E-NEWSLETTER / DECEMBER
2010
VOLUME 5, ISSUE 14
STUDENT HIGHLIGHTS
North American Int’l;
Livestock judging team
finishes strong season
In a down to the wire finish
at Louisville’s North American
International Livestock
Exposition on Wednesday (Nov.
16), Texas Tech’s livestock
judging team pulled out a third
place victory among 30 teams
from across the country. The
Red Raiders edged out other
top performers, taking the lead
in the performance beef
division, and placing second in
cattle, third in sheep, and fifth
in swine. more »
LATEST SLIDESHOWS
GALLERY: Extreme
Makeover: Home Edition
& Tech landscape
architecture
Guided by a water-stingy
landscape design developed by
their chairman Alon Kvashny,
85 students from Texas Tech’s
landscape architecture
department spent the weekend
just before the Thanksgiving
holiday bringing another
episode of popular TV show
“Extreme Makeover: Home
Edition” to a happy end. The
core of the design rested on
ease of maintenance and
minimal water use. Learn More
>>
In a Jiffy: Tech’s landscape architecture students sign on for ‘Makeover’
crew
Guided by a water-stingy landscape design developed by their chairman Alon Kvashny, 85
students from Texas Tech’s landscape architecture department are spending the
weekend just before the Thanksgiving holiday bringing another episode of popular TV
show “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” to a happy end. more »
GALLERY: Lights. Camera. CASNR’s Christmas Open House welcomes all
Lights. Camera. Christmas. Happiness is coming to town, and we at CASNR wish you the
best of the holiday season. We’ll see you in the New Year. On Dec. 8, CASNR’s faculty,
staff and students, along with friends across the Texas Tech campus, gathered for our
annual Dean’s Office Christmas Open House. Photos: N. Martin. Learn More >>
In Profile: Luke Creasy’s wild ride up the bareback bronc riding ranks
Luke Creasy is a lot like other top-flight academic stars at Texas Tech, pulling down a 4.0
GPA; soft spoken with a dry wit and a studious study habit. Everything seems pretty
normal until you shake hands with the 22-year-old senior and there’s that first inkling of a
surprisingly large amount of strength in that crushing right hand. more »
Recycling Picks Up; Tech students lead local grassroots environmental
effort
A group of environmentally-oriented Texas Tech students are launching a new way for
Lubbock residents to go green, support natural resource programs and cut down on their
own labor load. “We’ll pick up your recyclables for you,” said Michael Panasci, president
of Tech’s Association of Natural Resource Scientists. more »
GALLERY: CASNR
Homecoming Breakfast
welcomes alums to Hub
City
Breakfast boosts feel good
factor as Texas Tech’s College
of Agricultural Sciences and
Natural Resources alumni got
another warm welcome Nov. 6
as the graduates, young and
old, celebrated the college’s
Homecoming Breakfast
festivities at the Animal and
Food Sciences’ livestock arena
in Lubbock. Later that evening
the Red Raiders stunned No. 12
Missouri 24-17. Learn More >>
High Achievement: Texas Tech Meat Judging Team places high at
nationals
Texas Tech University’s Meat Judging Team ended their season on a winning note with
the selection of two Red Raiders as first team AMSA All-Americans and the team taking
second place over the weekend at the International Meat Judging Competition in Dakota
City, Neb. more »
Texas Tech Research; Imported grape varieties may excel on the South
Plains
Wine grapes that flourish in certain parts of Europe just might excel in West Texas. Or at
least that’s what researchers at Texas Tech are hoping to find out. Researchers in Texas
Tech’s Department of Plant and Soil Science are evaluating wine grape varieties from
Spain, Portugal and southern regions of Italy and France that are growing at a research
vineyard near the Lubbock airport. more »
Texas Tech food safety researchers participate in $2 million grant from
USDA
Texas Tech University food safety researchers are part of a $2 million grant from the
USDA aimed at improving food safety by managing antibiotic resistance in beef and dairy
cattle systems in the United States and Canada. more »
Home on the Range: Tech students offer venison tamales as holiday treat
Even in the homogenized commercialism of this Christmas season, regional customs still
endure and flourish. And one of the rarest regional holiday items in Texas is venison
tamales, which is why they’re at the top of a new sales list for an enterprising group of
Texas Tech students. more »
Map It: On the road to Texas Tech Quaker Ave. Research Farm
Texas Tech Quaker Ave. Research Farm. The a 130-acre farm features research from the
Department of Plant and Soil Science, other departments, Texas AgriLife Research, Texas
AgriLife Extension, and agribusiness companies. The entire farm is irrigated from two
groundwater wells. More than 75 acres have subsurface drip irrigation. Learn More >>
The Thread: CASNR caps and tees crank up style; updated AEC 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
DR. ALON KVASHNY
Landscape Architecture
alon.kvashny@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
sukant.misra@ttu.edu
DR. EDUARDO SEGARRA
Agricultural & Applied Economics
eduardo.segarra@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
NORMAN MARTIN
Marketing & Communications
norman.martin@ttu.edu