Deputy DirectorL’Oreal Stepney, Deputy Director, Office of Water at the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ), visited campus on Thursday, February 2, where she met Cajetan Akujuobi, Vice-President of Research and Dean of the Graduate Studies, before giving a seminar presentation. During her talk she gave detailed information on the TCEQ Office of Water covering the four major divisions she overseas: i) Water Availability Division, ii) Water Quality Planning Division, iii) Water Quality Division, and iv) Water Supply Division. She entertained several questions from the audience. Her presentation was streamed live and was archived for future viewing

After her presentation she met James Palmer, Associate Provost and Interim Dean and Director of the Land grant Programs, Claudine Gee, CAHS’ Director of Fiscals Affairs, and Kwaku Addo, CAHS’ Associate Director of Academic Programs and Department Head.

Stepney has been working with TCEQ since 1992, assuming several responsibilities across the agency. She is a Certified Professional Engineer in the Texas and holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Aerospace Engineering and a Master’s Degree in Environmental Engineering.

In celebration of the 2017 African American History Month, the College of Agriculture and Human Sciences’ Seminar Series is dedicating the four seminars in February to well accomplished Texas Female African Americans. The theme of this semester’s Series is Celebrating Excellence.

Dr. Ali Fares

 

Ali Fares, Ph.D.
Interim Associate Director, Cooperative Agricultural Research Center
alfares@pvamu.edu
(936) 261-5019