2014 CASNR E-NEWSLETTER
VOLUME 9, ISSUE 5
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
AAEC Graduate; State Sen.
Robert Duncan to be next
Texas Tech
Chancellor
A distinguished
alum from Texas
Tech’s
Department of
Agricultural and Applied
Economics has been named the
sole finalist to be Texas Tech
University System’s next
chancellor. State Sen. Robert
Duncan (R-Lubbock) is expected to
start in his new position on July 1.
more »
ON THE SCENE
President’s Excellence in
Academic Advising Award
goes to AAEC’s
Elam
Texas Tech
University
presented awards
to six faculty, staff
and students for President’s
Excellence in Diversity & Equity,
and six faculty and staff for
President’s Excellence in Academic
Advising today (May 6). Among
the award winners was Emmett
Elam of Tech’s Department of
Agricultural and Applied
Economics, who received
recognition for academic advising.
more »
Texas Tech’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources on Apr. 29 broke ground on an
$13.6 million expansion and renovation of what will be known as the ‘Bayer Plant Science Building.’
The project adds 21,122 square feet of new construction, and includes 2,440 square feet of renovation
and exterior upgrades to the existing home of the university’s Department of Plant and Soil Science.
“Our relationship with Bayer CropScience continues to grow, further strengthening the contributions
and impact both have on agriculture in West Texas and beyond,” said Michael Galyean, dean of Tech’s
College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. more »
CASNR celebrates new professorships; Dabbert, McKenney honored at
Arena
Officials with the Texas Tech’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
have announced the creation and appointment of two top-level professorships. They
are the Burnett Foundation Professorship in Quail Ecology, which goes to Brad
Dabbert, while the Rockwell Professorship in Horticulture will go to Cynthia
McKenney. more »
Expect minimal impact from recent Chinese cotton reserve policy
changes
An analysis of a recent price decline in China’s reserve cotton finds that the dip will
have minor impacts on China’s cotton production, consumption, ending stocks and
imports, according to a study led by Texas Tech University agricultural researchers.
Meantime, the impacts on the U.S. cotton market are likely to be negligible. more »
Thirty standout students recognized as CASNR Dean’s Scholars Award
winners
Top academic standouts from Texas Tech’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural
Resources have been recognized as Dean’s Scholars. The awards, funded by various
AG COUNCIL 360

donations to the college, are based on academic excellence as well as leadership, character and
citizenship. more »
Aggie of the Month – April
2014
Texas Tech University’s Ranch Horse Team takes second at national
contest
Name: Elizabeth
Terry; Major:
Animal Science;
Pre-Pharmacy
option;
Classification: Junior;
Organization: Collegiate FFA;
Hometown: Pampa; Month: April
2014 more »
The Texas Tech University Ranch Horse Team was named the ‘2014 Reserve National
Champion Collegiate Stock Horse Team’ at the American Stock Horse Association
Intercollegiate Championship Show held recently in Loveland, Colo. more »
CASNR Scholarship Coordinator Lybby Brown retires after 22 years at
Tech
After more than two decades at Texas Tech’s College of Agricultural Sciences and
Natural Resources, Lybby Brown is retiring. The college’s long-time coordinator for
scholarships was honored at a special reception on Apr. 23 at the Mesa Room of the
Student Union Building. Brown first joined CASNR in 1992. more »
FEATURED VIDEO

GALLERY: CASNR launches
new ‘You Tube’ video
recruiting page, featuring
students from all six
departments.
UPCOMING
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Turfgrass Field Day
July 21, 2014
Quaker Research Farm
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Texas Int’l Cotton School
August 4-15, 2014
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CASNR Faculty Retreat
August 22, 2014
Merket Alumni Center
First Day of Fall Classes
August 25, 2014
CASNR Homecoming
Breakfast
October 18, 2014
Azel’s Petry leads Texas Tech Horse Judging Team at Nat’l Spring
Contest
In April North Central Texas College hosted the National Horse Judging Team Coaches’
Association Spring Contest at its Gainesville campus. And at the event’s senior college
division competition Texas Tech’s Amy Petry dominated, winning overall high
individual in the contest, with individual wins in the performance and reasons divisions.
more »
AAEC’s Mackenzie White takes reins as Texas Tech’s new Masked Rider
Mackenzie White, a junior agricultural and applied economics major, is Tech’s new
Masked Rider. She becomes the 53rd student to don the iconic mascot’s mask and
cape so often seen at university athletic events. “Ideally, my Masked Rider legacy will
be one of a hard-working horsewoman who was consistently dedicated not only to the
position and its duties, but also to Tech,” White said. more »
Texas Tech’s Hergenreder places at SA animal nutrition research
conference
Jerilyn Hergenreder, a graduate student with Texas Tech’s Department of Animal and
Food Sciences, took home second place honors and a $1,375 scholarship in a graduate
student poster competition last month at the Plains Nutrition Council’s Spring
Conference in San Antonio. more »
CASNR students shine at Nat’l Latinos in Agriculture Leaders
Conference in SA
Ten students from Texas Tech’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
were on hand for this year’s Latinos in Agriculture Leaders Conference in San Antonio.
The students represented Tech’s ‘Minorities in STEAM,’ an organization promoting the
success of minority students pursuing careers and degrees in science, technology,
engineering, agriculture and mathematics. 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. PHILLIP JOHNSON
Agricultural & Applied Economics
phil.johnson@ttu.edu
DR. MICHAEL ORTH
Animal & Food Sciences
michael.orth@ttu.edu
DR. RICHARD ZARTMAN
Plant & Soil Science
richard.zartman@ttu.edu
DR. STEVE FRAZE
Agricultural Education
& Communications
steven.fraze@ttu.edu
JANE PIERCY
Development &
Alumni Relations
jane.piercy@ttu.edu
DR. CHARLES KLEIN
Landscape Architecture
charles.klein@ttu.edu
NORMAN MARTIN
Marketing & Communications
norman.martin@ttu.edu
DR. MARK WALLACE
Natural Resources Management
mark.wallace@ttu.edu
College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
PO Box 42123
Lubbock, Texas 79409-2123
(806) 742-2808 phone
(806) 742-2836 fax