Message from the President John J. Wagner, Ph.D., PAS, Diplomate ACAN April 1, 2012 At this time I would like to announce the recipients of the 2012 Distinguished Professional Animal Scientists Awards. The honorees are Dr. Leonard S. Bull,...
Executive Vice President's Report Kenneth R. Cummings, PhD, PAS, Dipl. ACAN, Exec. VP, ARPAS April 1, 2012 Short articles seem to be preferred by our members and since I have been the worst offender in the past, I am trying to redeem myself.
Nominating Committee Report Bill Braman, PhD, PAS April 1, 2012 The Nominating Committee comprised of Marit Arana, Randy Shaver, and myself has put forward an excellent slate of very qualified nominees. The list of nominees is...
ARPAS Foundation Update ARPAS Foundation Committee: Bill Braman, Marit Arana, Randy Shaver, Dale Hill, Darrell Johnson, Moe Bakke, and Kenneth Cummings April 1, 2012 The ARPAS Foundation’s assets now total $64,407. The ARPAS Foundation was established to recognize and fund worthy educational efforts of ARPAS and its members,...
Nominations for the 2012 ARPAS Distinguished Professional Animal Scientist Award Kenneth R. Cummings, PhD, PAS, Dipl. ACAN, Exec. VP, ARPAS April 1, 2012 The ARPAS Distinguished Professional Animal Scientist award is bestowed annually on one or more emeritus members of ARPAS that have made significant contributions to...
ARPAS Symposium 2012 Bill Sanchez, PhD, PAS, Dipl. ACAN, President-Elect, ARPAS April 1, 2012 The 2012 ARPAS Symposium has been set. The overall theme of the symposium is "Feed Efficiency: Opportunities for Improvement, Economics, and Integration with...
Membership Update Joseph H. Harrison, PhD, PAS, Membership Committee Chair April 1, 2012 Membership grows for 2012, up 10% from a year ago. To date, ARPAS has 1,446 paid individual members which includes 1,066 Professional, 181 Board Certified, 22...
American College of Animal Sciences (ACAS) Report Jack E. Garrett, PhD, PAS, Dipl. ACAN, President, ACAS April 1, 2012 Since our last report, we have had two new members added to the ACAS roster: Dr. Aryana Kayanush, Louisiana State University, Animal Food Science discipline, and Dr....
Featured Speaker: Richard S. Sellers, AFIA April 1, 2012 Richard Sellers to speak at upcoming conferences On behalf of ARPAS, Richard Sellers will be speaking about the Food Safety Act at the upcoming Tri-State...
Upcoming Conferences April 1, 2012 Tri-State Dairy Nutrition Conference April 24 & 25, 2012 Grand Wayne Center Fort Wayne, IN ARPAS will award up to 10 CEUs for this event. 4-State...