Dr. Debra Aaron, University of Kentucky

Dr. Aaron’s first experience in the Southern Section was in 1980 when her research paper placed first in the Graduate Student Awards Competition.  Since then, she has been a continual and dedicated member.  She has authored or co-authored 57 Southern Section abstracts, dealing with beef and sheep breeding and graduate/undergraduate instruction.  She has co-authored refereed publications with 26 different graduate students and 20 different faculty and staff.  Concurrently, she has taught over 3,500 students in six different courses in her 29 years at the University of Kentucky.

As an officer of the Southern Section, Dr. Aaron was instrumental in rejuvenating attendance and abstract submissions and developing a healthy budget.  She has served as a member of 12 sectional committees.  Dr. Aaron’s leadership continued through 2012 as a member of the ASAS Board of Directors.

Sponsored by Boehringer Ingelheim, Vetmedica Division

Dr. Christopher Richards, Oklahoma State University

Dr. Richards is an Associate Professor of Animal Science at Oklahoma State University. He has an A.S. from North Eastern Jr. College in Sterling, CO, B.S. from Texas A&M University, M.S. from the University of Nebraska, and Ph.D. from the University of Kentucky. Following graduation, he was in a research and teaching role for 6 years at the University Of Tennessee. His current position is as State Extension Beef Cattle Specialist based on campus in Stillwater Oklahoma with primary responsibilities in stocker and feedlot cattle nutrition and management. His extension and research program emphasis is on nutrition, management, and electronic remote monitoring of stocker and finishing calves to improve cattle health, wellbeing, production efficiency, and beef quality. He is also the developer/coordinator of www.BeefExtension.com which is Oklahoma State Universities integrated beef information resource.

Sponsored by Elanco Animal Health

Dr. M. Carey Satterfield, Texas A&M University

Dr. Carey Satterfield is a highly productive young investigator who has contributed significantly to the field of animal science; he exemplifies a researcher who is committed to advancing the field and to training future scientists.  Dr. Satterfield received his Ph.D. in physiology of reproduction in 2008 and was appointed as an Assistant Professor in the Texas A&M University Animal Science department in 2009.  His current research focuses on the critical link between nutrition and reproduction, and his findings regarding fetal brown adipose tissue development may have important applications to the livestock industry.  Dr. Satterfield’s research is novel, significant, and offers great promise for answering key questions in animal science. 

Sponsored by Alltech

Dr. Elizabeth Wagner, Auburn University

Dr. Elizabeth “Betsy” Wagner grew up on a beef/cash crop farm near Lomira, WI. She was active in 4-H and FFA and served as a state FFA officer. Betsy earned her B.S. in Animal Science from University of Wisconsin–River Falls and her M.S. and Ph.D. in Animal Science from Texas A&M University. Since 2006 she has been a faculty member in the Department of Animal Sciences at Auburn University. Her responsibilities include teaching six courses in the equine science curriculum, conducting research on equine nutrition and feeding management, and serving as an advisor to the AU Horseman’s Club. Betsy serves as an advisor to Alabama Farmers Federation equine commodity committee, writes horse care articles for Alabama Cattleman magazine, and assists with various extension programs. Dr. Wagner is extremely deserving of this award, she helped build the equine program at Auburn University to over 90 students specializing in equine science due to hard work and dedication to the teaching program.

Sponsored by the National Pork Board

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J. R. Donaldson 1,*,
J. A. Carroll 2,
T. B. Schmidt 3,
T. R. Callaway 4,
J. Grissett 1,
N. C. Burdick Sanchez 2

1Biological Sciences, Mississippi State University, Mississippi State,
2Livestock Issues Research Unit, USDA-ARS, Lubbock,
3Animal Sciences, University of Nebraska, Lincoln,
4Food and Feed Safety Research Unit, USDA-ARS, College Station, United States

Sponsored by the ASAS Foundation
Lyndi Jury, Mississippi State
Deborah Price, Texas A&M University

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