News Release

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May 10, 2005

Al Dufty Appointed Associate Dean Of The Graduate College

Dr. Al Dufty was appointed associate dean of the Graduate College at Boise State University. Dufty earned a doctorate in biological sciences from SUNY-Binghamton in 1981, and held a research position at Rockefeller University before joining the Boise State biology faculty in 1988. He achieved the rank of professor in 1996, and received the Foundation Scholar Award for Research in 2000 for his contributions to behavioral endocrinology and ecology.
 

Dufty has been coordinator of the biology graduate programs, chair of the graduate student oversight committee and associate chair of the biology department during his years at Boise State. He is experienced in graduate program development, student recruiting, training of graduate teaching assistants, and monitoring student progress. He is among the most active thesis mentors at Boise State and is currently the major advisor for six master's students and serves on the supervisory committees of fifteen others.
 

Dufty is strongly committed to university service and was a finalist for the Foundation Scholar Award for Service in 2005. He has a broad perspective and brings his energy and commitment to all graduate programs at Boise State.

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Last reviewed on Thursday, December 22, 2005