Charles R. Hall
A native
of North Carolina, Dr. Charlie Hall received his B.S. in Agricultural
Economics from the University of Tennessee in 1984 and his Master's Degree
in Ornamental Horticulture and Landscape Design from the University of Tennessee
in 1986. He then obtained his Ph.D. from Mississippi State University
in 1988 and began his academic career at Texas A&M University in 1988,
where he spent 13 years on the faculty before joining the faculty at the
University of Tennessee in 2002. In 2007, Dr. Hall returned to Texas
A&M University as Professor and Ellison Chair in International Floriculture.
Dr. Hall's
expertise in the production and marketing of horticultural crops is nationally
recognized in academia and among the horticultural clientele
he serves. He is an invited speaker at numerous regional, national, and
international meetings of various industry-related associations and organizations. He
is particularly known for the enthusiasm, humor, and intensity he
exhibits when speaking.
Dr. Hall
is an Honorary Lifetime Member of the Texas Nursery
and Landscape Association and has received TNLA’s Award for
Outstanding Service to the Nursery Industry. In
academia, Dr. Hall has received Texas A&M University’s Association
of Former Students’ Distinguished Achievement Award in Teaching and
the Vice Chancellor’s Award in Excellence for Student Counseling
and Relations. Various Extension awards include the Outstanding
Extension Publication Award from the American Society of
Horticultural Science; and the Certificate of Meritorious Service and
the State Early Career Award, both presented by Epsilon
Sigma Phi, the professional society of the National Extension Service. He is
a member of Alpha Gamma Rho agricultural fraternity and has received their Grand
Presidents Award and Brother of the Century designation.
