Full Name
Andrew Sansom
Job Title
Founder
Company
Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, Texas State University
Speaker Bio
Andrew Sansom
Andrew Sansom is one of Texas’ leading conservationists. He is a former Executive Director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, former Executive Director of the Texas Nature Conservancy and Founder of the Meadows Center for Water and the Environment at Texas State University. For his commitment to the management and protection of natural resources, Dr. . Sansom is a recipient of the Chevron Conservation Award, The Chuck Yeager Award from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, The Pugsley Medal from the National Park Foundation, the Seton Award from the International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Nature Conservancy. He is a Distinguished Alumnus of Austin College and Texas Tech University.
Under his leadership at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Dr. Sansom spearheaded a number of significant programs, including:
· Founding the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation
· Adding over 500,000 acres to the State Parks and Wildlife Management Areas
· Creating two nationally recognized aquatic facilities which include hatcheries, research laboratories, educational centers, and aquariums.
· Initiating an aggressive program to introduce urban children to nature and the outdoors
· Launching an effort to promote good stewardship of working lands across Texas
Mr. Sansom has dedicated his life to environmental conservation. He has served on the Board of Trustees of the Texas Historical Foundation, KLRU Public Television in Austin, The National Audubon Society and The Texas Travel Industry Association. He currently serves as Chairman of Bat Conservation International. He joined the staff of the National Recreation and Park Association in Washington D.C. in l969. He served as Environmental Coordinator for the White House Conference on Youth, Special Assistant to Secretary of Interior Rogers C.B. Morton, Director of Conservation Education at the Federal Energy Administration and Deputy Director of the Energy Institute at the University of Houston.
His published works have appeared in Texas Monthly, The Texas Observer, Houston City Magazine, Politics Today, Texas Highways, Texas Parks and Wildlife and Texas Town and City. He is the author of nine books, Texas Lost, Texas Past, Scout the Christmas Dog, Southern Plains Bison, Water in Texas, Of Texas Rivers and Texas Art, Seasons at Selah, and The Art of Texas State Parks.
Andrew Sansom is one of Texas’ leading conservationists. He is a former Executive Director of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, former Executive Director of the Texas Nature Conservancy and Founder of the Meadows Center for Water and the Environment at Texas State University. For his commitment to the management and protection of natural resources, Dr. . Sansom is a recipient of the Chevron Conservation Award, The Chuck Yeager Award from the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation, The Pugsley Medal from the National Park Foundation, the Seton Award from the International Association of Fish and Wildlife Agencies and the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Nature Conservancy. He is a Distinguished Alumnus of Austin College and Texas Tech University.
Under his leadership at the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department, Dr. Sansom spearheaded a number of significant programs, including:
· Founding the Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation
· Adding over 500,000 acres to the State Parks and Wildlife Management Areas
· Creating two nationally recognized aquatic facilities which include hatcheries, research laboratories, educational centers, and aquariums.
· Initiating an aggressive program to introduce urban children to nature and the outdoors
· Launching an effort to promote good stewardship of working lands across Texas
Mr. Sansom has dedicated his life to environmental conservation. He has served on the Board of Trustees of the Texas Historical Foundation, KLRU Public Television in Austin, The National Audubon Society and The Texas Travel Industry Association. He currently serves as Chairman of Bat Conservation International. He joined the staff of the National Recreation and Park Association in Washington D.C. in l969. He served as Environmental Coordinator for the White House Conference on Youth, Special Assistant to Secretary of Interior Rogers C.B. Morton, Director of Conservation Education at the Federal Energy Administration and Deputy Director of the Energy Institute at the University of Houston.
His published works have appeared in Texas Monthly, The Texas Observer, Houston City Magazine, Politics Today, Texas Highways, Texas Parks and Wildlife and Texas Town and City. He is the author of nine books, Texas Lost, Texas Past, Scout the Christmas Dog, Southern Plains Bison, Water in Texas, Of Texas Rivers and Texas Art, Seasons at Selah, and The Art of Texas State Parks.
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