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皇冠体育365赌博&M University-商务 Professor of Horticulture Dr. Derald Harp was recently honored as a 皇冠体育365赌博&M大学系统董事教授.
的一个&M系统 Board of Regents announced their selections for Regents Professors and Regents Fellows at their regular meeting on November 9.
The Regents Professor title is the highest honor bestowed upon faculty in the A&M系统. It recognizes individuals at the rank of professor or equivalent who have provided exemplary service to their university and the local, 国家或国际社会.
Created in 1996, 306 faculty members have been honored with the Regents Professor award to date. The Regents Fellow award is a similar honor bestowed on agency professionals in the eight A&M系统 agricultural and engineering agencies.
哈普在艾弗曼长大, 德州, and received his bachelor's and master's degrees from Tarleton State University. He says his experiences as a university student sparked his love of teaching.
“I got an opportunity to teach a lab while I was still an undergrad at Tarleton,哈普说. “尽管只有一节课, I was instantly hooked; I knew I wanted to be a university professor.”
然而, his path to the classroom had to wait after he secured a position at a landscape maintenance firm in 达拉斯-Fort Worth, working on multi-million-dollar landscaping projects across the Metroplex. He spent 13 years in the private sector before returning to school to earn a doctorate in Horticulture from 皇冠体育365赌博&2000年M大学.
“我的园林绿化工作做得很好, 但在这些年里, 教书仍然是我的最终目标,哈普说.
Harp's first university appointment came at Southeast Missouri State University, where he worked as an assistant professor from 2000 to 2003. 2003年秋天，他开始在A&移动商务 and was promoted to Professor in 2015.
在他20年的商业生涯中, Harp has witnessed a period of major growth for the university and the field of agriculture.
“When I began, we had seven full-time faculty,哈普说. “现在，农业在A&移动商务 has grown significantly and the opportunities we can provide students have increased dramatically.”
在哈普任职期间，A&移动商务 had transformed from a department to the School of 农业, finally establishing the College of Agricultural Sciences and 自然资源 (CASNR)在2010年代中期. Now, several hundred students study in more than a dozen CASNR degree programs.
哈普说被评为A&M系统 Regents Professor is a humbling experience.
“It is truly the most humbling, rewarding thing to even be considered for this honor,哈普说. “I know the quality of faculty at our university who were named Regents Professors. To be in the same group as them is really special.”
Harp also stressed that this honor wouldn't be possible without the assistance of 皇冠体育365赌博&米生态农业, with whom he has worked closely on several research projects during his time at A&移动商务.
While CASNR has tripled its enrollment over the past decade, Harp says he is optimistic for future growth, especially with the impending construction of A&移动商务's new Agricultural Multipurpose 教育 & 培训中心.
“We have new facilities on the way, and we remain a great place for students to learn,哈普说. “Our college is poised to do some special things in the near future.”
CASNR Dean Randy Harp expressed congratulations to Derald Harp and touted his commitment to excellence in agriculture education.
“It is my privilege to recognize and support Dr. Derald Harp as Regents Professor for the 皇冠体育365赌博&“M系统，”兰迪·哈普说. “A well-deserved honor is merited as he continues to be a successful researcher and teacher. He has contributed immensely to the fiber and function of the College of Agricultural Sciences and 自然资源.”
A&移动商务 总统 Mark Rudin echoed the dean's sentiments.
“Dr. Harp exemplifies the many great qualities that make our faculty stand above the rest,” Rudin said. “His expertise and instruction have been vital to the College of Agricultural Sciences and 自然资源 and its substantial growth during his tenure at A&移动商务.”
For a list of all 14 Regents Professors and 13 Regents Fellows, visit the A&M系统 网站.
