Dr. Paul A. Beck was raised on a wheat and livestock farm near Guthrie, Oklahoma. He received B.S. and M.S. degrees in Animal Science from Oklahoma State University in 1990 and 1993, respectively, his Ph.D. in Animal Science from the University of Arkansas in 2003 and a MBA from Southern Arkansas University in 2017. He currently full professor and Dennis and Marta White Endowed chair at Oklahoma State University with a 75% extension and 25% research appointment. Dr. Beck is a highly productive and respected Extension State Specialist with emphasis on beef cattle nutrition and management. Dr. Beck provides leadership to successful extension programs including the Cow/Calf Corner Newsletter, the Departmental Beef Advisory Board, in-service programs, along with statewide and multistate conferences and field days. He has also been highly effective in securing extramural funding for his extension and research programs with over $2.1 million in grants over the past five years.