2015 CASNR E-NEWSLETTER
VOLUME 10, ISSUE 10
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
AEC’s Fraze, Meyers
honored at Western Region
AAAE Corvallis
conference
Two members of
the Department of
Agricultural
Education &
Communications were honored at
the Western Region American
Association for Agricultural
Education Conference last month
in Corvallis, Ore. Chairman Steve
Fraze was honored with the
Outstanding Agricultural Educator
Award, and Associate Professor
Courtney Meyers was selected to
receive the Outstanding
Researcher Award. more »
ON THE SCENE
‘Rain Stones’ becomes Bayer
Plant Science Building
centerpiece
sculpture
Tech’s Public Art
Committee
selected Rebecca
Thompson as the
commissioned artist for the Bayer
Plant Science Building. The
sculpture, called “Rain Stones,” is
made from Texas sandstone and
incorporates bronze elements. It is
described as an interactive
experience designed to integrate
with the courtyard space. more »
Texas Tech’s continued commitment to agricultural education and research took another step forward
on Oct. 30 with the opening of the new Bayer Plant Science Building. Thanks to Bayer CropScience, a
major partner in funding agricultural initiatives both in Lubbock and within the College of Agricultural
Sciences and Natural Resources, the Bayer Plant Science Building will provide students with a state-ofthe-art facility to learn and conduct research, as well as collaborate on projects with fellow students.
more »
Researchers find patches of heavy metals along Colorado, New Mexico
river
CASNR’s David Weindorf found scattered accumulations of heavy metals along a 60mile stretch of riverbank in Colorado and New Mexico a month after the Gold King
Mine wastewater spill and that any potential threat to crops and livestock should be
studied further. “There’s a risk those metals could work their way into our food chain
or the food chain for animals,” he said. more »
Texas Tech Meat Judging Team captures crown at American Royal
contest
Texas Tech’s Meat Judging team continued its strong showing this fall by taking first
place at the American Royal Intercollegiate Meat Judging Contest in Omaha, Neb. Tech
captured the win by just three points over the University of Wyoming, 4,098-4,095. The
Red Raiders took first place in team judging in three categories – overall beef, beef
judging and beef grading. more »
GALLERY: 54th Annual Homecoming Breakfast highlights annual
celebration
Friends and colleagues from across the Texas Tech campus and the region were on
hand Oct. 10 for CASNR’s 54th Annual Homecoming Breakfast. Held in the Red Raider
Ballroom of Tech’s Student Union Building, the Saturday morning event drew more
AG COUNCIL 360
Reed Johnston named
September ‘Aggie of the
Month’
Name: Reed
Johnston; Major:
Agricultural &
Applied
Economics;
Classification: Senior;
Organization: Alpha Gamma Rho;
Hometown: Waco; Month:
September more »
DID YOU KNOW?

Make a Gift: Your gifts to
CASNR help support
scholarships and much
more. It’s good business.
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
than 215 participants. Later that day Tech bounced back from a pair of losses to top-five teams with a
66-31 rout of Iowa State. more »
Strong Start; Texas Tech meat, livestock judging teams open fall with
victories
The Texas Tech meat and livestock judging teams in the College of Agricultural Sciences
and Natural Resources opened the fall competition season with a pair of victories,
including the State Fair of Texas judging contest. The meat judging team captured first
place at the American Meat Sciences Association Eastern National Intercollegiate Meat
Judging Contest in Wyalusing, Penn. more »
CASNR grad Christopher Hoffman named President-Elect of CLARB
Board
A graduate of Tech’s Department of Landscape Architecture has been named
president-elect of the Council of Landscape Architectural Registration Board of
Directors, officials of the Reston, Va.-based organization report. Christopher Hoffman
received a bachelor of landscape architecture from Tech in 1988. He is founder of
Christopher B. Hoffman Landscape Architect in Clinton, Miss. more »
In Profile: AEC’s Courtney Meyers talks career, experience as working
parent
Courtney Meyers, an associate professor of agricultural communications, is all too
familiar with the trials and tribulations that come with being a working parent.
Courtney and her husband Daniel have two daughters, Isabel, 7, and Amelia, 4, and are
embarking on the parenting adventure in a less traditional way: with Courtney working
full-time while Daniel is a stay-at-home dad. more »
TTU Equestrian Programs Endowment receives matching gift
opportunity
Officials with Texas Tech’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
announced this month that anonymous donors have agreed to fund the equestrian
programs of Tech’s Department of Animal and Food Sciences with a commitment to
match gifts made by third-party donors in support of the endowment of programs
housed within the Tech’s Equestrian Center. more »
Arid areas focus; CASNR
hosts Sultan Qaboos
Cultural Center
Conference
Texas Tech and
the College of
Agricultural
Sciences and
Natural Resources have been
chosen to host the 2015 Sultan
Qaboos Cultural Center
conference Nov. 5 at Texas Tech
International Cultural Center.
more »
 88th Annual Pig Roast
Nov. 10, 2015 at Lubbock
Memorial Civic Center
VIDEO: AFS’s Brashears testifies before House Committee on
Agriculture
Mindy Brashears, a professor in food microbiology and food safety in the Department
of Animal and Food Sciences, testified before the House Committee on Agriculture last
month in Washington, D.C. The purpose of the testimony was to highlight achievement
in research innovations by agricultural colleges and universities throughout the United
States. more »
Hall of Fame: AFS leaders honor outstanding alumni, special
contributors
Texas Tech’s Department of Animal and Food Sciences highlighted its outstanding
alumni and special contributors on Oct. 9 at a special 250-person event held in the
department’s livestock arena. Ten award winners were honored as well as members of
the 1985, 1995 and 2005 Meat Judging Teams and the 2010 Wool Judging Team. more
»
Texas Beef Council’s new documentary ‘Raising the Best’ has CASNR
ties
Misty Martin, Ag Communications Manager with the Texas Beef Council, reports that
the R.A. Brown Ranch is featured in a new documentary-style video titled “Raising the
Best: It’s in the Genes” on its consumer website, TxBeef.org. The Throckmorton-based Browns have
long, close ties to Texas Tech and particularly to Tech’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural
Resources. 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
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(806) 742-2836 fax