Murphy inducted into Chancellor’s Academy of Teacher Educators
Texas A&M award honors significant impacts on preparation of teachers
Timothy Murphy, Ph.D., professor in the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications, has been inducted into the Chancellor’s Academy of Teacher Educators of The Texas A&M University System.
The academy honors faculty who make noteworthy and exemplary impacts to quality, innovation and continuous improvement in teacher preparation. Each year, up to three individuals and three teams from the 11 universities in the A&M System may be inducted into the academy. Murphy is the only Texas A&M University faculty member to receive an individual honor this year.
“This recognition is a testament to Dr. Murphy’s leadership, innovation, teaching and mentoring in preparing effective teachers for long-term success,” said Gary Briers, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications, and a previous recipient of the award.
“The need for more school-based agricultural education teachers continues in Texas, and his impact as a teacher educator helps provide the highest quality agricultural science teachers throughout the state and beyond,” Briers said.
Preparing educators for Texas
Murphy serves as the program lead for the agricultural education major in the department. This major leads to teacher certification in agriculture, food and natural resources. The program certifies 30 to 50 student teachers a year.
He was instrumental in developing and designing the Agriculture and Workforce Education Complex at the Texas A&M-RELLIS campus, a 2,400-acre applied research campus in Bryan. The facility opened in fall 2020. It supports workforce development and teacher preparation and hosts more than 20 in-service professional development programs for teachers each summer.
A faculty member since 1997, Murphy has taught over 5,000 undergraduate and graduate students and served in various undergraduate and graduate administration positions. He has served on 172 graduate student committees, chairing 51 master’s and 28 doctoral committees. He advises undergraduate and graduate student organizations and leads high impact learning experiences, including education abroad programs.
Awards and professional service
Murphy is an active and long-time American Association for Agricultural Education member. He has served as the organization’s treasurer and president, was selected as a Fellow and served as the chair of the Academy of Fellows. His accolades include the Distinguished Researcher Award, Outstanding Agricultural Educator Award and the Distinguished Teaching Award from the Southern Region chapter of the association.
Murphy was selected as a Fellow of the North American Colleges and Teachers of Agriculture and was president of the Agricultural Education Division of the Southern Association of Agricultural Scientists.
