Sent on behalf of Susan Ballabina, Vice President for Academic & Strategic Collaborations, Chair of the Search Advisory Committee for the Vice Chancellor and Dean of the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
We are pleased to announce the members of the Vice Chancellor and Dean of the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences (COALS) Search Advisory Committee.
The committee members include:
Chair
- Susan Ballabina, Vice President for Academic & Strategic Collaborations, Office of the President
Committee Members
- Brent Auvermann, Professor and Center Director, Texas A&M AgriLife Research
- Matt Baker, Professor and Head, Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications
- Russell Boening, President, Texas Farm Bureau
- Joe Cox, Associate Vice Chancellor for External Relations, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
- Alphonse Davis, Interim Director, Texas A&M Forest Service
- Kelly Essler, Director, Academic Advising, College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
- Charlie Hall, Professor & Ellison Chair in International Floriculture
- Billy Hamilton, Deputy Chancellor and Chief Financial Officer, The Texas A&M University System
- Jerome Linyear, Graduate Student Cargill Scholar, Department of Animal Science
- Elaine Mendoza, Regent, Texas A&M Board of Regents
- Marco Palma, Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics
- William Rooney, Regents Professor, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences
- Ruben Saldana, District Extension Administrator, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
- Kelley Sullivan Georgiades, Owner, GKG Land & Cattle and Santa Clara Ranch
- Amy Swinford, Agency Director, Texas A&M Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory
- Gregory Sword, Regents Professor & Charles R. Parencia Endowed Chair, Department of Entomology
- Clifton L. Thomas, Jr., Regent, Texas A&M Board of Regents
- Allyson Tjoelker, Assistant Vice President for Development, Texas A&M Foundation
- X. Ben Wu, Professor and Associate Dean for Faculty Affairs, Department of Ecology and Conservation Biology
As a reminder, this will be an internal search. Additional announcements regarding vice chancellor and dean search stakeholder meetings will be forthcoming, along with a link to the website for the search. Upcoming search milestones:
- Week of March 7 – Zoom stakeholder sessions to hear feedback on PD/Leadership Profile (details to follow).
- March 14 – Application window opens (for fullest consideration, submit by April 3).
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