Elsa Murano
American academic, 23rd president of Texas A&M University / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Elsa Alina Murano (born Elsa Alina Casales; August 14, 1959)[1] has been the Director of the Norman Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture & Development at Texas A&M University's Agriculture & Life Sciences program since 2012. She was the 23rd President of Texas A&M University from January 3, 2008, until her effective resignation on June 15, 2009.[2][3][4]
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Elsa Murano | |
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Director of the Norman Borlaug Institute for International Agriculture & Development | |
Assumed office 2012-present | |
23rd President of Texas A&M University | |
In office January 3, 2008 – June 15, 2009 | |
Preceded by | Ed J. Davis (Interim) Robert M. Gates |
Succeeded by | R. Bowen Loftin |
Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety | |
In office October 2001 – December 1, 2004 | |
President | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Catherine Woteki |
Succeeded by | Merle Pierson (Acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | Elsa Alina Casales (1959-08-14) August 14, 1959 (age 64) Havana, Cuba |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse |
Peter Murano (m. 1985) |
Education | Miami Dade College Florida International University (BS) Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (MS, PhD) |
During August 2021 to June 2022, she temporarily stepped away from the Institute to assume the role of Associate Vice Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives at Texas A&M's Agriculture & Life Sciences Program, where she focused on federal initiatives engagement.
Before her current directorship at the Institute, Murano held multiple key positions. She was the President of Texas A&M University from 2008 to 2009, the Vice Chancellor and Dean of Texas A&M's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences from 2005 to 2007, and the U.S. Under Secretary of Agriculture for Food Safety from 2001 to 2004.[5]
In 2006, Murano joined the board of directors at Hormel Foods.[6]