CURRICULUM VITAE ALAN R. SAMS January 2020 PROFESSIONAL AND ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS: -Reub Long Dean and Director, College of Agricultural Sciences and Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station, Oregon State Univ., 2018-present -Executive Associate Dean, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, Texas A&M Univ., 2009-2018 -Dean, College of Agriculture, Forestry and Life Sciences; Clemson Univ., 2007-2009 -Professor and Head, Poultry Science Department, Texas A&M Univ., 1999-2006 -Interim Head, Nutrition and Food Science Department, Texas A&M Univ., 2005 -Associate Professor, Poultry Science and Food Science, Texas A&M Univ., 1993-1999 -Assistant Professor, Poultry Science and Food Science, Texas A&M Univ., 1987-1993 -Graduate Research Assistant, Univ. of Florida, 1985-1987 -Quality Assurance Operations Analyst, Gold Kist Poultry, Inc., 1984-1985 -Graduate Research Assistant, Univ. of Florida, 1983-1984 EDUCATION: Ph.D. University of Florida, 1987, Food Science and Human Nutrition M.S. University of Florida, 1984, Poultry Science B.S. University of Florida, 1982, Co-majors: Poultry Science & Food and Resource Economics. ADMINISTRATIVE RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS: Reub Long Dean and Director (2018-present) Oregon State University College of Agricultural Sciences & Agricultural Experiment Station -Chief Executive Officer for all OSU teaching, research and extension programs in agriculture and related natural resources in Oregon • Leadership for approximately 350 faculty spread across 13 campus departments, 13 statewide research stations and extension offices in most of Oregon’s 36 counties • 12 interdisciplinary academic programs and 15 interdisciplinary centers • Budget of approximately $150M • 2800 students (2300 undergraduate, 500 graduate) in over 50 majors • Research expenditures approximately $100M, 38% from federal sources • Ranked #8 for agriculture and forestry by QS • US News rank #10 in plant/animal Sci, #18 in agriculture, #12 environment/ecology • Sun Grant regional coordination hub for western United States • Joint programs with the other nine colleges on campus • Statutory Director of the Oregon Seed Certification Service • Strategic organizational leadership o Led creation of new strategic vision for the College that is based on comparative advantage and establishing a supportive environment to collectively pursue that vision o Restructuring the College budget to align with OSU’s new RCM budgeting model but doing so in a way that incentivizes and strategically invests in growth and performance according to the new strategic vision 1 o Led reorganization of College leadership team for greater emphasis on research, teaching and extension as well as faculty excellence, diversity and international engagement o Changing culture from reactive and transactional to proactive and strategic. This is guiding everything from faculty position allocations and budgeting to processes and infrastructure • Government affairs o Lead state and federal governmental affairs for agriculture and related natural resources for OSU. Work with OSU government affairs staff to cultivate relationships, support governmental offices, develop strategy and secure programmatic funding o Led strategy development, execution and testimony for FY19 state legislature resulting in 15% ($20M) increase to OSU experiment station, extension and forest research lab ▪ This included $4M for five experiment station river basin water monitoring networks and $500K targeted investments in organic agriculture and small fruits o Successful federal efforts include $11.2M in new programmatic funding in hemp, beef cattle, shellfish, tree fruit, sudden oak death, dryland agriculture and $10M in base support o Lead OSU federal advocacy engagement through APLU Council on Agriculture Research, Extension and Teaching o Hosted numerous visits by federal and state legislators and their staff o Chaired search committee for new OSU Executive Director of Government Relations o Ex Officio member of Oregon Board of Agriculture, official governmental advisory board for the Director of Oregon Department of Agriculture o Partner with county commissioners on funding, operations and coordination of local extension programming and personnel. o Led preparation and response to routine NIFA audit of Experiment Station • Development o Lead all College fundraising strategies, activities and donor stewardship; includes leading team of four development officers and engagement with OSU Foundation leadership o FY 2019 giving of $ 13.5M (up from $10.2M in FY 2018) with current College endowment valued at $57M o Lead development of campaign planning for the College’s $170M goal in the recently launched $1.5B OSU capital campaign o Establishing the Dean’s Circle to advise and facilitate campaign strategies and activities o Leadership for E.R. Jackman Foundation, giving-based membership affinity group benefitting the College o Extensive donor cultivation and stewardship • Faculty affairs o Established associate dean for faculty affairs position to bring this area greater focus o Revised position description, hiring, endowed appointments and promotion and tenure processes in the College to be clearer, uniform and more transparent o Created processes to foster faculty recognitions from OSU and professional organizations o Creating and enhancing leadership and other faculty development initiatives (on campus and in DC, industry, etc.) • Marketing and Communications o Enlarging and restructuring the marketing and communications office to be much more strategic, intentional, cohesive and forward thinking o Developed a College marketing plan to provide guidance and direction to audiences, messaging, planning and investments o Contracted with outside firm to develop a College brand to better establish our market 2 presence and position identity with all our varied stakeholders • Industry and Stakeholder Relations o As a specialty crop state, engaged with Oregon’s 230 different crops and commodities o Established (and in some cases had to rebuild) relationships with industry and stakeholders including the numerous industry trade associations, 22 commodity commissions and the local advisory boards for each of the 13 branch experiment stations. o Launched statewide strategic planning process for cattle with similar efforts planned for wheat, hazelnuts and wine o Developed process for stakeholder involvement in Department Head searches o Ex-officio member on Oregon Farm Bureau Board, Wheat Marketing Center Board • Programmatic Initiatives o Created Global Hemp Innovation Center, largest hemp center in the nation. ▪ Worked with General Counsel to revise OSU legal position ▪ Worked with VP Research on policy and process for grants and project activity ▪ Worked with OSU Foundation on hemp-related gifts policy ($2.5M in 1st 5 months) ▪ Worked with government relations and the federal delegation to secure $2.5M funding for federal appropriation for a national hemp center ▪ Work with State legislature and Oregon Department of Agriculture to establish an Oregon Hemp Commission ▪ Led the establishment of hemp seed certification, the first university to do so ▪ Organized a global hemp symposium for the National Academies Board on Agriculture and Natural Resources o Launched capacity-based pricing student recruiting program for out of state students o Created annual metric-based performance review and resource allocation for 23 units Executive Associate Dean (9/2009-present) Texas A&M University College of Agriculture and Life Sciences -Serve as the Chief Operating Officer of the College with full fiscal, personnel, program authority • report to Texas A&M System Vice Chancellor/Dean who leads the Texas A&M System AgriLife organization which is composed of 4 State agencies and the College • Coordinate with deans of 15 other TAMU Colleges, Provost, President and directors of 4 AgriLife State-wide agencies • Lead administrative team of 3 associate deans, 2 assistant deans and 22 staff • Represent College on Vice Chancellor’s Executive Committee coordinating personnel, programs, government relations and strategy issues with agency directors across AgriLife • Assist Vice Chancellor/Dean on planning and strategic initiatives • Manage 14 academic departments-operations, leadership, personnel, facilities, budgets, assessment -Responsibilities and Accomplishments: • budget- full authority and responsibility for $69M College budget o implemented an incentive and efficiency-based budgeting system o increased academic budget by 30% in 8 years and reversed $2M deficit o partner with Texas A&M AgriLife Research in $190M annual research expenditures (#1 in NSF for agriculture/natural resources) • faculty affairs for approximately 350 faculty o position allocations and coordination o recruitment, searches, hiring, credentialing, annual and post-tenure evaluation 3 o promotion and tenure, mentoring, professional development, advocacy and success o oversee College awards program and College nominations to University and external awards/honors o oversee College visiting scholars o joint faculty with Engineering, Law, Gov’t & Public Service, Veterinary Medicine • academic program leadership o 7800 students (6500 undergraduate, 1300 graduate students) o increased College enrollment by 25% since 2009 while also becoming more diverse and increasing retention and graduation rates o oversee 87 degree programs, 68% of which are STEM o oversee programs at College Station, Galveston and McAllen campuses o oversee recruiting programs and