Robert D Brown

Dr. Robert (Bob) Brown is the Dean of the College of Natural Resources at North Carolina State University. He attended the University of California at Davis, and received his B.S. from Colorado State University. After a tour in Vietnam with the Marine Corps, he attended Penn State University and received his Ph.D. in 1975. He was on the faculty of Texas A&I University in Kingsville and a Research Scientist there with the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute from 197587. He was head of the...See more

Dr. Robert (Bob) Brown is the Dean of the College of Natural Resources at North Carolina State University. He attended the University of California at Davis, and received his B.S. from Colorado State University. After a tour in Vietnam with the Marine Corps, he attended Penn State University and received his Ph.D. in 1975. He was on the faculty of Texas A&I University in Kingsville and a Research Scientist there with the Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute from 197587. He was head of the Wildlife and Fisheries Department at Mississippi State University from 198793, and then head of the Wildlife and Fisheries Sciences Department at Texas A&M University from 19932006. While at Texas A&M, he was also Director of the Institute for Renewable Natural Resources and Coordinator of the Gulf Coast CESU. Dr. Brown has been National President and a Fellow in The Wildlife Society, President of the National Association of University Fish and Wildlife Programs, Chair of the Board on Natural Resources of NASULGC (now ALUP), a Professional Member of the Boone & Crockett Club, Chair of the External Review Panel of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative, and was an Adult Leader in the Boy Scouts for 18 years. He retired as a LtCol. in the Marine Corps Reserve. Dr. Brown and his wife, Regan, live in the Raleigh area. See less