RALEIGH, N.C. — Transformative, transparent and fair are how colleagues describe Dr. 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.
Curtis is retired as department head as of July 1.
“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.
“I felt. . .