The Boyd, Jane and B.J. Ramsey Scholarship Endowment was established in 1991 by C. Boyd and Jane L. Ramsey to provide scholarships to undergraduate animal science majors with an accumulative GPA of at least 2.5 and based on financial need. In addition, preference is given to students who have expressed interest in meat science.

Dr. C. Boyd Ramsey was a professor of meat science in the department from 1968 to 2000. He officially retired in August 1998 as a professor emeritus. He was a challenging mentor, friend and teacher of more than 5,000 student in Animal and Meat Science courses from freshman to graduate levels. He was a dedicated researcher of live-animal to carcass relationships, and carcass treatment and cookery effects on meat at the dinner table. He advised the Block and Bridle club, Meat Science Association, Collegiate Horseman"s Association and Alpha Gamma Rho.

Although he had a heavy teaching load, he authored or co-authored more than 150 research papers, presented at regional and national meeting of professional organizations, and more than 100 refereed research articles. He has produced videotapes about meat judging and wanton programs for microcomputer scoring of FFA, 4-H and intercollegiate judging contests. He won the Best Research Paper award from the Southern Section of the American Society of Animal Science, College of Agricultural Sciences" Outstanding Research and Outstanding Teaching awards, and the Teacher of the Month award from the Collegiate FFA. Dr. Ramsey received the Distinguished Service Award from the Department of Animal and Food Sciences in 2005 and the American Meat Science Association Mentor Recognition award in 2014.

Clovis Boyd Ramsey August 1, 1934 on a Hereford cattle farm near Sneedville in East Tennessee. He was named after Clovis Chappell, a great Methodist preacher. Boyd culminated his 4-H Club career of livestock projects by winning a 4-year ESSO scholarship to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, as State Beef Cattle Project winner. Those Hereford cattle helped pay his college expenses and bought a house full of furniture after he married Jane Hatchett while doing graduate study at the University of Kentucky under Dr. James Kemp's direction. Boyd became interested in Meat Science while on a winning meat judging team at UT coached by the late Prof. Bill Cole. He was president of the UT Block and Bridle Club when it won the National Activities Award. Following graduate study and the arrival of a son, Mark, Dr. Ramsey returned to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, as Assistant Professor working with Prof. Cole. Boyd's first research duty as both an undergraduate working in the UT Meat Lab and a young faculty member was with the now-classic 7-year Types and Breeds of Cattle study.

Jane, Boyd's faithful companion and partner in marriage for 34 years, died of cancer in 1993. They have two granddaughters and four grandsons. They lived in New Zealand on sabbatical in 1985 where Boyd conducted research on lamb carcasses under the direction of Dr. Alan Kirton of the Ruakura Research Centre and Dr. Bryan Chrystall at MIRINZ.

B.J. Jones and Boyd were married in 1996, having been introduced by her mother and stepfather, Boyd's long-time golfing friends. B.J. was employed by the Texas Tech Health Sciences Center and has a son, Kevin. B.J. and Boyd are very active members of the United Methodist Church in Lubbock, and Boyd has taught Sunday School classes for all age groups. He enjoys teaching mentoring young faculty, playing golf, gardening, traveling, volunteer and church work, computer programming and DIY projects.

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Contact

Alex Yack
Alex.Yack@ttu.edu
Senior Director of Development
806.742.2802

Matt Williams
matt.williams@ttu.edu
Director of Development
806.742.2802

Shelbey Havens
shelbey.havens@ttu.edu
Assistant Director of Development
806.834.1108