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WTAMU Wins First Ever
National Championship in Meat Science Quiz Bowl!
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Top Row: Claire Shaw, JR. Animal Science, Dr. Loni Lucherk (Coach),
Jared Young B.S. Animal Science
Middle Row: Will Boyd JR. Animal Science, Jake Gillespie JR. Agribusiness,
Becca Grimes B.S. Animal Science, Travis Tilton (Coach)
Botton Row: Zach McDonough JR. Animal Science, Patrick Sharp JR. Animal Science,
Adrian Lunsford B.S. Animal Science
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The American Meat Science Association, held in conjunction with the International Congress of Meat Science and Technology (ICoMST) and Reciprocal Meat Conference (RMC), hosted the 2020 American Meat Science Association Undergraduate Meat Science Quiz Bowl. This year, the competition was a virtual event held over the course of two days (August 1st and 2nd) prior to the 66th ICoMST and 73rd Reciprocal Meat Conference Virtual Experience. The preliminary rounds were private with a limited audience, but the final round was broadcasted on AMSA’s facebook to an open audience.
The Meat Science Quiz Bowl covers all facets of meat science. It is similar to Jeopardy, but about meat science. The competition started in 2002, and included topics such as meat industry history, muscle structure and function, food safety regulations, microbiology, meat grading, fabrication and merchandising, meat marketing, processing, packaging, sensory attributes of meat, growth and development of meat animals, chemistry and color, by products, exotic meat animals, labeling, and current events. Every year, the contest is set up as a double elimination bracket. Universities can enter two teams of four students each. Students have to be undergraduates or have graduated within the year of the competition. Congratulations to the winning team!
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Department of Agricultural Sciences Alumna Krista Francis, 2018 B.S. Agriculture Education, completed her student teaching under Todd Gregory and Mackenzie Allison at Klondike High School in Klondike, TX. Krista said "It was one of the best experiences of my life and I am so grateful for all the knowledge and wisdom that Mr. Gregory and Ms. Allison shared with me in the short time I was able to teach under them." Right before graduation, she was hired in Hobbs, NM to teach welding for the spring semester of 2019. Currently, Krista is at Motley County ISD in Matador, TX, and is a secondary science teacher. This upcoming year, she will be offering courses in: Anatomy & Physiology, Chemistry, Physics and the Eighth Grade Science. "I am especially excited about this upcoming year because I get to dip my toes back into Agriculture. I am offering two sections of Agriculture Leadership, Research and Communications."
Other than teaching, Krista is very involved in her small school and serves as the sponsor for Junior High and Varsity cheerleading, dual credit, student council and many more organizations.
"Without the experiences and skills accomplished during my time at WT, I do not think that I would be half the teacher I am today. I am so thankful for my time at WT, with the Agricultural Sciences Department. They couldn't have prepared me any better to be a successful teacher. WT has a place for everyone, get out there, get involved and work hard! Go Buffs!" - Krista Francis
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McGilvery Named Grand Prize Winner in 2020 Freedom Through Literacy |
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Chris McGilvery, an instructional technology designer for the Paul Engler College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences, and Sybil B. Harrington College of Fine Arts and Humanities, was recognized for his work in creating a nonprofit to help provide books and healthy snacks to underserved students. |
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Amanda Bell, 2018 B.S. Biochemistry, and B.S. Biology, and Attebury Honors College Alumna, is currently in the clinical rotations of her 3rd year at the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine in pursuit of her Medical Doctorate. Amanda hopes to one day practice internal medicine or one of its specialties. She says "The path to becoming a physician, I've found, is one that is both intellectually and emotionally rigorous, as well as rewarding. At times, you will see patients on the worst days of their lives, and you will be given the opportunity to make a difference -- healing and relieving at best, or holding a hand and offering a prayer at worst. I couldn't have been happier with the foundation my professors at WT helped lay to prepare me for such a task." |
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The Sigman Foundation Recognized on National Philanthropy Day |
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The Sigman Foundation’s recognition on National Philanthropy Day acknowledged it's commitment to the Paul Engler College of Agriculture and Natural Sciences. Stan Sigman is a 1970 WT graduate who worked his way up from a job in Southwestern Bell Telephone’s Hereford warehouse to retiring as the president and chief executive officer of AT&T Mobility, the nation’s largest wireless provider. He was named one of WT’s Distinguished Alumni Award winners in 2007. The foundation made one of the first major donations to the recently completed Agricultural Sciences Complex, providing the stimulus to complete the nearly $50 million research and educational facility. Read more here.
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