Source: NCSU COLLEGE OF AG & LIFE SCIENCES, 5/20/22



Transformative, transparent and fair are how colleagues describe Patricia Curtis, department head of the Prestage Department of Poultry Science. Curtis was named department head in 2017, but prior to accepting the position, Curtis said that the department had to be willing to change.  “I never wanted to be a department head,” said Curtis. During her interview for the job, Curtis told the hiring committee that she was only interested in coming back to NC State to help lead the department in a new direction. 

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