Interim Director, Honors College

Dr. Lepczyk is an ecologist whose background focuses on questions related to conserving nature and biodiversity. Originally from the Great Lakes region, he received his BS in Biology and Geology from Hope College, his MS in Wildlife Ecology from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and his PhD in both Fisheries and Wildlife, and Ecology, Evolutionary Biology, and Behavior from Michigan State University. Prior to joining Auburn University, he was a professor at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa in Honolulu. As Interim Director, Dr. Lepczyk will be continuing to build the college’s programs and enhance its strengths.