2014 CASNR E-NEWSLETTER
VOLUME 9, ISSUE 2
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
CASNR Distinguished &
Young Alumni Awards honor
seven standout
alums
Texas Tech
University’s
College of
Agricultural
Sciences and Natural Resources
honored six distinguished alumni
on Feb. 10 at the university’s
McKenzie Merket Alumni Center.
The Distinguished & Young Alumni
Awards honor alumni who’ve
made significant contributions to
society. more »
ON THE SCENE
In Profile: AFS’s Ashley
Lembke brings home AQHA
World
Championship
Title
Day-to-day Ashley
Lembke has her
hands in a number
of engaging endeavors from being
a full-time employee to graduate
student studies. But it’s the Texas
Tech animal science doctoral
candidate’s most recent effort
that’s landed her in the limelight
as one of the newest American
Quarter Horse Association (AQHA)
World Champions. more »
DID YOU KNOW?
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The area around Texas Tech University’s historic dairy barn is set for a facelift in the coming year, as the
university puts a major campus beautification project in gear. A portion of the$2.5 million project
includes a mixture of trees and walkways for the area between the dairy barn and the main library
building. Along with planting new trees, the project will also include new landscaping and will renovate
the irrigation system, lighting and walkways. Planting is expected wrap-up by the middle of March.
more »
Temple Grandin heads speaker list for animal welfare meeting at Texas
Tech
Texas Tech’s Department of Animal and Food Sciences hosted a mini-symposium
featuring presentations on beta agonists and animal welfare on Feb. 18 at the Texas
Tech Club. Beta agonists are feed additives used to increase cattle and pig growth,
improve efficiency and lower the livestock carbon footprint. more »
Livestock Judging Team wins Ft. Worth’s Southwestern Livestock
Exposition
Texas Tech’s livestock judging team brought home its first win of the season this week
as they walked away with top honors Saturday (Feb. 8) at the Southwestern Livestock
Exposition’s Livestock Judging Contest in Fort Worth. Texas Tech won the horse, sheep,
swine and reasons divisions, and were second in beef. more »
AAEC alumnus named new director of National Business Aviation
Association
A 1974 graduate of Texas Tech’s Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics has
been named the new director of National Business Aviation Association. The selection
of Jim Schwertner was made by the Washington, DC-based organization’s board of
Aggie of the Month –
December
2013
Name: David
Underwood;
Major: Natural
Resources
Management; Classification:
Junior; Age: 20; Organization:
Range, Wildlife and Fisheries Club;
Hometown: Dimmitt; Month:
December 2013 more »
DIGITAL PLUS
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GALLERY: CASNR launches
new ‘You Tube’ video
recruiting page, featuring
students from all six
departments.
UPCOMING
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TTU Spring Break
March 17-21 2014
Last Day of Spring Classes
May 6, 2014
TTU Commencement
May 16-17, 2014
Memorial Day Holiday
May 26, 2014
directors in late January. more »
Landscape Architecture spotlighted in WreckShop, First Friday Art Trail
events
Texas Tech University’s Department of Landscape Architecture is hosting two
coordinated events later this week on the main university campus. Among the
highlights are the department’s first annual WreckShop, an event organized for
students and alumni to interact in an informal workshop environment. more »
Department of Animal and Food Sciences utilizes new iCEV teaching
technology
A new program developed by a former Texas Tech professor is currently being
implemented for various courses within the Department of Animal and Food Sciences
at Texas Tech University. CEV Multimedia, founded by Gordon W. Davis, recently
released iCEV, an online product for educators and students at both the high school
and college levels. more »
Novel Ag Pals program provides incoming students with guidance,
friendship
Coming from a town with a population of less than 20,000 to Tech – where the fall
enrollment was more than 33,000 – can make some students feel intimidated. The
College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources has been helping with this
transition for more than 10 years with its Ag Pals program. more »
Misra selected as Texas Tech’s Associate Vice Provost for International
Programs
Officials at Texas Tech University announced last month that Sukant Misra will become
Associate Vice Provost of International Programs effective Feb 1. Misra’s new duties
include increasing international enrollment, promoting international development,
research and funding, and promoting a greater integration of matters that affect
international academic programs. more »
Texas Tech Meat Judging Team wins at Southwestern Livestock
Exposition
Texas Tech enjoyed a 23-point victory at the Southwestern Livestock Exposition’s
Intercollegiate Meat Judging Contest in Fort Worth today (Feb. 3). The team also won
several divisions, including reasons, total beef, beef judging, lamb judging and pork
judging. more »
Administrative Council
DR. MICHAEL GALYEAN
Dean
michael.galyean@ttu.edu
DR. STEVE FRAZE
Agricultural Education
& Communications
steven.fraze@ttu.edu
JANE PIERCY
Development &
Alumni Relations
jane.piercy@ttu.edu
DR. CINDY AKERS
Associate Dean for Academic
& Student Programs
cindy.akers@ttu.edu
DR. CHARLES KLEIN
Landscape Architecture
charles.klein@ttu.edu
NORMAN MARTIN
Marketing & Communications
norman.martin@ttu.edu
DR. PHILLIP JOHNSON
Agricultural & Applied Economics
phil.johnson@ttu.edu
DR. MARK WALLACE
Natural Resources Management
mark.wallace@ttu.edu
DR. MICHAEL ORTH
Animal & Food Sciences
michael.orth@ttu.edu
DR. RICHARD ZARTMAN
Plant & Soil Science
richard.zartman@ttu.edu
College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
PO Box 42123
Lubbock, Texas 79409-2123
(806) 742-2808 phone
(806) 742-2836 fax
REAGAN RIBORDY
Grants Administrator
reagan.ribordy@ttu.edu