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Texas A&M University Graduate Faculty

(Correct as of June 24, 2005)

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Fackler, John P., Jr., Distinguished Professor of Chemistry, of Toxicology and of Materials Science and Engineering. (1983, 1987) B.A., Valparaiso University, 1956; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1960.

Fairey, John Gaston, Professor of Architecture. (1964, 1976) B.A., Erskine College, 1952; M.F.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1964.

Fajt, Virginia R., Clinical Assistant Professor of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology. (2005) B.A., Kalamazoo College, 1984; D.V.M., Auburn University, 1995; Ph.D., Iowa State University, 2000; Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Clinical Pharmacology.

Falcone, Gioia, Assistant Professor, Harold Vance Department of Petroleum Engineering. (2006) Laurea, La Sapienza University Rome, 1998; M.S., Imperial College of London, 1999; Ph.D., Imperial College of London, 2006.

Falconer, Lawrence L., Professor and Extension Economist, Department of Agricultural Economics. (1992) B.S., Oklahoma State University, 1978; M.S., Oklahoma State University, 1980; Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 1992.

Fan, Ruzong, Associate Professor of Statistics and of Genetics. (2002, 2006) B.S., Yunnan University, 1983; M.S., Yunnan University, 1985; Ph.D., Chinese Academy of Sciences, 1988; M.S., University of Michigan, 1996; Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1998.

Faries, Jr., Floron C., Professor and Extension Veterinarian, Department of Veterinary Large Animal Clinical Sciences. (1983) B.S., Texas A&M University, 1964; D.V.M., Texas A&M University, 1965; M.S., Oklahoma State University, 1968.

Feagin, Joe R., Ella McFadden Professor of Sociology. (2004) A.B., Baylor University, 1960; Ph.D., Harvard University, 1966.

Feagin, Russell A., Visiting Assistant Professor of Forest Science. (2004) B.A., University of California, Santa Cruz, 1998; Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 2003.

Feagley, Sam, Professor and Extension Specialist, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences. (1995, 1996) B.S., Texas A&M University, 1974; M.S., Texas A&M University, 1976; Ph.D., University of Missouri, 1976.

Fedynich, Alan, Research Scientist, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences (Kingsville). B.S., Kansas State University, 1983; M.S., Texas Tech University, 1987; Ph.D., Texas Tech University, 1993.

Fehlis, Chester, Professor of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications. (1991) B.S., Texas A&M University, 1969; M.S., Texas A&M University, 1977; Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 1987.

Feigenbaum, Leslie H., Senior Lecturer in Construction Science and Assistant Dean for Undergraduate Studies, College of Architecture. (1989, 1997) B.S., Texas A&M University, 1980; M.S., Texas A&M University, 1985.

Feldman, Richard M., P.E., Professor, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering. (1975, 1985) A.B., Hope College, 1966; M.S., Michigan State University, 1967; M.S., Ohio State University, 1970; Ph.D., Northwestern University, 1975.

Fernandez, Carlos J., Associate Professor, Department of Soil and Crop Sciences (Corpus Christi). (1991) Ingeniero Agronomo, Universidad do la Republico O. (Uruguay), 1970; M.S., Texas A&M University, 1977; Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 1989.

Ferreira, Mauricio, Assistant Professor of Health and Kinesiology. (2005) B.S., Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, 1990; M.S., Iowa State University, 1995; Ph.D., Ohio State University, 2001.

Ficht, Allison C. R., Professor of Medical Biochemistry and Medical Genetics, of Genetics, of Veterinary Pathobiology and of Materials Science and Engineering, and Director of Center of Microencapsulation and Drug Delivery. (1984, 1990) B.S., Auburn University, 1975; Ph.D., Vanderbilt University, 1980.

Ficht, Thomas A., Professor of Veterinary Pathobiology and of Genetics. (1984, 1998) B.S., Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, 1972; M.S., Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn, 1973; Ph.D., Columbia University, 1980.

Fiechtner, Susan B., Senior Lecturer in Mays Business School. (1982, 2004) B.S., Mississippi State University, 1975; M.A., Auburn University, 1978; Ph.D., University of Oklahoma, 1981.

Field, Robert W., Associate Professor of Veterinary Large Animal Clinical Sciences. (1978, 1983) D.V.M., A&M College of Texas, 1961.

Fields, L. Paige, Associate Professor of Finance. (1994, 1997) B.S., Louisiana State University, 1982; M.S., Louisiana State University, 1983; Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 1988.

Fike, John L., P.E., Associate Professor, Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution. (1992) B.S., Oklahoma State University, 1961; M.S., Oklahoma State University, 1962; Ph.D., Southern Methodist University, 1973.

Filippi, Anthony, Assistant Professor of Geography. (2002, 2003) B.A., Kansas State University, 1995; M.S., University of South Carolina, 1997; Ph.D., University of South Carolina, 2003.

Fink, Rainer J., Associate Professor, Department of Engineering Technology and Industrial Distribution. (1995, 2002) B.S., Texas A&M University, 1989; M.S., Texas A&M University, 1991; Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 1995.

Finlay, Barbara Agresti, Professor of Sociology. (1982, 2004) B.A., Texas Tech University, 1969; M.A., University of Texas at El Paso, 1971; Ph.D., University of Florida, 1976; M.Div., Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary, 1996.

Finlayson, Scott A., Assistant Professor of Soil and Crop Sciences and of Molecular and Environmental Plant Sciences. (2002) B.Sc., Simon Fraser University (Canada), 1986; Ph.D., University of Calgary (Canada), 1993.

Finnell, Richard H., Professor of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences, of Toxicology and of Genetics, and Director, Institute of Biosciences and Technology. (1991, 2001) B.S., University of Oregon, 1975; M.Sc., University of British Columbia, 1978; Ph.D., University of Oregon Health Science Center, 1980.

Fipps, Guy, Professor and Extension Specialist, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering. (1988, 1994) B.A., University of Texas at Austin, 1977; B.S., Texas A&M University, 1979; M.S., North Carolina State University, 1984; Ph.D., North Carolina State University, 1988.

Firth, John V., Adjunct Assistant Professor of Geology and Geophysics. (1994, 1997) B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1981; M.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1984; Ph.D., Florida State University, 1989.

Fisher, Dennis U., Professor and Extension Specialist Emeritus, Department of Agricultural Economics. (1980, 2005) B.S., Washington State University, 1967; M.S., Michigan State University, 1970; Ph.D., Michigan State University, 1972.

Fisher, Richard F., Professor Emeritus of Forest Science. (1990, 1999) B.S., University of Illinois, 1964; M.S., Cornell University, 1967; Ph.D., Cornell University, 1968.

Fisk, Pliny, III, Associate Professor of Architecture. (2005) B.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1967; M.Arch., University of Pennsylvania, 1970; M.L.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1971.

Fitzgerald, Lee A., Associate Professor of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences. (1996, 2002) B.S., Stephen F. Austin State University, 1978; M.Sc., University of New Mexico, 1988; Ph.D., University of New Mexico, 1993.

Fitzpatrick, Paul F., Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics and of Chemistry. (1986, 1996) A.B., Harvard University, 1975; Ph.D., University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, 1981.

Flagg, James C., C.P.A., Associate Professor of Accounting. (1987, 1995) B.A., Eckerd College, 1973; M.S., Texas A&M University, 1974; M.B.A., Texas A&M University, 1976; Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 1988.

Flemming, Roy B., Professor of Political Science. (1988, 1989) B.A., Wayne State University, 1966; M.U.P., Wayne State University, 1969; Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1977.

Fletcher, Leroy S., P.E., Regents Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, and Holder of the Thomas A. Dietz Memorial Professorship in Mechanical Engineering. (1980, 1988) B.S., Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas, 1958; M.S., Stanford University, 1963; Engineering Degree, Stanford University, 1964; Ph.D., Arizona State University, 1968.

Flores, Benito E., Professor of Information and Operations Management and Holder of the Tenneco Professorship in Business Administration. (1984, 1993) B.S., A&M College of Texas, 1960; M.S., University of Houston, 1964; Ph.D., University of Houston, 1969.

Flores, Nadia Y., Assistant Professor of Sociology. (2005) A.A., Long Beach City College, 1996; B.A., University of California, Irvine, 1999; M.A., University of Pennsylvania, 2001; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 2005.

Fluckey, James D., Assistant Professor of Health and Kinesiology. (2005) B.S., Eastern New Mexico University, 1990; M.S., Ball State University, 1992; Ph.D., Pennsylvania State University, 1995.

Foias, Ciprian, Professor of Mathematics. (2000) Mast., University of Bucharest, 1955; Ph.D., Institute of Mathematics, Bucharest, 1962; Doctor-Docent, University of Bucharest, 1968.

Forbes, Thomas David A., Associate Professor of Rangeland Ecology and Management (Uvalde). (1988) B.A., Trinity College (Dublin), 1973; M.S., Aberdeen University, 1977; Ph.D., Edinburgh University, 1982.

Ford, Albert Lewis, Professor of Physics. (1973, 1985) B.S., Rice University, 1968; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 1972.

Ford, David M., Associate Professor, Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering, and of Materials Science and Engineering, and Holder of the K. R. Hall Professorship in Chemical Engineering. (1997, 2003) B.S., State University of New York at Buffalo, 1991; M.S., University of Pennsylvania, 1992; Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1996.

Ford, David N., Associate Professor, Zachry Department of Civil Engineering. (2000, 2006) B.S., Tulane University, 1976; M.E., Tulane University, 1979; Ph.D., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1995.

Ford, John R., Jr., Associate Professor, Department of Nuclear Engineering. (1997, 2006) B.S., Mississippi State University, 1982; M.S., Mississippi State University, 1986; Ph.D., University of Tennessee, 1992.

Forin, Alessandro, Adjunct Member, Department of Computer Science (Redmond, Washington). M.S., University of Padova, 1982; Ph.D., Ministry of Education, 1987.

Forough, M. Reza, Assistant Professor of Medical Physiology. (1996) B.S., Northern Illinois University, 1981; M.S., Northern Illinois University, 1983; M.A., Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, 1986; Ph.D., George Washington University, 1992.

Forrest, David Wayne, Professor of Animal Science. (1980, 1993) B.S., Abilene Christian University, 1974; M.S., Texas A&M University, 1976; Ph.D., University of Wyoming, 1979.

Fosgate, Geoffrey T., Assistant Professor of Veterinary Integrative Biosciences. (2002) B.S., Cornell University, 1989; D.V.M., Cornell University, 1996; Ph.D., University of California, Davis, 2002.

Fossett, Mark A., Professor of Sociology and Head of Department. (1989, 1998) B.A., University of Texas at Austin, 1976; M.A., University of Texas at Austin, 1980; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 1983.

Fossum, Theresa W., Professor of Veterinary Small Animal Clinical Sciences and Holder of the Tom and Joan Reed Chair in Veterinary Surgery. (1987, 1999) B.S., University of Idaho, 1979; D.V.M., Washington State University, 1982; M.S., Ohio State University, 1986; Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 1992; Diplomate, American College of Veterinary Surgeons, 1987.

Foster, C. Darwin, Associate Professor of Forest Science. (2002) B.F., Stephen F. Austin State University, 1967; M.F., Stephen F. Austin State University, 1968; Ph.D., Stephen F. Austin State University, 1985.

Foster, Elizabeth S., Associate Professor of Teaching, Learning and Culture. (1998) B.S., Ohio State University, 1971; M.A., North Carolina State University, 1975; Ed.D., North Carolina State University, 1988.

Foster, Holly, Assistant Professor of Sociology. (2003) B.A., University of Calgary (Canada), 1992; M.A., University of Calgary (Canada), 1994; Ph.D., University of Toronto (Canada), 2001.

Fournier, Constance J., Clinical Professor of Educational Psychology. (2000, 2004) B.S., Wayne State University, 1975; M.Ed., Wayne State University, 1980; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 1987.

Fowler, George C., Professor of Information and Operations Management and Director of the Center for the Management of Information Systems (CMIS). (1979, 1994) B.B.A., Texas A&M University, 1968; M.B.A., Texas A&M University, 1969; Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 1976.

Fox, Joe M., Adjunct Associate Professor of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences (Corpus Christi). B.S., Southwest Texas State University, 1978; Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 1992.

Fox, Paul J., Professor of Geology and Geophysics and of Oceanography and Director of the Integrated Ocean Drilling Program. (1995, 1996) B.A., Ohio Wesleyan University, 1963; Ph.D., Columbia University, 1972.

Fox, William E., Research Scientist, Department of Rangeland Ecology and Management. (2000) B.S., Texas A&M University, 1990; M.S., New Mexico State University, 1993; Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 1999.

Foxworth, William, Adjunct Member, Department of Veterinary Physiology and Pharmacology. (2001) B.S., University of Wyoming, 1986; Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 1993.

Frank, Philip A., Research Scientist, Department of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences (Big Pine Key, Florida). B.S., Indiana University, 1984; M.S., University of South Florida, 1990; Ph.D., University of Florida, Gainesville, 1996.

Fraser, Donald R., Professor of Finance and Holder of the Hugh Roy Cullen Chair in Business Administration. (1972, 1988) B.A., University of Arizona, 1960; M.S., University of Rhode Island, 1962; Ph.D., University of Arizona, 1969.

Fraze, Steven D., Professor of Agricultural Leadership, Education, and Communications (Lubbock). (2000) B.S., Lubbock Christian College, 1975; M.Ed., Texas Tech University, 1976; Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 1986.

Freckleton, Michael W., Adjunct Member, Department of Computer Science, University of Texas Health Science Center, (San Antonio). B.S., University of Utah, 1985; B.S., University of Utah, 1985; M.D., Northwestern University Medical School, 1989.

Freeman, Bruce L., Senior Lecturer, Department of Nuclear Engineering. (1997) B.S., Texas A&M University, 1970; M.S., University of California, Davis, 1971; Ph.D., University of California, Davis, 1974.

Freund, Rudolf J., Professor Emeritus of Statistics. (1962, 1992) M.A., University of Chicago, 1951; Ph.D., North Carolina State University at Raleigh, 1955.

Frey, Georgia, Assistant Professor of Health and Kinesiology. (1994) B.A., California State University, Chico, 1986; M.S., University of Colorado at Boulder, 1989; Ph.D., Oregon State University, 1992.

Friend, Theodore H., Professor of Animal Science. (1977, 1992) B.S., Cornell University, 1970; M.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1973; Ph.D., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1977.

Friesen, Donald K., Professor, Department of Computer Science. (1978, 1990) B.S., Knox College, 1963; M.A., Dartmouth College, 1965; Ph.D., Dartmouth College, 1966; Ph.D., University of Illinois, 1978.

Froment, Gilbert F., Research Professor, Artie McFerrin Department of Chemical Engineering. (1998) M.S., University of Gent (Belgium), 1953; Ph.D., University of Gent (Belgium), 1957.

Froyd, Jeffrey E., Adjunct Member, College of Engineering. (1999) B.S., Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology, 1975; M.S., University of Minnesota, 1976; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, 1979.

Fry, Edward Strauss, Professor of Physics and Head of Department; Professor of Materials Science and Engineering; and Holder of the George P. Mitchell ‘40 Chair in Experimental Physics. (1969, 2002) B.S., University of Michigan, 1962; M.S., University of Michigan, 1963; Ph.D., University of Michigan, 1969.

Fry, Gary T., P.E., Associate Professor, Zachry Department of Civil Engineering. (1995, 2001) B.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1990; M.S., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1992; Ph.D., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 1995.

Frye, Gerald Dalton, Professor of Medical Pharmacology and Toxicology. (1983, 1992) B.S., Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1972; Ph.D., University of North Carolina, 1977.

Fuchs, Thomas W., Professor and Extension Specialist, Department of Entomology (San Angelo). (1981, 1991) B.S., Texas A&M University, 1970; M.S., Texas A&M University, 1972; Ph.D., Texas A&M University, 1977.

Fukshansky, Leonid, Visiting Assistant Professor of Mathematics. B.S., University of California, Los Angeles; Ph.D., University of Texas at Austin, 2004.

Fulbright, Timothy Edward, Professor of Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences (Texas A&M University-Kingsville). (1992) B.S., Abilene Christian University, 1976; M.S., Abilene Christian University, 1978; Ph.D., Colorado State University, 1981.

Fuller, John H., Visiting Associate Professor, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering (Prairie View). (1994) B.S., Prairie View A&M University, 1969; M.S., University of Missouri, 1974; Ph.D., University of Missouri, 1977.

Fuller, Stephen W., Professor of Agricultural Economics and TAES Faculty Fellow. (1974, 1983) B.S., Kansas State University, 1964; M.S., Kansas State University, 1966; Ph.D., Kansas State University, 1971.

Fulling, Stephen A., Professor of Mathematics and of Physics. (1976, 1984) A.B., Harvard University, 1967; M.A., Princeton University, 1969; Ph.D., Princeton University, 1972.

Funkhouser, Edward A., Professor of Biochemistry and Biophysics, of Molecular and Environmental Plant Sciences and of Biotechnology, and Executive Director of Honors Programs and Academic Scholarships. (1976, 1994) B.S., Delaware Valley College, 1967; M.S., Rutgers University, 1969; Ph.D., Rutgers University, 1972.

Furuta, Richard, Professor, Department of Computer Science. (1993, 2001) B.A., Reed College, 1974; M.S., University of Oregon, 1978; Ph.D., University of Washington, 1986.

Futrell, Charles M., Professor of Marketing and Holder of the Federated Professorship in Marketing Studies. (1976, 1985) B.B.A., North Texas State University, 1963; M.B.A., North Texas State University, 1970; Ph.D., University of Arkansas, 1975.