Sam Curl
Oklahoma State University
Dr. Sam Curl serves as dean and director of Oklahoma State University's Division of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. Curl heads all three parts of the division, the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, the Oklahoma Experiment Station and the Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Service. As dean of the college, Curl oversees 10 departments ranging from animal science to plant pathology.
Curl received a doctorate in animal physiology from Texas A&M University in 1963. He spent a total of 30 years at Texas Tech, including 17 years as dean of agriculture and three years as associate vice president for academic affairs.
He received two major awards for agriculture, the Texas 4-H Alumni Award in 1993 and the Texas Future Farmers of America State Farmer Award, and has been involved in fund-raising campaigns, the creation of research partnerships, economic development activities and the implementation of innovative and academic and student leadership programs.