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At A Glance
National Junior Board Members
Palo Duro Canyon State Park Superintendent National Western Meat Judging Contest
243rd American Astronomical Society Meeting
Dr. Kieth featured guest on Advisers Ask
National High Magnetic Field Lab Experiment
Buffs at Home
Buffs on the Move
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Dates To Remember
Jan. 30: Back-To-School Palooza!
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National Junior Board Members | | |
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Boone Begert, So. Agriculture, is a 4th generation rancher
and a member of the North American Limousin
Junior Association Board. His family has been ranching
in the eastern Texas Panhandle since 1911
and raising Purebred Limousin cattle since 1974.
Boone attended his first North American Limousin Show
and Congress when he was 5 months old in Murfreesboro, TN. Boone is honored to serve on the board as Director.
This board governs the affairs of the Junior Association, oversees the three Regional shows, and plans the National Show,
which includes not only the cattle shows, but also satellite events and leadership activities. Boone also serves as the 2023-2024 President of the Texas Junior Limousin Association.
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Kyli Kraft, Jr. Agribusiness, is a 5th generation Colorado commercial cattle-woman and serves as the Director
for the National Junior Angus Association Board.
She had the opportunity to grow up on a diversified farming
and cattle operation where she gained experience in the cow/calf, backgrounder, and finishing phase of the cattle business.
Her family also sells beef locally, as well as owns
a feedyard risk management and consulting business.
After joining the National Junior Angus Association
and Colorado Junior Angus Association in 2017, she was instantly hooked on becoming more involved in the breed.
She is now serving as a 2024 junior board member
for the National Junior Angus Association.
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Alumni Named
Palo Duro Canyon State Park Superintendent
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David Fischer, Bachelor of Applied Arts and Sciences '19 with a specialization in Geology, was named the Superintendent of Palo Duro Canyon State Park!
While at WT, David was an officer for the Geology Society and for Sigma Gamma Epsilon (National Geology Honor Society), an active member of the Environmental Science Society, and a Supplemental Instructor (SI) Leader for the late Dr. Schultz' GEOL*1401 lab class.
David's career with Texas State Parks began in 2014,
when he volunteered at the Palo Duro Canyon
to help clean up trash and cut back brush. After volunteering,
David was offered a summer internship position.
David has held titles of Seasonal Maintenance Assistant,
Maintenance Specialist III, Maintenance Specialist IV,
to Park Superintendent of both Possum Kingdom and Purtis Creek State Parks.
Congratulations, David!
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National Western Meat Judging Contest | |
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The Meat Judging Team traveled to Greeley, Colorado to compete
in the National Western Meat Judging Contest hosted by JBS Foods.
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Team Awards:
3rd: High Team Overall
1st: Pork Judging
2nd: Lamb Judging and Placings
3rd: Beef Grading, Beef Judging,
Specs and Reasons
Individual Results:
Danial Raab, Jr. Animal Science:
1st High Individual Alternate,
Perfect 100 in Specs!
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Individual Results Cont.:
Helene Keiser, Jr. Animal Science:
5th High Individual,
1st High in Specs (with a perfect 100!),
5th Beef Grading and Total Beef
Katie Labrum, So. Animal Science:
2nd High in Specs (with a 100!),
11th High Overall
Campbell Offield, Jr. Agriculture Education:
1st High in Pork Judging
Will Hauerland, So. Agricultural Business and Economics: Perfect 100 in Specs!
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Coached by Dr. Loni Lucherk, Dr. Gordon W. Davis Chair in Meat Judging
and Assistant Professor of Animal Science,
and Will Boyd, M.S. Animal Science.
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243rd American Astronomical Society Meeting | |
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Dr. David Craig, Associate Professor of Physics, and Andrea Skyberg, Jr. Physics,
recently attended the 243rd meeting
of the American Astronomical Society in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Dr. Craig and Andrea gave a presentation of their research poster,
"The Arecibo Pisces-Perseus Supercluster Survey (APPSS):
Catalog and Statistics of Detections."
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Dr. Kieth featured guest on Advisers Ask | |
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Dr. Lance Kieth, Associate Dean of External Relations and Recruiting
for the Paul Engler College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences and Couch Family Professor
of Extension Education, was recently featured on Advisers Ask,
the WT Advising and Transfer Services podcast, discussing Recruitment and Retention.
"Students don't follow programs, they follow people."
-Dr. Lance Kieth
This podcast covers a variety of topics to assist students on successfully connecting
with faculty and services offered.
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National High Magnetic Field Lab Experiments | |
Cole Phillips and Kyryl Shtefiienko seen running experiments. | |
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Dr. Keshav Shrestha, Assistant Professor of Physics, Cole Phillips, Sr. Physics,
and Kyryl Shtefiienko, Sr. Physics, recently visited the National High Magnetic
Field Laboratory in Tallahassee, Florida, to conduct research on quantum materials.
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Guests who visited the
Paul Engler College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences
in January!
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Area 1 FFA
Tractor Technician CDE
Panhandle Livestock Association
Plains Land Bank
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Randall County
Jr. Livestock Cattle Show
Shane Hall Financial
USDA Feeder Cattle Grading Training
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Students, faculty and staff represented the
Paul Engler College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences
traveling in January!
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Colorado
Denver
Fort Morgan
Florida
Tallahassee
Kentucky
Lexington
Louisville
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Louisiana
New Orleans
Maryland
Baltimore
Texas
Cactus
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A Moment with Mrs. Bachman | |
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Sample Text
After interviewing many of the most successful businessmen in the last century,
Napoleon Hill stated;
“The starting point of all achievement is DESIRE.
Keep this constantly in mind.
Weak desire brings weak results,
just as a small fire makes a small amount of heat.”
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To Contact:
806-651-2585
buffbrief@wtamu.edu
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