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FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 2021<\/p>\n
STEPHENVILLE, Texas \u2014\u00a0Tarleton State University\u2019s Dr. Rudy Tarpley was honored Thursday at the annual conference of North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture with the organization\u2019s Educator Award.<\/p>\n
Tarpley, the Graduate Coordinator in the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Sciences, has been part of the Tarleton faculty since 2010.<\/p>\n
\u201cBeing recognized at the national level is a great honor,\u201d he said. \u201cHowever, the best reward we receive as professional educators is to make a positive difference in the lives of our students.\u201d<\/p>\n
Tarpley received his bachelor of science in agriculture and extension education in 1985 from New Mexico State University, his master\u2019s in 1991 from Mississippi State University and a PhD in education with a major in agricultural education and experimental statistics from Mississippi State in 1993.<\/p>\n
He served on the faculty at College of the Southwest, Texas Tech, Eastern New Mexico and Utah State before coming to Tarleton.<\/p>\n
At Tarleton he has contributed in over 150 departmental, college and university-level opportunities, including serving as an adviser, member and chair of faculty search committees, informing educator preparation councils and in teacher preparation accreditation work.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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