Schmidly, David 2021-06-10

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This interview focuses on Dr. Schmidly’s academic and administrative careers. The bulk of the interview focuses on Dr. Schmidly’s academic research as a mammologist as well as offer thoughts on his role as President for Texas Tech University, Oklahoma State University, and the University of New Mexico. Dr. Schmidly discusses his work with deer mice, aquatic mammals while at Texas A&M University, and his work in Mexico.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: David Schmidly

Additional Parties Recorded:

Date: June 10, 2021

Location: via phone

Interviewer: Zachary Hernandez

Length: 01:44:41 (1 hour 44 minutes)


Abstract

Introduction and undergraduate school experiences; The kangaroo rat’s ecological importance in West Texas; How he met his wife; working at Texas A&M; Challenges working in university upper administration; oceanology; Mammals of the Pecos Valley; Working at Texas Tech and becoming president of TTU; Moving to work at Oklahoma State then University of New Mexico; Research; challenges at each university he worked at; Retirement; being an international scholar

Access Information

Original Recording Format: born digital

Recording Format Notes: patrons may listen to audio in our reading room

Transcript: transcript available on dspace <https://hdl.handle.net/10605/373987 >


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