Mark Hussey
Vice chancellor and Dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences
Former Head of Soil & Crop Sciences Department
Ph.D. , Texas A&M University, 1983.
Email: mhussey@tamu.edu
Voice: 979.845.7980
Office: 113 Jack K. Williams Building
Dr. Mark A. Hussey, a plant scientist with a 25-year career in agriculture at Texas A&M University, has been chosen by the A&M System Board of Regents to become the next vice chancellor and dean of agriculture and life sciences.
As the new dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Hussey will lead one of the largest agricultural schools in the country. With an enrollment of nearly 6,700 students in 14 academic departments, the college offers more than 80 undergraduate and graduate degrees. Its faculty of nearly 400 includes two Nobel laureates.
In his role as vice chancellor with the A&M System, Hussey will oversee Texas AgriLife Research, the Texas AgriLife Extension Service, Texas Forest Service and Texas Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory. When combined with the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Texas A&M AgriLife comprises one of the largest and most diverse such organizations in the country. “I am humbled by the confidence and trust that has been placed in me with this decision,” Hussey said. “I will do my utmost to support our faculty, staff, students and former students whose efforts make such a significant impact on our state, nation, and world.” During his year as interim vice chancellor and dean, Hussey led the implementation of a marketing and re-branding strategy to support the teaching, research, extension and service missions of agriculture and life sciences at Texas A&M AgriLife. He also conducted statewide listening sessions with Texas Forest Service employees and stakeholders and restructured the communications and information technology functions to bring them under the vice chancellor’s office.
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