Texas Tech University recognized 26 outstanding College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources faculty and staff members on Tuesday (Apr. 17) with recognition of their length of service to the university community. The awards ceremony was held in the university's Red Raider Ballroom in Tech's Student Union Building.

The CASNR recipients, who were presented service award pins, are:

Department of Agricultural & Applied Economics
• Emmet Elam, 30 years
• Eduardo Segarra, 30 years
• Bing Liu, 10 years
• Chenggang Wang, 10 years

Department of Agricultural Education & Communications
• Rudolph Ritz, 10 years

Department of Animal and Food Sciences
• Mindy Brashears, 20 years
• Kim Cannon, 20 years
• Alejandro Echeverry, 15 years
• Michael Ballou, 10 years
• Tangela Irwin, 10 years
• Marie Bugarel, 5 years
• Leonard Corliss, 5 years
• Adrian Quintana, 5 years
• Hattie Webb, 5 years

Department of Landscape Architecture
• Charles Klein, 15 years

Department of Natural Resources Management
• Gad Perry, 15 years
• Richard Stevens, 15 years
• Warren Conway, 10 years
• Matthew McEwen, 10 years
• Colleen Martin, 5 years
• Allison Pease, 5 years
• Robin Verble, 5 years

Fiber & Biopolymer Research Institute
• Kathy Martin, 15 years
• Sanjit Acharya, 5 years
• Zachary Hinda, 5 years
• Sumedha Liyanage, 5 years

CONTACT: William Brown, Dean, College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources, Texas Tech University at (806) 742-2808 or william.f.brown@ttu.edu

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