Texas Tech University’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources announced Friday (May 1) the creation of a new Masked Rider Scholarship Endowment. Created by Tech alumni Debbie and Gerald Nobles, Jr., of Midland, funds generated by the endowment will be used to give the iconic Red Raider mascot close to a full ride scholarship during their tenure aboard Midnight Matador, the Masked Rider’s black horse. (more…)

Outstanding graduate students were in the spotlight April 21 when Texas Tech University’s chapter of Gamma Sigma Delta, the honor society of agriculture, held its 37th Annual Awards Recognition and New Member Initiation Luncheon in the Mesa Room of the Student Union building. (more…)

Mark Moseley, a noted and long-serving rangeland management specialist with USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, has received the Texas Tech University Department of Natural Resources Management’s 2008 Outstanding Alumnus Award. Moseley received his undergraduate degree in 1973 focusing on range and wildlife management. (more…)

A nationally recognized agricultural educator from Texas Tech University has received a Fulbright Grant from the Council for International Exchange of Scholars. David Lawver, a professor in the Department of Agricultural Education and Communications, will teach extension methods during the fall semester at Egerton University near the east African provincial capital of Nakuru, Kenya. (See map) (more…)

Barbecuing is normally spent talking to pals and downing cold drinks to beat the heat. But at Texas Tech University ‘Ag Olympics’ last weekend, cooking teams from across the College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources had no time to chat as they tried to barbecue their way to first place in the annual competition on the Lubbock campus. (more…)

Outstanding students, staff and faculty from Texas Tech University’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources were honored at an April 24 ceremony during the annual CASNR Honors Banquet at the Merket Alumni Center. (more…)

U.S. agriculture subsidies may get lambasted by the international press for suppressing farm prices abroad, but a study by Texas Tech University economists finds that developing countries are equally, if not more, prone to protecting their agricultural sectors. (more…)

Four faculty members from Texas Tech University’s College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources received awards April 21 for their quality teaching and research during the university’s annual Faculty Honors Convocation in Lubbock. (more…)

Brianne Aucutt-Hight fulfilled a dream on April 17 when the Texas Tech University senior animal science major accepted the reins to Midnight Matador and became the 2009-2010 Masked Rider, one of the most iconic symbols in all of college football. (more…)

Texas Tech University junior Logan Allen wrapped up all-around cowboy honors as he led the Red Raiders to a positive showing April 16-18 at the Howard College Rodeo in Big Spring. The Tech men’s team finished the event in the sixth place, while the women placed seventh among the 16 competing schools. (more…)