Biography

Betty Cotton has worked in the Department of Biochemistry and Biophysics for 23 years. During her career, she has assisted four department heads: Jim Wild, Ph.D., Greg Reinhart, Ph.D., Dorothy Shippen, Ph.D., and currently Josh Wand, Ph.D. She has been involved in hiring a department head, 28 tenure-track faculty, eight academic and professional track faculty, processed over 40 promotion dossiers, and has hired, trained and supervised numerous administrative staff and organized dozens of events.

Cotton’s dedication has been recognized at multiple levels within Texas A&M. She is the recipient of the 2019 College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Dean’s Award of Excellence, the 2016 Texas A&M AgriLife Vice Chancellor’s Award in Excellence and the 2015 Texas A&M University President’s Meritorious Service Award. Cotton has been honored twice within her department with the Department Award of Excellence in 2002 and 2018. Cotton is a 1994 general business graduate from Sam Houston State University.