2014 CASNR E-NEWSLETTER
VOLUME 9, ISSUE 7
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT
First Time; National Block &
Bridle Convention set for
Texas Tech in
October
Officials with
Texas Tech’s
College of
Agricultural
Sciences and Natural Resources
announced last month that for the
first time the university has been
selected to host the ‘2014 National
Block and Bridle Convention’ on
Oct. 23-25 in Lubbock. “We’ll
certainly welcome them to
Lubbock,” said CASNR Dean
Michael Galyean. more »
FEATURED VIDEO
After more than four decades of teaching, research and eventual administration of Texas Tech’s
Department of Plant and Soil Science, Richard Zartman has announced that he will retire from his post
as chairman and Leidigh Professor of Soil Physics. His last day will be Aug. 31. “Rick Zartman has done a
tremendous job overseeing both the department’s academics and research,” said Michael Galyean,
dean of Tech’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. “He combines the highest level
of professionalism and expertise, and we will miss him.” more »
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GALLERY: CASNR launches
‘You Tube’ video recruiting
page, featuring students
from all six departments.
Global Outlook; Texas International Cotton School set for August 4-15
DID YOU KNOW?
NRM alum Foley takes leadership post with JBS Five Rivers Cattle
Feeding
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Texas Tech is once again offering a non-traditional classroom experience for cotton
industry professionals from across the globe, known as the Texas International Cotton
School. Running from Aug. 4-15, the High Plains program is two weeks of classes,
lectures, tours and hands-on interaction in all phases of cotton production, harvesting,
ginning, classing, testing, preparation and processing. more »
John Foley, a 1996 graduate of Texas Tech’s Department of Natural Resources
Management, has been named Vice President of Operations and Chief Operating
Officer for Greeley, Colo.-based JBS Five Rivers Cattle Feeding, a massive cattle feeding
operation with capacity of more than 980,000 head of cattle with locations in
Colorado, Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Arizona, and Idaho. more »
SNAPSHOT: Turfgrass Field Day draws a crowd to Tech’s Quaker
Research Farm
Joey Young, an assistant professor with Texas Tech’s Department of Plant and Soil
Science, leads one of the morning presentations at a Turfgrass Field Day at the
university’s Quaker Research Farm. Developed by Tech’s Department of Plant and Soil
Science and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension, the focus of the half-day program was on
value and appreciate this
opportunity to be part of your
legacy.
UPCOMING
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CASNR Faculty Retreat
August 22, 2014
International Cultural Center
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AgFest
August 28, 2014
AFS Buidling
growing and maintaining top-flight turf. more »
AFS doctoral candidates earn fellowships with French food safety
agency
Two doctoral students with Tech’s Department of Animal and Food Sciences, Hattie
Webb from Amarillo and Josh Ison from Batavia, Ohio, have earned the opportunity to
do food safety research in France. The two standouts have been honored
with Chateaubriand Fellowships and will head to Maisons-Alfort (near Paris) in January
to work on research projects. more »
In Profile: NRM’s Angie Reid takes the heat of an adventurous science
career
Angie Reid expanded her world of science, making the most of her Tech experience
before graduating in 2007 by double majoring in range management and wildlife and
fisheries management. She also minored in natural history and humanities, biology and
animal science. more »
Homecoming Breakfast
October 18, 2014
Student Union Building
Feature-length Film; AEC graduate Brad Bellah stars in agricultural
documentary
95th National Block
 & Bridle Convention
October 23-25, 2014
87th Annual Pig Roast
November 13, 2014
Lubbock Memorial Civic Center
A 2009 graduate of Texas Tech’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
is featured this summer is a new documentary film that focuses on current agriculture
issues. Brad Bellah, an agricultural communications major and sixth generation cattle
rancher, runs beef cattle operations in Texas and Colorado, including a natural beef
herd. more »
AFS graduate students receive 3-A SSI Student Travel Scholarship
Awards
Three graduate students from Texas Tech’s Department of Animal and Food Sciences
have awarded travel scholarships from 3-A Sanitary Standards, a non-profit
organization that focuses on enhancing product safety for consumers of food,
beverages and pharmaceutical products. more »
Administrative Council
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
DR. MICHAEL BALLOU
Associate Dean for Research
michael.ballou@ttu.edu
DR. STEVE FRAZE
Agricultural Education
& Communications
steven.fraze@ttu.edu
NORMAN MARTIN
Marketing & Communications
norman.martin@ttu.edu
DR. DAVID WEINDORF
Associate Dean for Research
david.weindorf@ttu.edu
DR. CHARLES KLEIN
Landscape Architecture
charles.klein@ttu.edu
JANE PIERCY
Development &
Alumni Relations
jane.piercy@ttu.edu
DR. MICHAEL GALYEAN
Dean
michael.galyean@ttu.edu
DR. CINDY AKERS
Associate Dean for Academic
& Student Programs
cindy.akers@ttu.edu
ANN ULMER
Grants Administrator
ann.ulmer@ttu.edu
College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
PO Box 42123
Lubbock, Texas 79409-2123
(806) 742-2808 phone
(806) 742-2836 fax