NC State College of Natural Resources Dean, Robert Brown, was honored with the College of Agricultural Sciences Honor Alumnus Award from Colorado State University. Brown accepted the award at a ceremony at CSU on April 17, 2010.
Brown graduated from Colorado State University in 1968 with a B.S. degree in Animal Nutrition. Following service with the Marines in Vietnam, Brown earned a Ph.D. from Penn State. Over the years his academic homes have included Texas A&I in Kingsville, the Kleburg Wildlife Research Institute, Mississippi State and Texas A&M. He has been dean of the College of Natural Resources at NC State University since 2006.
Brown has published more than 120 articles, edited 3 books, and presented 118 research reports at scientific meetings in the United States and abroad. He has served as national president of "The Wildlife Society" and president of the "National Association of University Fisheries and Wildlife Programs." For 18 years, he served as an assistant scoutmaster and venturing crew leader for the Boy Scouts of America.
Dr. Brown and his wife, Regan, have three sons and live in Cary, North Carolina.