Tyrus R. Timm Honor Registry | Recognizing the most distinguished former students
The Tyrus R. Timm Honor Registry
The genesis of the Department of Agricultural Economics at Texas A&M University dates back to 1920. The first undergraduate received their degree in Agricultural Administration. Students now receive degrees in Agricultural Economics or Agribusiness. Since its origin, the department has had a rich tradition of preparing students for careers and leadership in agriculture, business, and the public sector. Through its outstanding teaching, research, and extension programs, the department is committed to the future by building on its strength of developing exemplary leadership through which its graduates can make a positive difference for others.
The Tyrus R. Timm Honor Registry of Former Students in Agricultural Economics has been established to recognize and honor those graduates who have distinguished themselves in a meritorious way by reaching a significant level of accomplishment in their chosen field. The inductees into the Honor Registry represent the highest standards of integrity and character as recognized by their peers and will reflect positively on the Department of Agricultural Economics and Texas A&M University.
The Honor Registry is named after highly regarded faculty member and Department Head, Tyrus R. Timm, who led the department for 20 years during its rise to prominence in teaching, research, and extension–three important missions of a land-grant university. Dr. Timm was a 1934 graduate of the department in Agricultural Administration.
Smith III, Robert
Biography:
Rear Admiral Robert Smith graduated from Texas A&M University in 1961 with a B.S. degree in agricultural economics. As a student at Texas A&M, he was a member of the Corps of Cadets, the Agricultural Economics Club, and the Dallas Hometown Club. Furthering his education, he received a degree from Louisiana State University’s School of Banking of the South in 1977.
Rear Admiral Smith was commissioned into the U.S. Navy in 1962 and graduated from the Naval War College. He also attended the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. In 1987, he was promoted to rear admiral (lower half) and later earned his second star in 1991. Rear Admiral Smith’s 35 years of service saw assignments in the Pacific, Washington D.C., and the Atlantic.
He retired in 1996 as chief of staff to the Commander, U.S. Pacific Fleet, Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. The U.S. Navy recognized his distinguished military career with honors including the Defense Superior Service Medal, the Legion of Merit (3 awards), the Meritorious Service Medal, and the Navy Unit Commendation Award (2).
Rear Admiral Smith began his civilian career with the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas in 1968, and he has served as secretary to the Bank’s board of directors and to the Federal Reserve System’s Conference of Presidents. In 1975, he served as assistant secretary to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System. Today, he is senior vice president of the Federal Reserve Bank, responsible for its Houston branch.
As a Texas A&M former student, Rear Admiral Smith is actively involved as an ardent supporter and past president of The Association of Former Students, the Dallas A&M Club, and is past chairman of the Texas A&M Foundation. He is a past member of the 12th Man Foundation Board of Directors and the Chancellor’s Century Council. He is a member of the Corps of Cadets Development Council, vice chairman of the Presidential Board of Visitors, and chairs the President’s Council of Advisors.
In 1999, he received the Jimmy Williams Distinguished Service Award from the Dallas A&M Club and was named “Outstanding Houston Aggie of the Year” by the Houston A&M Club in 2002. Most recently, he was recognized by the Association of Former Students as a recipient of the 2006 Distinguished Alumni Award.
Admiral Smith and his wife, Mary Sue, reside in Houston and Rockwall, Texas.
Oldham, Casey M.
Biography:
Casey earned his B. Sc. Degree in Agricultural Economics in 2002 and quickly emerged as a leading businessman in real estate and finance. At age 23, Casey founded Oldham Goodwin Group, LLC. Various successful real estate and business ventures ensued after that, driven largely from the collaboration between Casey and his business partner Hunter Goodwin class of ‘96. For many small and large business owners, Casey is a trusted advisor and mentor. Casey enjoys being a resource for entrepreneurs and sharing what has driven his success. In addition to serving as an employer and mentor, Casey’s philanthropic contributions positively impact the community. He remains a generous donor and supporter of many faith-based organizations, diverse charities and scholastic programs.
Casey currently serves as Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Oldham Goodwin Group, LLC and is rooted in every aspect of the business he founded. He oversees corporate strategic planning, positioning, and overall corporate initiatives. Casey is responsible for creating new business strategies, establishing and monitoring operational and financial key performance indicators and assisting in the implementation of company-wide strategic goals. He is also assigned with structuring and negotiating new business ventures and initiatives for the company and monitoring the efficient resource allocation of personnel and capital. In addition, Casey is a managing member and/or partner of multiple real estate and business partnerships.
Oldham Goodwin Group, LLC was formed in early 2004 as a commercial real estate brokerage firm. A short time thereafter, the company launched the commercial real estate management division. Early brokerage and management efforts centered on small multifamily and commercial projects, however it became apparent that an opportunity existed to serve larger institutional grade investments in underserved markets similar to Bryan/College Station. Encouraged by early achievements, Oldham Goodwin expanded its line of brokerage and management services throughout the region and soon began to grow into a team of highly skilled and specialized brokers and managers. Oldham Goodwin’s mission is: “Maximize value creation for all stakeholders by providing integrated commercial real estate services to select market segments.” The company’s distinct accessible expertise and connection with its target markets provides it a marked advantage with a broad scope of clientele. In 2006, having experienced success as a commercial real estate brokerage and management company, the company was able to expand into the commercial development and hospitality management arenas. Two years later, the management division grew its hospitality portfolio to include hotel partnerships with the most prestigious select service brands including Hyatt, Hilton, Marriott, Best Western, Wyndham and Intercontinental Hotels.
Oldham Goodwin Group, LLC employed more than 350 employees at the end of 2012, with a 2012 payroll of more than $9 million. The company manages 23 commercial properties valued at $~68 million, 11 multifamily units valued at $~51 million, and seven hotels valued at $~64 million, representing in total $~183,000,000 of managed real estate. Transaction volume in 2012 exceeded $100 million.
Casey’s record of service is commendable. His “Prof-for-a-Day” involvements in several Agricultural Economics classes are well known, with our real-estate oriented students’ knowledge quotient exponentially enhanced by his candid insights and perspectives of opportunities for young entrepreneurs in this field. He is a member of the College of Agriculture Development Council and a long-term supporter of the Rural Entrepreneurial Dreams event, annually providing meeting room facilities. Oldham Goodwin Group, LLC is a magnet for Agricultural Economics students seeking both internships and permanent employment, with Casey providing real and life-long experiences for many of our students.
Casey has a significant presence in community service. He has served as a Governing Council Member of the Realtors Commercial Alliance Committee for the Texas Association of Realtors, Chair of the Bryan/College Station Board of Realtors Commercial Committee, Director of the Bryan/College Station Association of Realtors, a member of the City of Bryan Tax Incremental Finance Committee. Currently, Casey serves as a member of the International Council of Shopping Centers, a member of the Leadership Council for Invest Research Valley, and a member of the Texas A&M Foundation Real Estate Gift Committee.
Casey and his wife Sarah live in College Station, TX.
Dr. Tyrus R. Timm
A Brief Sketch:
Dr. Tyrus R. “Ty” Timm devoted 38 years to teaching, research, and Extension work at Texas A&M and headed the Agricultural Economics department for 20 years. In 1977, A&M President Jarvis Miller said that “[Timm] exemplified all of the qualities that make a man great—humility, dedication, loyalty, integrity, and concern for others. His philosophy of administration was always to try and recruit people better than he in order to build and look to the future.”
Dr. Timm was born in Hallettsville, Texas and graduated from Texas A&M University in 1934 with a Bachelor’s degree in marketing and finance. He received an M.S. degree in 1936 in agricultural economics. Another Master’s degree and a doctorate in public administration came in 1947 and 1949 from Harvard University.
Dr. Timm began his professional career as an agricultural economist at New Mexico State University at Las Cruces in 1936. He served as a farm management specialist with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service from 1938 to 1944; agricultural economist, Office of Price Administration, 1944-1945; administrative assistant, Extension Service, Texas A&M, 1946-49; professor of agricultural economics and extension economist, Texas A&M, 1949-1953; and was named Department Head of Agricultural Economics and Rural Sociology, Texas A&M, in 1953-1973. He also served part-time as full professor and research economist until he retired in 1975.
His career centered on formulation of agricultural policy; he was considered an authority on policies dealing with Western Europe and the Common Market. Starting in 1962, he made seven study trips to Europe. Former Texas Governor John Connally selected him as chairman of the Governor’s Committee and Report on the European Common Market and Texas Agriculture in 1963. He consulted with public and private trade leaders, American Embassy officials, and attachés of the U.S. Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service.
Dr. Timm received many honors and awards during his career. In 1977, he received the Distinguished Service Award from the Texas Federation of Cooperatives, the Houston Bank for Cooperatives, and the Texas Cooperative Ginners Association. He was cited for distinguished service to the Texas A&M College of Agriculture by the Texas House of Representatives in 1976. He was recognized in 1975 by the National Public Policy Education Conference as the only land grant university representative in the nation to have served continuously on the national committee during the NPPEC’s 25-year existence.
Other honors for Dr. Timm included a special award from the Texas Farm Bureau Federation for meritorious service to Texas Agriculture, and the Texas Academy of Honor Award in Agricultural Credit from the Federal Land Bank, Federal Intermediate Credit Bank and the Bank for Cooperatives of Houston. In 2000, the Texas A&M University Agricultural Economics faculty and the American Agricultural Economics Association established the Ty Timm Appreciation Club in recognition of his leadership helping to establish the National Public Policy Education Conference as the forum for educating members of the profession in public policy education. Dr. Timm was honored as an international ambassador for agricultural economists who recognized the potential for trade in agriculture products long before it was professionally popular. He was a key factor in building the agricultural economics profession in the South to service the needs of farmers and students.
After a lengthy illness, Dr. Timm died at the age of 65. He was considered one of the nation’s most respected agricultural professionals. He was married to Valerie and they had one daughter, Susan Riggs.
Tanner, Lisa
Biography:
Lisa Tanner graduated from New Caney High School in 1984, while at Texas A&M University, she majored in Agricultural Economics. Lisa was very active with FFA in the College of Agriculture, Pre-Law Society, several intramural sports, and was even a Texas A&M bus driver! She graduated from Texas A&M in December of 1987 with a Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Economics and then went on to receive a Juris Doctorate Degree from Baylor University School of Law in February, 1991. While in law school, Lisa decided that she would be a prosecutor because they have just one duty: they are sworn only to seek justice. Lisa also credits her decision to go to law school to several influential Agricultural Economics professors at Texas A&M who served as her mentors.
Lisa worked as a Law Clerk at Texas Farm Bureau in Waco during her first year at Baylor Law. The following year, Lisa worked as a Law Clerk at the Law Office of Rollin Khoury in Waco. Following her graduation from Baylor Law School in 1991, Lisa came back to Aggieland and became an Assistant District Attorney for the Brazos County District Attorney’s Office where she worked as a Felony Prosecutor. Lisa was the lead prosecutor for more than 25 felony jury trials, with an emphasis on violent offenses and sex crimes during her time in Brazos County. She also handled all aspects of appeals of assigned cases and assisted in post-conviction litigation for death penalty cases.
In February of 1994, Lisa left Bryan to become an Assistant Attorney General for the Texas Attorney General’s Office in Austin where she works for the Criminal Prosecutions Division. During her tenure there, she has served as the lead prosecutor in numerous complex cases. She specializes in the investigation and prosecution of capital murder cases, particularly cold cases, child abuse and sexual assault cases, and other violent crimes, with particular emphasis on the forensic aspects of those cases. She handles cases from inception of investigation to final resolution, including grand jury, trial, appeal, and post-conviction proceedings. Since 2007, Lisa has been the chief of the Cyber Crimes and Child Protection Section of the Criminal Prosecution Division. In this role, Lisa supervises six attorneys who handle cases involving physical and sexual abuse of children, as well as a variety of cyber-crimes. In 2011, Lisa also became the Chief of the Major Offenders and Violent Crimes Section. With this title, Lisa supervises seven additional attorneys who handle cases involving all manner of violent crimes and major offences, particularly homicides.
Lisa has dedicated her entire professional life to prosecuting those who commit the most heinous crimes against the most innocent victims. During her time at the Attorney General’s Office, Lisa has mostly specialized in the prosecution of especially complex cold cases. Lisa has successfully handled several high profile cold cases including some that were more than 25 years old.
Lisa regularly provides training seminars, workshops, and other educational events for prosecutors, defense attorneys, judges, victim advocates, and law enforcement officers as well as undergraduate and law students. The topics she most regularly speaks on involve the laws attendant to capital murder prosecutions, forensics, child abuse, cyber-crimes, and legal ethics. She is a frequent speaker and author for Texas District County Attorneys Association, Texas Criminal Defense Lawyers Association, Texas State Bar Advanced Criminal Law Course, and several other State Law Associations. She is Board Certified in Criminal Law since 1996, is a recipient of the 2007 C. Chris Marshall Distinguished Faculty Award for the Texas District and County Attorney’s Association, and was named Top Notch Lawyer for Criminal Prosecution by Texas Lawyer Magazine in 2012. Along with these distinguished awards, Lisa was recently appointed by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization to be a member of their Criminal Law Advisory Committee. Lisa is a Texas A&M Association of Former Students Century Club member and a frequent attender of Aggie sports events. She was also a speaker at the 2013 Women Former Students Network Leadership Conference.
Lisa currently resides in Spicewood, Texas where she is involved with and supports The Miracle Foundation, a non-profit organization based in Austin that runs orphanages in India, and is revolutionizing the way they operate. Lisa is an avid tennis player and volunteers with the Capitol Area Tennis Association. She is also an organic gardener and a semi-decent underwater photographer.
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