Previously, he was at the University of Illinois, where he earned bachelor's, master's and doctorate degrees in agricultural engineering. Mack became assistant dean for Information Technology in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech last year. He retains duties as head of Virginia Tech's Department of Entomology, which he has headed since 1994. Mack holds a doctorate and a master's degree in entomology from Pennsylvania State University and a bachelor's in biology from Colgate University. NU's extension dean heads a statewide program.
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