The 2025 Animal Science Awards Banquet recognized students, faculty, staff and alumni at the Texas A&M Hotel and Conference Center on April 25. The Department of Animal Science awarded $207,500 in scholarships to graduate and undergraduate students for the 2025-26 academic year. Distinguished awards were presented to alumni, faculty, staff and students. These achievements would… Read More →
Awards News
Distinguished alumni, outstanding student achievements recognized at the Department of Animal Science Awards Banquet
The Texas A&M University Department of Animal Science recognized the outstanding achievements of distinguished alumni and celebrated the department’s scholarship recipients and award winners on September 13 at the Texas A&M Hotel and Conference Center. “It was an honor to celebrate the accomplishments of our outstanding students, faculty, staff, alumni and supporters of the department,”… Read More →
Faculty honored at Texas FFA State Convention, animal science ambassadors recruit future students
During the 2024 Texas FFA State Convention, two Department of Animal Science faculty members were presented with prestigious awards. The department was also represented in the trade show where Animal Science Ambassadors met with prospective students. Davey Griffin, Ph.D., and Chris Skaggs, Ph.D., were recipients of the Texas FFA Distinguished Service Award and were presented… Read More →
Faculty members granted Professor Emeritus distinction by Board of Regents
Retired faculty members Dr. Joe Paschal and Dr. James O. “Jim” Sanders recognized for meritorious service We are pleased to share that the Texas A&M System Board of Regents has granted Professor Emeritus distinction to Dr. Joe Paschal and Dr. Jim Sanders, recognizing their meritorious service to Texas A&M. Dr. Paschal, well-known among Gulf Coast… Read More →
Animal science graduate students and alumnus recognized at the American Society of Animal Science Southern Section meeting
During the 2024 American Society of Animal Science Southern Section meeting in Louisville, Kentucky, Texas A&M animal science graduate students competed in the three-minute thesis competition. A current and former student of the department were also presented with ASAS awards. Grace Moore Grace Moore, a second-year master’s student focusing on equine nutrition, won second place… Read More →
After 50 years, Texas A&M animal science legend says farewell
By Kay Ledbetter-First appeared on AgriLife Today Jim Sanders ’74 ‘77, Ph.D., senior professor of animal breeding and genetics, may be retiring, but he will continue to make waves in the livestock industry for many more years to come for two reasons – his love for his students and their respect for him. An Aggie… Read More →
American Society of Animal Science Awards
Dr. Luis O. Tedeschi has gained international recognition for his growth and bioenergetic research and decision-support system in ruminants to help stakeholders achieve profitable animal production. Since the 1990s, Tedeschi has published 282 peer-reviewed manuscripts, 76 editor-reviewed manuscripts, 42 books or book chapters, and more than 289 abstracts, totaling more than 732 scientific publications on… Read More →
Department of Animal Science Recognizes Students, Staff and Faculty at Awards Banquet
On Friday, April 28, in College Station, Texas, the Department of Animal Science honored the accomplishments of graduate students, staff and faculty at the annual awards banquet. Read more here about the distinguished award winners who were also recognized. A special presentation was made for Dr. Jim Sanders who is retiring from the department this… Read More →
Department of Animal Science Distinguished Awards
On Friday, April 28, in College Station, Texas, the Department of Animal Science recognized the 2023 distinguished award recipients in the categories of Hall of Fame, Outstanding Alumni and Outstanding Young Alumni. Read more here about the departmental awards also presented during the banquet. A special presentation was made for Dr. Jim Sanders who is… Read More →
Randel receives Purdue lifetime distinguished alumni award
WEST LAFAYETTE – Dr. Ron Randel, a professor of physiology of reproduction, Texas A&M AgriLife Research senior faculty fellow and regents fellow in the Department of Animal Science, is a recipient of the Distinguished Alumni – Lifetime Career Award from the Department of Animal Sciences at Purdue University. The award was presented during the 2015… Read More →