2012 CASNR E-NEWSLETTER
VOLUME 7, ISSUE 10
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
AEC Standout Students Are
Among First Ranch House
Designs
Scholars
Four students
from Texas Tech
University’s
Department of
Agricultural Education and
Communications have been
chosen to participate in the
inaugural class of ‘Ranch House
Designs Scholars,’ university
officials announced on Wednesday
(Oct. 3). In all, 27 students were
selected from a pool of more than
100 students from 35 different
universities. more »
FACULTY UPDATE

Notable Service; George
Tereshkovich named to PSS
Faculty Hall of
Fame
Retired Texas Tech
professor George
Tereshkovich has
been named to
the university’s Department of
Plant and Soil Science Faculty Hall
of Fame. He is the fourth member
to be added to the distinguished
group. more »
Texas Tech’s Mortar Board
Spotlights Rathmann, Ulmer
As Outstanding Faculty
Timing; Not a Question of Whether U.S. Is Going to have A Farm Bill,
But When
The 2008 farm bill, which provides funding for a variety of nutrition programs,
including the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (formerly food stamps), as
well as payments to farmers and agricultural programs, technically expired on Sept. 30.
And the lack of congressional action has left a certain degree of uncertainty across the
South Plains farm belt. more »
Thanks; CASNR hosts Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo Officials
Luncheon
More than 150 Texas Tech University’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural
Resources students, faculty and guests took a moment to thank and express their
appreciation to representatives from the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo at a
special scholarship luncheon on Monday (Oct. 22) at the university’s Red Raider
Ballroom in the Student Union Building. more »
LA Alum Christopher Hoffman Named to National CLARB Leadership
Team
A graduate of Texas Tech University’s Department of Landscape Architecture has been
elected Secretary of the Board of Directors for the Council of Landscape Architectural
Registration Boards, officials of the Reston, Va.-based organization reported today
(Oct. 12). more »
In Profile: The Learning Community Advisers of Stangel/Murdough
Each year, dozens of freshman live in what is known as the, ‘CASNR Learning
Two faculty
members from the
College of
Agricultural
Sciences and
Natural Resources have been
recognized by Texas Tech’s Mortar
Board and Omicron Delta Kappa
organizations for their outstanding
teaching ability. The honors were
presented at a special ceremony
held in the Merket Alumni Center
on Monday (Oct. 1). more »
UPCOMING EVENTS

Author, Livestock Expert
Temple Grandin Set to
Speak at Texas
Tech
Temple Grandin, a
woman with highfunctioning autism
who became a
professor at Colorado State
University and a pioneering
designer of humane livestock
facilities, will be a featured
speaker at 7 p.m. on Tuesday (Oct.
30) at Texas Tech University’s
Allen Theatre. more »

 CASNR Pig Roast
6:30 p.m. / Thurs., Nov 8, 2012
Lubbock Memorial Civic
Center Banquet Hall

 Last Day of Fall Classes
Wednesday; December 5, 2012
 Final Examinations
December 7-12, 2012

 Commencement
Saturday; December 15, 2012
Community.’ Housed on the second floor of the Stangel/Murdough complex on what is known as the
‘ag row’ of Texas Tech’s campus, students living in the community have the opportunity to experience
a year of living with those who have similar agricultural interests and are taking many of the same
courses. more »
American Royal; Tech’s Meat Judging Team a Cut Above the
Competition
Texas Tech’s meat judging team took first place honors Sunday (Oct. 21) at the
American Royal’s Intercollegiate Meat Judging Contest. The win makes the fifth
consecutive year the Red Raiders have won the Omaha, Neb., competition. more »
Texas Tech sets Another Enrollment Record, CASNR Brings 1,856
Students
Texas Tech’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources continued its
record-setting student enrollment pace, largely maintaining last year’s stellar numbers
with 1,856 students signing up for classes in the fall semester, university officials
report. Last year CASNR reached a new benchmark in student enrollment with a record
1,874 students attending the High Plains campus. more »
Take Up the Rake; NRM Students Lend a Hand on Canyon Lakes Phase
II Cleanup
A community-wide effort to help clean up Canyon Lakes #3, known by Guadalupe
Barrio residents as “El Arroyo” rolled out on Saturday (Oct. 20), and included member
of the Guadalupe Neighborhood Association, as well as a special group of students
from Texas Tech’s Association for Natural Resource Scientists and Society for
Conservation Biology. more »
Rodeo Update: Calf Roping Highlights Weekend’s Vernon College
Rodeo
Led by a championship roping performance from an agriculture economics major from
Snyder, Texas Tech’s rodeo team had a strong outing this weekend at the Vernon
College Southwest Region National Intercollegiate Rodeo in Wichita Falls. more »
In Profile: Connor Wilmeth’s First Cotton Crop Is A True Learning
Experience
Connor Wilmeth is finishing up the first cotton crop he’s ever made on his own.
Wilmeth, 20, is a junior plant and soil sciences major at Texas Tech University with “a
passion to farm.” He secured a loan on his own this year and is growing cotton on 134
acres of leased land. more »
CASNR Senior Maria Mejia Featured on National ‘Latinos in Agriculture’
Website
Texas Tech University standout student Maria Mejia is featured this week in the latest
edition of the ‘Latinos in Agriculture’ website. Masi, as she’s known to her friends, is
currently a senior majoring in environmental conservation of natural resources. 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. EDUARDO SEGARRA
Agricultural & Applied Economics
eduardo.segarra@ttu.edu
DR. LESLIE THOMPSON
Animal & Food Sciences
leslie.thompson@ttu.edu
DR. ALON KVASHNY
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