Ferris grad named Vice Chancellor, Dean of Agriculture and Life Sciences

COLLEGE STATION – The Texas A&M University System’s Board of Regents recently named a much-decorated professor, Jeffrey W. (Jeff) Savell, ’75, Ph.D., as Vice Chancellor and Dean of Agriculture and Life Sciences for Texas A&M.

Dr. Savell is a 1971 graduate of Ferris High School.

He is a University Distinguished Professor, Regents Professor and the E.M. “Manny” Rosenthal Chair in the Department of Animal Science at Texas A&M.

Savell earned his bachelor’s, master’s and doctorate degrees from Texas A&M.

His appointment was effective June 6.

“Dr. Savell is a great Aggie who is well-respected within academia and the agricultural community,” said Chancellor John Sharp.

“An added bonus – he makes pretty good barbecue!”

Savell teaches the introductory course in meat science as well as a freshmen class on Texas barbecue.

He also leads a graduate course in carcass composition and quality, and team-teaches a graduate and undergraduate course in Hazard Analysis Critical Control Point.

A past president of the American Meat Science Association, Savell is a member of the Meat Industry Hall of Fame.

“Dr. Savell is a highly recognized scholar who has been identified among the top two-percent of most-cited researchers in the world,” said Texas A&M President M. Katherine Banks.

“His impact and long tenure at Texas A&M includes teaching 12,000 Aggies and producing 150 graduate students who have become leaders in academia, industry and government.”