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Three honored as 2008 Outstanding AlumniTexas
Three Texas A&M University former students have been chosen as 2008 College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Outstanding Alumni. They will be honored at the 2008 Faculty and Alumni Awards Convocation which begins at 1:30 p.m., Oct. 9 at Memorial Student Center on the campus of Texas A&M in College Station. A reception will follow in the J. Wayne Stark University Center Galleries. The honorees are: --Dr. Jarvis E. Miller, who graduated from Texas A&M in 1950 with a degree in agricultural administration. After earning a doctorate in agricultural economics from Purdue University, Miller returned to Texas A&M in 1955 to serve on the faculty in the agricultural economics department. He served as director of the Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, now Texas AgriLife Research, before being appointed as the 18th president of Texas A&M in 1977, a position he held until 1980. Following his presidency, Miller served as director of the state's Office of Budget and Planning and was appointed to the Texas College and University Coordinating Board, now the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board. --Robert Smith III, who earned a degree in agricultural economics from Texas A&M in 1961. He served in the U.S. Navy for 35 years before retiring as a two-star rear admiral. After a military career with honors, he joined the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas and served in several positions. He is currently senior vice president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Houston. Smith served as chair of the board of directors of Texas A&M's Association of Former Students and the Texas A&M Foundation. He received the university's Distinguished Alumni Award and has been inducted into the Corps of Cadets Hall of Honor. --T. Michael O'Connor, who graduated from Texas A&M in 1977 with a degree in range science. A fifth-generation Texas cattleman and businessman, O'Connor currently is the sheriff in Victoria County and is a captain in the U.S. Air Force Civil Air Patrol. O'Connor is a member and past chair of the College of Agriculture Development Council, and served as a director of Texas A&M's Association of Former Students. He served a six-year term on the Board of Regents of The Texas A&M System. He is a member of the Texas Border Security Council and president of the South Texas Coastal Sheriff's Alliance. With an enrollment of more than 6,600 students in 14 academic departments, the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M offers more than 80 undergraduate and graduate degrees. It has a faculty of almost 400, including two Nobel laureates. Its research programs include human and animal health, genetics, renewable natural resources and bioenergy. 11/10/08 Date: 11/4/08 Advertisement
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