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| Names in the News - Sept. 29, 2010 |
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VanAmburgh wins Dairy Nutrition Award
ARLINGTON, Va. — Michael E. VanAmburgh, Ph.D., an expert in ruminant nutrition, growth, lactation, nutritional physiology, modeling and dairy management, was recognized recently for his professional achievements by the American Dairy Science Assoc.
VanAmburgh is an associate professor at Cornell University, where he teaches several courses in dairy cattle nutrition, nutrient management on farms and more. He also is the adviser to the university’s Dairy Science Club. He splits his time 50-50 between teaching and research.
The Dairy Nutrition Research Award is sponsored by the American Feed Industry Assoc. VanAmburgh has published 46 peer-reviewed journal articles and his work also has appeared in numerous popular press and extension publications.
He received his bachelor of science degree from The Ohio State University and his doctoral degree from Cornell.
Southern collects Poultry Nutrition Award
ARLINGTON, Va. — L. Lee Southern, Ph.D., a poultry nutrition expert, was recognized for his achievements by the Poultry Science Assoc., with the Poultry Nutrition Research Award.
Southern is a professor in the School of Animal Sciences at Louisiana State University’s Agricultural Center. He holds the Doyle Chambers Distinguished Professorship, specializes in non-ruminant nutrition and focuses on the areas of amino acid and mineral use by swine and poultry. He is the section editor of Poultry Science and the Professional Animal Scientist and as associate and division editors of the Journal of Animal Science.
The award is sponsored by the American Feed Industry Assoc. Southern earned his doctoral degree from the University of Illinois in 1983.
NCBA Lifetime Achievement to Grandin
DENVER, Colo. — The National Cattlemen’s Beef Assoc. (NCBA) awarded Temple Grandin its coveted Lifetime Achievement Award July 31, at the Cattle Industry Summer Conference in Denver, Colo.
Grandin is a world-renowned designer of livestock handling facilities, a professor of animal science at Colorado State University and one of the world’s most functioning autistics.
An HBO production on Grandin’s life afforded her the opportunity to make many appearances in Hollywood. She said the public’s curiosity about livestock handling is an opportunity for ranchers to tell their story.
“You would be surprised how interested people are in what ranchers do and how they handle and take care of their animals,” said Grandin. “This tells me we need to do a better job communicating to the public about how we take care of and manage our livestock.”
Anderson to lead Purdue Agronomy Dept.
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Joseph M. Anderson, an adjunct professor at Purdue University and a research molecular biologist for the USDA, will head Purdue’s Department of Agronomy starting Oct. 1.
Anderson has been at Purdue since 1994, when he was an adjunct assistant professor of agronomy as well as botany and plant pathology. He became an adjunct associate professor in 2003 and an adjunct professor in 2009.
He has been a research molecular biologist for the crop production and pest control research unit of the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service, based at Purdue, since 1994. He has been a lead scientist in the unit since 2000.
Anderson received a bachelor of science degree in biology from St. Bonaventure University in 1980, a master’s in microbiology from Iowa State University in 1983 and a doctoral degree in genetics from Iowa State in 1987. |
| 9/30/2010 |
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