Professor and Senior Scientist
Program Director for Plant Biodiversity and Development
Borlaug Institute of International Agriculture & 519 HFSB, 224 AGSV
Department of Horticultural Sciences
Texas A&M University
College Station, TX 77843-2133

Phone: 979-458-2048, 979-847-5887
FAX: 979-845-0627
Email: t-davis5@tamu.edu

Research/Teaching Emphasis: International Horticulture
Ph.D. Horticulture/Plant Physiology, Oregon State University
M.S. Horticulture/Plant Physiology, Oregon State University
B.S. Horticulture, Brigham Young University

Primary Academic Interests:
Primary responsibility includes fostering collaborative research and education related to plant biodiversity sciences with emphasis on utilization of horticultural plant species as potential high-value crops.  Teaching responsibility includes fostering the development of study abroad courses, with particular emphasis on Africa and Latin America.

Experience:
Professor and Head, Department of Horticultural Sciences, Texas A&M University, 2003 – 2011.
Resident Director, Texas A&M Research and Extension Center, Dallas, 1996- 2005
Professor of Environmental Horticulture, 1995-2005, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station
Associate Professor of Ornamental Horticulture, Texas Agricultural Experiment Station, 1989-1995
Associate Professor of Horticulture, Brigham Young University, 1987-1989
Assistant Professor of Horticulture, Brigham Young University, 1982-1987
Graduate Research Assistant, USDA Ornamental Plants Laboratory, Corvallis, Oregon, 1978-1982.

Honors and Awards:
President, Plant Growth Regulator Society of America, 1996-1997. Secretary-Treasurer, American Society for Horticultural Science, Western Region, 1986-1989. President-elect, American Society for Horticultural Science, Western Region, 1989-1990. President, American Society for Horticultural Science, Western Region, 1990-1991. Associate Editor, HortScience, 1992. Associate Editor Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science, 1992-1995. Chairperson, Organizing Committee, First International Symposium on the Biology of Adventitious Root Formation, Dallas, 1993. Member, International Scientific Advisory Board, Second International Symposium on the Biology of Root Formation, Jerusalem, 1996. Secretary, Plant Growth Regulator Society of America, 1992-1993. Vice President, Plan Growth Regulator Society of America, 1994-1995. 1990 Unit Award for Superior Service. Texas Agricultural Extension Service. 1990 Deputy Chancellor’s Award of Excellence. Nancy Benedict Memorial Award, Native Plant Society of Texas, 1996. Leadership and Administration Award, American Society for Horticultural Science Southern Region, 2004. Vice Chancellor’s Award in Excellence for Administration, Texas A&M University, 2005. Elected Fellow of the American Society for Horticultural Science, 2006.

Tim Davis Curriculum Vitae