COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Yesterday, Joel Hambright, Texas A&M Forest Service Regional Operations Chief, received the 2024 Texas A&M University Board of Regents Fellow Service Award. Hambright began his career at Texas A&M Forest Service in 1994 as a District Forester in Cleveland following his graduation from Texas A&M University with a Bachelor of Science in Forest Management. Since then, Hambright has served as District Forester and Regional Forester in Huntsville. He now serves as a Regional Operations Chief, where he oversees the operations of agency programs within 13 Southeast Texas counties. Hambright also holds National Wildland Coordinating Group qualifications as a Firefighter Type 1; Firefighter Type 2; Heavy Equipment Boss; Single Resource; Strike Team Leader; Incident Commander Type 5; and Liaison Officer. …The Regents Fellow Service Award is the highest honor annually presented by the Texas A&M University System