2013 CASNR E-NEWSLETTER
VOLUME 8, ISSUE 11
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
Texas Tech Meat Judging
Team wins third consecutive
national
championship
Texas Tech earned
the school’s 11th
national
championship in
meat judging Sunday (Nov. 17) at
the American Meat Science
Association’s International Meat
Judging Contest held in Dakota
City, Neb. It’s the third consecutive
year that Texas Tech has won the
title, making it only the second
university in the history of
intercollegiate meat judging to
accomplish the feat. more »
Tech Livestock Judging Team
finishes season as reserve
national
champions
Texas Tech’s
Livestock Judging
Team was edged
out by 18 points at
the North American International
Livestock Exposition on Tuesday
(Nov. 19.) in Louisville, and
finished their season as Reserve
National Champions. The national
contest tested the contestants’
knowledge of cattle, sheep and
swine, as well as their oral
reasons. more »
ON THE SCENE
In Profile: NRM grad Angie
Texas Tech’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources honored three Texas residents with
Gerald W. Thomas Outstanding Agriculturalist Awards on Thursday (Nov. 14) during its annual Pig Roast
at the Lubbock Memorial Civic Center Banquet Hall. The Pig Roast also celebrates scholarship donors,
recipients and intercollegiate judging teams. more »
Water Conservation Advisory Council honors Floyd County’s Eddie
Teeter
Floyd County producer Eddie Teeter has been selected to receive the ‘Blue Legacy
Award in Agriculture’ from the Water Conservation Advisory Council, officials with the
Texas Alliance for Water Conservation announced today (Nov.8). The Blue Legacy
Award in Agriculture is an annual award that recognizes the outstanding water
conservation efforts and successes of the agriculture community. more »
Service Honored: Dan Krieg named to Plant & Soil Science Faculty Hall
of Fame
Noted agronomist and cotton plant physiologist Dan Krieg has been named to Texas
Tech University’s Department of Plant and Soil Science Faculty Hall of Fame. A
reception honoring Krieg was held on Friday (Oct. 11) in the Goddard Building,
honoring him as the fifth member to be added to the distinguished group. more »
Prime Time; Best beef money can buy used to train Tech’s AFS students
There are only a couple places on the South Plains where consumers can purchase
high-end prime beef. One of those is Texas Tech University. “We offer a USDA prime
Ribeye, and a USDA prime New York Strip,” said Tate Corliss, director of Raider Red
Meats. more »
Reid remains fired up about
ecology-based
career
While growing up
in Minnesota,
Angie Reid knew
one thing for
certain. She wasn’t cut out for an
office job with its pervasive suits
and heels. Instead, she wanted a
career where she could combine
her passion of the outdoors and
love of protecting wildlife. As a
high school senior, Reid started
looking at universities with
rangeland majors. more »
Meat judging team wins Cargill Meat Solutions Contest; Gears up for
nationals
Twenty-four points separated Texas Tech’s meat judging team from their nearest
competitor at the Cargill Meat Solutions’ Intercollegiate Meat Judging Contest on
Sunday (Nov. 3) in Friona. They posted a score of 4,102 points and won five divisions.
more »
NRM’s Nita Scott receives Masked Rider Award at International
Cultural Center
Nita Scott, a four-year veteran staff member with Texas Tech’s Department of Natural
Resources Management, has been honored with a ‘Masked Rider Award’ from the
university’s offices of Chancellor and President. Officials indicated she was recognized
for her demonstrated “initiative for improving efficiencies through creativity,
innovation, flexibility and being an example for the university.” more »
Global Perspective; Tech’s Plant & Soil Science Department hosts Borlaug Fellow
UPCOMING
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Last Day of Classes
Dec. 4
Final Examinations
Dec. 6
Commencement
Dec. 13-14
First Day of Spring Classes
Jan. 15, 2014
This fall, Texas Tech University’s Department of Plant and Soil Science is hosting a Norman E. Borlaug
International Agricultural Science and Technology Fellow. In this case, it’s Egypt’s Mahmoud Mohamed
Abdalla Mahmoud who’ll be spending three months alongside his Tech mentor, Theo Udeigwe, an
assistant professor of soil chemistry. more »
For The Record; CASNR Students named to 2013 Who’s Who Among
Students
Ten outstanding students from Texas Tech University’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 today.
The university hosted a special ‘2013 Who’s Who Recognition Reception’ last month at
the Merket Alumni Center. more »
Texas Tech Teaching Academy welcomes Brooks as new member from
CASNR
A top-flight faculty member from Texas Tech’s College of Agricultural Sciences and
Natural Resources has been inducted into the university’s elite Teaching Academy. The
academy was established to recognize excellence in teaching and to promote the
university’s teaching mission. more »
Administrative Council
DR. STEVE FRAZE
Agricultural Education
& Communications
steven.fraze@ttu.edu
DR. MICHAEL GALYEAN
Dean
michael.galyean@ttu.edu
DR. SUKANT MISRA
Associate Dean for Research
sukant.misra@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. 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
DR. RICHARD ZARTMAN
Plant & Soil Science
richard.zartman@ttu.edu
JANE PIERCY
Development & Alumni Relations
jane.piercy@ttu.edu
NORMAN MARTIN
Marketing & Communications
norman.martin@ttu.edu
REAGAN RIBORDY
Grants Administrator
reagan.ribordy@ttu.edu