Contact

Dr. Dawn R. Gibas
Director of Certification

Fredericktown, OH 43019-9564 UNITED STATES

Employment History

• ASA, CSSA, and SSSA
  
• ASA, CSSA, and SSSA   (Jan 2014)
  

Membership

• Member
• American Society of Agronomy, 31 Years
• Crop Science Society of America, 14 Years
• Soil Science Society of America, 33 Years

Past Membership

Certifications Held

• Certified Professional Soil Scientist

Education History

• Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, 1997, Forest Hydrol
  
• Master of Science (MS), University of Minnesota-Twin Cities, 1987, Soil Science
  
• Bachelor of Science (BS), University of Wisconsin-Madison, 1984, Soil Science
  

Communities

ASA Education and Extension Section
• ASA K-16 Education and Outreach Community
  

Divisions of Interest

• SSSA Practicing Professional Soil Scientists Division
  
• SSSA Soil Education and Outreach Division
  
• SSSA Soil Physics and Hydrology Division
  
• SSSA Forest, Range & Wildland Soils Division
  

• SSSA Soils & Environmental Quality Division
  
• SSSA Urban and Anthropogenic Soils Division
  

Committee Service

• A - Certified Crop Adviser Conservationist of the Year Award, Member, 2023-01-01 - 2100-12-31
  
• S - Soils Certifying Board, Member, Ex Officio, 2023-01-01 - 2100-12-31
  
• A - CCA Science Policy Committee, Member, Ex Officio, 2024-01-01 - 2100-12-31
  
• A - CCA Executive Committee, Staff Liaison, 2022-01-01 - 2100-12-31
  

• A - International Certified Crop Adviser Board, Staff Liaison, 2022-01-01 - 2100-12-31
  
• S - Soils Fundamentals Exam Committee, Member, Ex Officio, 2018-01-01 - 2100-12-31
  
• S - Soils Professional Practice Exam Committee, Member, Ex Officio, 2018-01-01 - 2100-12-31
  
• A - ICCA Exam & Procedures Committee, Chair, 2013-09-01 - 2100-12-31
  
• S - Soils Certifying Board, Member, Ex Officio, 2011-01-01 - 2017-12-31
  
• S - Council of Soil Science Examiners, Member, Ex Officio, 2008-08-01 - 2017-12-31
  
• A - 4R NMS CCA Exam Committee, Chair, 2015-05-01 - 2017-05-31
  
• S - Council of Soil Science Examiners, Past Chair, 2005-11-05 - 2007-11-03
  
• S - Council of Soil Science Examiners, Chair, 2005-01-01 - 2005-12-31
  
• S - Council of Soil Science Examiners, Chair, 2003-01-01 - 2003-12-31
  
• S - Council of Soil Science Examiners, Member, 1999-01-01 - 1999-12-31
  

Areas of Expertise

• Soil Physics
  
• Wetlands Identification
  
• Soil and Water Management