1112 Oriole Drive Starkville, MS 39759 Albert E. Myles (662) 324­2419 EDUCATION Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics with a minor in General Economics, Mississippi State University, December 1984. M.A. in Food and Resource Economics with a minor in Agricultural Marketing, University of Florida, December 1980. B.S. in Agricultural Economics, Alcorn State University, May 1978. PROFESSIONAL ASSOCIATIONS Member of the Mississippi Association of County Agricultural Agents (MACAA) Member of the MACAA Board of Directors President of MACAA Policy Committee (2007) Member of the newly formed National Association of Community Development Professionals (NACDEP) Member of the Southern Association of Agricultural Economics Member of Tri­State Planning Group Member of Hall of Learning 4­H Club Member of Mississippi Volunteer Leaders Association Member of the Community Development Society Professional Workers Agricultural Workers Conference (PWAC) Member of the Southern Agricultural Economics Association Member of the Academy of Economic and Finance. Duties in the association include: chair workshop sessions and present papers. Member of the Southwestern Economics Association. Duties include chairing workshop sessions and presenting papers. Member Mississippi Agricultural Economics Association PROFESSIONAL IMPROVEMENT Participated in a 1­hour session titled “Classroom Management” hosted by the Center for Teaching and Learning (CTL) at MSU, October 2007. Participated in a 1­day Bureau of the Census 2000 Training Course 2, 2003. Participated in a 1­day Agri­Tourism Training Course 2, 2003. Participated in a 3­day National Training Course on Business Retention and Expansion (BR&E) and received, 2003 certification as a BR&E Consultant, October 2002. Participated in a 5­day Community Development Institute Course, September 2002. Participated in the Extension Leadership Academy Program, 2002. Attended a two­day workshop on Entrepreneurial Education Training hosted by the Southern Rural Development Center in Birmingham, Alabama, (November 18­19, 1999). Attended a week long course on “Economic Development in the South” at the University of Southern Mississippi (September 1997). EMPLOYMENT Presently Community Development Specialist, Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service, Mississippi State, University, Mississippi State, Mississippi 39762. Graduate Assistant, Department of Agricultural Economics, Mississippi State University (1981­1984). Graduate Assistant, Department of Food and Resource Economics, University of Florida (1978­1980). Agricultural Statistician, United States Department of Agricultural Charleston, West Virginia. Duties involved collecting, summarizing, and publishing relevant economic data (1978). 1975 ­ 1978 Research Technician, Alcorn State University. Duties closely parallel those above. Stock Clerk and Bagboy in several big chain supermarkets (e.g., IGA, and A & P Groceries) (1970­1974). ACTIVITIES AND HONORS Member of the Mississippi Association of Cooperatives Board of Directors, 2005 to present Selected one of the top Outstanding Black Agricultural Economist in U.S., 2005 Selected as President­Elect of the Mississippi Association of County Agricultural Agents (MACAA) Recognized for Outstanding Support to the Attala County Economic Development Authority, 2003 Nominated to Serve on Midsouth Academy of Economics and Finance Board of Directors, 2003 Gamma Sigma Delta, (Honorary Agricultural Society) Mississippi Agricultural Economics Association ­ President, 1994­95 Southern Agricultural Economics Association Midsouth Academy of Economics and Finance Transportation Research Forum Phi Delta Kappa Recipient of the Ralston Purina Scholarship Award Honor Graduate (ASU, MSU, and UF) Who's Who Among Colleges and Universities Selected Outstanding Young Man of America, 1984 Member, Kiwanis Club Member, and Past President of the Mississippi Association of County Agricultural Agents Selected as member of the Distinguished International Leadership Group Co­Recipient of the 1992 MCES Cultural Diversity Award TEACHING EXPERIENCES Microeconomics Course, Spring 2006 and Fall 2007 Guest Lecturer in Dr. Ken Hood’s Agribusiness Management Class , 2007 Microeconomics Course, Spring 2004 and 2005 Guest Lecturer in Starkville and Oktibbeha County Leader Program, Fall 2004 Guest Lecturer in Delta State University’s Emerging Leaders Program, Fall 2003 Guest lecturer­­Graduate Community Development Course (taught by Dr. Bo Beaulieu), 2001 Undergraduate Courses­­ Introduction to Commodity Marketing 4 different classes Graduate Courses ­­ Advanced Agricultural Marketing taught for six weeks Regional Planning (guest lecturer) Kellogg Leadership PRO­MISS ­­Lecturer in Community & Economic Program Development, 1992­1999 In­Service Training ­­ Lecturer Extension In­service Training/Public Policy, 1995 Lecturer in MSU Extension’s Promoting Mississippi Leadership Program Lecturer Extension In­service Training/Child Care: Rankin, Pearl River Counties and Mississippi State University, 1995 Lecturer Extension In­service Training/Retail Trade­ Lecturer, Extension In­service: Strategic Planning for Economic Development, 1995 MCES “Launch Mississippi Project” ­­ Lecturer in Demographic and Economic Analysis RESEARCH EXPERIENCE Member of M.S. Graduate Student Committee Studying “Determinants of Aircraft Ownership in the General Aviation in Mississippi” Served as an advisor to a graduate student conducting a M.S. thesis entitled “The Economics of Rural Fire Protection in Mississippi” Serve as a reviewer of research publications from other departments on MSU and from other University Campuses Co­authored a chapter in a regional research project of the Social Science Research Center Served on the M.S. Graduate Committee of Student Conducting a “Study of the Winston County Economy” Currently serve on a Ph.D. Graduate Committee in the Department of Agricultural Economics Hold a Courtesy Appointment in the Department of Agricultural Economics Served on Two Graduate Committees in the Department of Agricultural Economics Tentatively approved to serve on Ph.D. Committee in the Department of Political Science ­­ Public Policy and Administration PUBLICATIONS Myles, Albert E. “Cross­sectional Production Function to Project County Level Output in Mississippi”, paper presented at the Mid­Continent Regional Science Association 37th Annual Conference, Kansas City, Mo, June 7­ 9, 2007 (paper submitted for journal publication: status unknown). Myles, Albert E. and Albert J. Allen, “An Intersector Impact of Hurricane Katrina and Rita on the Agribusiness Industry in Mississippi,” Abstract, Journal of Agricultural & Applied Economics, Volume 39, Number 2, August 2007, Page 425. Allen, Albert J., Saleem Shaik, and Albert E. Myles, “Discrete Choice Analysis of the Factors Affecting Food­ Imports Refusals by the Food and Drug Administration,” Journal of Food Distribution Research, Proceedings Issue, Volume XXXVIII, November 1, March 2007, Page 203. Albert E. Myles Page 2 of 27 Myles, Albert E., Albert J. Allen, and Saleem Shaik, “Measuring the Impact of Natural Disasters on Key Sectors of the Food Industry in Mississippi,” Journal of Food Distribution Research, Proceedings Issue, Volume XXXVIII, Number 1, March 2007, Pages 96­105. Myles, Albert E., “Helping Policymakers Analyze the Importance of Non­financial and Financial Incentives in Economic Development”, 3rd Annual National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, April 16­19, 2007(Website. ( http://nacdep.net/confs/2007/proceedings2007.htm). Allen, Albert J., Myles, Albert E., and Saleem Shaik, “Impact of Trade Agreements on Agricultural Commodity Groups: A Generic Time Series Implementation Analysis,” paper presented at the 65th Annual meeting of Professional Workers Agricultural Conference, December 3­ 5, 2007. Myles, Albert E. “Horse Population In Mississippi: By The Numbers”, Mississippi State University Extension Service, Publication number p2450, October 2007. Li Zahang, Dennis Truax, Lannie Hillabrand, Albert J. Allen, Wen Tu, Albert E. Myles, and Saleem Shaik, “ Studies on Impact of Aircraft Maintenance Labor and Parts Tax in The State of Mississippi”, Mississippi Department of Transportation (MDOT), Jackson, Mississippi, December 2006, (Project: MSU #363745­192400­021000). Myles, Albert E. “Understanding Local Government’s Role and Response to Economic Development,” Mississippi State University Extension Service, Publication number M1433, February 2006. Garen Evans, Alan Barefield, and Albert E. Myles, “The Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) and the Federal Funds Report (FFR)­Sources of Data for Economic Development Specialist,” 2 nd Annual National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals, San Antonio, Texas, February 2006. Website. (http://nacdep.net/confs/2006/proceedings2006.htm). Myles, Albert E., “Local Government Role in Economic Development,” 2 nd Annual National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals, San Antonio, Texas, February 2006 (Website. (http://nacdep.net/confs/2006/proceedings2006.htm). Myles, Albert E. and Garen Evans, “Measuring The Impact of New Industry In Town,” 2 nd Annual National Association of Community Development Extension Professionals, San Antonio, Texas, February 2006 (Website. http://nacdep.net/confs/2006/proceedings2006.htm). Albert E. Myles, Albert Allen, and Saleem Shaik. “Factors Affecting National Security in the United States,” presented at the International Academy of Business and Public Administration