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Gulf Coast Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit (GC-CESU) facilitates collaborative research, education and technical assistance pertaining to the human and natural environment, within and beyond the region, among federal and state agencies, universities and non-governmental organizations.

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Texas A&M University, AgriLife Research

Texas A&M University, AgriLife Research

ESTABLISHED 2002
WEBSITE http://gccesu.org/
CO-DIRECTORS Neal Wilkins
1500 Research Parkway, Suite 110
Texas A&M University, AgriLife Research
College Station, TX 77843-2260
PHONE: (979) 862-3687
EMAIL: nwilkins@tamu.edu

Todd Snelgrove
1500 Research Parkway, Suite A240
Texas A&M University, AgriLife Research
College Station, TX 77843-2260
PHONE: (979) 845.1851
EMAIL: rtsnelgrove@ag.tamu.edu
ADMINISTRATIVE DOCUMENTS
AGREEMENTS AMENDMENTS

Cooperative and Joint Venture Agreement (2002)
Amendment 1 adding U.S. Forest Service
Amendment 2 adding Grambling State University and Instituto de Ecologia, A.C.
Amendment 3 adding Rice University, Stephen F. Austin University, Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center
Amendment 4 adding University of New Orleans
Amendment 5 adding the U.S Army Corps of Engineers - Civil Works
Amendment 6 adding University of West Florida, Tarelton State University, Sul Ross State University, University of Arkansas at Monticello, University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, and Houston Advanced Research Center

Cooperative and Joint Venture Agreement (2007)
Amendment 1 adding U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Bat Conservation International
Amendment 2 adding National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, University of Texas at Brownsville, and Florida State University
Amendment 3 adding Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement, University of Arkansas Pine Bluff, and Texas AgriLife Extension Service
Amendment 4 adding Valdosta State University and Dauphin Island Sea Lab
Amendment 5 adding Columbus State University

UNIT PARTNERS
TECHNICAL REPRESENTATIVE COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS REPRESENTATIVE
FEDERAL PARTNERS
Army Corps of Engineers - Civil Works Alfred F. Cofrancesco
Technical Director
Civil Works, Environmental Engineering & Science
Al.F.Cofrancesco@usace.army.mil
 
Bureau of Land Management Faye Winters
Southeastern States Field Office
fwinters@blm.gov
 
Bureau of Ocean Energy Management Melanie Damour
Marine Archaeologist and Supervisor Studies Plan Coordination Unit
melanie.damour@boem.gov
Jennifer Ewald
Physical Oceanographer
Division of Environmental Sciences
Environmental Studies Program
jennifer.ewald@boem.gov
Department of Defense L. Peter Boice
Director, Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Installations and Environment)
ODUSD (CO)
peter.boice@osd.mil
 
Fish and Wildlife Service Kim Webb
kim_webb@fws.gov
 
Forest Service Felipe Sanchez
Forest Service
fsanchez@fs.fed.us
 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration Jenette Gordon
jenette.b.gordon@ssc.nasa.gov
 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Bonnie Ponwith
bonnie.ponwith@noaa.gov
 
National Park Service Louise Hose
CESU Coordinator
lhose@ag.tamu.edu
 
Natural Resources Conservation Service Doris Washington
National CESU/COE Coordinator
Doris.Washington@ar.usda.gov
 
United States Geological Survey Phil Turnipseed
pturnip@usgs.gov
 
UNIVERSITY PARTNERS
Auburn University Samuel Fowler
fowlers@auburn.edu
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Columbus State University Julie Ballenger
ballenger_julie@columbusstate.edu

Troy Keller
keller_troy@columbusstate.edu
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Florida State University Eric Chassignet
echassignet@coaps.fsu.edu
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Louisiana State University vacant Darya Courville
osp@lsu.edu
Mississippi State University Wes Burger
wburger@dfr.msstate.edu
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Southern University and A&M College Kamran K. Abdollahi
kamrana664@cs.com
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Stephen F. Austin State University Warren Conway
wconway@sfas.edu
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Sul Ross University Louis Harveson
harveson@sulross.edu
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Tarleton State University Dan Hunter
dhunter@tiaer.tarleton.edu
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Texas A&M University, AgriLife Research Neal Wilkins
nwilkins@tamu.edu

Carol Gaas
cgaas@ag.tamu.edu
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Texas A&M University, Corpus Christi Paul Zimba
paul.zimba@tamucc.edu
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Texas A&M University, Galveston Tammy Holliday
hollidat@tamug.edu
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Texas A&M University, Kingsville William Kuvlesky
william.kulvesky@tamuk.edu
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Troy University Glenn Cohen
gcohen@troy.edu
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University of Arkansas, Division of Agriculture Phil Tappe
tappe@uamont.edu
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University of Arkansas, Monticello Phil Tappe
tappe@uamont.edu
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University of Arkansas, Pine Bluff Leslie Glover
gloverl@uapb.edu
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University of Central Florida Graham Worthy
graham.worthy@ucf.edu
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University of Florida Mary Duryea
mlduryea@ufl.edu
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University of Georgia James M. Sweeney
jsweeney@warnell.uga.edu
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University of Louisiana, Lafayette Ruth Landry
rlandry@louisiana.edu
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University of New Orleans Martin O'Connell
moconnel@uno.edu
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University of Texas, Austin Eric William James
ewjames@austin.utexas.edu
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University of Texas, Brownsville Michael Van Wagenen
michael.vanwagenen@utb.edu
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University of West Florida Elizabeth Benchley
ebenchley@ufw.edu
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Valdosta State University J. Mitchell Lockhart
jmlockha@valdosta.edu
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OTHER PARTNERS
Bat Conservation International Ed Arnett
earnett@batcon.org
 
Dauphin Island Sea Lab Kenneth L. Heck, Jr.
kheck@disl.org
 
Houston Advanced Research Center Jim Lester
jlester@harc.edu
 
The Nature Conservancy, Texas Chapter James Bergan
jbergan@tnc.org