David Hudson

David Hudson serves as a Part-time Instructor of Management in the Department of Management, Marketing and General Business at West Texas A&M University's Paul and Virginia Engler College of Business. He joined the university in 2024 following a distinguished 38-year career at Xcel Energy, where he most recently served as President of Southwestern Public Service Company and sat on the Xcel Energy holding company Executive Committee.

His academic credentials include:

• Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering from Texas Tech University (1983)
• Master of Business Administration from West Texas A&M University (1990)

Hudson specializes in management education with particular expertise in engineering management and energy sector operations. His teaching of Principles of Management and Engineering Economics bridges theoretical concepts with practical applications drawn from three decades of executive leadership in utility management. As a licensed Professional Engineer (inactive) in Texas, he brings technical depth to business instruction.

In his current academic role, Hudson focuses exclusively on undergraduate teaching without research supervision or grant activities. His industry perspective provides students with valuable real-world insights into corporate leadership and operational management within critical infrastructure sectors. Outside academia, he remains active as a high school football referee throughout the Texas Panhandle.