Stephen F. Austin State University

The Texas A&M University System Board of Regents has named Tom Boggus, a 28-year career executive with the Texas Forest Service (TFS), interim director of TFS. Boggus, who has served as the agency's associate director for forest resource development and sustainable forestry since 2005, succeeds James Hull, who is retiring after 12 years of leading the TFS.

Boggus joined the TFS as a forester based in Linden in 1980. He rose through the ranks to become the agency's associate director for administration in 1996. He received his forestry training at Stephen F. Austin State University, where he earned both bachelor's and master's degrees in forestry.