Director
Southern Region Risk Management Education Center

Ken received his B.S. (1967) and M.S. (1969) in Agricultural Economics from Texas Tech and his Ph.D. (1980) from Texas A&M. Prior to joining Texas A&M in 1982, he was on the faculty at Clemson University. His recent educational endeavors include coordinating a multi-state risk management effort and training producers to evaluate alternative pricing methods.

Stokes has worked in Poland, Kyrghystan, Nigeria, Tanzania and, most recently, South Africa. Ken is active in the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers (ASFMRA). He earned the Accredited Farm Manager designation and is a former President of the Texas chapter.

Diane, his wife, works as a tax specialist to provide working capital for Ken's cattle operations on a farm outside of Stephenville. They have four children and four grandkids.