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Dr. Tim Hudson is president of the University of Houston-Victoria. Previously he served as provost and founding dean of the College of International and Continuing Education at the University of Southern Mississippi and as an analyst for the U. S. Department of State. He received his Ph.D. in geography from Clark University in Worcester, Mass.

A fellow for the Royal Geographical Society, Hudson holds the 2002 International Association of Continuing Higher Education Distinguished Credit Programming Award (Vietnam Studies), a Distinguished Teaching Achievement Award from the National Council for Geographic Education and a certificate of excellence from the U.S. Department of State. The recipient of an ITT International Fellowship to study in Colombia and two Fulbright Scholarships to study in Germany and Mexico, Hudson was awarded an honorary doctorate by London Guildhall University in 1996 for his lifelong contributions to global understanding and economic development.

In 2001, Hudson was invited to serve as the sole U.S. representative on the European Commission's Spain-based "Millennium Committee," which was charged with producing a strategic plan for European higher education for the decade ahead. Hudson wrote large sections of the committee's final report (in Spanish), including chapters on community-university relations and the utilization of higher education as a platform for economic development.

Hudson has initiated more than 40 study-abroad programs worldwide. Among these are the British Studies Program, the largest credit abroad program operated by any U.S. university in London; the Abbey Program in Pontlevoy, France; thriving Spanish-language programs in Mexico and Spain; the pioneering Cuban Studies Program and the award-winning Vietnam Studies Program.

His professional memberships include the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities, NAFSA: Association of International Educators, Texas International Education Council, Texas Council of Public University Chancellors and Presidents, and the International Economic Development Council. He is a member of the International Affairs Committee of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities and on the Advisory Board for AASCU's New Presidents Academy.

Locally, Dr. Hudson is a member of the Victoria Chamber of Commerce and the Victoria Rotary Club and serves of the boards of directors for the Victoria Bach Festival, DeTar Healthcare System, and the Victoria Economic Development Corporation.

He is married to Dr. Deidra Ransburgh Hudson and they have five children and three grandchildren.