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 18th, 2011
OKLAHOMA CITY — The TAMU Senior Horse Judging Team closed their judging season with a strong performance in a close competition at the AQHA World Championship in Oklahoma City on Nov. 16, 2011, earning fourth place overall. The Aggie team earned 3281 points, only one point behind third place Kansas State University. West Texas University…
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 16th, 2011
LOUISVILLE — The 2011 TAMU Senior Livestock Judging Team closed out the competition season with a reserve champion finish at the North American International Livestock Exposition on Nov. 14, 2011 in Louisville, Kentucky. The Aggie’s finished behind Texas Tech University, with Oklahoma State University, Iowa State University and University of Nebraska rounding out the top…
November 15th, 2011
DAKOTA CITY — The 2011 TAMU Meat Judging Team ended this year’s competition season with their highest point output of the year at the American Meat Science Association International Meat Judging Contest held Nov. 13, 2011 in Dakota City, Nebraska. The team finished overall in fifth place with 4100 points, behind Texas Tech University, Colorado…
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…
October 28th, 2011
STEPHENVILLE — The 2011 TAMU Stock Horse Team dominated two competitions this fall, winning both the American Stock Horse Association Intercollegiate Competition held at the North Central Texas College in Gainesville on Oct. 22 and the Tarleton State University ASHA Collegiate Show on Nov. 5 in Stephenville. North Central Texas College and Tarleton State University…
October 11th, 2011
COLLEGE STATION — Three graduate students in the Department of Animal Science are the recipients of the recently established Ronnie L. Edwards Graduate Teaching Award in Animal Science, in recognition of their important contributions as graduate students to the undergraduate student experience.Nicole Burdick, Ashley Haneklaus, and Laura May were each honored during a special ceremony…
