December 13, 2021
Texas Cattle Feeders Association
Feedyard Technician Program
This fall, WT Agriculture hosted the Texas Cattle Feeders Association Feedyard Technician Program for more than 150 students throughout the Texas Panhandle. 
The TCFA Feedyard Technician Program provides high school juniors and seniors the knowledge and skills needed to prepare them for a potential career in the fed cattle industry. The areas of evaluation were Oxy-Fuel Cutting, Oxy-Fuel Bending, Arc Welding, Lock Out/Tag Out Safety, a Written Test, and a Job Interview with industry professionals. Throughout the three-day event, WT Agriculture students were the facilitators and evaluators for each area. This annual youth event provides our WT students the opportunity to strengthen fabrication skills, enhance communication skills by providing youth with formal instruction and explanation, and the ability to network and/or recruit with potential students and their teachers.  
Well done, buffs! Thanks for helping teach our youth!
Paul Engler College of
Agriculture and Natural Sciences
Attebury Honor Recipients December 2021
Pictured Above:
Top Left: Monica Ghosh, SR. Biology and Communication Studies,
Top Right: Lynn Herron, SR. Biochemistry,
Bottom Left: Nathan Parker, SR. Plant, Soil and Environmental Science,
Bottom Right: Sierra Stammen, SR. Equine Industry and Business
Attebury Honors students initially enroll in honors sections of core curriculum courses taught by honors faculty that encourage development of exceptional written and oral communication skills with expanded content.

After taking courses within their major, students enroll in upper-level interdisciplinary honors seminar courses, where they critically consider local and global issues both past and present. Students are mentored throughout their degree by honors faculty from across the institution and complete an honors capstone research project or experience that showcase their unique talents.

Honors students also receive peer mentoring, priority registration and support for engagement in research conferences, internships and study abroad, and live in an honors-only residence hall.

The Attebury Honors program currently includes 135 students.
It was endowed in 2007 by William H. and Joyce Attebury.

Congratulations on all your hard work, buffs!
WT Meat Judging dominates
locally & nationally!
3rd place Meat Judging Team at the International! 
Perfect 400 in Specs!
1st place Pork Judging
2nd place Reasons (by 1 point) and Specs
3rd place Grading, Lamb Judging, Overall Beef and Placings
4th place Beef Judging
Coached by: Dr. Loni Luckerk, Assistant Professor and Gordon W. Davis Chair in Meat Judging and Travis Tilton, M.S. Animal Science
Congratulations to the Meat Judging Team on a great season!
2021 WT Family of The Year!
“I thought it was a cool and unusual way to honor them and give them thanks for helping guide me to WT,” Zachary McDonough, SR. Animal Science said about nominating his parents for WT's Family of the Year award.
Congratulations, McDonough family!
This past weekend we celebrated Commencement!
As faculty, staff and students of West Texas A&M University, we have a great advantage over the rest of the world. We live where we can see for miles, begin and end each day with magnificent sunrises and sunsets, and have a broad view of the world.
This results in big dreams, big thoughts, big ideas and big accomplishments!
For our graduates, remember to think big; work hard.
Big successes will come your way! Congratulations.