Fraze named new interim AEC department chairman
A longtime Texas Tech University professor and the recently named director of the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources' recruitment and career center was selected Monday (May 12) as the new interim chairman of Tech's Department of Agricultural Education and Communications.
In this new position, Steve Fraze will have responsibility for programs affecting 215 undergraduate students, 70 graduate students and eight faculty members. "Education is a life-long process, a means to an end, and not and end in itself," he said.
Degree Programs. The department supervises several critical degree programs, including a bachelor of science in interdisciplinary agriculture (teaching or leadership options), bachelor of science in agricultural communications, master of science in agricultural education, and a doctor of education in agricultural education.
In addition, the department participates in the interdepartmental program leading to the master of agriculture degree with an option in agricultural communications or agricultural extension education.
Strong Background. Fraze, who named a full professor in 2004, joined the Texas Tech faculty in 1988 as a visiting assistant professor. Previously, he worked as a visiting instructor in Texas A&M University's Department of Agricultural Education, and a vocational agriculture teacher in New Home and Olton. He also served as a district engineer in the Dowell Division of Dow Chemical in Monahans.
A native of Dora, NM, Fraze earned a bachelor's degree in agriculture from Lubbock Christian College and a master's degree along with a teaching certificate from Texas Tech. He received his doctorate degree from Texas A&M University.
Written by Norman Martin
Contact: Steve Fraze, interim chairman, Department of Agricultural Education and Communications, Texas Tech University, at steve.fraze@ttu.edu or (806)742-2806
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