Dan M. Caudle

2019 Davis College Distinguished Alumni Award

Dan M. Caudle of Weatherford, Texas received his bachelor's degree (1970) in range management from Texas Tech. Following graduation Caudle joined the USDA Soil Conservation Service as a range conservationist, where he was responsible for assisting ranchers in developing conservation plans. In 1974, he began working in Bandera as a District Conservationist. Before his retirement in 2006, he served as a USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service Rangeland Management Specialist, where he provided technical assistance, technology transfer, and training on rangelands and pasturelands to NCRS personnel. He had 13 states of assigned work, some of which included Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Arkansas, Nebraska, and Wisconsin. Even in retirement, Caudle is active. He has served as superintendent of the Fort Worth Stock Show, as well as private consultant for DMC Natural Resources Management, and a director of the Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District. Honors for Caudle include Conservationist of the Year for his commitment to wildlife and the environment in Texas (1995), and Certificate of Merit for leadership as the NRCS representative to a Federal Interagency Team (2006). Along with awards, he has been a part of numerous projects including contributing to conservation planning projects (1971-1989), Ecological Site Information System (1992-2006), and Range Site Identification Numbering System (1991-1996).