News and Events
Twelve members of the MSU Dairy Science Club took animals from the MSU dairy to exhibit at the Mississippi State Fair Open Dairy Show. The entries from Mississippi State were honored with several top 5 placings, 3 class winners, as well as Junior, Senior, and Grand Champion titles. Each member halter broke, trained, and fitted their own animal for the show. The club also sold t-shirts and helped as needed with the Junior show and special classes.
Participants included: Paige Nicholson, Kaitlyn Hardin, Chelsea Meyer, Rachel Howell, Ashleigh Thomas, Stephanie Opp, Kellie Kaletsch, Colby Hardin, Kristin Barnett, Becca Broome, Haley Kerr, and Melissa Steichen.
Recent Awards:
Animal and Dairy Science scholarships were awarded to students
at the awards banquet in April. Back row, l to r: Jordan Craig, Ryan Andrews,
Rachel Montgomery, Taylor King, Reagan Bugg, Ryan Kennedy, Ashleigh Thomas,
Rachel Howell, Kaitlyn Hardin, Lacy Priest.
Front row, l to r: Emerald Barrett, Kathleen Barton, Cori Webb, Matt Woolfolk,
Lanna Durst, Chelsea Meyer.
- Ms. Ann Leed has recieved both the Upper Division and Overall 2011 CALS Excellence in Teaching Award
- Dr. Carolyn Huntington has received the 2011 Jefcoat Excellence in Advising Award for faculty and the 2011 National Academic Advising Association Outstanding Advising Award for faculty
- Mr. Kenneth Grave, Dairy Herdsman, has received the MAFES Research Support Staff Award
- Dr. Peter Ryan has received the 2011 MAFES Outstanding Publication Award
- Dr. Erdogan Memili has received the 2011 MAFES/CALS Faculty Research Award
MSU hosts Southern Regional Dairy Challenge - Mississippi State University
hosted the 5th Annual Southern Regional Dairy Challenge Competition in
November, 2010. This competition is a 2-day event where
students conduct on-farm evaluations, given production and financial data
from two local dairy farms. They present their suggestions to a panel
of judges from the dairy industry. It was a big undertaking and a great
compliment for Mississippi State to be chosen as host school. This year,
we had 15 schools and 70 students compete on two local dairies owned
by Jeremy and Beth Graham (Graham Dairy Farm) and Grandy Ladner/Darren
McGee (Heritage Dairy Farm). We are very grateful to these producers
for opening their farms to the students and allowing them to critique
their operations. The students gain valuable experience when they
are able to see real farms at that level, and hopefully the producers gained
helpful suggestions for improvements.
The MSU team of students did great and
represented the state well! Farm
owner Jeremy Graham, team members Rachel Howell (Silver), Kaitlyn Harden
(Platinum), Kellie Kaletsch (Gold), Ashleigh Thomas (Gold), McKenzi Hunter
(Silver), and farm owner Grandy Ladner are pictured above.
2010 Academic
Quadrathlon held - The Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences conducted
the 2010 annual Academic Quadrathlon event in November. Many students
participated with five teams total and the competition consisted of a
laboratory practical, a written exam, an oral presentation and a quiz
bowl. The winning team (pictured
above) were Charles Huckaby, Matt Woolfolk, Angel Henderson, and Monty
Stanley.
The 2010 ADS Banquet was held on April 6th. The banquet is a time
for our clubs to share about their activities held in the past year as
well as the announcements of all our scholarship winners. The 2010 scholarship
recipients are pictured.
2010 Academic Quadrathlon - This year’s Academic Quadrathlon team placed 3rd in competition at the Southern Section meeting of the American Society of Animal Science held in Florida in February. Congratulations to the team and their coach, Dr. Brian Rude! Team members (left to right) Samantha Lesniewski, Becky Telle, Garrett Steede, Steven Davidson and Coach Dr. Brian Rude.
The 2009 Department of Animal and Dairy Sciences Reunion was
a success! Held
in September on campus, the reunion brought together former students and faculty
of the department, as well as current students, staff and faculty. Along
with food and fellowship, visitors got to tour our animal facilities on campus
and brush up on their animal judging skills. Alumnus Andy Williamson and
his band The Town Square Pickers entertained us with live music. It was
great to see old friends and we look forward to having another reunion in a few
years!
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