Cindy Akers was named interim dean for College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources on Thursday, May 27, according to a news release from Texas Tech.
Akers currently serves as the associate dean for Academic and Student Programs within the college and also serves as a professor for the Department of Agricultural Education & Communications, according to the release.
She also president of the Non-land-grant Agriculture and Renewable Resources Universities in 2019 as well as named a fellow in the American Association for Agricultural Education in 2017. Akers also served as the previous president of the AAAE-Western Region, according to the release. Akers has also served as the chair of the Texas Tech's Teaching Academy.