Tyler — Theodore and Elizabeth Saba of Tyler, Texas recently donated $50,000 to the Texas A&M department of agricultural economics to aid in the development of teaching excellence programs within the department. The Theodore E. ’41 and Elizabeth Dee Saba Agribusiness Teaching Enhancement Endowment will develop student enrichment programs, provide faculty support and enhance teaching…
COLLEGE STATION Dr. Suresh Pillai, associate professor for the department of poultry science, was named a Texas Agricultural Experiment Station Faculty Fellow this week. Established in 1998, this program recognizes outstanding and productive faculty who have contributed to the scholarly creation and dissemination of new knowledge through exceptional research, leadership and grantsmanship. Over the…
COLLEGE STATION Texas A&M University’s meat and poultry science programs have been ranked No. 1 in the nation by Meat&Poultry magazine. According to Chuck Jolley, publisher, the magazine “undertook the project to help bring attention to the excellent schools that are training the next generation of leaders in one of America’s most important industries.”…
The Texas A&M Aggie Rodeo alumni are currently in the process of raising $12,500 to fund a memorial scholarship that will honor Raymond “Shorty” Fuller ’43, a former member of the Aggie Rodeo Team. After the $12,500 in private donations is received, the College of Agriculture Development Council will match the funds in order to…
COLLEGE STATION – Scott Meis, director of research with the Canadian Tourism Commission, will discuss the state of the tourism industry and the tourism industry abroad following the Sept. 11 terrorists attacks. The presentation will be at 4 p.m. Monday in Room 109 of Francis Hall at Texas A&M University. It is presented by the…
COLLEGE STATION – The Texas A&M University poultry science department won four of 12 national awards given at the Poultry Science Association meeting held recently in Indianapolis. Dr. Lee Cartwright won an award for his research on an anti-fat antibody, while the Aggie Reps won an award for student recruitment. Dr. Alan Sams and Dr….
Writer: Blair Fannin, (979) 845-2259,b-fannin@tamu.edu Contact: Dr. Richard Gallagher, (979) 845-3805 COLLEGE STATION — A Texas A&M University economics quiz bowl team won the national championship, while another Aggie team placed third, at the recent American Agricultural Economics Association competition held in Chicago. Forty-one collegiate teams competed in the double-elimination competition, including 38 teams from…
COLLEGE STATION — A team of Texas A&M University economists recently presented analysis of the draft farm bill to the U.S. House Agriculture Committee and will discuss their findings before members of the media during a call-in press conference scheduled for 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 25. In addition to the analysis, the A&M economists…
COLLEGE STATION Irradiating chicken eggs with ultraviolet (UV) light for a few minutes could improve the quality of chicken meat, according to studies by Texas A&M University poultry scientists. The latest of these studies is the subject of a master’s thesis by Cesar Chavez, a Texas A&M student who graduated in August 2000. “In…
COLLEGE STATION The Texas A&M University Collegiate Poultry and Poultry Products Judging Team won the Southern Collegiate Poultry Judging Contest on April 5-6 held at Louisiana State University. This is the second consecutive year that a Texas A&M University team has won the annual contest. Team members are Tim Bolton of La Grange, who…
