AgriLife Extension names veteran agent to administrative post
Rebel Royall is Far West Texas District’s new administrator
Writer: Steve Byrns, 325-653-4576, s-byrns@tamu.edu
Contact: Rebel Royall, 432-354-2381, r-royall@tamu.edu
FORT STOCKTON – The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service has named veteran county agent Rebel Royall as the new AgriLife Extension administrator for the agency’s Far West Texas District, also called District 6.
Royall assumed his duties Oct. 1. He is responsible for overseeing the AgriLife Extension Center at Fort Stockton as well as the staffs in the 23 counties comprising the district.
Royall transferred to the position from Glasscock County, a District 6 county, where he has served as the AgriLife Extension agent for agriculture and natural resources since 2006.
Royall earned a bachelor’s degree in animal business from Texas Tech University at Lubbock and a master’s degree in agricultural education from Southwest Texas State University at San Marcos.
He began his AgriLife Extension career in 1993 as an assistant county agent for agriculture in Henderson County. He has also held AgriLife Extension county agent agriculture posts in Briscoe, Castro and Stonewall counties.
Prior to entering AgriLife Extension, Royall served as a research and teaching assistant at Southwest Texas State University and as a production assistant for Dekalb Swine Breeders.
His awards and recognitions include AgriLife Extension Superior Service Awards in both county agent and team categories; National Association of County Agricultural Agents Association’s Distinguished Service Award; Texas Pork Producers Association County Agent of the Year; Texas County Agricultural Agents Association Distinguished Service Award and Poster Contest Award winner.
Royall assumes the post formerly held by Dr. Ray Bader who recently transferred to the AgriLife Extension County director position for El Paso County.
