November 7th, 2010
STEPHENVILLE – On Nov. 6 the Texas A&M Stock Horse Team was named champion team overall at the Intercollegiate Stock Horse Competition at Tarleton State University. Texas A&M beat a competitive New Mexico State Team and six other college teams. Individual placings were: Kat DeHann, champion high-point overall non-pro; Melanie Armstrong, third overall np; Alyssa… Read More →
October 16th, 2010
OKLAHOMA CITY – The TAMU Junior Horse Judging Team traveled to Oklahoma City where they competed against 12 teams in the American Morgan Horse Grand Nationals. The team won all events which include Halter, Performance, Reasons and Overall. Mississippi State University, TAMU maroon and Southern Illinois University Carbondale placed second through fourth, respectively.Team members include:… Read More →
October 14th, 2010
COLLEGE STATION – The TAMU Horse Judging Team is undefeated with one contest to go. The team traveled to Columbus, Ohio to compete in the All American Quarter Horse Congress and won high team overall, halter and performance. University of Nebraska, West Texas A&M University and Oklahoma State University took second through fourth, respectively.Lauren Fulce… Read More →
October 12th, 2010
TULSA, OKLAHOMA & DALLAS, TEXAS—The Texas A&M University Livestock Judging Team brought home several high team and high individual awards after competitions in Oklahoma and Texas Oct. 9 and 11, 2010.The team competed in the Tulsa State Fair in Tulsa, Okla., on Sept. 9. The team won high overall and cattle. Oklahoma State University and… Read More →
September 16th, 2010
COLLEGE STATION – H. Russell Cross, Ph.D., has been named interim department head of the Department of Animal Science in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Texas A&M University effective Sept. 15, 2010. The announcement was made by Mark A. Hussey, Ph.D., vice chancellor and dean for Agriculture and Life Sciences.Cross, who most… Read More →
September 14th, 2010
AUSTIN, MINNESOTA — The Texas A&M University Livestock Judging Team finished in second place behind Western Illinois University at the National Barrow Show Contest in Austin, Minn., on Sept. 13, 2010.Iowa State University and Oklahoma State University finished third and fourth, respectively.A&M team member Joe Rathmann of Bastrop secured the highest overall individual award and… Read More →
September 9th, 2010
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. Coral Dworaczyk, Kevin Curley, Jr., and Lyda Garcia were each honored during a… Read More →
September 8th, 2010
ANCHORAGE, ALASKA — Dr. Fuller Bazer was recognized with the Pioneer Award at the 8th annual International Ruminant Reproduction Symposium held Sept. 3-7, 2010 in Anchorage, Alaska. Bazer is a regents fellow, distinguished professor and holder of the O.D. Butler Chair in the Department of Animal Science.The Pioneer Award is given in recognition of outstanding… Read More →
August 16th, 2010
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND — Dr. Ted McCollum, professor and Extension beef cattle specialist, received the Specialist of the Year in Texas Agriculture Award from the Texas County Agricultural Agents Association at the group’s annual meeting held August 1-4, 2010 in South Padre Island.McCollum is located at the Texas AgriLife Research and Extension Center in Amarillo…. Read More →
August 16th, 2010
Europe — Two faculty and three undergraduate students from the equine science section within the Department of Animal Science spent a couple of weeks this summer in Europe teaching horse riding clinics.Animal Science undergraduate students Ari Sear from Simonton, Amy Heartfield from Belton and Raul Valdez from Laredo served as instructors at the International Horsemanship… Read More →
