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Kent Weigel, Ph.D., is the Vice Provost for Faculty and Staff Affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. A Wisconsin native, Kent joined the faculty of the Department of Dairy Science in 2001. He served as Department Chair for nearly a decade before shepherding a merger with the Department of Animal Sciences, and he led the combined Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences for four years prior to his current appointment in the Office of the Provost. Kent’s scientific expertise is in quantitative genetics and genomics of farm animals. He earned B.S. degrees in Animal Science and Biology from the University of Wisconsin-Platteville, M.S. degrees in Animal Science and Biometry from Iowa State University and UW-Madison, respectively, and a Ph.D. degree in Dairy Science from UW-Madison. He worked in the non-profit and private sectors for eight years before returning to UW-Madison, where his faculty position included research, teaching, and extension responsibilities. Kent’s research accomplishments were recognized by his appointment as the Judge J. Crown Chair in Dairy Genetics, whereas his broader research, teaching, outreach, and service contributions were recognized by the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences through the Robert G. F. and Hazel T. Spitze Land Grant Faculty Award for Excellence.