1. Final Consideration for Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure Dr. Mussie Habteselassie Committee: W. Miller, Chair Miguel Cabrera Paul Raymer

2. Dr. Habteselassie: 2005: Ph.D., Utah State 2006-7: Postdoc, Purdue 2007-8: Postdoc, UNC/Chapel Hill October 2008: Assistant Professor Soil/Environmental Microbiology 30% Instruction/70% Research Griffin campus, UGA

3. Courses taught: > CRSS 3060,L (4): Soils and Hydrology > CRSS 4610/6610,L (3): Soil Microbiology > CRSS 4580/6580,L (3): Soil Conservation > AESC 3920 (3): Internship > AESC 4960 (3): Undergrad Research Support Environ. Resource Sci. major at Griffin as well as majors in Athens INSTRUCTION

4. YearSpringFall 2009 4/6610,L; 49603060,L 20104/6580; 39204/6610,L; 3060,L 20113920; 49604/6610,L; 3060,L 20124/6610,L; 3060,L 2013 4/6610,L; 3060,L : Tandberg from Griffin to Athens, IoR at both locations : lecture from Athens used in class at Griffin; IoR at Griffin

5. Student Evaluations: 3060 (Griffin students): 4.5-5.0 4/6610: (Griffin & Athens, Grad-UGrad): 4.2-4.8 --’10-11: technical problems w/ Tandberg --some grad student issues Peer Evaluation (4/6610, 2012): Outside evaluators: complimentary (materials) Committee report: favorable

6. Graduate Education: Chair: 1 M.S. (completed) 3 Ph.D. in progress Committee Member: 14 total (9 in progress)

7. Research Focus Water Quality: microbial effects -- septics and surface water Ecology of Pathogenic Microbes -- E. coli, Salmonella survival Environmental Services of Microbes -- C, N cycling in manure-amended soils

8. Publications YearJournal Articles Chapters/ Bulletins Abstracts/ Proceedings < 20084111 2009001 2010302 2011201 2012108 2013628 201451-- 21 (6 senior author) 431

9. Grants Total (PI and Co-PI): $1.48 million Habteselassie share: $383,000 Co-PI, USDA/AFRI, 2011-16 ($500K/$108K) PI, USDA/NIFA, 2012-14, ($570K/$160K) PI (2), GaWRI, 2012-14, ($43K/$37K) Focus: microbial water quality/septic systems

10. Service: Campus— Departmental Curriculum Committee Griffin Library and Staff Committees Young Scholars program (2009-13) Professional– Review panel, IN Water Resources grants Chaired SSSA session, 2010 Active manuscript reviewer Professional society memberships

11. Letters: “I … give his nomination my unreserved support.” “[He] is an asset to your department and should continue to do so for many years to come.” “I view [him] as outstanding among his peers.” “[His] contributions … at UGA are exceptional and have exceeded expectations.” “[He] is performing at a level that is outstanding compared to others in the same field and at approximately the same state of development.”