Eva J. Pell

Senior Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School

Eva J. Pell, John and Nancy Steimer Professor of Agricultural Sciences, was appointed Vice President for Research and Dean of the Graduate School at Penn State University during the Board of Trustees meeting in January 2000. She served in this position on an interim basis from July 1, 1999 until that time. Previously, she had a joint appointment in the Environmental Resources Research Institute and Department of Plant Pathology at Penn State University, and chaired the Intercollege Graduate Degree Program in Plant Physiology. Dr. Pell earned a B.S. in biology from City College of the City University of New York in 1968, and a Ph.D. in Plant Biology from Rutgers University in 1972.

She was appointed as an Assistant Professor of Plant Pathology at Penn State in 1973. She was promoted to Associate Professor in 1978 and Professor of Plant Pathology in 1983. In 1991 she was named Distinguished Professor of Plant Pathology, and in 1995 was named the Steimer Professor of Agricultural Sciences. Dr. Pell has been the recipient of grants totaling more than $7 million. She has been the author or co-author over 100 publications and more than 65 abstracts. In 2003, she was elected as a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Dr. Pell serves on numerous national committees and organizations. She was the 2003-2004 President of AAU's Association of Graduate Schools and is current chair of NASULGC's Council of Research Policy and Graduate Education.