December 8th, 2010
Dr. Bill Ellis, a former faculty member in the Department of Animal Science, passed away Dec. 5 in Clay, Louisiana. Dr. Ellis spent 48 years working at Texas A&M University conducting research and teaching in the area of ruminant nutrition. A complete obituary can be read at the following link: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/theeagle/obituary.aspx?n=wc-ellis&pid=146995761. #
November 23rd, 2010
Brandi Bourg is among 12 students worldwide to receive the International Stockmen’s Educational Foundation Student Fellowship and is invited to attend the 2011 International Livestock Congress – USA in Denver. Bourg is from Donaldsonville, La. working on her Ph.D. under the direction of Dr. Luis Tedeschi, associate professor, and plans to graduate in August 2011….
November 23rd, 2010
2010 TAMU Horse Judging Team The two year season of the 2010 TAMU Horse Judging Team is complete. This winning team brought home four out of five championships, which include first place team at the National Reining Horse Futurity, National Reining Breeders Classic, Arabian Horse Nationals and the All-American Quarter Congress. The 2010 TAMU Horse…
November 21st, 2010
SAN ANGELO – On Saturday, Nov. 20, 2010 at the Angelo State University Wool Judging Invitational, the TAMU Wool Judging Team won first place overall, placings and reasons, and grading. Individuals in the top ten included: Jacob Brown of Bryan, first; Chloe Geye of Rising Star, third; Brent Hale of Dayton, fourth; Meredith Earwood of…
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…
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:…
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…
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…
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…
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…
