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Frahm Receives 2001 Fellow Award

Dr. Richard R. Frahm was honored with the 2001 Fellow Award at the American Society of Animal Science awards ceremony in Indianapolis on Friday, July 27. The Fellow Award, sponsored by the American Society of Animal Science, recognizes ASAS members for their distinguished service to the animal industry for 25 years or more. Each nominee must have made exceptional contributions to the animal industry, to an animal related discipline, or to ASAS; must have had continuous professional membership in ASAS for a minimum of 25 years; and must be in good standing with the Society.

During his 20-years at Oklahoma State University, Frahm conducted innovative research in beef cattle genetics and taught courses in genetics, animal breeding, and population genetics. His research focused on increasing beef production efficiency through selection and crossbreeding. He has authored or co-authored 34 journal articles, 126 research reports, and 64 abstracts, along with training 25 graduate students.

As head of the Virginia Tech Animal Science Department, Frahm added a molecular genetics program and raised endowment funds to support scholarships and other programs.

Frahm currently works for USDA-CSREES as the National Program Leader for Animal Genetics. In this role he’s established the National Animal Genome Research Program, which is developing a genome map for each agriculturally important animal species and he coordinates 11 multi-state research projects in animal genetics.

The American Society of Animal Science sponsors this award.