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Dr. M. Todd See has been named head of the Animal Science Department in N.C. State University’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. A professor in the department since 2004, See had served as interim department head since July 2008.
See has held a faculty position in the college since 1992, when he completed his doctorate in animal science at the University of Georgia, where he also earned his master’s degree. He earned a bachelor’s degree in animal science from Michigan State University.
See has provided statewide, national and international leadership for swine extension programs, with a primary focus on swine genetics and production management. He has served as the Swine Commodity Coordinator for the Animal Science Department since 1998. In this role, he is responsible for developing and facilitating extension programming for extension agents, agribusiness representatives and producers in North Carolina and around the world.
He currently serves as the liaison between N.C. State University and numerous commodity groups, including the North Carolina Pork Council, National Swine Improvement Federation, National Pork Board, National Pork Producers Council and National Swine Registry.
While serving as interim department head, See has maintained active extension programs. He is a prolific extension educator, having produced 66 peer-reviewed publications and more than 450 technical publications from conferences and workshops. He also has secured $2 million in funding for his educational programs.
See has also supported the department’s teaching mission, having trained seven doctoral and four master’s degree students, most of whom currently work in the swine industry or in academia in positions with extension responsibilities. He is a popular invited speaker, having given 96 presentations in 12 different countries.
See’s excellence in extension education has been recognized by industry and academia. His numerous honors include induction into N.C. State’s Academy of Outstanding Faculty Engaged in Extension and the Outstanding Extension Service Award; the Lois G. Britt Service Award to the N.C. Pork Industry, the National Swine Improvement Federation Distinguished Service Award and the National Pork Board Fellowship.
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