TCAAA honors Dotray with 'Specialist of the Year' award for stellar service
Peter Dotray, a professor of weed science with Texas Tech's Department of Plant and Soil Science, was presented the "2011 Specialist of the Year in Texas Agriculture" award from the Texas County Agricultural Agents Association (TCAAA) this summer at the organization's annual meeting in Wichita Falls.
Dotray was selected by the TCAAA State Board and Directors from a pool of applicants each nominated by their respective agricultural county extension agents.
"It is always nice to be recognized," Dotray said, "but it really means that someone took a lot of time to put a nomination together. When I received my award, I was called an 'Agent's Specialist.' The award will look nice on the wall, but these words mean a tremendous amount to me."
Since 1993, Dotray has been teaching and doing research in Lubbock and currently teaches both undergraduate and graduate courses in the department. He also works for Texas Agrilife Research and Texas Agrilife Extension, where he researches weed management systems in crops such as cotton, peanut, sorghum and sesame. In the past 18 years, Dotray has presented more than 550 extension-type presentations in the area.
"We all want to make a difference," Dotray explained. "The agents that I work with in District 2 are exceptional agents. They work very hard and are extremely dedicated individuals. Together, I believe we are making a difference at the farm level."
According to the TCAAA, the group strives to promote the professional improvement of its members and to cooperate in every manner possible for the welfare of Extension. They also aim to aid in building and maintaining high standards of service to the farm and ranch people of Texas and as well as the urban populations.
Written by Kelsey Fletcher
CONTACT: Peter Dotray, Professor of Weed Science with joint appointment with Texas AgriLife Research and Texas AgriLife Extension, Department of Plant and Soil Science, Texas Tech University at (806) 742-1634 or peter.dotray@ttu.edu
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