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University of Idaho dean outlines college priorities, seeks viticulture specialist and CAFE operating funds
Summary
University of Idaho College of Agricultural and Life Sciences Dean Michael Perella briefed the House Agricultural Affairs Committee, reviewed staffing and extension work, and requested a viticulture extension specialist and state operating funds for the CAFE research facility.
Michael Perella, dean of the University of Idaho College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, told the House Agricultural Affairs Committee that he has announced his retirement effective in June and reviewed the college’s priorities, staffing and funding requests.
Perella described the college’s land‑grant mission and recent investments in facilities and personnel. He told the committee the college has hired “about 75 new faculty” during his nine‑year deanship and that more than half of the roughly 220 faculty hold off‑campus appointments, which places extension personnel in communities across Idaho.
Perella asked the committee to consider two enhancement requests in the college’s budget. The first is funding for a viticulture and…
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