Scott Burris, chair and professor within the Department of Agricultural Education & Communications, joined the Texas Tech faculty in 2005. Burris, who previously served as associate department chair, was also interim chair of the award-winning academic unit from 2016 to 2018. In addition to his teaching and research activities, he served as the department's student teacher coordinator and advisor for the Texas Tech chapter of Collegiate FFA. 

He received his master's and doctorate degrees in agricultural education from the University of Missouri. Recent honors for Burris include the Chancellor's Council Distinguished Teaching Award (2016); Texas Tech Office of the Provost-Integrated Scholar (2015); Davis CollegeStudent Advising Award (2015); Professing Excellence Award (2013); Davis College Teaching Award (2013); Spencer A. Wells Faculty Award for Creativity in Teaching (2012) and President's Excellence in Teaching Award (2010).

CONTACT: Christy Bratcher, Associate Dean for Research, Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources, Texas Tech University at (806) 742-2808 or christy.bratcher@ttu.edu 

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