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Agricultural
Science and Technology Programs to Merge
Effective January 1, 2004 , the Technology Department
will be merged with the Department of Agricultural
Sciences. Robert Lane will remain Chair of the
enlarged department, while Dr. Tom Higgins will
continue to administer many aspects of the Technology
program, serving as Coordinator. Dr. Higgins
has served as Chair of the Technology Department
for the past eight years. In addition to Dr.
Higgins, the Agricultural Sciences Department
will also be joined by existing Technology faculty
members, Nedom Muns, Bill Moore and adjunct faculty
Keith Coogler.
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Hanagriff Receives
Grants from TDA
 For
the third year in a row, Dr. Roger Hanagriff, Assistant
Professor of Agricultural Economics, has received
funding from the Texas Department of Agriculture
to analyze the effectiveness of their various marketing
programs. The grants allow Hanagriff to develop
and analyze responses from questionnaires regarding
various aspects of the highly popular Go TEPP and
Go Texan campaigns as well as a new rural development
project called 'Texas Yes'.
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Kelley Speaks to
Colombian Cattlemen
 Dr.
Stanley Kelley, Associate Professor of Animal
Science, was invited by the American Brahman
Breeders Association and AsoCebu to give a presentation
at the National Cebu Show and annual conference,
held this year in Medelline, Colombia . The title
of his presentation was 'Performance Resources
and Expected Progeny Differences.' His goal was
to better educate Colombian beef cattle producers
on how to use data collected by the breed associations
to enhance the quality of their livestock through
improved genetics.
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Ag Chair Elected
to National Office
 Dr.
Robert Lane, Department Chair, was elected President
of the American Association of Schools and Colleges
of Agriculture and Renewable Resources (AASCARR)
at the national conference in early October.
As President-Elect during the past year, Lane
was responsible for the annual conference program,
moderating the conference and presiding over
the mid-winter Board of Directors meeting in
Washington D.C. Approximately 50 non-land-grant
universities in the U.S. offering academic programs
in agriculture and renewable resources are represented
in the AASCARR organization. "I'm honored," says
Lane. "I only hope I have the ability to
accomplish most or all of the initiatives our
members are hoping I can achieve. I have a great
Board of Directors to work with and I'm confident
our organization will make great strides this
year."
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Winning it All
 Ag
Council took top honors at the 2003 homecoming
spirit and float competitions. This year's homecoming
theme was "Paint the Town Orange." In the spirit
contest, the Program Council held events on campus
all week in which the different organizations
competing attended. Each organization received 'spirit
points' for each person representing their respective
organization. Ag Council's participation in all
the events, with the maximum number of people
at each activity, put them in first place for
the overall spirit competition. For their efforts,
they won the $1,000 cash award. In the homecoming
float contest Ag Council was awarded not only
the "Best Use of Theme" but also was named first
place overall, bringing in another $200 cash
award. The $1,200 in prize money will be used
by Ag Council members to finance the 2004 Agriculture
Awards Banquet, to be held next April. The Agricultural
Sciences Department was also proud to have students
Brian VanDelist and Mitzi Smith representing
the agriculture student body as homecoming king
and queen finalists. Both were escorted and recognized
on the football field during halftime homecoming
ceremonies.
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