Bart M. Ballard
C. Berdon and Rolanette Lawrence Endowed Chair in Waterfowl Research
Caesar Kleberg Wildlife Research Institute
Texas A&M University-Kingsville
(361) 593-3954
bart.ballard@tamuk.edu
Courses Taught
Graduate courses: Avian Community Ecology (WSCI 6396), Waterfowl (WSCI 6382)
Undergraduate courses: Wetlands and Waterfowl (RWSC 4380), Ecology and Management of Game Birds (RWSC 3390)
Professional Activities
Pintail Action Group
Waterfowl Working Group, Gulf Coast Joint Venture
Migratory Game Bird Advisory Committee, Texas Parks and Wildlife Department
Laguna Madre Initiative Team, Gulf Coast Joint Venture
North American Reddish Egret Working Group
Texas Colonial Waterbird Society Advisory Board
Education
Ph.D.: Wildlife Science, Texas A&M University-Kingsville and Texas A&M University, College Station
M.S.: Range and Wildlife Management, Texas A&I University
B.S.: Wildlife Biology, Iowa State University
Honors and Awards
2019 Honorary Life Member, Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society
2017 Coastal Bend Bays Foundation Conservation Award for Higher Education
2016 Wetland Conservation Achievement Award, Ducks Unlimited
2016 Senior Research Award, College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Human Sciences
2012 C. Berdon and Rolanette Lawrence Endowed Chair in Waterfowl Research
2012 Distinguished Teacher of the Year, Texas A&M University-Kingsville Javelina Alumni Association
2011 Educator of the Year, Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society
2011 Texas A&M University Systems Student Recognition Award for Teaching Excellence
2010 Senior Teaching Award, College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Human Sciences
2009 Advising Award, College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Human Sciences
2007 Junior Teaching Award, College of Agriculture, Natural Resources and Human Sciences
