Scotty Cooksey, (topright) the director of development and external relations for College of Agricultural Sciences
and Natural Resources, was presented an Excellence Award for 2006-2007 by Texas Tech
University System Office of Institutional Advancement.
The honor was presented at the group's annual planning conference on Aug. 14 at the
Inn of the Mountain Gods in Ruidoso, NM. Cooksey has led CASNR's development and external
relations office for more than a decade.
Prior to joining Texas Tech, Cooksey was director of development for a large non-profit
organization in Atlanta. He has a bachelor's degree in business administration degree
with an emphasis in marketing from Texas Tech, and he has Certified Fund Raising Executive
accreditation.