Arkansas Tech University - Ozark Campus Ozark, AR Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it		Terry Wilkerson Applied Science Chair Rend Lake College Ina, IL Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Tom Smith Outreach Coordinator Institute of Agricultural Technology Michigan State University East Lansing, MI Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it		Scott Kohl Director, VESTA Program Highland CC Highland Community College Highland, KS Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Suresh Tiwari Vice President, Academic & Students Central Lakes College Brainerd, MN Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it		Lori Lee Senior Special Assistant Office of Accademic Services Kent State University at Ashtabula Ashtabula, OH Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Ron Presley Assistant Professor of Agriculture South Plains College Leveland, TX Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it		Don Jaworski Associate Dean, Agriculture Services Northeast Wisconsin Technical College Green Bay, WI Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it
Marilyn Faulkenburg Executive Director Workforce Development Ivy Tech CC - Sellersburg Sellersburg, IN Email: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it

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Supported by the National Science Foundation

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