2015 CASNR E-NEWSLETTER
VOLUME 10, ISSUE 12
SNAPSHOT
Happy Holidays: Welcome
to the Dean’s Office
Christmas
Open House
Everyone was
walking in a winter
wonderland on
Dec. 15. That’s
when CASNR faculty and staff,
along with our friends across
campus, gathered at the Goddard
Building for the Annual Dean’s
Office Christmas Open House.
From all of us at CASNR, we hope
the peace and joy of the season
will live in your heart all year long.
more »
AG COUNCIL 360
Hunter Parrott named
November ‘Aggie of the
Month’
Name: Hunter
Parrott; Major:
Interdisciplinary
Agriculture;
Classification:
Senior; Organization: Alpha
Gamma Rho; Hometown: Plains;
Month: November more »
SEASONAL VIEW
Texas Tech University System officials have announced plans to develop a veterinary school and
veterinary medicine doctoral program in response to student demand and industry needs. CASNR and
the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center are utilizing established strengths to develop a
program that provides important animal health solutions and veterinarians to address the unique
agricultural challenges facing this region and state. “Being in West Texas where most of the state’s and
nation’s livestock are concentrated, we understand the importance of veterinary medicine and see the
industry’s needs first-hand,” said CASNR Dean Michael Galyean. more »
Two CASNR standouts selected as 2016 Texas Tech Integrated Scholars
Two outstanding CASNR faculty members have been named Texas Tech Integrated
Scholars by the university’s Office of the Provost. Scott Burris, an associate professor
with the Department of Agricultural Education and Communications and Cynthia
McKenney, associate chair with the Department of Plant and Soil Science, were
recognized through the annual selection process. more »
Doerfert takes new leadership post with Texas Tech Graduate School
A Texas Tech agricultural communications professor has been named Associate Dean
with Tech’s Graduate School. David Doerfert steps into his new position on Jan. 1. His
duties will entail leading the degree program evaluation process and information
technology support that facilitates graduate program success at the department and
college levels. more »
Texas Alliance for Water Conservation’s Water College set for Jan. 20
‘Tis the Season: Make it a
Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year
Connecting today’s producers and crop consultants with the latest in irrigation
technology and research is the focus of the Texas Alliance for Water Conservation’s
‘Water College’ on Jan. 20 at Lubbock’s Bayer Museum of Agriculture. The event is an
opportunity to learn the latest innovative technologies to producing a viable crop while
using a conservative amount of irrigation water. more »
Here’s a wish for
peace and
happiness at
Christmas and
throughout the
New Year. From all of us at the
College of Agricultural Sciences
and Natural Resources, we are
grateful for your continued
support and wish you a joyous
holiday season.
DID YOU KNOW?

Make a Gift: Your gifts to
CASNR help support
scholarships and much
more.
CASNR’s leaders believe that Texas
Tech is a campus of opportunity.
Students who become Red Raiders
have the opportunity to grow,
learn and develop leadership skills,
and CASNR graduates continue to
be a testimony to CASNR’s success
UPCOMING
 Dean’s Scholars Reception
January 27, 2016
Student Union Building
 CASNR Winter Welcome
January 27, 2016
 CASNR Career Expo
February 24, 2016
 CASNR Spring Break
March 12-20, 2016
 CASNR Honors Banquet
April 21, 2016
Merket Alumni Center
Pollinator Conservation; Researchers look to get bee populations
buzzing
In the wake of colony collapse disorder, bee populations have seen dramatic losses in
recent years. But a team of Tech researchers is working on a project to help farmers
boost the health of their pollinator pals. “Beneficial insects, including pollinators, are
an important component of sustainable agroecosystems,” said Scott Longing, an
assistant professor in the Department of Plant and Soil Science. more »
On the Job: COWamongus partners with Burkhart Transition Academy
On any given day during the lunch hour, you may notice a couple of new faces around
COWamongus. The restaurant, located inside Texas Tech’s Animal Science and Food
Sciences building, recently hired Tyler Hallman and Bethany Butler, two new staff
members with strong ties to the university’s Burkhart Center for Autism Education and
Research. more »
In Profile: Laredo’s Chamonix Mejia takes active role in CASNR
organizations
Texas Tech has been described as a second home to many, and that’s no exception for
one agricultural communications major. Chamonix Mejia, a junior from Laredo, knows
CASNR was the right decision for her. “I fell in love with ag comm, the professors doing
advising, the scholarship opportunity, and the student organizations. It has been a
great experience.” more »
CASNR students named to Who’s Who Among Students in American
Universities
Seventeen outstanding students from Tech’s College of Agricultural Sciences and
Natural Resources have been included in latest edition of “Who’s Who Among
Students in American Colleges and Universities,” according to school officials.
“Selection to Who’s Who at Texas Tech University is a one-time honor awarded
annually,” said CassiDe Street, CASNR’s Coordinator of Student Retention. more »
TCFWRU researchers lead study on impact of public access areas on
rivers
Little data exists on how much those public access points are used and how much that
access affects the water and wildlife both within the stream and habitat along the
banks. Tim Grabowski, assistant unit leader for fisheries at the Texas Cooperative Fish
and Wildlife Research Unit, hopes to quantify those effects with the goal of opening up
even more public access areas across the state. more »
Year of Soils; Success of Tech’s soils judging teams built over time,
tradition
During the 1960s and 1970s, a team on the Tech’s campus routinely vied for national
championships; not on the football field but in the soil judging pit. Indeed, Red Raider
teams were some of the most respected in the nation. This legacy is in large part due
to the leadership of one man, B. L. Allen. Nationally, his teams place first five times and
second, third or fourth an additional seven times. more »
Administrative Council
DR. MICHAEL GALYEAN
Dean
michael.galyean@ttu.edu
DR. CINDY AKERS
Associate Dean for Academic
& Student Programs
cindy.akers@ttu.edu
DR. MICHAEL BALLOU
Associate Dean for Research
michael.ballou@ttu.edu
DR. DAVID WEINDORF
Associate Dean for Research
david.weindorf@ttu.edu
DR. MICHAEL ORTH
Animal & Food Sciences
michael.orth@ttu.edu
DR. ERIC HEQUET
Plant & Soil Science
eric.hequet@ttu.edu
DR. STEVE FRAZE
Agricultural Education
& Communications
steven.fraze@ttu.edu
NORMAN MARTIN
Marketing & Communications
norman.martin@ttu.edu
DR. CHARLES KLEIN
Landscape Architecture
charles.klein@ttu.edu
JANE PIERCY
Development &
Alumni Relations
jane.piercy@ttu.edu
DR. MARK WALLACE
Natural Resources Management
mark.wallace@ttu.edu
ANN ULMER
Grants Administrator
ann.ulmer@ttu.edu
DR. PHILLIP JOHNSON
Agricultural & Applied Economics
phil.johnson@ttu.edu
College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
PO Box 42123
Lubbock, Texas 79409-2123
(806) 742-2808 phone
(806) 742-2836 fax