2014 CASNR E-NEWSLETTER
VOLUME 9, ISSUE 4
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Groundbreaking ceremony
for new Bayer PSS building
expansion set
for April 29
Officials with
Texas Tech’s
College of
Agricultural
Sciences and Natural Resources
announced today that
groundbreaking ceremonies for its
new Bayer Plant Science Building
Expansion will take place at 10:30
a.m. on Tuesday (Apr. 29) at 2709
15th St. in Lubbock. Tech’s Board
of Regents approved a $13 million
project last December. more »
ON THE SCENE
In Profile: Texas Tech honors
AFS’s Max Miller for 50
years of solid
service
When Max Miller
came from
Brownfield to
Texas Tech in 1955
to begin his undergraduate
studies, the only traffic light
between there and Lubbock was at
19th and University. These days
there’s a lot more stop lights, but
nothing in the interim has slowed
Miller’s affection for his university.
Indeed, it’s become the focal point
of his career. more »
AG COUNCIL 360
Officials at Texas Tech’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources announced today (Apr.
7) the creation of two new administrative research-related positions. The Associate Dean for Research
positions will be filled by 50 percent appointments of two current CASNR faculty members. David
Weindorf, a nationally recognized expert in land-use planning and a Fulbright Scholar, currently serves
as the B.L. Allen Endowed Professor of Pedology in Tech’s Department of Plant and Soil Science. He will
step into his new post on July 1. Meanwhile, Michael Ballou, a nutritional biologist and an associate
professor with Tech’s Department of Animal and Food Sciences, takes on his new duties on June 1.
more »
Top students, faculty highlight CASNR Honors Banquet at Merket
Center
Outstanding students, staff and faculty from across Texas Tech’s College of Agricultural
Sciences and Natural Resources were honored Friday (Apr. 25) at its annual Honors
Banquet at the Merket Alumni Center in Lubbock. Sponsored by the Ag Council, the
event featured a variety of honors. more »
Convocation; CASNR faculty honored for excellence in teaching,
research at HSB
Three standout faculty members from Texas Tech’s College of Agricultural Sciences and
Natural Resources received awards for their quality teaching and research during the
university’s annual Faculty Honors Convocation on Tuesday (Apr. 22) at the university
Human Sciences’ Building. more »
Serendipitous Finding: Try some pig pheromone to stop unruly dogs
barking
If your dog is misbehaving, a Texas Tech University professor suggests that you might

Aggie of the Month –
February 2014
want to spray it with pig pheromones, reports the editors of New Scientist. Androstenone is found in
boar saliva and helps induce sows to mate. Now it is the active ingredient in a spray marketed as being
able to calm boisterous dogs. more »
Name: Garrett
Couts; Major:
agricultural
communications;
Classification:
Senior; Organization: Collegiate
FFA; Hometown: Pampa; Month:
February 2014 more »
CASNR faculty, staff recognized for service at Frazier Alumni Pavilion
Texas Tech University recognized 31 outstanding faculty and staff members with the
College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources today (April 3) with recognition
of their length of service to the university community. The awards ceremony was held
at Tech’s Frazier Alumni Pavilion. more »
AFS Spring Awards Banquet highlights academic, extracurricular
performance
FEATURED VIDEO
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GALLERY: CASNR launches
new ‘You Tube’ video
recruiting page, featuring
students from all six
departments.
UPCOMING
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Last Day of Spring Classes
May 6, 2014
Outstanding academic and extracurricular performance by members of Tech’s
Department of Animal and Food Sciences was in the spotlight on Saturday (Apr. 12) at
the McKenzie-Merket Alumni Center. Hosted by the Block and Bridle Club and the
Department of Animal and Food Sciences, more than 300 students, faculty, staff,
parents and supporters attended the annual event. more »
CASNR students receive career training at AMSA Student Leadership
Conference
Sixteen CASNR students gather at the Cargill Innovation Center in Kansas for the AMSA
Student Leadership Conference. Participants included Loni Woolley, Colton Campbell,
Nick Hardcastle, Bo Hutto, Jacob Mikel, Aaron Faulkner, DeShae Hanigan, Devin
Gredell, Keelyn Hanlon, Mario Bueso, Kaitlyn Farmer, Olivia Ron, Drew Cashman, Linay
Runnels, Christy Woerner, and Nathan Tapp. more »
AFS veterinary epidemiologist receives NAMA outstanding educator
award
TTU Spring Commencement
May 16-17, 2014
Guy Loneragan, a Texas Tech veterinary epidemiologist and professor of food safety
and public health, has been selected to receive the “Harry L. Rudnick Outstanding
Educator Award” from the North American Meat Association. The honor was presented
to the Tech professor at the association’s annual meeting in Rancho Mirage, Calif.
First Day of Summer Classes
June 3, 2014
CASNR Faculty Retreat
August 22, 2014
Merket Alumni Center
more »
Bernard Rollin lecture, honors banquet highlight CASNR Awareness
Week
Texas Tech University’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources kicked
off its annual ‘Agriculture and Natural Resources Awareness Week’ late this month
with a number of events and activities planned throughout the week to showcase the
college’s departments and student organizations to the campus community. 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 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. PHILLIP JOHNSON
Agricultural & Applied Economics
phil.johnson@ttu.edu
DR. CHARLES KLEIN
Landscape Architecture
charles.klein@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
NORMAN MARTIN
CASNR Marketing & Communications
norman.martin@ttu.edu