92 Years of Honorary Citizen of the Tver Region and Honored Agricultural Worker of the Russian Federation Alexander Khodyrev

His 92nd birthday is celebrated by Honorary Citizen of the Tver region, Honored Worker of Agriculture of the Russian Federation Alexander Alexandrovich Khodyrev. The contribution of Alexander Alexandrovich to the development of the agro-industrial complex of the region was noted by the head of the region Vitaly Korolev.

Your name is inextricably linked with the history of the formation and development of agrarian education and science in the Tver land. Under your leadership, the Tver Agricultural Academy has trained thousands of qualified specialists for the Russian agro-industrial complex. Thank you for your contribution to the well-being of the Upper Volga region, said Vitaly Korolev.

Alexander Alexandrovich graduated from the Orenburg Agricultural Institute, after which he entered postgraduate studies at the K.A. Timiryazev Moscow Agricultural Academy.

In 1972 he became Vice-Rector for Academic and Scientific Work at the Kalinin Agricultural Institute, and in 1976 he received the post of Rector. Under the leadership of Alexander Khodyrev, TSHA has become a large educational, scientific and production complex. The educational and experimental farm of the Sakharovo Academy was created.

Alexander Alexandrovich is the author of more than 200 scientific papers and more than 50 teaching aids.

Among the numerous awards of Alexander Khodyrev are the Order of the Badge of Honor (1991), the Order of Honor (1999), the Order of Friendship (2005), the Badge of Merit in the Development of the Tver Region (2001) and the Honorary Badge of St. Michael of Tver (2002).