MRE trailblazer Ivan ‘Doc’ Schmedemann dies at 87

​​COLLEGE STATION – Dr. Ivan W. ‘Doc’ Schmedemann died last Saturday at the age of 87.

Committed to education, Doc is best known for developing and leading the Master of Land Economics and Real Estate program, now the Master of Real Estate program, for Mays Business School at Texas A&M University.

From 1972 to 1994, more than 400 students benefitted from Doc’s teaching and mentoring.

His commitment to students was exemplified in his many awards, including Agricultural Economics Department Teacher of the Year, Honor Professor from the COALS Student Council, Texas A&M Association of Former Students teaching award, and the Education Innovation Award from the College of Agriculture.

For much of his three decades at Texas A&M, Doc held a joint appointment in agricultural economics and with the Real Estate Center where he was a research economist. He retired in 1996.

Read the Center’s tribute online​.​​