2013 CASNR E-NEWSLETTER
VOLUME 8, ISSUE 2
Add’em Up; New Manager of CASNR Administration &
Finance Comes
Aboard
Texas Tech graduate Molly
Redden has been named the new unit manager for administration and finance for Texas Tech’s
College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. According to university officials, she stepped into her new post on Jan. 1. more
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Dianne Coffman Retirement
Reception Sparkles at
Merket Center
A reception that brought family, friends and guests from across campus was held
Jan. 30 at the Merket Alumni
Center. The event celebrated
Coffman’s 27 years of service.
During her long career she served at the university’s Department of
Animal and Food Sciences, along with Tech’s Student Union,
Biological Sciences and ending with 14 years at CASNR. more >>
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CASNR Distinguished and Young Alumni Awards Take Spotlight at Alumni Center
Texas Tech University’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources honored seven distinguished alumni on Monday (Feb. 18) at the university’s McKenzie Merket Alumni Center. The
Distinguished & Young Alumni Awards honored alumni who’ve made significant contributions to society. more »
CASNR gains recognition at Lubbock American Advertising Federation
Addy Awards
Texas Tech’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources video, “Doing It
Right,” earned three awards at the American Advertising Federation-Lubbock Annual
Addy Awards Ceremony on Saturday (Feb. 23) at the Science Spectrum in Lubbock. more »
Tech, CASNR Celebrate 90th Year; Senate Bill Signed This Month in
1923
Texas Tech’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources celebrates a milestone this month, the 90th anniversary of the passage of Texas Senate Bill No. 103,
Texas Technological College’s charter. The bill – passed Feb. 10, 1923 – was signed by the governor to establish a Texas state college in West Texas. more »
Swine Nutritionist Joins Texas Tech’s Animal and Food Sciences
Department
Anoosh Rakhshandeh, a research scientist who specializes in swine nutrition and health, has been named an assistant professor in Texas Tech University’s Department

CASNR Hosts Renowned
Bioethicist; Bernard Rollin
To Discuss Animal Ethics
One of the nation’s groundbreaking bioethicists,
Bernard Rollin, will be a featured speaker on Tuesday (April 23) at 6 p.m. in Texas Tech University’s
International Cultural Center.
Hosted by Tech’s College of
Agricultural Sciences and Natural
Resources Agricultural Awareness
Week, admission to the animal rights and animal consciousness presentation is free and open to the public.
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 Meat Animal
 Evaluation Contest
March 24-26, 2013
 NACTA Judging Conference
April 3-5, 2013
( more information )
 Invitational Contests
April 6, 2013
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 Area FFA Contests
April 13, 2013
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 AFS Spring Banquet
April 13, 2013
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 State FFA Contests
April 20, 2013
 CASNR Honors Banquet
April 26, 2013
6:30 p.m.
Merket Alumni Center of Animal and Food Sciences, according to officials with the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural
Resources. He officially stepped into his new teaching and research post on Friday (Feb. 1). more »
$1 Billion; Impact of ‘Vision & Tradition Campaign’ Will Be Felt for
Generations
Nearly a year ahead of schedule, Texas Tech’s “Vision & Tradition: The Campaign for
Texas Tech” has surpassed its $1 billion goal with the support of more than 120,000 donors, making the effort the most successful capital campaign in the history of the
Texas Tech University System, officials claim today (Feb. 8). more »
Tech Meat Judging Team Overpowers Competitors in Fort Worth
Contest
The Texas Tech Meat Judging Team rolled to a 96-point victory today (Feb. 5) at the
Southwestern Livestock Exposition’s Intercollegiate Meat Judging Contest in Fort
Worth. Tech won the reasons, placings, total beef, specifications, beef judging, lamb judging and beef grading divisions. more »
Essay Winner; AAEC Grad Student Attends USDA Agricultural Forum in
Virginia
Kevin Redwine, a Texas Tech Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics graduate student, has been selected to attend the USDA’s 2013 Agricultural Outlook
Forum. The event was held Feb. 21-22 at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, Va.
Redwine, a master’s student from Bellville, was selected for the honor on the basis of an exceptional essay. more »
New Season; Ranch Horse Team rides to victory at Stock Horse of Texas
Show
Texas Tech’s Ranch Horse Team took champion and reserve champion honors last weekend in the Stock Horse of Texas Association Show’s Collegiate Division at the
Taylor County Expo Center in Abilene. “I’m extremely proud of how everyone did,” said
Tech Ranch Horse Team Coach Cooper Cogdell. “They’ve been working hard to prep for this first show and their hard work paid off.” more »
AEC’s Stacy Stockard Moncibaiz Takes Ownership of Tech’s Midnight
Matador
Texas Tech’s Midnight Matador will retire under the ownership of a familiar face.
CASNR grad and the university’s 43rd Masked Rider Stacy Stockard Moncibaiz will be transferred ownership of the horse, according to a press announcement released today
(Jan. 25). more »
Regents Okay New CASNR Degree: Professional Science Master’s
Degree
The Texas Tech University System Board of Regents approve a new proposed degree program: a professional science master’s degree in the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. The distance-based master’s degree could begin as early as the fall of 2013. more »

DR. MICHAEL GALYEAN
Dean michael.galyean@ttu.edu
DR. STEVE FRAZE
Agricultural Education
& Communications steven.fraze@ttu.edu
DR. SUKANT MISRA
Associate Dean for Research sukant.misra@ttu.edu
DR. CINDY AKERS
DR. LESLIE THOMPSON
Animal & Food Sciences leslie.thompson@ttu.edu
DR. ALON KVASHNY
Associate Dean for Academic
& Student Programs cindy.akers@ttu.edu
DR. EDUARDO SEGARRA
Agricultural & Applied Economics eduardo.segarra@ttu.edu
Landscape Architecture alon.kvashny@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