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February, 2008 Archive

Warren Ballard named Texas Tech Horn Professor

Friday, February 29th, 2008

image image A widely-published author and nationally-recognized professor from Texas Tech University’s Department of Natural Resources Management has been named the university’s newest Paul Whitfield Horn Professor, the highest honor bestowed upon a faculty member. (more…)

 

Agricultural econometrics expert joins CASNR

Monday, February 25th, 2008

image image Eric Belasco joined Texas Tech University’s Department of Agricultural and Applied Economics this semester as an assistant professor. (more…)

 

Rigby presented Texas Wildlife Society’s Cottam Award

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

image image A master’s graduate student from Texas Tech University’s Department of Natural Resources Management received first place honors Feb. 15 in the Texas Chapter of The Wildlife Society’s Clarence Cottam Award Competition in San Antonio. (more…)

 

Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo sets TTU Day for March 15

Tuesday, February 12th, 2008

image image One of Texas Tech University’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources most generous supporters, the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, will feature a TTU Day and Reception on March 15 in Houston. The show itself runs March 3-22. (more…)

 

Texas Tech launches channel on online video giant

Monday, February 11th, 2008

image This is a test caption.Texas Tech University has announced the launch of an official channel developed in cooperation with online video giant YouTube. YouTube is the leading online video community that allows people to discover, watch and share originally created video. (more…)

 

TTU flag at half staff to honor Jean Kavanagh

Monday, February 11th, 2008

image image The Texas Tech Flag is at half staff today (Feb. 11) in honor of Jean Stephans Kavanagh, an associate professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture. She died Jan. 25 after a brief battle with cancer at 61. (more…)

 

Vivien Allen presented ‘Award of Illumination’

Wednesday, February 6th, 2008

Vivien Allen A nationally recognized member of Texas Tech University’s Department of Plant and Soil Science was presented a special “Award of Illumination” Jan. 30 at the annual meeting of the American Forage and Grassland Council and the Society for Range Management in Louisville, Kentucky. (more…)

 

Research on large wildfires spotlighted at AFE conference

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

image image Members of Texas Tech University’s Department of Natural Resources Management were prominently featured at the Association for Fire Ecology’s regional conference, which was held Jan. 28-31 in Tucson. (more…)

 

Dan Patterson

Tuesday, February 5th, 2008

Freshman / Department of Agricultural Education & Communications
image image DAN PATTERSON HAS PARLAYED his love for public speaking and writing into an undergraduate career path in agricultural communications. Rather than slipping into the background of university life, today the outgoing Texas Tech University freshman and 2006-2007 State 4-H Council president is working toward a life in public. (more…)

 

CASNR Distinguished Alumni honored at Merket Center

Monday, February 4th, 2008

image image Texas Tech University’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources will honor seven individuals during its 28th Distinguished Alumni Award program on Monday (Feb. 18) at the university’s Merket Alumni Center. (more…)