Message from the President John J. Wagner, PhD, PAS, Diplomate ACAN December 1, 2011 Season’s Greetings! The Thanksgiving turkey is all but gone. Our belts are all a little tighter due to the bountiful assortment of pumpkin pies, candied...
DUES and CEU’S: A Regular Newsletter Feature? Kenneth Cummings, PhD, PAS, Dipl. ACAN, Exec. VP, ARPAS December 1, 2011 Hopefully, you received a notice from FASS to pay dues for one or more Animal Science Societies and ARPAS by email or letter about a month ago. Dues for several of...
Treasurer’s Report Carl Hunt, PhD, PAS, Dipl. ACAN December 1, 2011 It is a pleasure to provide a Treasurer’s report annually to ARPAS members. The organization continues to be on a solid financial foundation under very diligent...
Nominations for 2012 ARPAS “Distinguished Professional Animal Scientist” Kenneth R. Cummings, PhD, PAS, Dipl. ACAN, Exec. VP, ARPAS December 1, 2011 The ARPAS Distinguished Professional Animal Scientist award is bestowed annually on one or more emeritus members of ARPAS that have made significant contributions to...
2012 ARPAS Symposium Update Bill Sanchez, PhD, PAS, Dipl. ACAN, President-Elect, ARPAS December 1, 2011 The 2012 ARPAS Symposium has been set. The overall theme of the symposium is "Feed Efficiency: Opportunities for Improvement, Economics, and Integration with...
PAS Journal Report D. Wayne Kellogg, PhD, PAS, Dipl. ACAN, Editor-in-Chief, Professional Animal Scientist December 1, 2011 The 27th volume of the Professional Animal Scientist was completed recently. Review articles continue to be popular among scientists. The list of...
Corporate Sponsorship Report Dana J. Tomlinson, PhD, PAS, Dipl ACAS December 1, 2011 Are you an ARPAS member and employee of a company that does not support the National ARPAS organization? As an active member in the growing body of ARPAS chapters we...
American College of Animal Sciences (ACAS) Report Jack E. Garrett, PhD, PAS, Dipl. ACAN, President, ACAS December 1, 2011 ACAS held its annual meeting this summer in conjunction with the ADSA/ADSA joint meetings in New Orleans. At this meeting, Dr. Randy Shaver, University of...
California Chapter Lawson Spicer, PhD, PAS, Dipl. ACAN December 1, 2011 The CA Chapter of ARPAS continues to have many projects and is always working on how to better the financial use of chapter monies for enhancing animal agriculture....
Midwest Chapter Dwight Roseler, Phd, PAS, Dipl. ACAN December 1, 2011 The Midwest ARPAS Chapter is in its inaugural year for 2012. In October, the leadership team of Midwest ARPAS sent a welcome email letter to the 405 current ARPAS...