Jeff Skousen was born in Yuma, Arizona, the fourth of five children. He grew up on a one-hundred acre farm near Ontario, Oregon, raising livestock, alfalfa hay, potatoes, sugar beets, and wheat. After high school graduation, he served a two-year mission for the LDS Church in Ohio and West Virginia.
Jeff attended Brigham Young University where he received B.S. and M.S. degrees in Range Management in 1981 and 1982. He also received an A.A. in Music Technology. From 1979-82, he worked for the Utah Fish and Game as a wildlife habitat specialist. Jeff attended Texas A&M University from 1982-85 where he received his Ph.D. in Range Science and Agronomy.
He joined the faculty at West Virginia University in 1986 and is currently a Professor of Soil and Environmental Science and serves as the Extension Land Reclamation Specialist in West Virginia. His expertise is in reclaiming disturbed lands, reducing acid mine drainage, and treating other pollution problems. He has received several teaching, research, and service awards while at WVU.
Jeff and his wife, Debbie, have four children and live in Morgantown, West Virginia. He is an active member of the LDS Church and has served as bishop, a member of a stake presidency, stake mission president, high councilor, scoutmaster, gospel doctrine teacher, organist, and a member of a mission presidency. He spends much of his spare time improving 120 acres of previously abandoned forest and pasture land in West Virginia. He is an avid runner, and participates in many sports activities. He also tunes and rebuilds pianos as a part-time vocation.
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