OSU names new dean for College of Ag
Alan Sams has been named dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences at Oregon State University.
Alan Sams has been named dean of the College of Agricultural Sciences at Oregon State University.
A new dean is coming to the Oregon State University College of Agricultural Sciences.The university on Tuesday named Alan Sams to lead the college, succeeding Dan Arp, who will retire at the end of August.
Sams has spent the last nine years as executive associate dean of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University, managing academic programs, personnel and budgeting for one of the largest agricultural colleges in the country, with 350 faculty, 7,800 students and a budget of more than $69 million.