Institute Directors
1957 – 1960: Martin Huberty, UCLA
1960 – 1966: Warren Hall, UCLA
1966 – 1972: Arthur Pillsbury, UCLA
1972 – 1986: J. Herbert Snyder, UC Davis
1986 – 1993: Henry Vaux, Jr., UC Riverside
1993 – 1998: Don Erman, UC Davis
1998 – 1999: John Letey (Interim), UC Riverside
1999 – 2003: John Letey, UC Riverside
2003 – 2004: John Letey (Interim), UC Riverside
2005 – 2008: Andrew Chang, UC Riverside
2008 - 2009: Laosheng Wu (Interim), UC Riverside
2009 – 2010: Marylynn Yates (Interim), UC Riverside
2010 – 2011: Barbara Allen-Diaz (Interim), UC Ag and Natural Resources
2011 – 2022: Doug Parker, UC Ag and Natural Resources
2023 – present: Erik Porse, UC Ag and Natural Resources