Ed Osborne, Professor & Chair

Prior to joining UF as the AEC Department Chair in 1997, Dr. Osborne was a faculty member for 15 years in the agricultural education program at the University of Illinois. He also served as an instructor at Virginia Tech before earning his Ph. D. from Ohio State in 1982. Dr. Osborne is a native of Virginia and taught agriculture at James River High School in Buchanan, Virginia, for four years. He enjoys Gator sports, working outside, and going to the movies. He and his wife, Susie, have two daughters – a fashion designer in New York City and a dance management major in college in Oklahoma.

Education

• The Ohio State University, Ph.D., Agricultural Education, 1982
• Virginia Tech, M.S., Agricultural Education, 1979
• Virginia Tech, B.S., Agricultural Education, 1975

Research Areas

• Teaching methods
• Agriscience curriculum and instruction

Recent Publications

Phipps, Lloyd J., Osborne, Edward W., Dyer, James E., and Ball, Anna L. (2008). Handbook on agricultural education in public schools. Thomson Learning, Inc.: Clifton Park, NY (553 pages, text for university students).

Chiarelli, E. & Osborne, E. W. (2008, February). Factors influencing faculty migration to department chair positions in colleges of agricultural and life sciences. Research paper presentation at the Southern Region Conference of the American Association for Agricultural Education, Dallas, TX.

Estevez, B. E. & Osborne, E. W. (2008, February). Levels of student development in the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences at the University of Florida. Research paper presentation at the Southern Region Conference of the American Association for Agricultural Education, Dallas, TX.

Osborne, E. W. (2007, June). The agricultural education 10 x 15 goal: Bringing vision and reality together. Keynote presentation at the 10 x 15 Task Forces Initiatives Meeting, The National Council for Agricultural Education, Cincinnati, OH.

Osborne, E. W. (Ed.) (2007). National research agenda for agricultural education and communication: 2007-2010. Published by the American Association for Agricultural Education.

Awards & Service

• 2007 Outstanding Agricultural Educator, American Association for Agricultural Education
• Fellow of the American Association for Agricultural Education. (2007)
• 2007 Outstanding Agricultural Educator, American Association for Agricultural Education – Southern Region
• President, The National Council for Agricultural Education (2005)
• President, American Association for Agricultural Education (2004-05)

Grants

• Washburn, S., Myers, B., Irani, T. Dyer, J. & Osborne, E. (Project Co-Directors). Integrated Marketing Communication: A New Model for Recruiting Preservice Agriculture Teachers. USDA, October 2006 – September 2009. ($150,000).
• Osborne, E. W.., Dyer, J. E., Israel, G. I., Washburn, S. G. (Project Co-Directors). Space Agriculture in the Classroom. National Aeronautics and Space Administration, April 2003 – March 2006. ($185,000).
• Osborne, E. W.., Dyer, J. E., Israel, G. I., Washburn, S. G. (Project Co-Directors). Space Agriculture in the Classroom. United States Department of Agriculture, September 2002 – August 2005. ($150,000).

Courses Taught

• AEE 6905: Strategies for Success as a University Faculty Member (2 credit-seminar: fall)
• AEE 6905: Research Proposal Development (2-credit seminar: summer)