From the President ARPAS President Marit Arana, PhD, PAS December 1, 2008 Time has been flying by for me. It is unbelievable that my term as President of this organization is already half over. I would like to encourage all of you to...
From the Executive Vice President December 1, 2008 At this time of year ARPAS members need to assess whether they deserve a lump of coal in their boot or a big “THANK YOU” from their clients, customers,...
New PAS/RAS Members ARPAS Membership Committee Chair Warren Gill, PhD, PAS December 1, 2008 New members are our future! Some of us have been around for quite a while and we deeply appreciate our long time members, but we must have new members to thrive....
New ACAS Members ACAS President Michel Etchebarne, PhD, PAS, Dipl ACAN December 1, 2008 Since January 2008, ARPAS has certified three new members with diplomate status in the American College of Animal Sciences.
Treasurer's Report Carl Hunt, PhD, PAS, Dipl ACAN, ARPAS December 1, 2008 It is a pleasure for to serve as the treasurer of ARPAS. I accepted the duty of treasurer in August so I am still learning my duties, but you should know that...
Examining Board Chair's Report Steve Schmidt, PhD, PAS December 1, 2008 A lot of progress has been made during 2008 by subcommittees that are reviewing and revising the ARPAS species exam question databanks. The horse, goat, sheep, swine,...
PAS Editor-in-Chief's Report D. Wayne Kellogg, PhD, PAS, Dipl ACAN December 1, 2008 Volume 24 of the Professional Animal Scientist (PAS) was completed recently with 684 pages. There were fewer pages than the 742 pages published in volume 23, largely...
California ARPAS Chapter Activities Barbara Barton, PhD, PAS, Dipl ACAN December 1, 2008 2008 ARPAS California Chapter: Continuing Education Conference Approximately 160 people attended the California Chapter ARPAS Continuing Education Conference held...
Southern Great Plains Chapter Activities N. Andy Cole, PhD, PAS, Dipl ACAN December 1, 2008 The Southern Great Plains Chapter of ARPAS cosponsored (with Plains Nutrition Council, Texas Animal Nutrition Council, and Texas AgriLife Research) the Feed...
Penn State Nutrition Conference held November 2008 in Grantsville, PA Lisa Holden, PhD, PAS December 1, 2008 The Penn State Dairy Nutrition Conference was held November 12–13, 2008, in Grantville, Pennsylvania. Attendance at this year’s conference was 487,...