Ricky Telg

ACE President 2022-2023
University of Florida

Ricky Telg was born and raised in Bryan, Texas, next door to Texas A&M University. Telg attended Bryan schools before his family moved to “the farm” near Caldwell, Texas, where his love for agriculture began. While pursuing his bachelor’s at Texas A&M, he was hired at KBTX-TV in studio production and then moved to news reporting. He also was a newspaper reporter and editor and radio personality before going back to Texas A&M to pursue his doctorate and serve as Agricultural Communications broadcast coordinator. After earning his degree, he was hired as an assistant professor for the University of Florida’s Department of Agricultural Education and Communication in 1995, where he has remained.

Telg currently serves as director for the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences’ Center for Public Issues Education in Agriculture and Natural Resources, which conducts applied social science research impacting agriculture and natural resources.

Telg has twice received UF’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences’ Undergraduate Advisor of the Year and Undergraduate Teacher of the Year awards. He received the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture’s Teaching Award of Excellence and USDA’s National Award for Excellence in College and University Teaching. Telg has more than 120 refereed publications. He has been an ACE member since 1992 and also served on the ACE Board in the late 1990s.

2022-2023 ACE Board

President Ricky Telg, President-elect Tobie Blanchard, Vice President ChaNae Bradley, Past President LaRachelle Smith, Treasurer Jason Ellis, Member Services Director Latasha Ford, Learning Communities Director Stacey Stearns, Marketing and Membership Directors DaraMonifah Cooper and Pascale Mondesir, Professional Development Director Lori Gula, Research Director Jamie Loizzo, Retiree Director Dave King, Development Director Ruth Borger

Asheville Conference Co-chairs Sydney Honeycutt and Tara Slusher