Chairs and Professorships Open for Nomination through College, due March 20, 2023
- Burkhart Professorship for Beef Cattle Research
- Love, Tito’s Endowed Professorship in Responsive Agriculture
Chairs and Professorships Open for Nomination through Departments
- Barbara J. and William M. “Bill” Huffman ’53 Chair in Poultry Science, POSC/College
- Roy B. Davis Distinguished Professorship of Agricultural Cooperation, AGEC
Endowed Chairs
To support the professional activities of the holder which will focus on the research, education, and extension needs of the rice industry to allow for cutting-edge science that enhances the Texas Rice industry.
To support the teaching, research, service and professional development activities of the holder in the area of poultry science.
To support the holder who is a member of the Norman Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture, a prominent scientist and proponent of biotechnology, with expertise in plant breeding, international crop improvement and production related to improved human nutrition, health and welfare.
To support the holder to develop information needed for the wise use and management of wildlife game species of ungulates, birds, and ecologically related animals and plants, both native and imported.
To support the holder who is a distinguished scholar with focus on water engineering topics including, but not limited to surface water, groundwater hydrology, irrigation engineering and management, urban water resource management, reuse of municipal wastewater, water quality, drought and climate forecasting, wildlife habitat management, pollution management, water quality remediation and conservation.
The holder will contribute significant and unique enhancements to the department’s existing scholarly activities in research, teaching and service, and promote excellence in cotton IPM teaching, research and extension educational programs.
To support the teaching, research, service, and professional development activities of the holder in the Department of Agricultural Economics.
To support the holder to conduct activities and promote research, education, and outreach in furtherance of the Boone and Crockett Club’s policy to promote the guardianship and provident management of big game as associated wildlife in North America, and to maintain the highest standards of fair chase and sportsmanship in all aspects of big game hunting in order that this resource of all the people may survive and prosper in its natural habitat.
To support the teaching, research, service and professional development activities of the holder focused on the area of youth at risk and support studies and outreach efforts pertaining to prevention and intervention strategies that increase the likelihood of youth at risk growing into productive citizens.
To support the holder who is a U.S. citizen who is an eminent scholar who will teach, enrich, stimulate, and advance the field of agriculture biotechnology.
To support the research, education, and extension activities of the holder in the field of Cotton Ginning/Mechanization Engineering to develop a program of excellence in Cotton Engineering, Ginning, and Mechanization.
To support the teaching, research, service and professional development activities of the holder in the area of animal science.
To support the teaching, research and professional activities of the holder in the area of urban entomology.
To support the teaching, research, service and professional development activities of the holder in the area of agricultural biotechnology.
To support the teaching, research, service and professional development activities of the holder in the Department of Animal Science. The primary focus of the holder of this chair must be in meat science to support cutting-edge research and teaching to advance the meat science discipline and educate future meat science leaders.
To support teaching, research, service and professional development activities of the holder in the area of international agronomy.
To support the teaching, research, service and professional development activities of the holder in the field of conflict and development, drawn from the fields of agriculture, governance in fragile states, community development, or other disciplines related to the subject. The holder will demonstrate significant achievement and commitment to the advancement of the welfare of communities, enduring conflict or emerging from conflict. The holder will foster and substantially participate in the establishment of a graduate studies program on conflict and development in AGLS in collaboration with the Bush School and will be an integrated researcher and scholar of the Normal Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture.
To support teaching, research, service and professional development activities of the holder.
To support a distinguished faculty member (Associate Professor or Professor) with primary research efforts focusing on equine science within the Department of Animal Science in the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences at Texas A&M University. The funds will be used to support the teaching, research, service, and professional development activities of the holder.
To support the teaching, research, service and professional development activities of the holder in the area of floral design.
To support the teaching, research, service and professional development activities of the holder in the Center for Integrated Analysis of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
To support the teaching, research, service and professional development activities of the holder who will continue to develop the science and education program in the animal sciences that complement established programs investigating the molecular basis for the expression of genes regulating physiological/biochemical processes in livestock.
To support teaching, research and professional activities of the holder. The holder must be a U.S. citizen and should be an eminent scholar whose teaching and research will advance the field of agricultural biology.
To bring a professor of eminent standing who otherwise would not be attracted to the State, thus increasing markedly the level of basic scientific research in chemistry and allied sciences in this area.
To support the teaching, research, and professional development activities of the holder who will establish and maintain a gene pool of all available wild roses, their few available autoploids and amphiploids, plus a select few of the old historical roses.
The holder will enable the University to continue the tradition of raising the quality of farming and ranching, and in the process raise the quality of life for all. The holder should possess a purebred livestock orientation with experience in international cooperation with the various livestock activities at the San Antonio Livestock Exposition, and will serve as the official liaision between the San Antonio Livestock Exposition, Inc. and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University.
To support the teaching, research, service and professional development activities of the holder in the international agricultural development and extension education arena to ensure the continued support of individuals meeting the needs of the developing world through education.
To support the teaching, research, service and professional development activities of the holder in agricultural economics to develop and enhance research and outreach programs related to expanding the demand for dairy products. Specific research may include testing the effectiveness of market development and promotion efforts, the nutritional value of milk and dairy products, the sale, distribution, marketing and utilization of milk and dairy products, and the creation of new products, to the end that marketing and utilization of milk and dairy products may be encouraged, expanded, improved or made more acceptable.
To support the teaching, research, service and professional development activities of the holder in the area of international floriculture.
To support the teaching, research, service and professional development activities of the holder.
To support the holder in research of foods which influence human health and nutrition, including the development of new, genetically-altered foods which can prevent diet-related disease.
Endowed Professorships
To support the research, teaching, and professional development activities of the holder in the area of Soil and Crop Sciences.
This professorship is established to support a distinguished faculty member (Associate Professor or Professor) with primary research efforts focusing on integrated beef cow/calf systems in the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences at Texas A&M University. These funds will be used to support the teaching, research, service and professional development activities of the holder.
To support the teaching, research, service and professional development activities of the holder in the area of life sciences.
To support the holder in developing a bioprocess engineering program in the Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering.
To reward excellence in classroom instruction by a faculty member in the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences at Texas A&M University.
To support the teaching, research, service and professional development activities of the holder in the area of nutrition and food diversity.
The holder will conduct research and teaching applicable to ranching on the rangelands of Texas and demonstrate a high level of competence and leadership in Range Management through scholarly and professional activities above and beyond that normally expected by a Professor.
To support the professional activities of the holder who has responsibility for graduate student beef cattle activities. The professorship will be used to support graduate students enrolled in beef cattle production related graduate programs. The proceeds from the professorship will provide a source of funds to enhance excellence in beef cattle graduate student instruction, training, and enrichment activities such as providing graduate assistantships, travel to scientific meeting to present research results, dissertation or thesis research project support and other enrichment activities to enhance their graduate education and training.
To support the teaching, research, service and professional development activities of the holder in the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences in support of the Institute for Advancing Health through Agriculture at Texas A&M AgriLife.
To support the professional activities of the holder in agricultural economics with a majority Extension appointment and specialization in the area of agricultural cooperation. The professorship will support research and extension work with agricultural cooperatives.
To support the teaching, research, service and professional development activities of the holder
To support the professional activities of holder in the education or training of men and women engaged in agricultural production or in preparing themselves for careers in the field of agriculture.
To support the holder in conducting research and teaching in range science applicable to the Coastal Bend of Texas. The holder will (1) participate in the education and training of young people who enter into range management and ranching-related activites, (2) conduct and direct research to increase rangeland productivity and the profitability of ranching operations, and (3) provide leadership and coordination for activities in education, research and public service among various universities, federal agencies and the ranching industry.