Committee Chairs
Chair: Jeff Fehmi jfehmi@arizona.eduBoD Rep: Susan Edinger Marshall sem11@humboldt.edu
Program Accreditation Committee
BoD Rep: Susan Edinger Marshall sem11@humboldt.edu
Accreditation of Professional Programs in Range Management Education
The responsibility for accreditation of professional programs in range management education is accepted by the Society for Range Management. Accreditation of professional programs is a proven and accepted approach successfully used by such professions as medicine, law, engineering and forestry for several decades.
The objectives of accreditation include:
- establishment of recognized minimum standards in education
- improvement of the quality of professional education
- identification of schools having programs meeting or exceeding acceptable standards.
Listed below are the SRM Accredited Universities. If you would like further information on accreditation of range management education programs, please contact the Executive Vice President at 303-986-3309.
- Colorado State University
- Montana State University
- New Mexico State University
- Oregon State University
- South Dakota State University
- Texas A&M University
- Texas A&M University-Kingsville
- Texas Tech University
- Universidad Autonoma Agraria Antonio Narro
- University of Arizona
- University of Idaho
- University of Nevada-Reno
- University of Wyoming
- Utah State University
Members
(as of 2/2021)
- Chair: Jeff Fehmi
Chair 2/2021-2/2023
- BoD Representative: Susan Edinger Marshall
Shane Green (Agency or NGO)
Term: 2/2019 – 2/2022
Email: shane.green@usda.gov
Brenda Simpson (Agency or NGO)
Term: 2/2019 – 2/2022
Email: blackjack4@hotmail.com
Megan Boatright (Agency of NGO)
Term: 2/2020 – 2/2023
Email: mboatright@slo.state.nm.us
Jeff Fehmi (Accred Univ)
Term: 2/2018 – 2/2023
Email: jfehmi@arizona.edu
Eric Thacker (Accred Univ)
Term: 2/2020 – 2/2023
Email: eric.thacker@usu.edu
Carlos Villalobos (Accred Univ)
Term: 2/2017 – 2/2023
Email: c.villalobos@ttu.edu
Carlos Ochoa (Accred Univ)
Term: 2/2018 – 2/2024
Email: Carlos.Ochoa@oregonstate.edu
Karen Hickman (Non-accred Univ)
Term: 2/2018 – 2/2023
Email: karen.hickman@okstate.edu
Wendy Gardner (Non-accred Univ)
Term: 2/2021 – 2/2024
Email: wgardner@tru.ca
Anthony Perlinski (Non-accred Univ)
Term: 2/2021 – 2/2024
Email: aperlinski@csc.edu
Society for Range Management Accredited Universities
|
University/College |
Original Accreditation |
Date of Next Accreditation Review |
| Colorado State University |
1980 |
2027 |
| Montana State University |
2016 |
2021 |
| New Mexico State University |
1982 |
2021 |
| Oregon State University |
1987 |
2022 |
| South Dakota State University |
2011 |
2026 |
| Texas A&M University |
1987 |
2027 |
| Texas A&M University – Kingsville |
2019 |
2024 |
| Texas Tech University |
1981 |
2021 |
| Universidad Autonoma Agraria Antonio Narro |
2012 |
2029 |
| University of Arizona |
1981 |
2020 |
| University of Idaho |
1985 |
2023 |
| University of Nevada-Reno |
2019 |
2024 |
| University of Wyoming |
1990 |
2030 |
| Utah State University |
1980 |
2028 |