Reno Reporter

The University of Nevada, Reno’s College of Agriculture, Biotechnology and Natural Resources has welcomed a new assistant dean.

According to a university news release, Katie Jameson will provide the dean, associate deans and directors with strategy, analytics and administration.

“Since I am an alumnus, I was excited to come back,” Jameson said in the release. “I enjoy the university environment – it has a lot of soul and vibrancy. It’s just nice to be on campus and to be doing something new and exciting.”

Aside from leading the school’s four academic departments, Jameson will spearhead the extension, experiment station and extended studies units' funds, logistics and staff. Her ultimate goal is to expand revenue sources for the school by streamlining the duties.

“We were extremely fortunate to find someone like Katie to fill this much-needed new position. Our college, especially with its extension, experiment station and extended studies units, has many complexities to juggle administratively," college Dean Bill Payne said. "Katie’s administrative background, and in particular with the state’s Department of Agriculture, is a perfect fit for what we need to assist all of us in leadership in managing and making the most of our resources to benefit our students and others we serve throughout the state.”

Jameson, who studied at UNR, obtained a degree in general studies, with a focus on business administration and accounting, and has finished the Nevada Certified Public Manager Program.