Dr. Wesley M. Porter was recently named president of the Agriculture Alumni board of directors of Clemson University’s College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences. He will serve a two-year term at the helm of the organization.
Porter, an honor graduate of Clemson University with a B.S. in Agricultural Mechanization in 2007 and an M.S. in Agricultural Engineering in 2010, earned a Ph.D. in Agricultural Engineering at Oklahoma State University in 2013.
The board, in concert with the college, sponsors an annual golf tournament and a clay shooting benefit to raise funds for scholarships, the Ag-Tailgate Educational Event held during a home-football game and a recognition program of Outstanding Clemson Agriculture Alumni.
Porter is presently serving as an assistant professor and extension precision agriculture and irrigation specialist in the College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences at the University of Georgia. Headquartered at the Tifton, Georgia Campus, he is responsible for precision agriculture and irrigation education and research. He has developed a reputation for innovative programs that recently earned him the National Precision Ag Award of Excellence in Education and Research.
