Jason Evans (he/him)
Dean, College of Food Innovation & Technology College of Food Innovation & Technology Providence
Biography
Jason Evans was named Founding Dean of the College of Food Innovation and Technology (CFIT) at Johnson & Wales University in January, 2021.
Formerly, Evans was an Associate Professor of Agricultural Business Management at the State University of New York’s College of Agriculture and Technology, Cobleskill (SUNY Cobleskill), where he also served as the Director of the Institute for Rural Vitality and Chair of the Department of Agriculture & Food Management. Before joining the SUNY Cobleskill faculty in 2009, Evans was an Assistant Research Professor at West Virginia University, where he earned a Ph.D. in Natural Resource Economics in 2007.
Education
PhD, West Virginia University
Natural Resource Economics
MS, West Virginia University
Agricultural & Resource Economics
BA, University of Virginia
Economics
American Association of State Colleges and Universities Excellence and Innovation Award for Regional Economic Development
AASCU
Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Faculty Service
State University of New York
Distinguished Legacy Award
SUNY Cobleskill Agricultural Council
Food Distribution Research Society’s William Applebaum Memorial Award for Doctoral Research in Food Distribution and Marketing