Search Committee Named for Dean of Agriculture, Natural Resources & Human Sciences
The search committee for the position of Dean of the College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Human Sciences has been named. The committee will assist in conducting a national search by identifying and making recommendations on candidates for the position. In accordance with a Faculty Senate resolution that was approved by the President in May 2004, a majority of the members of the search committee are faculty-elected from the college. The remainder of the members are appointed according to guidelines in the rule. Members of this search committee are:
Dr. Fred Bryant (Animal & Wildlife Sciences - elected)
Dr. Robert Diersing (external dean - appointed)
Dr. Tim Fulbright (Animal & Wildlife Sciences - elected)
Dr. Duane Gardiner (Agronomy & Resource Sciences - elected)
Ms. Mary Gonzalez (staff member external to the college - appointed)
Dr. John da Graca (additional college representative - appointed)
Dr. Scott Henke (internal department chair - elected)
Dr. Emma Garza (external faculty member - appointed)
Dr. Lento Maez (external department chair - appointed)
Ms. Monica Marino (student, recommended by SGA - appointed)
Dr. Kathleen Rees (Human Sciences - elected)
Dr. Randy Stanko (Animal & Wildlife Sciences - elected)
Dr. Randall Williams (Agronomy & Resource Sciences - elected)
An organizational meeting of the search committee was held earlier this month, and Dr. Robert Diersing, Dean of the College of Business Administration, was elected chair. Dr. Duane Gardiner was elected secretary.
Plans call for advertising of the position to begin in late September, with a December 1st deadline for applications. Applications and review of candidates will take place January-March 2007, with the goal of submitting the finalist’s name to the Chancellor of the Texas A&M University System by the end of March.
The college offers bachelor’s degrees in agribusiness, agriculture science, plant and soil science, animal science, range and wildlife management, fashion and interiors merchandising, food and nutrition science, human development and family studies, and family and consumer sciences education. Master’s degrees are offered in agribusiness, agriculture science, animal science, plant and soil science, range and wildlife management and human sciences; another master’s program in range management is currently under consideration for approval by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. The college offers an independent doctoral degree in wildlife science and participates in a cooperative doctoral degree in horticulture with Texas A&M University at College Station. There are approximately 525 undergraduate students, 125 master’s students and 20 doctoral students currently enrolled.
For additional information about the search process, contact Diersing at 593-3801. More information about the college is available at http://aghs.tamuk.edu. |
