2013 CASNR E-NEWSLETTER
VOLUME 8, ISSUE 10
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
National Honor; AEC’s
Courtney Meyers wins
NARRU Young Educator
Award
A commitment to
teaching has
landed Courtney
Meyers, an
assistant professor
of agricultural communicators
within Texas Tech’s Department of
Agricultural Education and
Communications, the Non-LandGrant Agricultural and Renewable
Resources Universities’ (NARRU)
Young Educator Award, university
officials announced today (Sep.
17). more »
In Profile: Jurek takes helm
of National Agriculture
Communicators of
Tomorrow
Faith Jurek was
introduced to the
agriculture world
when she moved
to Texas in
seventh grade. Now, the Texas
Tech standout is president of the
National Agriculture
Communicators of Tomorrow.
more »
Research by wildlife scientists at Texas Tech University focusing on large-scale landscape and
environmental changes could bring new hope to getting a better handle on the fate of the fastdisappearing lesser prairie-chicken. Scientists have estimated that the bird has experienced as much as
a 97 percent decline in population size from historic levels. more »
AFS Hall of Fame, Meat Science Recognition Banquet honors seven
Tech’s Department of Animal and Food Sciences highlighted its outstanding alumni at a
recognition banquet in the university’s United Spirit Arena. In addition to recognizing
members of the 1983, 1993 and 2003 Meat Judging Teams, the CH Foundation,
Amanda Good, Hugo Irizarry, Whitney Rounds, San Antonio Livestock Exposition, Larry
& Leslie Woolley, and Randy Hines were honored. more »
Phillip Johnson tapped as new chairman of Agricultural and Applied
Economics
A longtime expert in agricultural finance, natural resource economics and farm
management has been named the chairman of Texas Tech University’s Department of
Agricultural and Applied Economics. Phillip Johnson, a professor and director of the
university’s Thornton Agricultural Finance Institute, stepped into his new post on Sept.
1, officials report. more »
Texas Tech plant and soil science department adds enology instructor
ON THE SCENE
Best way to start your day;
CASNR Homecoming
Breakfast 2013
An experienced winemaker and production manager, who will specialize in enology,
has been named an instructor in Texas Tech’s Department of Plant and Soil Science,
according to officials within the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources.
Maureen Qualia officially stepped into her new post on Sept. 1. more »
Colossal Headache; Cotton farmers sought bank aid in government shutdown
College of
Agricultural
Sciences and
Natural Resources
alumni got
another warm welcome Saturday
(Oct. 12) as the graduates, young
and old, celebrated the college’s
Homecoming Breakfast festivities
at Texas Tech’s Student Union
Building. more »
Despite Congress reaching an agreement this week to end the federal shutdown, the
agricultural industry in Texas is still feeling its effects. The suspension of some $3 billion
worth of federal loans due to the U.S. government shutdown forced some cotton
farmers to turn to commercial banks for aid, boosting costs and further complicating
the upcoming harvest in the world’s largest cotton exporter. more »
Texas Tech meat judging team finishes second, third at first two fall
contests
Texas Tech’s meat judging team this month competed at the American Royal
Intercollegiate Meat Judging Contest in Omaha, Neb., and the Eastern National
Intercollegiate Meat Judging Contest in Wyalusing, Pa. At the contests, they finished
second and third, respectively. more »
DIGITAL PLUS

AFS graduate student Hergenreder honored for standout research
poster
CEV’s Gordon Davis tapped
for ACTE Business Leader of
the Year Award
A longtime
supporter and
former faculty
member with
Texas Tech’s
Department of Animal and Food
Sciences has received the “2014
Business Leader of the Year
Award” from the Association for
Career and Technical Education.
Gordon Davis is the founder and
chairman of CEV Multimedia Ltd.,
a leading producer of career and
technical education materials.
more »
UPCOMING

 Annual Bankers
Agricultural Credit Conference
Friday Nov. 8, 2013
86th
Annual Pig Roast
Nov. 14, 2013
Lubbock Memorial Center
A graduate student within Texas Tech’s Department of Animal and Food Sciences
earned third place honors for her research poster at the ‘Innovate, Innovations in
Animal Growth and Health: The Next Generation of Cell Biology Conference.’ Jerilyn
Hergenreder was presented the honor in Braselton, Georgia, last week (Sept. 22-24).
more »
Texas Tech’s Board of Regents grant tenure to new PSS faculty member
David Weindorf, Texas Tech’s new B.L. Allen Endowed Chair of Pedology, received
tenure at the most recent System Board of Regents meeting. Weindorf, who joins Tech
from Louisiana State University, received tenure contemporaneously with his
appointment. more »
AFS senior Graysen Ortega takes top honors in undergraduate research
contest
Graysen Ortega has always been one to jump at new opportunities. Competing in the
Minority Access National Role Models Conference’s Undergraduate Research
Competition was no different for the Texas Tech senior food science major. He was
named the winner of the biomedical and biological sciences category last month (Sept.
29) at the conference in Washington, D.C. more »
Premier Event; Top cotton breeders tour FBRI, Quaker Farm research
centers
More than 150 cotton breeders from around the world spent part last month
examining cotton research being conducted at two facilities at Texas Tech University.
The group was part of the four-day 2013 Cotton Breeders’ Tour. The tours are
sponsored by Cotton Inc., and are held every other year, rotating through each of the
nation’s five cotton-growing regions. 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