February 25th, 2012
TEMPE, ARIZ. — Dr. Michael Tomaszewski has been named the 2012 Outstanding Dairy Industry Educator/Research of the Year by Western DairyBusiness magazine. Tomaszewski was honored on Feb. 23 during the Southwest Nutrition and Management Conference in Tempe, Ariz. According to a letter by Ron Goble, editor of Western DairyBusiness, Tomaszewski has made major contributions that…
February 23rd, 2012
COLLEGE STATION — Grace Glenn, senior administrative coordinator in the Department of Animal Science, is a recipient of the President’s Meritorious Service Award. The award was presented during the 25th annual President’s Meritorious Service Awards program at Texas A&M University on Feb. 21. Glenn is among 28 employees from Texas A&M selected for special Aggie…
February 6th, 2012
MONTGOMERY — A team of four students from Texas A&M University won the Southern Section, American Society of Animal Science Academic Quadrathlon held Feb. 4 and 5 in Auburn and Montgomery, Ala. Team members are Jacob Brown, an animal science major from College Station; Dillon Garr, an agricultural economics major from Springdale, Ark.; Brent Hale,…
January 25th, 2012
Livestock Judging Team wins champion, reserve champion DENVER — The Texas A&M Livestock Judging Team brought home the championship from the National Western Stock Show collegiate judging contest and won reserve champion in the Carload Contest held Jan. 12 and 13 in Denver, Colo. Texas A&M beat second place Oklahoma State University by a narrow…
December 16th, 2011
COLLEGE STATION — Two graduate students in the Department of Animal Science are the recipients of the Ronnie L. Edwards Graduate Teaching Award in Animal Science, in recognition of their important contributions as graduate students to the undergraduate student experience. Jessica Lucia and Kelly Winsco were presented the award during the department’s holiday luncheon held…
December 4th, 2011
OKLAHOMA CITY – The 2011-2012 TAMU Senior Horse Judging Team won the NRHA Futurity in Oklahoma City on Dec. 3, 2011. The Aggies beat second place West Texas A&M University by a wide margin, followed by Oklahoma State University, University of Wisconsin and Northeastern Oklahoma A&M. Team members are Toni Kean, a sophomore from Katy;…
December 3rd, 2011
COLLEGE STATION — Leslie Frenzel is the recipient of the 2011 Zerle L. Carpenter Outstanding Graduate Student Award in Meat Science. Frenzel, from New Berlin, is seeking a doctoral degree in meat science and food safety working under the direction of Drs. Jeff Savell and Kerri Harris. She earned a bachelor’s and master’s degree in…
December 1st, 2011
COLLEGE STATION — A dedication ceremony celebrating the opening of the Howard Hesby Student Atrium on the campus of Texas A&M University is scheduled for Dec. 7, 2011. The Howard Hesby Student Atrium is located in the Kleberg Animal and Food Sciences Center on Texas A&M’s west campus and is named in memory of the…
November 17th, 2011
ENGLEWOOD, CO – Department of Animal Science students Megan Webb and Gatlan Gray recently received the highly coveted International Stockmen’s Educational Foundation (ISEF) Travel Fellowship to the 2012 International Livestock Congress in Denver, Colo., January 10. Webb is a senior animal science major from Burlington, W. Va. Gray is from Brock and received a bachelor’s…
November 14th, 2011
COLLEGE STATION — The Department of Animal Science Physiology of Reproduction section held their annual Holiday Luncheon and Awards Ceremony on Dec. 13 at the College Station Community Center. Bruna Alves was presented the 2011 Mauro Procknor Memorial Award. This award is presented annually to a physiology of reproduction graduate student who best exemplifies excellence…
