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In 1956, Adkisson received a [[Ph.D.]] in entomology from [[Kansas State University]] in Manhattan, [[Kansas]]. He was a postdoctoral fellow at [[Harvard University]] in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]], [[Massachusetts]]. In 2001, he received Doctor of Letters from Texas A&M for his work in integrated pest management. He was (IPM). He held the faculty rank of Chancellor Emeritus and Distinguished Professor-Emeritus.<ref name=obit/>

In 1956, Adkisson received a [[Ph.D.]] in entomology from [[Kansas State University]] in Manhattan, [[Kansas]]. He was a postdoctoral fellow at [[Harvard University]] in [[Cambridge, Massachusetts|Cambridge]], [[Massachusetts]]. In 2001, he received Doctor of Letters from Texas A&M for his work in integrated pest management. He was (IPM). He held the faculty rank of Chancellor Emeritus and Distinguished Professor-Emeritus.<ref name=obit/>

After a short stint at the [[University of Missouri]] at Columbia, [[Missouri]], he joined the faculty of the entomology department at Texas A&M University's entomology department in 1958, later serving as department head, deputy chancellor, and vice president for agriculture and renewable resources before being named chancellor of the Texas A&M University System, a post he filled from 1986 to 1990.Adkisson was instrumental in developing what is now known as integrated pest management. Adkisson was a past president and fellow of the Entomological Society of America and an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences. After retirement as chancellor, he served as Executive Director of the George H. W. Bush Library Foundation. During his career, Perry received twenty-seven honors and gave seventy-five lectures. He received a congressional appointment to the National Science Board of the National Sciences Foundation. He authored or coauthored 201 scholarly articles.<ref name=obit/>

After a short stint at the [[University of Missouri]] at Columbia, [[Missouri]], he joined the faculty of the entomology department at Texas A&M University's entomology department in 1958, later serving as department head, deputy chancellor, and vice president for agriculture and renewable resources before being named chancellor of the Texas A&M University System, a post he filled from 1986 to 1990.Adkisson was instrumental in developing what is now known as integrated pest management. Adkisson was a past president and fellow of the Entomological Society of America and an elected member of the National Academy of Sciences. After retirement as chancellor, he served as Executive Director of the [[George H. W. Bush]] Library Foundation. During his career, Perry received twenty-seven honors and gave seventy-five lectures. He received a congressional appointment to the National Science Board of the National Sciences Foundation. He authored or coauthored 201 scholarly articles.<ref name=obit/>

He worked with both state and congressional members to increase funding for the Texas A&M System’s research and extension programs. He also established several centers, including the Institute of Biosciences and Technology in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]]. Adkisson was a leader in bringing the formerly named Corpus Christi State University, Texas A&I University, Laredo State University and West Texas State University into the Texas A&M System.<ref name=services>{{cite web|url=https://theeagle.com/news/local/services-for-former-texas-a-m-system-chancellor-perry-adkisson-set-for-friday/article_b8757a00-bc72-11ea-9a05-eb2c77630782.html|title=Services for former Texas A&M system chancellor Perry Adkisson set for Friday|publisher=''The Bryan-College Station Eagle''|date=July 3, 2020|author=Rebecca Fiedler|accessdate=August 3, 2020}}</ref>

He worked with both state and congressional members to increase funding for the Texas A&M System’s research and extension programs. He also established several centers, including the Institute of Biosciences and Technology in [[Houston, Texas|Houston]]. Adkisson was a leader in bringing the formerly named Corpus Christi State University, Texas A&I University, Laredo State University and West Texas State University into the Texas A&M System.<ref name=services>{{cite web|url=https://theeagle.com/news/local/services-for-former-texas-a-m-system-chancellor-perry-adkisson-set-for-friday/article_b8757a00-bc72-11ea-9a05-eb2c77630782.html|title=Services for former Texas A&M system chancellor Perry Adkisson set for Friday|publisher=''The Bryan-College Station Eagle''|date=July 3, 2020|author=Rebecca Fiedler|accessdate=August 3, 2020}}</ref>