Biography

Jay Gogue was born in Waycross, Georgia

Waycross, Georgia

Waycross is the county seat of, and only incorporated city in, Ware County in the U.S. state of Georgia. The population was 14,725 at the 2010 Census. A small portion of the city extends into Pierce County. According the U.S...

. He graduated from Auburn University with a bachelor's degree

Bachelor's degree

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 in 1969, and a Master's degree

Master's degree

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 in 1971. In 1973, he received a PhD

PHD

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 in horticulture

Horticulture

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 from Michigan State University

Michigan State University

Michigan State University is a public research university in East Lansing, Michigan, USA. Founded in 1855, it was the pioneer land-grant institution and served as a model for future land-grant colleges in the United States under the 1862 Morrill Act.MSU pioneered the studies of packaging,...

.

From 1973 to 1976, he worked for the National Park Service

National Park Service

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. He also worked as a U.S. army reserve officer. In 1986, he was appointed as Associate Director of the Office of University Research at Clemson University

Clemson University

Clemson University is an American public, coeducational, land-grant, sea-grant, research university located in Clemson, South Carolina, United States....

 in South Carolina

South Carolina

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. He also served as Vice-President for Research and Vice-President/Vice-Provost for Agriculture and Natural Resources at Clemson from 1988 to 1995. From 1995 to 2000, he served as Provost of Utah State University

Utah State University

Utah State University is a public university located in Logan, Utah. It is a land-grant and space-grant institution and is accredited by the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities....

. He served as President of New Mexico State University

New Mexico State University

New Mexico State University at Las Cruces , is a major land-grant university in Las Cruces, New Mexico, United States...

 from 2000 to 2003. He also served as chancellor of the University of Houston System

University of Houston System

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 and president of the University of Houston

University of Houston

The University of Houston is a state research university, and is the flagship institution of the University of Houston System. Founded in 1927, it is Texas's third-largest university with nearly 40,000 students. Its campus spans 667 acres in southeast Houston, and was known as University of...

 from 2003 to 2007. Since 2007, he has served as President of Auburn University.

He is a member of Phi Kappa Phi

Phi Kappa Phi

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 and Golden Key

Golden Key International Honour Society

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 honor societies, Sigma Chi

Sigma Chi

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 Fraternity, Sigma Xi

Sigma Xi

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 and Scabbard and Blade

Scabbard and Blade

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. He has served as an accreditation reviewer for the Pacific Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges. He is also a Board member of the Natural Resources Ecology Section of the National Association of State Universities and Land Grant Colleges. He serves on the policy committee of the Oak Ridge Associated Universities

Oak Ridge Associated Universities

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 and is a technical reviewer for the National Science Foundation

National Science Foundation

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. He is also a certified accreditation reviewer for the Northwest Association of Schools and Colleges, Commission on Colleges.