Campbell Savona Central School / December 30, 2025
After graduating from Campbell Central School in 1986, Tim spent several years completing college degrees, culminating in a Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology from Auburn University, AL in 1998. He then spent 22 total years as an Aerospace Physiology officer in the U.S. military…7 years in the U.S. Navy, followed by 15 years in the U.S. Air Force. During that time, he trained aircrew on the physical and physiological threats associated with the flight environment (hypoxia, G-forces, spatial disorientation, etc.).
After retiring from active duty at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in November 2019, Tim spent a couple of years in Tucson, AZ where he was briefly employed as a Senior Research Coordinator at the University of Arizona’s College of Medicine. However, in 2021 he relocated to Las Cruces, NM and returned to academic studies at New Mexico State University, where he eventually enrolled in the Molecular Biology & Interdisciplinary Life Sciences graduate program.
In December 2025, Tim completed all degree requirements and graduated with a second Ph.D., this one focused on Nutritional Biochemistry. Beginning in January 2026, Tim will tackle new roles as an Adjunct Professor in NMSU’s Molecular Biology & Interdisciplinary Life Sciences program and as a Research Associate in the Plant & Environmental Science Department.
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