The Division of Conservation is governed by five elected commissioners: two ex officio members representing the Agriculture Experiment Station and Cooperative Extension Service, Kansas State University, and two appointed members representing the Kansas Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Department of Agriculture, Natural Resources Conservation Service.
The nine commissioners serve according to K.S.A. 2-1904.
- Elected commissioners serve two year terms.
- The method of election is by an area caucus of the district from each of the five administrative areas of Kansas.
- Areas I, III and V shall elect in odd years.
- Areas II and IV shall elect in even years.
- The elected commissioners take office on January 1.
- The Division of Conservation shall appoint a successor to fill an unexpired term of an elected commissioner. The successor shall be a resident of the same area as that of the predecessor.
The Elected Commissioners left to right are as follows:
Ted Nighswonger - Area 1
Rod Vorhees - Area V
Brad Shogren - Area III
John Wunder - Area IV
Andy Larson - Area II
Elected Commissioners
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Name
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Position
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Ted Nighswonger
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Area I Commissioner
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Andrew Larson, Jr.
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Area II Commissioner
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Brad Shogren
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Area III Commissioner
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John H. Wunder
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Area IV Commissioner, Vice-Chairperson
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Rodney Voorhees
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Area V Commissioner, Chairperson
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Ex Officio Commissioners
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Name
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Agency
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Daniel (Dan) L. Devlin
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K-State Research and Extension
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Peter (Pete) J. Tomlinson, Ph.D.
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K-State Extension Specialist for Environmental
Quality Agronomy Department
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Appointed Commissioners
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Name
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Position
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Agency
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Terry Medley
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Program Manager
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Division of Water Resources
Kansas Department of Agriculture
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Damarys Mortenson
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Acting State Conservationist
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Natural Resources Conservation Service
United States Department of Agriculture
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