Former longtime Texas A&M AgriLife employee dies
Mary Ruth Patranella was the university's longest-serving staff member at the time of her retirement in 2010 from the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
Mary Ruth Patranella was the university's longest-serving staff member at the time of her retirement in 2010 from the College of Agriculture & Life Sciences
Texas A&M AgriLife has hired Jennifer Yezak, an experienced public servant in agriculture policy, to lead AgriLife’s extensive agriculture and natural resources policy agenda in our nation’s capital.
Appointment effective Jan. 1, 2020
Creighton Miller, Ph.D., plant breeder and professor in the Department of Horticultural Sciences at Texas A&M University, has died after a long bout with cancer. He was 79. Miller has been recognized throughout the years for his research contributions to the U.S. potato industry. More than 25 years ago, he was recognized by the U.S….
Laura Taylor knows firsthand what the 4-H program does for youth, both as a former member and a mother. Now, she has accepted the position as the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service 4-H youth development agent for Dallam and Hartley counties. “We are very happy to have Laura join our District 1 team,” said Brandon…
A Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service leader will be honored along with other Texas A&M faculty and students for their professional achievements Nov. 10-13 in the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio. The recognitions will be made by the Crop Sciences Society of America, or CSSA; the American Society of Agronomy, or ASA; and…
Savanna Williams has been hired by the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service as the new agriculture and natural resources agent in Young County. She began Oct. 7 and offices in Graham. Williams previously served as the AgriLife Extension assistant county agent in Glasscock County. “Savanna comes to us with a strong 4-H background, excellent leadership…
Kelli Lehman finds herself moving again as she takes the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service family and community health agent position for Randall County, beginning Oct. 1. “Kelli’s vast array of experiences throughout her Extension career make her a perfect fit for Randall County and District 1,” said Brandon Dukes, Ph.D., AgriLife Extension district director…
WASHINGTON – Texas A&M’s Brent Auvermann, Ph.D., was selected to serve as a non-member consultant to assist the Chartered Clean Air Scientific Advisory Committee, CASAC, with their review of the National Ambient Air Quality Standards for particulate matter, PM, and ozone. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, administrator Andrew Wheeler announced the appointment of subject matter…
AMARILLO – Jason Smith, Ph.D., has been named as the new Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service beef cattle specialist in Amarillo, serving the High Plains, South Plains and Rolling Plains. He began Sept. 1. Smith, who is also an assistant professor in the Texas A&M University Department of Animal Science, previously held the same Extension…