E-NEWSLETTER / OCT. 2010
VOLUME 5, ISSUE 11
THE TALKING POINT
Op-Ed: Education and
research in agriculture
and NRM are a global
priority
Here’s some food for
thought: In the next four
decades experts are predicting
that the world’s population is
likely to grow by 50 percent
from 6 billion to 9 billion. That
huge growth, along with a
rising standard of living across
the globe, leads inevitably to a
forecast that we’ll have to
double food production. But
that increase is going to have
to take place on the same or
less land using the same or less
water and energy. Learn More
>>
STAFF HIGHLIGHTS
Coffman tapped for Texas
Tech Alumni Association
‘Top Techsan’ Award
A longtime business leader
in Texas Tech’s College of
Agricultural Sciences and
Natural Resources has been
selected to receive a ‘Top
Techsan Award’ from the
university’s alumni association,
officials announced today (Oct.
14). Dianne Coffman is unit
manager of administration and
finance in CASNR’s dean’s
office. more »
Texas Tech research; West Nile virus discovered in Texas quail population
Researchers with a conservation alliance based at Texas Tech University have found a
quail loaded with high levels of the antibody that fights West Nile virus, officials said
today. The small bird, known as a scaled or blue quail, was captured in Potter County by a
team from Quail-Tech Alliance, a partnership between Texas Tech’s natural resources
management department and Quail First, a Dallas-based non-profit quail conservation
organization. more »
GALLERY: Frog-filled jungles highlight NRM’s Costa Rica study abroad
program
Frog-filled jungles, smoking volcanoes and beautiful beaches all combined to make the
lush Central American country one of the hottest study abroad destinations this summer
for Texas Tech students interested in sustainable agriculture and development in the
tropics. Take a visual tour of their tropical trip through the student’s own photographs.
The group was led by Natural Resource Management’s Gad Perry and Clint Boal. Learn
More >>
CASNR hosts Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo officials at Merket
luncheon
More than 120 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 17 representatives from the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo at a
special scholarship luncheon on Oct. 25 at the university’s Merket Alumni Center. more »
UPCOMING EVENTS
Texas Tech women’s rodeo team rides to second place finish at West
Texas A&M
Homecoming Tradition:
Fan favorite breakfast
fest gets alumni into the
spirit
Behind the strong performance of Taylor Langdon in the barrel racing events, Texas
Tech’s women’s rodeo team rode to a second place finish over the weekend at the West
Texas A&M University Rodeo in Canyon. Held at the Outfit Arena, the meeting was the
Red Raiders fourth Southwest Region National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association event of
the season. more »
Texas Tech’s College of
Agricultural Sciences and
Natural Resources alumni will
get a warm welcome Nov. 6 as
the graduates, young and old,
celebrate the annual
Homecoming Breakfast
festivities at the livestock arena
behind the Animal and Food
Sciences Building on the corner
of Indiana and Main in
Lubbock. more »
 AFS Hall of Fame Banquet
Friday, November 5, 2010
5:30 p.m. | United Spirit Arena
 Homecoming Breakfast
Saturday, November 6, 2010
8 a.m. | Livestock Arena
 CASNR Pig Roast
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
6:30 p.m. | Lubbock Civic
Center
 Last Day of Fall Classes
Wednesday, December 8 , 2010
 Cowboy Christmas Ball
Friday, December 10, 2010
Texas Tech Equestrian Center
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 Texas Tech Commencement
Saturday, December 18, 2010
 Spring Classes Begin
Tuesday, January 12, 2011
Viewpoint: Distinguished lecture series brings noted plant breeders to
campus
Nationally recognized plant breeder Stan Cox shed light on the daunting challenge of
breeding perennial grain crops as part of a new Texas Tech’s Department of Plant and Soil
Science Distinguished Lecture Series launched this semester. Speaking to an audience of
students and faculty Sept. 27 at the Escondido Theater in Tech’s Student Union Building,
the senior research scientist and coordinator of research at The Land Institute related his
work to increased food and ecosystem security. more »
Texas Tech takes top spot at Eastern National Meat Judging Contest
Texas Tech garnered three of the top-ten individual spots on its way to taking first place
honors Saturday (Oct. 2) at the Eastern National Intercollegiate Meat Judging Contest in
Wyalusing, Pa. Tech’s meat judging teams have a strong winning streak rolling now,
taking 15 of the past 16 national meat judging competitions. more »
Barrel racers lead Texas Tech rodeo teams to strong showing at Sul Ross
State
Led by a strong riding in the barrel racing events, Texas Tech’s women’s rodeo team
rolled to a third place finish over the weekend at the Sul Ross State University rodeo in
Alpine. Held at the Turner Range Animal Science Center’s S.A.L.E. Arena, the meeting was
the Red Raiders second Southwest Region National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association
event of the season. more »
In Profile: AFS Grad, Lubbock Orthopedic Surgeon Bryan Smitherman
Specializing in joint reconstruction and replacement – particularly knees, hips and
shoulders – Bryan Smitherman is a successful orthopedic surgeon in private practice at
Lubbock’s Center for Orthopedic Surgery. But in a slightly different academic take from
his peers, the McLean native’s path to medicine took him through Texas Tech’s College of
Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources. more »
Map It; On the road to Texas Tech’s growing equestrian center
For more than seven years, the Texas Tech Equestrian Center has been the heart of the
region’s horse world here on the High Plains. The $3.2 million facility is located on the
southwestern edge of Lubbock, about nine miles from the main campus. more »
The Thread: CASNR caps and tees crank up style; New CASNR t-shirt
unveiled
The broad diversity of student organizations within Texas Tech’s College of Agricultural
Sciences and Natural Resources can be seen in its eclectic variety of specialty T-shirts.
From blazing reds to subdued beige, the shirts reflect in interests, pride and deep down
belief that, “From Here, It’s Possible.” Photos: N. Martin. Learn More >>
Administrative Council
DR. JOHN BURNS
Dean
john.burns@ttu.edu
DR. STEVE FRAZE
Agricultural Education
& Communications
steven.fraze@ttu.edu
DR. NORMAN HOPPER
Executive Associate Dean
for Academic & Student Programs
n.hopper@ttu.edu
DR. KEVIN POND
Animal & Food Sciences
kevin.pond@ttu.edu
DR. SUKANT MISRA
Associate Dean for Research
sukant.misra@ttu.edu
DR. EDUARDO SEGARRA
Agricultural & Applied Economics
eduardo.segarra@ttu.edu
DR. ALON KVASHNY
Landscape Architecture
alon.kvashny@ttu.edu
DR. PHILIP GIPSON
Natural Resources Management
philip.gipson@ttu.edu
College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources
PO Box 42123
Lubbock, Texas 79409-2123
806.742.2808 phone
806.742.2836 fax
norman.martin@ttu.edu
DR. THOMAS THOMPSON
Plant & Soil Science
thomas.thompson@ttu.edu
DR. CINDY AKERS
Student Services Center
cindy.akers@ttu.edu
JANE PIERCY
Development & Alumni Relations
jane.piercy@ttu.edu
NORMAN MARTIN
Marketing & Communications
norman.martin@ttu.edu